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I Will Not Be Pinkwashed: Komen's Race Is For Money, Not Cure

Emily Michele, ButterBeliever.com. February 4, 2012. [331 e-mails sent]
Outrageous salaries, drug company ties, and less than a dime of every dollar looks for a cure.

iEmpire: Apple's Sordid Business Practices Are Even Worse Than You Think

Arun Gupta, AlterNet. February 7, 2012. [273 e-mails sent]
New research goes beyond the New York Times to show just how disturbing labor conditions at Foxconn, the "Chinese hell factory," really are.

Koch Brothers Convene Super-Secret Billionaires' Meeting for 2012 Elections

Lee Fang, Republic Report. February 4, 2012. [268 e-mails sent]
Some of America's wealthiest Republicans flew into Palm Springs last weekend to update their stealthy political strategy for 2012.

Are Conservatives More Fearful Than Liberals?

Emily Badger, Miller-McCune.com. February 5, 2012. [166 e-mails sent]
The GOP seems to understand a psychological phenomenon that researchers are studying: conservatives appear to be motivated by fear in a way that liberals are not.

5 Big Lies About the Phony 'War on Religion'

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. February 8, 2012. [123 e-mails sent]
Right-wingers claim Obama and Democrats across the country are waging a war on religion -- and of course, conservatives are the civilian casualties.

Why the Right Wing Is Petrified of Letting Voters, Instead of the Electoral College, Pick Presidents

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. February 7, 2012. [103 e-mails sent]
A movement to reform the Electoral College and elect the president based on the national popular vote has half the states it needs.

Why Do Dangerous Financial Criminals Roam Free?

June Carbone, AlterNet. February 4, 2012. [86 e-mails sent]
Prosecutors like Eric Schneiderman need cops on the beat to put financial crooks behind bars. But thanks to Bush, these cops are missing in action.

6 Things You Should Know About Arizona's Worse-Than-Wisconsin's Attack on Public Workers

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. February 5, 2012. [86 e-mails sent]
Jan Brewer has decided to get in on the union-busting action, introducing a bill that makes Ohio's and Wisconsin's attacks on public workers look mild.

Busting Through the Media Firestorm: 6 Essential Facts About the Komen Controversy

Sarah Seltzer, AlterNet. February 7, 2012. [83 e-mails sent]
How many of the rumors are inflated, and how many get at the real heart of why people responded to this decision with so much outrage?

Why is the Obama Administration Suddenly Fixated on Stomping out Medical Pot?

Paul Armentano, AlterNet. February 8, 2012. [79 e-mails sent]
At the same time public support for marijuana legalization reached record highs, Obama shifted from one time medicinal cannabis sympathizer to White House weed-whacker.

How Privatizing Government Shovels Cash to Parasitic Corporations and Undermines Democracy

Mike Konczal, Salon. February 5, 2012. [76 e-mails sent]
From schools to prisons, outsourcing government's works typically ends with cronyism, waste and unaccountability

5 Important Lessons from the Komen/Planned Parenthood Fiasco (Don't Mess With Women's Health)

Lauren Kelley, AlterNet. February 4, 2012. [74 e-mails sent]
The big win here is that an anti-choice power play failed in the court of public opinion.

Bill Moyers: Newt's Strange Obsession with Saul Alinsky

Bill Moyers, Moyers & Company. February 5, 2012. [68 e-mails sent]
Bill Moyers explains what we need to know about community activist Saul Alinsky, and why Newt Gingrich might be so afraid of him.

5 Amazing Places in the US in Danger of Being Destroyed by Dirty Energy

Erik Loomis, AlterNet. February 8, 2012. [67 e-mails sent]
We've won a temporary reprieve from the Keystone XL Pipeline, but there are still places greatly at risk in the country.

Elect Romney, Get War in Iran?

Max Blumenthal, al-akhbar. February 5, 2012. [66 e-mails sent]
Should Mitt Romney make it to the White House, his Middle East policy and plan for Iran may be as hawkish as that of Bush Junior, thanks to Eliot Cohen.

Meet Gov. Scott Walker’s New Political Hit Women

Brendan Fischer, AlterNet. February 5, 2012. [62 e-mails sent]
The embattled Wisconsin governor hires two young Republicans who are veterans of no-holds-barred campaigns and propaganda efforts.

Occupy vs. Monsanto: Activists, Farmers Fight the Corporation They Fear Will Take Over All America's Crops

Anna Lekas Miller, AlterNet. February 6, 2012. [62 e-mails sent]
Occupy comes out to support a lawsuit that hopes to turn the tables on corporate farming behemoth Monsanto.

I'm on Food Stamps: My Shame and Pride in Signing up for the Most Stigmatized Benefit

Christopher D. Cook, Salon. February 8, 2012. [60 e-mails sent]
I call myself frayed white collar -- part of the privileged poor. I'm a semi-accomplished, mid-career journalist and writer, but now I'm hurtling precipitously toward poverty.

Crashing the Gates: How a Handful of Progressive Activists Brought Liberal Talk-Radio Back to the Nation's Capitol

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. February 4, 2012. [59 e-mails sent]
DC is the most liberal region of the country, but until now all the talk on the radio dial skewed right.

7 Privacy Threats the Constitution Can't Protect You Against

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet. February 4, 2012. [55 e-mails sent]
When it comes to a spate of new technologies, our privacy protections are wildly outdated.

