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"More Better Faster!": How Our Spastic Digital Culture Scrambles Our Brains

David Bollier, On the Commons. June 30, 2009. [394 e-mails sent]
The digital communications apparatus is crowding out deeper relationships and more deliberative modes of thinking.

The Corporate Media State Has Deformed American Culture -- Time to Fight Back

Chris Hedges, Truthdig. June 30, 2009. [354 e-mails sent]
Progressives must embrace emotion and passion to counter the force of corporate propaganda.

Michael Pollan: We Are Headed Toward a Breakdown in Our Food System

David Beers, The Tyee. July 4, 2009. [287 e-mails sent]
Pollan gives a glimpse at the current state of food politics inside the White House and within his own home.

Slow Down: How Our Fast-Paced World Is Making Us Sick

Linda Buzzell, AlterNet. July 2, 2009. [206 e-mails sent]
Living under unnatural time pressures causes a myriad of psychological, social and physical ailments.

Rolling Stone Expose Declares Goldman Sachs Behind Every Market Crash Since 1920s

Daniel Tencer, Raw Story. July 4, 2009. [181 e-mails sent]
Matt Taibbi explains how the company created market bubbles and then profited from the crash that followed.

For Many, Marriage Is Sexless, Boring and Oppressive: Time to Rethink the Institution?

Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check. July 1, 2009. [156 e-mails sent]
Marriage is failing many, many people. Why do we still idealize it?

Spending $102 Billion a Year on 800 Worldwide Military Bases Is Bankrupting the Country

Chalmers Johnson, Tomdispatch.com. July 3, 2009. [154 e-mails sent]
We're building new "embassies" that run close to $1 billion and host countries keep jacking the rent for existing bases.

Adam and Eve Did What? A Visit to the Creationism Museum Makes Scientists Laugh, Cry

AFP. July 2, 2009. [150 e-mails sent]
The museum argues, among other things, that war, famine and natural disasters are to blame on belief in evolution.

Will the Tragedy of Michael Jackson's Life Be Inherited By His Kids?

Patricia J. Williams, The Nation. July 4, 2009. [135 e-mails sent]
Jackson's fame and fortune ensured he had few barriers whatever fancy seized him -- including his made-to-order kids.

'I Quit the Evangelical Movement in Disgust': Former Evangelist Fears Right-Wing Lunacy Will Lead to More Murder

Frank Schaeffer, AlterNet. July 1, 2009. [132 e-mails sent]
Conservative pundits and GOP lawmakers must try to cure the sickness of their right-wing followers -- before it explodes again. Or don't they care?

This July 4th, Rebel and Agitate for Change

Jim Hightower, AlterNet. July 4, 2009. [116 e-mails sent]
Agitators created America, and it's their feisty spirit and outright rebelliousness that we celebrate on our national holiday.

'There Is No Way I Will Deploy to Afghanistan' -- Seeds of Dissent in the U.S. Military Are Growing

Dahr Jamail, Investigative Fund at The Nation Institute. July 2, 2009. [112 e-mails sent]
From suicide to desertion to refusal to deploy -- service members' dissent may be growing into something far larger.

The Military Invades U.S. Schools: How Military Academies Are Being Used to Destroy Public Education

Brian Roa, TruthOut.org. July 1, 2009. [110 e-mails sent]
In Chicago, there's a push to replace public schools with military academies. This model may soon spread to the rest of the country.

Chamber of Commerce Launches $100 Million Campaign to Protect Wall Street's Power at Our Expense

Zach Carter, AlterNet. July 2, 2009. [102 e-mails sent]
The CoC is the world's most powerful lobbying machine and it's working to make sure our money gets funneled to corporate execs.

Honduran Leader's Populism Is What Provoked Military Violence

Benjamin Dangl, AlterNet. July 1, 2009. [95 e-mails sent]
Contrary to most media accounts, President Manuel Zelaya wasn't seeking to abolish term limits.

Getting Laid-Off May Lead to Early Death -- But There Are Ways to Cushion the Severe Health Impact of Job Loss

Tom Jacobs, Miller-McCune.com. July 1, 2009. [93 e-mails sent]
Studies show that the current economic climate may be eroding months or even years from the lives of those on the bleeding edge of insecurity.

"Deliver Us From Evil": The Amorality of the Catholic Church

Greta Christina, Greta Christina's Blog. July 4, 2009. [83 e-mails sent]
The basic hierarchy and theology of the Catholic Church is a recipe for the abuse of power.

I Saw 'Food Inc.' -- Now What?

Sarah Newman, Huffington Post. July 3, 2009. [79 e-mails sent]
Here's how to transition off of a corn-based diet, lessen your carb(on) footprint, support local farmers and humanely raised meats.

We Already Have a Popular Single-Payer Health Care System -- It's for Active Military and Veterans

Chris Kromm, Facing South. July 2, 2009. [71 e-mails sent]
Oddly the states with the most people enrolled are down South -- where political leadership has been most opposed to single-payer.

The Results Are In: A Public Health Plan Saves Big Money

Bill Scher, Campaign for America's Future. July 3, 2009. [67 e-mails sent]
The arguments by obstructionists are dead -- the math shows health care costs will drop while achieving near universal coverage.

