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Mark Ames, AlterNet. November 6, 2009. [432 total comments]
That alleged killer Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan is a Muslim is not enough to explain the attacks.
Russell Blackford, Udo Schuklenk, Comment Is Free. November 9, 2009. [269 total comments]
Civility has its uses, but atheists should not be afraid to mock faith to undermine religious power.
Joshua Holland, AlterNet. November 7, 2009. [211 total comments]
Wild, over-the-top rhetoric and bizarre conspiracy theories about health reform aren't just coming from the right-wing blogs and talk-radio loudmouths.
Dahr Jamail, Asia Times. November 10, 2009. [181 total comments]
The shooting tragedy at Fort Hood on Friday points to a much larger problem of combat stress and overdeployment in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Scott Thill, AlterNet. November 9, 2009. [162 total comments]
The economic crisis revealed late-capitalism's central offense: Human beings are being transparently treated if they were mere transactions. And they're going postal over it.
Liz Langley, AlterNet. November 10, 2009. [144 total comments]
Wanting kids isn't just the social norm, it's said to be a biological imperative, the only supposed "duh" of evolution. But yet, some of us choose not to -- and for good reason.
Adele Stan, AlterNetAlterNet: PEEK. November 7, 2009. [117 total comments]
With the vote of a single Republican, Democrats passed the Affordable Health Care Act for America.
Zach Carter, AlterNet. November 5, 2009. [116 total comments]
If the economic crisis taught us anything, it's that bringing to heel the whiz kids of finance is a top priority.
Sara Novak, Planet Green. November 5, 2009. [102 total comments]
We know meat isn't necessarily the most healthy dietary choice; it could also be a fatal one.
Maggie Mahar, Health Beat. November 6, 2009. [95 total comments]
The health care bills wending through Congress are getting a bad rap. And the major culprit is the Congressional Budget Office, and its chief, Doug Elmendorf.
Devilstower, Daily Kos. November 10, 2009. [82 total comments]
A new book points out that the ancient Christians -- and even early Americans -- did not share the blind faith of today's fundamentalists.
PZ Myers, PharyngulaAlterNet: PEEK. November 5, 2009. [78 total comments]
"I may just have to convert to Catholicism so I can charge the US and my insurance provider to cover my near-sightedness treatments at Lourdes."
Steve Fox, AlterNet. November 9, 2009. [78 total comments]
Anti-pot propaganda drives most people to drink alcohol instead. But booze is far more dangerous than marijuana.
AlterNetNovember 9, 2009. [67 total comments]
Pollan took on Big Ag and cheap food in a panel discussion, after the protests of a meat industry chairman led to his speech at a University being canceled.
Rachel Morris, Mother Jones Online. November 10, 2009. [64 total comments]
Bart Stupak's last-minute amendment to the health care bill is even more dangerous than you think.
Greg Palast, GregPalast.com. November 6, 2009. [61 total comments]
It's the latest hit from the same crew that brought you Saddam = 9/11 and its twin chant, Saddam = WMD.
Nick Baumann, Mother Jones Online. November 9, 2009. [56 total comments]
Igor Panarin warns that the U.S. will splinter into separate states controlled by foreign powers in 2010. Conservative activists think he may be on to something.
Tana Ganeva, AlterNetAlterNet: PEEK. November 9, 2009. [50 total comments]
Scary.
Adele Stan, AlterNetAlterNet: PEEK. November 9, 2009. [48 total comments]
The House of Representatives passed an historic health-care reform bill with a two-vote margin. Here are the 39 Democrats who voted against reform.
Joshua Holland, AlterNetAlterNet: World. November 6, 2009. [45 total comments]
That's not stopping the usual suspects from crying "jihad."
Makenna Goodman, TreeHugger. November 7, 2009. [45 total comments]
Because of its health benefits, many more people are turning to raw milk. But there's one hitch: Raw milk is illegal.
Alana Levinson, The Nation. November 9, 2009. [45 total comments]
Many college-aged conservatives are turned off by the Bible-thumping intolerance of much of the Republican Party.
Christopher Ketcham, CounterPunch. November 5, 2009. [45 total comments]
The whistleblowing agent depicted in "Syriana," Bob Baer is back in Silverton, Colo, where "people who messed up in some other life and come here to be nobody."
Adele Stan, AlterNet. November 6, 2009. [44 total comments]
Days before a health bill is expected to pass the House, Republicans rallied their flock with the help of Fox News, Michele Bachmann and leading conservative groups.
Ari Berman, The NationAlterNet: Rights and Liberties. November 9, 2009. [43 total comments]
It's shocking that the state would rather keep an innocent man behind bars than admit a mistake.
Christine Spolar, Joseph Eaton, The Huffington Post Investigative Fund. November 10, 2009. [43 total comments]
Soft drink makers, supermarket companies, agriculture and the fast-food business have poured millions into campaigning against taxes on sweetened beverages.
Adele Stan, AlterNetAlterNet: Politics. November 6, 2009. [42 total comments]
To keep House vote on track, Pelosi struggles to appease the Catholic church and The Family cult on abortion language.
Alexander Zaitchik, AlterNet. November 5, 2009. [34 total comments]
Beck described SEIU nurse care as "amazing" after his inflamed appendix was removed.
Melinda Burns, Miller-McCune.com. November 9, 2009. [33 total comments]
Revelations from a european study effort reveal that biased news can have a "time bomb" effect.
Tara Lohan, AlterNetAlterNet: PEEK. November 6, 2009. [31 total comments]
Apparently Beck thinks PETA is as rad as the NRA. Who knew?
Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog. November 5, 2009. [30 total comments]
Has Obama spent too much political capital on health-care reform, and not enough on keeping families afloat in a flailing economy?
Daniel Tencer, Raw Story. November 6, 2009. [30 total comments]
Former British ambassador alleges CIA relied on intelligence based on torture in prisons in Uzbekistan.
Robin Marty, RH Reality CheckAlterNet: PEEK. November 9, 2009. [28 total comments]
I think so.
Nick Turse, Tomdispatch.com. November 9, 2009. [27 total comments]
Forget the "debates" in Washington over Afghan War policy. Construction activity and the flow of money suggests that the Pentagon plans to be there for a long, long time.
Robert L. Borosage, Campaign for America's Future. November 7, 2009. [26 total comments]
Obama will increasingly have to choose -- whether to hold to his vision and raise the stakes, or compromise his vision to cut the deal.
Julianne Malveaux, The Progressive. November 6, 2009. [25 total comments]
The same nation that created a Works Progress Administration in the 1930s should create another one in the 21st century.
David Neiwert, OrcinusAlterNet: Politics. November 7, 2009. [23 total comments]
Eliminationism much, Pat?
AlterNetNovember 5, 2009. [22 total comments]
Army psychiatrist suspected of massacre survived return fire from authorities and is in custody and hospitalized in stable condition.
Melissa McEwan, ShakesvilleAlterNet: PEEK. November 10, 2009. [22 total comments]
The president's "toe the line" approach is not acceptable this time.
Stephanie Mencimer, Mother Jones. November 5, 2009. [21 total comments]
What if they gave a Tea Party and nobody came? Michele Bachmann and company promised a barrage of protest calls to the Capitol but, so far, things are kind of quiet.
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