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/151657/has_america_become_a_nation_of_psychotics_you%27d_certainly_think_so%2C_based_on_the_medications_we%27re_taking/ Antipsychotics are the single top-selling therapeutic class of prescription drugs in the United States. Fri, 15 Jul 2011 13:00:01 PDT James Ridgeway, Al Jazeera English -8cbaa1cf297b251c6f905d55b0b866bf http://www.alternet.org/story/144971/who%27s_getting_rich_from_the_naked_full-body_scanner_boom/ The TSA has a dismal record of enriching private corporations with failed technologies. Will the "digital strip search" device just bring more of the same? Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:00:01 PST James Ridgeway, Mother Jones Online -4957da770631870401312a6208517f9d http://www.alternet.org/story/144695/how_real_health_reform_was_killed_by_politicians_trying_to_look_%27moderate%27__/ 'Moderation' has come to mean weighing the interests of campaign contributors -- Big Pharma vs. the insurance companies -- with little concern for the American people. Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00:01 PST James Ridgeway, CounterPunch -77c2a62e92cb953f23d63b1fbf9bdd03 http://www.alternet.org/story/144446/the_public_option_that_isn%27t_public_at_all/ As the Senate negotiates its health-care reform bill, liberals appear ready to throw in the towel on a real public option. Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:00:01 PST James Ridgeway, Mother Jones Online -0629bcb099fa3a1a4a4279252fefd182 http://www.alternet.org/story/143145/who_ran_away_with_your_401k/ What starts with "f," ends with "k," and means "screw your workers"? That's right -- 401(k). Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:01 PDT James Ridgeway, MotherJones.com -461f63c94ef5419ec291c7bcc1e51523 http://www.alternet.org/story/141719/finally_the_feds_crack_down_on_right-wing_terrorists/ Government agents arrest a white separatist accused of a bombing. What took them so long? Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:00:01 PDT James Ridgeway, Mother Jones Online -f3077b76c9b6bb332fd6daef473e5fd6 http://www.alternet.org/story/140458/a_brief_history_of_the_radical%2C_violent_right%3A_how_racist_hate_groups_joined_up_with_abortion_terrorists/ Alleged murderer Scott Roeder was once a white separatist before he became an anti-choice zealot -- many others have followed the same deadly path. Sat, 06 Jun 2009 00:00:01 PDT James Ridgeway, MotherJones.com -fa90138ae4d7f2eef72aa32174a2c815 http://www.alternet.org/story/98041/medicare%3A_a_bush_disaster_that_my_life_depends_on/ Remember Bush's signature health care initiative? I need it to survive -- and that's not very reassuring. Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:00:01 PDT James Ridgeway, Mother Jones -cbe16fadbb66c29aa5bff77f1de143cd http://www.alternet.org/story/42880/five_scandals_that_could_put_republicans_in_jail/ The Foley cover-up is just the tip of the iceberg. If the Democrats succeed in retaking Congress this fall, here are five investigations they should get started on right away. Thu, 12 Oct 2006 00:00:01 PDT James Ridgeway, Mother Jones -2e277351c5cfe6dd5bd87b2457a7e1eb http://www.alternet.org/story/14899/the_truth_about_bush%27s_new_tax_cut/ Almost half of the projected benefits from President Bush's plan to scrap taxes on dividends will go to the 1 percent of the population whose incomes top $1 million. Tue, 07 Jan 2003 00:00:00 PST James Ridgeway, Village Voice -0d761a2f967adfa6ce9660a1738c8306 http://www.alternet.org/story/14479/voters_set_republicans_loose_on_the_world/ Voters sent a message Tuesday by showing virtually no opposition to an impending war on Iraq. Wed, 06 Nov 2002 00:00:00 PST James Ridgeway, Village Voice -138a14eaf4a8c188a6c41cafd9400a30 http://www.alternet.org/story/14282/the_spoils_of_war/ Be the first on your block to make a buck off of Bush's war on Iraq. Fri, 11 Oct 2002 00:00:00 PDT James Ridgeway, Village Voice -1fc87e47c0e943e0fb0c36bafbfa8510 http://www.alternet.org/story/13934/november_surprise/ The word in Washington is that Bush will invade Iraq right after the fall congressional elections, just in time to get the war out of the way before his own presidential campaign swings into gear. Mon, 26 Aug 2002 00:00:00 PDT James Ridgeway, Village Voice -8ccf849734993abe369360d16d262328 http://www.alternet.org/story/11925/u.s.-backed_rebels_accused_of_wholesale_slaughter/ The Pakistani press is reporting numerous massacres, including the wholesale slaughter of 1,700 Taliban troops, by marauding Northern Alliance soldiers. Thu, 15 Nov 2001 00:00:00 PST James Ridgeway, Village Voice -5f04c04810f633dd0b4ab8e18efb66cc http://www.alternet.org/story/11723/pakistan%2C_our_fragile_ally/ Already precarious from years of internal conflict, Pakistan's alliance with the U.S. could push the country into civil war. Tue, 16 Oct 2001 00:00:00 PDT James Ridgeway, Village Voice -612b7f0d62f21fab8f0cbff2986fa81f http://www.alternet.org/story/11269/agent_orange%2C_all_over_again/ In an fruitless effort to erradicate Colombian coca crops, the U.S. continues to fumigate the countryside with toxic herbicides. The EPA is aware of environmental and health risks, but continues to sit on its hands. Wed, 01 Aug 2001 00:00:00 PDT James Ridgeway, Village Voice -628f16b29939d1b060af49f66ae0f7f8 http://www.alternet.org/story/10628/the_right-wing_map_to_outlawing_abortion/ Abortion foes have mapped a two-part strategy to chip away at reproductive rights. The plan begins with stacking the judiciary with antiabortion judges and ends with a string of state and federal legislation that puts services out of reach for many of America's most vulnerable women. Tue, 27 Mar 2001 00:00:00 PST James Ridgeway, Village Voice -066ca7bf90807fcd8e4f1eaef4e4e8f7 http://www.alternet.org/story/10438/gale_norton%3A_eco-terrorist_interior_secretary/ Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton ushers in an America where polluters police themselves and environmentalists go extinct. Tue, 06 Feb 2001 00:00:00 PST James Ridgeway, Village Voice -2f8ef33feb54e6e5ad1e11ebdb6d4d76 http://www.alternet.org/story/10064/after_bush-gore%3A_lawsuits%2C_conspiracies_and_blame/ The recounting of votes in Florida may end up feeding lawsuits in the next few weeks and conspiracy theories for years to come. The only decisive blow was made to the Green party, which was drubbed across the country. Wed, 08 Nov 2000 00:00:00 PST James Ridgeway, Village Voice -41bacf567aefc61b3076c74d8925128f http://www.alternet.org/story/9859/nader_fans_plan_state-to-state_vote_swaps/ To be able to vote their conscience but not spoil the election for Gore, Nader supporters have devised a clever new scheme for swapping votes on Election Day. Fri, 29 Sep 2000 00:00:00 PDT James Ridgeway, Village Voice -d3c7d16586ecd8fdc7c8781a225a572f