Thanks to Our Fossil Fuel Addiction, We May Be Setting Ourselves Up for a Catastrophic Natural Event

Scott Thill, AlterNet. July 3, 2009. [60 e-mails sent]
Too much CO2 in the air and not enough oxygen in the oceans may release a toxic dose of hydrogen sulfide -- an unheralded executioner.

Can Engaging with a Radical Religion Help Save Progressives from Self-Indulgence?

Robert Jensen, Soft Skull Press. July 3, 2009. [55 e-mails sent]
To imagine a just and sustainable world, we need not just a politics but a theology that can help us face our delusional arrogance.

Unprotected Sex: Abstinence Education's Main Accomplishment

Marie Cocco, Washington Post Writers Group. July 2, 2009. [52 e-mails sent]
Teens are having more condomless sex than they did in the 1990s. It's time for science-based sex ed, not moralizing.

DC Metro Crash: Who Will Die Next Because We Throw Money at Billionaries and Scrimp on the Public Good?

Dave Zirin, The Nation. June 30, 2009. [50 e-mails sent]
The wreckage of the DC train crash is not an accident site. It's a crime scene. When we spend more on sports stadiums than infrastructure, people die.

Why Does Our Government Still Spy On, Arrest and Persecute Dissidents?

Emily Spence, Consortium News. June 30, 2009. [49 e-mails sent]
One needn't return in time to the McCarthy Era to find many individuals who have been investigated and persecuted for holding vilified opinions.

Bernie Madoff: Fall Guy or First of Many?

Eric Lotke, Campaign for America's Future. June 30, 2009. [42 e-mails sent]
Congressional Commission on financial fraud has the ability to put hundreds of Madoffs in jail and lead the way for real bank reform.

Should We Bulldoze the 'Burbs?

Eoin O'Carroll, Christian Science Monitor. June 30, 2009. [40 e-mails sent]
A debate has ensued about whether to raze neighborhoods that have fallen into economic decay.

Toxic Chemicals: A Culprit Behind the Autism Outbreak

Harvey Karp, Huffington Post. July 2, 2009. [40 e-mails sent]
Teflon, plastics, formaldehyde, and other household chemicals are seen as leading drivers behind the autism outbreak.

Obama Has Become Radical in His Commitment to Secrecy

Martin Garbus, Huffington PostAlterNet: PEEK. June 30, 2009. [36 e-mails sent]
Obama's attempt at secrecy, continued torture and repression of speech must be stopped.

While the U.S. Dilly Dallies on Honduras, We Continue to Support a Right-Wing Thug in Colombia

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. July 2, 2009. [33 e-mails sent]
Alvaro Uribe could be re-elected through just the type of referendum the ousted Manuel Zelaya has been accused of trying to carry out.

Amnesty: Israel Used Children as Human Shields in Gaza

AFP. July 3, 2009. [31 e-mails sent]
Amnesty accused Israeli forces of using children as human shields and conducting wanton attacks on civilians.

Bogus Think Tank "Third Way" Pops Up to Thwart Health Care Reform

Alexander Zaitchik, AlterNet. June 30, 2009. [28 e-mails sent]
Third Way is drenched in corporate money, tangled in ties to big business and bent on Clintonian triangulation. How dare it call itself progressive?

White House Drafting Executive Order to Allow Indefinite Detention; Move Would Bypass Congress

Dafna Linzer, Peter Finn, ProPublica. June 30, 2009. [23 e-mails sent]
Such an order embraces claims by George W. Bush that certain people can be held without trial for long periods under the laws of war.

David v. Goliath: Help Michigan Citizens Protect Their Water from Nestle's Bottling Operations

Leslie Samuelrich, Corporate Accountability International. July 1, 2009. [22 e-mails sent]
Multinational giant Nestle is trying to out-money Michigan citizens -- help stop the corporate water grab.

Breadline USA: Why People Are Going Hungry in the Land of Plenty

Sasha Abramsky, PoliPoint Press. July 4, 2009. [18 e-mails sent]
America's poor are being priced out of a market flush with excess eatables. It's an abomination we can fix.

Taibbi: New Secrecy Rule Lets Goldman Sachs Control Stock Prices Unmolested by Public Scrutiny

Daniel Tencer, Raw Story. July 6, 2009. [18 e-mails sent]
The new rule means the public will no longer be able to tell if large investment banks are manipulating the stock market for their own gain.

Pressuring Obama to Make the Right Decision on Health Care is AlterNet's Top Campaign of the Week

Byard Duncan, AlterNet. June 30, 2009. [17 e-mails sent]
This is no time to let up. We must let Obama know how important a public option is for all of America.

Foie Gras: How a 5,000-Year-Old Delicacy Inspired the World's Fiercest Food Fight

Bruce Friedrich, AlterNet. July 2, 2009. [17 e-mails sent]
Although some people still attempt to justify foie gras production, science backs up common sense: It's foul.

Why the Left Looks Like a Big Hypocrite in the Sanford Affair

JoAnn Wypijewski, The Nation. July 3, 2009. [14 e-mails sent]
Sanford is no more of a moralist than those in the party of Barack and Bill, the party of "don't ask, don't tell" and the Defense of Marriage Act.

Sarah Palin's Latest Crazy Move: Are Republicans a Danger to the Republic?

Robert Parry, Consortium News. July 6, 2009. [14 e-mails sent]
Remember, this is the woman Republicans wanted to put a heart beat away from the Presidency. When did the GOP become so irresponsible?

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