Sex Therapist Shares the Secret to Hot Sex (Hint: It Has More to Do With the Mind Than the Body)

Tracy Clark-Flory, Salon. February 7, 2012. [55 e-mails sent]
Sex therapist Marty Klein's message is antithetical to the sex advice found everywhere from self-help books to the supermarket checkout line.

How Conservative Elites Stoke Racist Anxieties to Gain Power and Split Blacks and Whites

Chauncey DeVega, AlterNet. February 5, 2012. [54 e-mails sent]
Conservatives have created a story of white victimhood, because it is easier than critically engaging the real problems facing America.

Knocked Up: Republican Presidential Candidates' Plan for American Women

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. February 7, 2012. [52 e-mails sent]
Birth control is under attack by all of the candidates competing for the Republican presidential nomination.

How Zealous Clergy and Their Media Enablers Are Manufacturing a Controversy Over Birth Control Coverage

Sarah Seltzer, AlterNet. February 8, 2012. [50 e-mails sent]
The real opposition here isn't about conscience, it's about women and sex.

How the GOP Is Resegregating the South

Ari Berman, The Nation. February 4, 2012. [46 e-mails sent]
Republicans—to protect and expand their gains from 2010— are diluting the minority vote in swing districts held by white Democrats.

One of Congress's Most Damaging (and Racist) Budget Cuts That Flew Under the Radar

Peter Montague, Maria B. Pellerano, AlterNet. February 7, 2012. [42 e-mails sent]
The fund for lead-poisoning prevention was almost entirely eliminated. And here's why this is such a big deal.

Has Personal Finance Goddess Suze Orman Lost Her Luster?

Lynn Parramore, AlterNet. February 7, 2012. [41 e-mails sent]
If she doesn't find a way to offer a mea culpa, some of her devotees may desert her shrine and find another idol.

The 10 Most Seductive Drugs -- And Their Fascinating History

Jacqueline Detwiler, The Fix. February 9, 2012. [41 e-mails sent]
A brief journey through time, from ancient Sumeria to modern New Jersey, uncovers the mysterious origins of the world's most beloved substances.

Should Sugar Be Regulated Like a Controlled Substance? Why Some Folks Are Saying Yes

Ari LeVaux, AlterNet. February 8, 2012. [31 e-mails sent]
An opinion piece in the journal Nature suggests ways the government could regulate added sugar, including a sugar tax, distribution controls and age limits.

How the Sexual Revolution Changed America Forever

Nancy L. Cohen, Counterpoint Press. February 5, 2012. [30 e-mails sent]
With a little pharmaceutical ingenuity, the double standard relaxed its clawing grip on female humanity.

How Rich Executives Extract Concessions From Workers -- While Playing the Good Guy in Public

Laura Clawson, Daily Kos. February 6, 2012. [27 e-mails sent]
That's what's on the rise: Management attempting to exercise control over their workers -- in a brutal display of power. Give in to us or lose your paycheck right now.

Top 12 Things Wrong With the Mortgage Settlement

Yves Smith, Naked Capitalism . February 9, 2012. [27 e-mails sent]
Forty-nine of 50 states have agreed to join the so-called mortgage settlement. Here's why it's a major letdown.

Why Young People Are Fleeing Conservative Evangelicalism

Eleanor J. Bader, RH Reality Check. February 9, 2012. [27 e-mails sent]
Some leave because they oppose the church's doctrinal stance. Others are turned off by its hostility to science. Others reject the limitations placed on sex.

Bill McKibben: Climate Denial Is Creating "The Great Carbon Bubble"

Bill McKibben, TomDispatch.com. February 9, 2012. [26 e-mails sent]
Telling the truth about climate change would require pulling away the biggest punchbowl in history. That's why the fight is so pitched.

Has the Market Rejected the Religious Right's Hateful Social Agenda?

Tina Dupuy, AlterNet. February 8, 2012. [25 e-mails sent]
It's clear from advertising that the market does not favor the GOP's social agenda.

Obama’s Unprecedented War on Whistleblowers

Peter Van Buren, TomDispatch.com. February 9, 2012. [25 e-mails sent]
From Manning to Kiriakou, critics are aggressively targeted as the White House turns a blind eye to abuses.

Thomas Frank Talks to Joshua Holland About the 'Hard-Times Swindle' and the Unlikely Comeback of the Right

Editorial Staff, AlterNet. February 6, 2012. [23 e-mails sent]
Frank talks about Communism, the Tea Party and his new book, "Pity the Billionaire."

How a Few Über-Wealthy Donors Helped Buy Republicans a Presidential Field They Hate

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. February 8, 2012. [20 e-mails sent]
In the era of Citizens United, early money from deep-pocketed donors played a major role in shaping the GOP field.

How Rick Santorum Stokes Race and Class Anxieties to Win Unlikely Primary Victories

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. February 8, 2012. [18 e-mails sent]
Santorum's success in the Midwest has come through a combination of race and class-based grievances as well as his appeal to social conservatives.

How the Super Bowl Became the Center of a Political Showdown for Players and Workers

Jamilah King, ColorLines. February 5, 2012. [15 e-mails sent]
The NFL’s Players Association, the union that represents the league’s athletes, has come out in opposition to Indiana's proposed Right to Work legislation.

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