Alternative News and Information. en-us http://www.alternet.org/rss/button.gif http://www.alternet.org/ AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/ Copyright 2012 Independent Media Institute. All rights reserved. http://www.alternet.org/story/18438/show_me_the_jobs/ While the President touts what he calls an economic recovery, the numbers tell a different story. Millions of Americans are still without jobs, and their prospects are not good. Mon, 19 Apr 2004 00:00:00 PDT Judith Gorman, AlterNet -db26e13993ded091659fb06a0700b8b4 http://www.alternet.org/story/15951/when_the_media_fakes_it/ New York Times reporter Jayson Blair may have been taking his cue from his president -- both are representatives of a culture that values appearance over reality. Mon, 19 May 2003 00:00:00 PDT Judith Gorman, AlterNet -8441c6ab9e88ee3764bd79b6d72269a1 http://www.alternet.org/story/15180/rice_for_peace_%28and_other_ways_to_oppose_war%29/ In addition to getting out in the streets this weekend, there are many other creative and practical things you can do to oppose the impending war on Iraq. Thu, 13 Feb 2003 00:00:00 PST Judith Gorman, AlterNet -5070c864690416ae860eede18e5c7e4f http://www.alternet.org/story/15007/affirmative_action_reaction/ Bush doesn't wants admissions at University of Michigan to be "merit based." But how did he get into Yale? Gorman imagines turnabout as fair play. Thu, 23 Jan 2003 00:00:00 PST Judith Gorman, AlterNet -ffcdeffa3829f4a633ea0b404e2b4a0a http://www.alternet.org/story/14549/irradiated_beef%3A_it%27s_what%27s_for_dinner/ Despite what leading experts and renowned meatheads say, the government's assertion that irradiated food is safe for human consumption does not even pass the laugh test. Fri, 15 Nov 2002 00:00:00 PST Judith Gorman, AlterNet -d111f133fa0ea545d48291f9b0a72b2d http://www.alternet.org/story/14260/presidential_performance_evaluation/ We need to inform Bush that our primary concern is not whether or not he gets the guy who "tried to kill" his dad. We are more interested in the fact that he is running our country into the ground. Tue, 08 Oct 2002 00:00:00 PDT Judith Gorman, AlterNet -fab6cdec3712c24619019567ac26c060 http://www.alternet.org/story/14101/the_death_of_arrogance/ For a generation insulated from the reality of terrorist attacks, the falling of the twin towers represents much more than a loss of innocence. Fri, 13 Sep 2002 00:00:00 PDT Judith Gorman, AlterNet -56d8b82bcfbf4e2637ba17d56b96516a http://www.alternet.org/story/14029/freedom_from_telemarketers/ Telemarketers have promised to stay off the phones on Sept. 11. Here are some ways to keep them from calling you the other 364 days of the year. Wed, 04 Sep 2002 00:00:00 PDT Judith Gorman, AlterNet -38dc1cfbbc29336d6e9dc76e9475d4e6 http://www.alternet.org/story/13970/opt_out_of_the_assault_on_privacy/ Thanks to a new law, your personal financial information is fair game to a host of agencies -- unless you actively opt out. Wed, 28 Aug 2002 00:00:00 PDT Judith Gorman, AlterNet -4641f63dd756285f550c6361c9da2e31 http://www.alternet.org/story/11284/report_your_neighbor%2C_the_cable_thief/ Lucky for us, you can now secretly inform on your cable-stealing neighbors at cabletheft.com -- while the cable industry steals from consumers virtually unchecked. Tue, 07 Aug 2001 00:00:00 PDT Judith Gorman, AlterNet -aab085461de182608ee9f607f3f7d18f http://www.alternet.org/story/10520/how_to_avoid_being_audited/ Audit rates for the taxpayers with the lowest incomes have increased by a third since 1988, while falling 90% for the wealthiest Americans. Obviously, the more money you earn, the better equipped you are to deal with the IRS. Tue, 27 Feb 2001 00:00:00 PST Judith Gorman, AlterNet -90e715513174fd117c8f87c3c61d7d5d http://www.alternet.org/story/9479/papercuts%3A_unraveling_the_mystery_of_the_pyramid/ Mail scams pale beside the great pyramids. Not the ones in Egypt, but those constructed by the unwitting, the wishful thinkers, and the just plain greedy. Fri, 21 Jul 2000 00:00:00 PDT Judith Gorman, AlterNet -d35a29602005cb55aa57a5f683c8e0c2 http://www.alternet.org/story/9425/papercuts%3A_gone_in_60_seconds/ "The good times are rolling to a screeching halt. There is no surer indication that the four year internet bubble has burst than the precarious health of Amazon.com, and the recent disembowelling of Salon.com." Thu, 06 Jul 2000 00:00:00 PDT Judith Gorman, AlterNet -65cf25ef90de99d93fa96dc49d0d8b3c http://www.alternet.org/story/9316/papercuts%3A_biting_the_hand_that_feeds_you/ "Author of the new book Kitchen Confidential, Anthony Bourdain is the Brenedict Arnold of the restaurant world. Hidden beneath the sparkling white table linen of many an upscale dining establishment is a shocking amount of dirty laundry, and with considerable panache and an finely honed sense of the ridiculous, Chef Bourdain reveals it all." Tue, 20 Jun 2000 00:00:00 PDT Judith Gorman, AlterNet -95cc848bdbf89f5187fbfa8aa2ba1a5e