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Focusing on Fort Hood Killer's Beliefs Is an Easy Out to Avoid the Deeper Reasons for the Massacre

Mark Ames, AlterNet. November 6, 2009. [428 e-mails sent]
That alleged killer Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan is a Muslim is not enough to explain the attacks.

7 Diseases That Big, Juicy Steaks Could Give You

Sara Novak, Planet Green. November 5, 2009. [309 e-mails sent]
We know meat isn't necessarily the most healthy dietary choice; it could also be a fatal one.

Despite Censorship By Beef Magnate, Michael Pollan Spreads Message About the Real Price of Cheap Food

AlterNet. November 9, 2009. [235 e-mails sent]
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.

9 Silly Things People Say When They Hear You Don't Want Kids (And Ways to Counter Them)

Liz Langley, AlterNet. November 10, 2009. [233 e-mails sent]
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.

10 Suicides a Year at Ft. Hood -- War Stress Is Taking Soldiers to the Brink

Dahr Jamail, Asia Times. November 10, 2009. [179 e-mails sent]
The shooting tragedy at Fort Hood on Friday points to a much larger problem of combat stress and overdeployment in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Former CIA Agent Once Played by George Clooney Explains Why He Quit DC and Is Holing Up in the Rockies

Christopher Ketcham, CounterPunch. November 5, 2009. [164 e-mails sent]
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."

Is Blind Faith in God and the Bible a Modern Invention?

Devilstower, Daily Kos. November 10, 2009. [148 e-mails sent]
A new book points out that the ancient Christians -- and even early Americans -- did not share the blind faith of today's fundamentalists.

For Glenn Beck, SEIU Is 'Radical, Marxist,' Except When Its Nurses Treat Him for Emergency Abdominal Pains

Alexander Zaitchik, AlterNet. November 5, 2009. [108 e-mails sent]
Beck described SEIU nurse care as "amazing" after his inflamed appendix was removed.

Want to Save Our Economy from Almighty Greed? Here Are 10 Crucial Fights and Key Fighters to Watch

Zach Carter, AlterNet. November 5, 2009. [103 e-mails sent]
If the economic crisis taught us anything, it's that bringing to heel the whiz kids of finance is a top priority.

10 of the Nuttiest Statements Elected Officials Have Made in the Health Care Battle

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. November 7, 2009. [99 e-mails sent]
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.

As Foreclosure Nightmares Increase, Will More Homeowners Pay Off Their Bankers in Violence?

Scott Thill, AlterNet. November 9, 2009. [97 e-mails sent]
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.

Why Congress' Health Care Bills Are Better Than You Think

Maggie Mahar, Health Beat. November 6, 2009. [89 e-mails sent]
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.

Lies About Marijuana Drive People to a Much More Harmful Drug -- Booze

Steve Fox, AlterNet. November 9, 2009. [89 e-mails sent]
Anti-pot propaganda drives most people to drink alcohol instead. But booze is far more dangerous than marijuana.

Jon Stewart Gets Teary-Eyed Over the Plight of Glenn Beck's Internal Organs

AlterNet Staff, AlterNetAlterNet: PEEK. November 6, 2009. [88 e-mails sent]
He's been doing some reading lately.

Christians to Get Their Own Exclusive Prison? Loopholes for Religious People Keep Growing

PZ Myers, PharyngulaAlterNet: PEEK. November 5, 2009. [85 e-mails sent]
"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."

Thousands of Right-Wingers Rally at Capitol to Hear Lies About Health Care Reform, Courtesy of Bachmann and GOP Leaders

Adele Stan, AlterNet. November 6, 2009. [85 e-mails sent]
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.

Claim: CIA Sent Prisoners Abroad to Be Boiled Alive and 'Raped with Broken Bottles'

Daniel Tencer, Raw Story. November 6, 2009. [84 e-mails sent]
Former British ambassador alleges CIA relied on intelligence based on torture in prisons in Uzbekistan.

Ugly Truth: Most U.S. Kids Sentenced to Die In Prison Are Black

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. November 11, 2009. [80 e-mails sent]
The U.S. stands alone in the world in condemning thousands of juveniles to life without parole. And race is a huge factor. Will the Supreme Court even consider it?

Feds Wanted Private Data on All Visitors to Liberal News Site

Daniel Tencer, Raw Story. November 11, 2009. [78 e-mails sent]
A Justice Department subpoena requesting information on visitors to an independent news site is raising serious privacy concerns.

Atheists, It's Time to Stand Up to Jesus

Russell Blackford, Udo Schuklenk, Comment Is Free. November 9, 2009. [77 e-mails sent]
Civility has its uses, but atheists should not be afraid to mock faith to undermine religious power.

How the Stupak Amendment Radically Undermines Women's Rights

Rachel Morris, Mother Jones Online. November 10, 2009. [58 e-mails sent]
Bart Stupak's last-minute amendment to the health care bill is even more dangerous than you think.

