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/155439/%26quot%3Bthe_whole_system_relies_on_these_arrests%26quot%3B%3A_the_nypd%27s_racist_marijuana_arrest_crusade_and_its_national_implications/ New York’s marijuana arrests, says a growing chorus of critics, are a prime example of how the nation’s drug laws disproportionately impact black and Latino communities. Tue, 15 May 2012 12:00:01 PDT Alexander Zaitchik, American Independent News Network -e1d7db5192d711c8acecbd4bfa9a662a http://www.alternet.org/story/155043/guns%2C_paranoia_and_obama_assassination_jokes%3A_inside_the_nra%27s_annual_convention/ In recent years, the NRA's leadership has expertly cultivated a very profitable hatred and paranoia among its membership. Wed, 18 Apr 2012 09:00:01 PDT Alexander Zaitchik, Media Matters for America -d709ddac5a5d24d350510de75276d74f http://www.alternet.org/story/151821/censorship_at_%27fox_news_u%27/ Students at ultra-right Harding University planned a conference on poverty, but school administrators had other ideas. Thu, 28 Jul 2011 13:00:01 PDT Alexander Zaitchik, AlterNet -9bc4d92923adf63999afc9c87d7b998c http://www.alternet.org/story/151575/15_conservative_state_legislatures_trying_to_upend_the_constitution_%28and_the_right-wing_ideologues_that_fuel_their_fringe_ideas%29/ Around the U.S., state legislators are proposing laws influenced by radical-right ideas. Most are flatly unconstitutional. Fri, 08 Jul 2011 14:00:01 PDT Alexander Zaitchik, Southern Poverty Law Center -297e5afd9794680b33b790fa7a521ce1 http://www.alternet.org/story/150980/how_christopher_hitchens_could_help_his_fellow_cancer_patients_by_promoting_psychedelic_end-of-life_therapy/ Hitchens underwent waterboarding to experience the torture of terror suspects -- now dying of cancer, he could help the cause of psychedelic research with a dose of psilocybin. Tue, 17 May 2011 11:00:01 PDT Alexander Zaitchik, AlterNet -0c9055ea09f7eed536046ec1dcab8e42 http://www.alternet.org/story/150901/gop_hitman_andrew_breitbart%27s_confessional_memoir%3A_i_wouldn%27t_be_a_foul%2C_raging_jerk_if_i_had_made_it_in_hollywood/ Andrew Breitbart serves up thin gruel in his clownish memoir-manifesto, "Righteous Indignation." Tue, 10 May 2011 15:00:01 PDT Alexander Zaitchik, AlterNet -ce1b5f6b6ffc868d72b87efc35e7cfa1 http://www.alternet.org/story/150333/the_bizarre_religious_myths_mormon_right-wingers_are_pushing_on_tea_partiers_--_with_glenn_beck%27s_help/ With the rise of the right, the National Center for Constitutional Studies' bizarre version of U.S. history is gaining adherents. Tue, 22 Mar 2011 10:00:01 PDT Alexander Zaitchik, SPLC Intelligence Report -e98989728880860057f9b01c9a8daf0a http://www.alternet.org/story/149982/confessions_of_a_raving%2C_unconfined_nut%3A_paul_krassner%27s_50_years_of_misadventures_in_satire_and_counterculture/ An interview with co-founder of the Yippies and legendary satirist Krassner on his new book and his recent forays into journalism and activism. Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:00:01 PST Alexander Zaitchik, AlterNet -0cb558d5837c00d7950d72d7cff039b8 http://www.alternet.org/story/149864/is_glenn_beck_sinking/ Has Beck gone too far even for Fox News and his conservative viewers? Wed, 09 Feb 2011 13:00:01 PST Alexander Zaitchik, AlterNet -25325f48b51b015b78245e09d77fd70f http://www.alternet.org/story/148141/the_xenophobic_right%27s_weird_reaction_to_hollywood_blockbuster_%27machete%27/ Robert Rodriguez's new film is madcap Mexploitation, but the paranoid crowd sees propaganda for the coming "race war." Sat, 11 Sep 2010 00:00:01 PDT Alexander Zaitchik, SPLC's Hate Watch -a3129fb49aa070d1e73c9c926a25ef31 http://www.alternet.org/story/147951/glenn_beck_has_a_long_history_of_racial_mockery_on_the_radio_--_his_civil_rights_talk_is_pure_fraud/ Despite his lame efforts to try to capitalize on the MLK legacy at an upcoming DC rally, Glenn Beck cannot hide his deep-seated racism. Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:00:01 PDT Alexander Zaitchik, SPLC's Hate Watch -123f12b2a9c12810b397c09df1b448d0 http://www.alternet.org/story/147851/top_10_right-wing_conspiracy_theories/ The American radical right has to be considered a strong contender for the title of modern conspiracy champion. Sun, 15 Aug 2010 16:00:01 PDT Alexander Zaitchik, Southern Poverty Law Center -550845838cb304b466906d18ba06dbea http://www.alternet.org/story/147755/5_passages_from_the_wikileaks_%26quot%3Bafghan_diary%26quot%3B_that_bring_the_bizarre%2C_tragic_reality_of_war_to_life/ From accounts of prison life to tales of drug smuggling, the Wikileaks memos bring the Afghan war home. Sat, 07 Aug 2010 00:00:01 PDT Alexander Zaitchik, AlterNet -cf44eceb6c716e85640f36dc32641453 http://www.alternet.org/story/147475/glenn_beck%27s_disturbing_plans_to_co-opt_mlk%27s_%27i_have_a_dream%27_speech/ Beck is making a grotesque attempt to co-opt the legacy of MLK. "We will reclaim the civil rights moment. We are on the right side of history." Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:00:01 PDT Alexander Zaitchik, AlterNet -850bfb3c51bd8b3c2d070e00c403677e http://www.alternet.org/story/146752/how_glenn_beck_re-invented_himself_as_a_crying_conservative/ Glenn Beck's strange TV: Mormon masterpiece theater. Thu, 06 May 2010 00:00:01 PDT Alexander Zaitchik, Killing the Buddha -e2771d88a2493f43a6ff1b617b6ad82b http://www.alternet.org/story/146678/thousands_rally_in_new_york_for_showdown_with_wall_st./ Over 10,000 protesters gathered in New York's financial district to demand financial reform. Fri, 30 Apr 2010 00:00:01 PDT Alexander Zaitchik, AlterNet -5603209ca9319f0e39b51f2abfcd6f46 http://www.alternet.org/story/146403/the_five_creepiest_moments_of_the_southern_republican_leadership_conference/ If anything can make you forget 3,500 Republicans chomping reindeer jerky, it's Sarah Palin screaming "Who dat!" Mon, 12 Apr 2010 00:00:01 PDT Alexander Zaitchik, AlterNet -a3caf1161cf6e6126a533f8317756271 http://www.alternet.org/story/146393/how_stanislav_grof_helped_launch_the_dawn_of_a_new_psychedelic_research_era/ The world of medicine may finally be ready to catch back up with psychedelic pioneers, whose work was rejected a half-century ago. Sat, 10 Apr 2010 00:00:01 PDT Alexander Zaitchik, AlterNet -2fb174a4371550b087835005d3ac44d3 http://www.alternet.org/story/146234/obama_and_dems_put_a_stop_to_the_republicans%27_kickback_cash_cow_in_the_college_loan_industry/ For years, Sallie Mae fed on taxpayers to finance Republican campaigns and private golf courses for their executives. No more. Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:01 PDT Alexander Zaitchik, AlterNet -ee7883c5f217ee141dfb38e7725d1bb6 http://www.alternet.org/story/146061/how_the_irs_helps_h%26amp%3Br_block_scam_taxpayers/ Tax preparation giants are making a killing on short-term, high-interest, fee-laden loans on tax returns. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:01 PDT Alexander Zaitchik, AlterNet -ec43dc5db4ee3e70751f269b6688cfcd http://www.alternet.org/story/145995/where_did_david_brooks_get_the_bizarre_idea_that_the_tea_party_crowd_resembles_%2760s_movements/ The Tea Party that worships Sarah Palin and screams for Barack Obama's birth certificate doesn't merit comparison to positive social movements of the 1960s. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:01 PST Alexander Zaitchik, AlterNet -7fc71db9b34d0c6c853af26dd5f557f3 http://www.alternet.org/story/145902/glenn_beck_is_still_smearing_van_jones%2C_even_after_jones_takes_high_road_preaching_%27love%27_for_fox_host/ Six months after Gateway Pundit forced Jones' White House resignation over a 9/11 petition, Beck revives ridiculous red-baiting act. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:01 PST Alexander Zaitchik, AlterNet -8dab25786410046651698012e07bf53f http://www.alternet.org/story/145468/the_weird_world_of_occult_america_--_how_mysticism_shaped_our_nation/ Author Mitch Horowitz's new book unleashes America's occult past. Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:00:01 PST Alexander Zaitchik, Killing the Buddha -f84038f5f27ee6ba92d80fa2e0133fda http://www.alternet.org/story/144202/disney_apocalypse%3A_why_2012_sucks/ Even by the popsicle-stick standards of its genre, the disaster movie 2012 is so dumb you actually want everyone to die. Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:00:01 PST Alexander Zaitchik, Killing the Buddha -cd9384f84fa629da58a0d80b4c1e4f69 http://www.alternet.org/story/143774/for_glenn_beck%2C_seiu_is_%27radical%2C_marxist%2C%27_except_when_its_nurses_treat_him_for_emergency_abdominal_pains/ Beck described SEIU nurse care as "amazing" after his inflamed appendix was removed. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:00:01 PST Alexander Zaitchik, AlterNet -1c98cde26447aa4b8a16dfc944ed4d7c