http://www.alternet.org/story/9290/paper_cuts%3A_the_golden_fleece/ Bob Dole may not have made it to the White House, but before he left Washington for the greener pastures of Comedy Central and Viagra endorsements, he set the stage for the current healthcare crisis. Tue, 13 Jun 2000 00:00:00 PDT Judith Gorman, AlterNet -c76fc22972602cd585beccfb9be283c8 http://www.alternet.org/story/9260/paper_cuts%3A_non-entity_deathmatch/ "From May to September, the small screen is clogged with re-runs. Any original programming is based on the assumption that temperatures above 70 degrees cause the brain to melt and the IQ to dip into the single digits. Granted, the advent of warm weather brings out the child in all of us, but that hardly explains the pre-literate quality of summer entertainment." Thu, 01 Jun 2000 00:00:00 PDT Judith Gorman, AlterNet -f3a4ff4839c56a5f460c88cce3666a2b http://www.alternet.org/story/360/paper_cuts%3A_first_do_no_harm/ "On an annual basis, more people die from medical mistakes than from motor vehicle accidents, breast cancer, or AIDS. The majority of medical errors are not due to individual recklessness, but result from basic flaws in the way the health system is organized." Wed, 26 Apr 2000 00:00:00 PDT Judith Gorman, AlterNet -e7b24b112a44fdd9ee93bdf998c6ca0e http://www.alternet.org/story/433/paper_cuts%3A_kissing_up%3A_the_art_of_political_pandering/ "When it comes to waffling, it seems George W. is not the only candidate who checks to see which way the wind is blowing before he takes a stand. Hillary has flopped and floundered like a fish out of water. Turns out kissing up is not as easy as it looks. " Wed, 26 Apr 2000 00:00:00 PDT Judith Gorman, AlterNet -019d385eb67632a7e958e23f24bd07d7 http://www.alternet.org/story/563/paper_cuts%3A_the_real_drug_wars/ "The war on drugs is about to heat up and, for a change, the Medellin cartel, the border patrol and the DEA are nowhere in sight. Not surprising when you consider that the villains are Fortune 500 corporations and the victims are cardiac patients, menopausal women, diabetics, allergy sufferers, and everyone else whose quality of life depends on receiving the proper medications." Wed, 26 Apr 2000 00:00:00 PDT Judith Gorman, AlterNet -8eefcfdf5990e441f0fb6f3fad709e21 http://www.alternet.org/story/641/paper_cuts%3A_god_rest_ye_merry_gentlemen/ "While we may no longer sacrifice fatted calves or virgins, we cannot seem to resist the tendency to run off at the mouth with ruminations on the recent past, predictions for the future, and lists without end, amen. I won't waste your time on those who've already had their day in print, but it couldn't hurt to reflect on some news that never made the front pages, a way of reminding ourselves what not to step in next year." Wed, 26 Apr 2000 00:00:00 PDT Judith Gorman, AlterNet -67e103b0761e60683e83c559be18d40c http://www.alternet.org/story/674/paper_cuts%3A_pie_in_the_sky/ "The rigorous and demanding Christmas shopping marathon -- once a sport as mentally rigorous as chess, as teeth jarring as ice hockey, and as demanding of fortitude as the Iron Man Triathalon -- has been brought to its very knees by the dastardly dot coms." Wed, 26 Apr 2000 00:00:00 PDT Judith Gorman, AlterNet -0d7de1aca9299fe63f3e0041f02638a3 http://www.alternet.org/story/710/paper_cuts%3A_invasion_from_cyberspace/ "Here are a few easy, solid tips to prevent yourself from becoming an e-mail spam victim." Wed, 26 Apr 2000 00:00:00 PDT Judith Gorman, AlterNet -e70611883d2760c8bbafb4acb29e3446 http://www.alternet.org/story/788/paper_cuts%3A_presidential_aptitude_test/ "It's too bad that no one has come up with an SAT-type test for the Presidency of the United States. It would at least weed out the hopelessly dimwitted Legacy Candidates from the genuinely qualified." Wed, 26 Apr 2000 00:00:00 PDT Judith Gorman, AlterNet -c15da1f2b5e5ed6e6837a3802f0d1593 http://www.alternet.org/story/803/paper_cuts%3A_pokemoney_--_the_first_lawsuit/ Pokemon, for those who don't have kids under the age of 11, is a number-one-rated cartoon series, video game and trading card franchise that has become an addiction for scores of American kids. Fed up with the Pokemon dynasty, enraged parents are now striking back. Four mothers have filed a class action suit against the makers of Pokemon cards, claiming that they have created an "illegal gambling enterprise through their manufacturing, marketing, distribution and sale of Pokemon trading card packages." Wed, 26 Apr 2000 00:00:00 PDT Judith Gorman, AlterNet -1aa48fc4880bb0c9b8a3bf979d3b917e http://www.alternet.org/story/852/paper_cuts%3A_turkey_season_in_new_hampshire/ "The only nostalgia I feel for the backwoods of rural New Hampshire is that I am missing out on the fervent camaraderie and full throttled debate that accompanies the hallowed quadrennial event, that sacred institution, the first-in-the-nation primary." Wed, 26 Apr 2000 00:00:00 PDT Judith Gorman, AlterNet -22ac3c5a5bf0b520d281c122d1490650