Study Claims Even the Most Sophisticated News Readers Can Be Manipulated

Melinda Burns, Miller-McCune.com. November 9, 2009. [57 e-mails sent]
Revelations from a european study effort reveal that biased news can have a "time bomb" effect.

Tea Partiers' New Hero: Ex-KGB Agent Who Thinks U.S. Will Collapse Next Year

Nick Baumann, Mother Jones Online. November 9, 2009. [56 e-mails sent]
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.

Idaho Republican Blake Hall Fired for Throwing Used Condoms on the Lawn of a Woman He Was Stalking

Steven D., Booman TribuneAlterNet: Sex and Relationships. November 10, 2009. [54 e-mails sent]
"It's unimaginable that a 56-year-old would be so deviant."

Afghanistan Is Worse Off Than Ever, Thanks to the Sham Army We're Propping Up

Chris Hedges, Truthdig. November 11, 2009. [54 e-mails sent]
Cultural barriers and naked corruption have rendered the Afghan National Army completely inept.

Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh Stoking GOP Civil War

Eric Boehlert, Media Matters for America. November 11, 2009. [53 e-mails sent]
The right-wing media are trying to play "king-maker." But they are incapable of picking winners and stand poised to rip the Republican Party apart.

Who Are the Dems Who Voted Against Health-Care Reform?

Adele Stan, AlterNetAlterNet: PEEK. November 9, 2009. [48 e-mails sent]
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.

Instant Sex: Has the Digital Age Destroyed Relationships or Made Them Better?

Vanessa Richmond, AlterNet. November 7, 2009. [46 e-mails sent]
Digitally-enabled mating culture has opened up the mate-finding process while also generating a whole new set of dating anxieties.

Pentagon Pouring Your Money Into Afghanistan: Are They Preparing for a Very Long War?

Nick Turse, Tomdispatch.com. November 9, 2009. [46 e-mails sent]
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.

Students Who Exposed 30-Year-Old Wrongful Conviction Being Targeted By Chicago DA

Ari Berman, The NationAlterNet: Rights and Liberties. November 9, 2009. [46 e-mails sent]
It's shocking that the state would rather keep an innocent man behind bars than admit a mistake.

Fred Phelps' Church Protesting Outside Sasha and Malia Obama's School

Tana Ganeva, AlterNetAlterNet: PEEK. November 9, 2009. [46 e-mails sent]
Scary.

Why Are We Locking Up Traumatized Veterans for Their Addictions Instead of Offering Them Treatment?

Penny Coleman, AlterNet. November 11, 2009. [42 e-mails sent]
This Veterans Day, let's get past the bunting and ribbons and look at our returning troops' real needs.

The Raw Milk Revolution: Behind America's Emerging Battle Over Food Rights

Makenna Goodman, TreeHugger. November 7, 2009. [38 e-mails sent]
Because of its health benefits, many more people are turning to raw milk. But there's one hitch: Raw milk is illegal.

Former Worker's Confession: "I Was Hired to Stand in the Way of Health Care Reform"

Robert Greenwald, Sick for Profit. November 5, 2009. [36 e-mails sent]
Hi, I'm Andy Cobb and I did all the damage I could being a spokesjerk for Blue Cross Blue Shield.

Marine Reservist Chases, Assaults Greek Orthodox Priest Whom He Mistook for an Arab Terrorist

Faiz Shakir, Think ProgressAlterNet: World. November 11, 2009. [35 e-mails sent]
Jasen D. Bruce hit the priest in the head with a tire iron, then chased him three blocks.

Will the Stupak Amendment Force Women Who've Miscarried to Lose Insurance Coverage?

Robin Marty, RH Reality CheckAlterNet: PEEK. November 9, 2009. [33 e-mails sent]
I think so.

Why We Need Bees and More People Becoming Organic Beekeepers

Makenna Goodman, Chelsea Green Publishing. November 6, 2009. [31 e-mails sent]
Bees teach us how to live our life in a way that by taking what we need from the world around us, we leave the world better than we found it.

How Does a Religious Cult Have the Clout to Delay Health Care Vote?

Adele Stan, AlterNetAlterNet: Politics. November 6, 2009. [30 e-mails sent]
To keep House vote on track, Pelosi struggles to appease the Catholic church and The Family cult on abortion language.

Young Conservatives Ashamed of GOP

Alana Levinson, The Nation. November 9, 2009. [30 e-mails sent]
Many college-aged conservatives are turned off by the Bible-thumping intolerance of much of the Republican Party.

Why Unemployment Is More Important Than Health-Care Reform

Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog. November 5, 2009. [26 e-mails sent]
Has Obama spent too much political capital on health-care reform, and not enough on keeping families afloat in a flailing economy?

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