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/155581/has_the_fbi_launched_a_war_of_entrapment_against_the_occupy_movement/ Is the government unleashing the same methods of entrapment against OWS that it has used against left movements and Muslim-Americans? Thu, 24 May 2012 08:00:01 PDT Arun Gupta, AlterNet -8d38b867b493d8ae078b2d161e0ae44d http://www.alternet.org/story/155227/the_99_movement_has_something_for_everyone_--_but_is_it_occupy/ How will the 99% Spring impact the Occupy Movement? Thu, 03 May 2012 00:00:01 PDT Arun Gupta, AlterNet -fa36ec8d04f013b60b259db634dfa73b http://www.alternet.org/story/154043/iempire%3A_apple%27s_sordid_business_practices_are_even_worse_than_you_think/ New research goes beyond the New York Times to show just how disturbing labor conditions at Foxconn, the "Chinese hell factory," really are. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:00:01 PST Arun Gupta, AlterNet -00e8418e8a770d888645d3d2172f6e48 http://www.alternet.org/story/153225/can_an_occupation_movement_survive_if_it_no_longer_occupies_a_space_lessons_from_across_the_land/ Protesters around the country have been cleared out of their occupied public spaces, but some of the smaller occupations could hold lessons for next steps. Sun, 27 Nov 2011 23:00:01 PST Arun Gupta, Salon -0eaaddeff61477e30a5c013bb9cc91e2 http://www.alternet.org/story/153072/7_occupations_that_changed_us_history/ With the spread of political occupations to all 50 states today, lessons can be gleaned from past occupations for a movement that shows no signs of going away. Mon, 14 Nov 2011 23:00:01 PST Arun Gupta, AlterNet -4c697cc6f5a742bb8c28f6e3cb54a9e8 http://www.alternet.org/story/152864/occupying_the_rust_belt%3A_in_three_deindustrialized_cities%2C_protesters_find_friendly_cops%2C_determination_and_despair/ Americans here are beaten down. But in occupations around the country they have found a space where they can speak of their struggles, burdens and aspirations. Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:00:01 PDT Arun Gupta, AlterNet -6eeae1f4c6abc6f6ff78d185b3e5b255 http://www.alternet.org/story/152557/the_revolution_begins_at_home%3A_a_clarion_call_to_join_the_wall_street_protests/ We all need to go down and join the occupation -- and not just by "liking" it on Facebook, signing a petition or retweeting protest photos. Tue, 27 Sep 2011 20:00:01 PDT Arun Gupta, AlterNet -1ec421a88fff626921c1c34a8bdb377d http://www.alternet.org/story/152320/empire_of_chaos%3A_how_9_11_shaped_the_politics_of_a_failing_state/ The neoconservative ideas that shaped the war on terror have evaporated as the United States is battered by an economic depression that shows no end. Fri, 09 Sep 2011 23:00:01 PDT Arun Gupta, AlterNet -c6a67b2e47294084f05bd0fc6b6a0708 http://www.alternet.org/story/151827/the_6_biggest_lies_about_the_u.s._debt/ As Congress nears a vote on the various debt ceiling deals, let's look at the lies and misinformation that got us into this mess. Thu, 28 Jul 2011 23:00:01 PDT Arun Gupta, AlterNet -f0ac7bfbd398770a71003c2aced6a951 http://www.alternet.org/story/150555/the_american_dream_as_we_know_it_is_obsolete/ Why progressives need to think beyond the mantra of creating a "middle class America." Sat, 09 Apr 2011 00:00:01 PDT Arun Gupta, AlterNet -88382058cc3200e6fee5365f12fb9315 http://www.alternet.org/story/150267/tsunami_and_nuke_disaster%3A_how_human_arrogance_intensifies_suffering/ The collision between natural hazards and human society and economy is what creates a disaster. Tue, 15 Mar 2011 16:00:01 PDT Arun Gupta, AlterNet -7a8ae9f3263d93c73c9bafe7f861cb2f http://www.alternet.org/story/149500/hate_and_violence_are_encoded_in_the_dna_of_the_american_right/ The Right foments group resentment in increasingly apocalyptic terms, to people in need of easy answers in an era of widespread joblessness and uncertainty. Wed, 12 Jan 2011 00:00:01 PST Arun Gupta, AlterNet -de4e53880ffa9c6b685de581c024e131 http://www.alternet.org/story/149226/corporate_america%27s_plan_to_loot_our_pensions_is_the_latest_battle_in_decades-long_assault_on_the_middle_class_/ While the safety net is being withered by attrition, record corporate profits are deemed off-limits for discussion about closing the budget gap. Sat, 18 Dec 2010 00:00:01 PST Arun Gupta, AlterNet -d0a6dde91987bd432f2390403eda3ed0 http://www.alternet.org/story/148748/how_pot_friendly_yuppie_parents_help_sink_legalization_/ Why did a large number of adults vote against CA's prop 19? Because of the existing reform legalization. Fri, 05 Nov 2010 00:00:01 PDT Arun Gupta, AlterNet -bef91bd3892de6b68db0dd52d92b5370 http://www.alternet.org/story/147197/how_the_u.s._corporate_media_got_the_israel_flotilla_catastrophe_so_wrong/ Israel's official statements about the flotilla were terrible. But our media's treatment of the situation was just as bad. Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:00:01 PDT Arun Gupta, AlterNet -a24446d86042782bf07fff5fb83af607 http://www.alternet.org/story/146965/party_of_no%3A_how_republicans_and_the_right_have_tried_to_thwart_all_social_progress/ You name it, the right has opposed it: civil rights, school desegregation, women's rights, labor organizing, the minimum wage, LGBT rights, welfare, immigrant rights. Sun, 23 May 2010 14:00:01 PDT Arun Gupta, TruthOut.org -5f6a5ef78d338055ffc3b732aed2e0cd http://www.alternet.org/story/146354/how_tv_superchef_jamie_oliver%27s_%27food_revolution%27_flunked_out/ After two months, kids hated the new meals, milk consumption plummeted, and many students dropped out of the school lunch program altogether. Thu, 08 Apr 2010 00:00:01 PDT Arun Gupta, AlterNet -e601e5f404950672ce651d9a8a419414 http://www.alternet.org/story/145647/more_pain_for_devastated_haiti%3A_under_the_pretense_of_disaster_relief%2C_u.s._running_a_military_occupation_/ The rapid mobilization of U.S troops in Haiti was not primarily done for humanitarian reasons; we're likely to see a neoliberal economic plan imposed, at gunpoint if necessary. Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:00:01 PST Arun Gupta, AlterNet -c2f009abacc7c0c2ffb11fea44fe8631 http://www.alternet.org/story/142501/5_cures_for_the_unemployment_blues/ You can always learn to say "Would you like fries with that?" But who wants to eat made-in-a-factory E. coli burgers, much less sling them? Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:00:01 PDT Arun Gupta, AlterNet -11ad9021285cd09c21bbf74043cb0e73 http://www.alternet.org/story/141776/how_we_became_a_society_of_gluttonous_junk_food_addicts/ Junk food is killing us slowly with diabetes, heart disease and cancer. But we can't stop because we're hooked, and the food industry is the pusher. Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:00:01 PDT Arun Gupta, AlterNet -5866955f4ba3e30cc7346be9e0aad725 http://www.alternet.org/story/141498/gonzo_gastronomy%3A_how_the_food_industry_has_made_bacon_a_weapon_of_mass_destruction/ The confluence of factory farming, the boom in fast food and manipulation of consumer taste created processed foods that can hook us like drugs. Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:00:01 PDT Arun Gupta, AlterNet -5efb32b1b1baad8af13250b6368062cf http://www.alternet.org/story/135288/shocking_scenarios%3A_rapid_economic_contraction_may_lead_to_new_wars_and_radicalized_politics/ Economic contraction could provoke: confrontation between U.S. and China or an unraveling of the European Union. Mon, 06 Apr 2009 11:00:01 PDT Arun Gupta, Indypendent -72f9ac84dcbf32364c76fd1a0a7f6a8a http://www.alternet.org/story/106198/yes_we_can_%28have_economic_justice%29%2C_but_we_need_to_fight_like_hell_for_it/ We need to band together and organize powerful new movements across this country. Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:00:01 PST Arun Gupta, Indypendent -18b439d61ce93b33d9d9a7699a1d41ad http://www.alternet.org/story/106144/now_that_the_election_is_over%2C_the_fight_for_economic_justice_begins/ Just like the '30s, this unprecedented crisis has given us the opportunity to fix America and create a productive, sustainable economy for all. Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:00:01 PST Arun Gupta, PINKtank -5fe3254ca9f7e2d49bd9a2c35c5dbe58 http://www.alternet.org/story/102672/financial_meltdown_101/ Everything you ever wanted to know about the biggest economic meltdown since the Great Depression but were afraid to ask. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00:01 PDT Arun Gupta, Indypendent -c9be0674ead9b2448c14d31c64f2b01b