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/155479/the_terrifying_ways_google_is_destroying_your_privacy/ Google appears to have morphed from a corporation that proclaims, “Don’t be evil†to one insisting that users “Join the Borg.†Sun, 20 May 2012 23:00:01 PDT David Rosen, AlterNet -4cd53b43df7103e7c57a3bb302b3bfce http://www.alternet.org/story/154640/the_telecom_scammers%27_latest_ploy_to_screw_you_for_more_cash/ Fees, surcharges and taxes make wireless companies tons of money. Wed, 21 Mar 2012 10:00:01 PDT David Rosen, AlterNet -e2e0c5da6d49a522adf4524290044529 http://www.alternet.org/story/154419/you_are_being_tracked_online%3A_here_are_5_ways_to_protect_your_privacy/ If you listen carefully online, you’ll hear a deep sucking sound -- that's the sound of all your personal data being gobbled up by digital service providers. Tue, 06 Mar 2012 20:00:01 PST David Rosen, AlterNet -c00dca4994157e86d8e6e8ee9510443f http://www.alternet.org/story/153109/occupytelecom%2C_occupy_the_fcc%3A_how_the_communications_trust_is_harming_america%26acirc%3B%26euro%3B%26trade%3Bs_future/ The telecom trust’s use of the FCC to raise your rates is a direct example of how corporate greed impacts each of us. Thu, 17 Nov 2011 21:00:01 PST David Rosen, AlterNet -8069cc480d85d45e6f1dbc5645aa2c88 http://www.alternet.org/story/151812/remembering_the_bonus_army%3A_where_are_today%27s_mass_nonviolent_protests_/ On July 28, 1932, World War I veterans marched on Washington to demand their service bonus. Today, in the face of austerity, we see very little protest like that march. Wed, 27 Jul 2011 20:00:01 PDT David Rosen, AlterNet -5a19f97dc88135ee5b53df32f1779f1a http://www.alternet.org/story/151360/shills_r_us%3A_organizations_that_get_at%26amp%3Bt_cash_endorse_its_mega-merger_with_t-mobile_/ A growing number of nonprofits are recipients of AT&T grants; are they violating their IRS nonprofit status by shilling for the company's interests? Tue, 21 Jun 2011 08:00:01 PDT David Rosen, AlterNet -2e0e61739953d6a35c648c69e9a8cfbc http://www.alternet.org/story/151317/the_secret_%248_billion_wireless_scam%3A_how_at%26amp%3Bt%2C_t-mobile_and_verizon_game_the_system/ Telecom giants Verizon and AT&T have gamed the system, using regulations designed to foster competition to snatch up ever more of the wireless spectrum. Thu, 16 Jun 2011 08:00:01 PDT David Rosen, AlterNet -10240d758760faa06b5be45334f49867 http://www.alternet.org/story/151016/the_big_squeeze%3A_how_americans_are_being_crushed_by_financial_insecurity_and_doubt/ Americans are living lives of lowered expectation and intensified financial uncertainty. Thu, 19 May 2011 12:00:01 PDT David Rosen, AlterNet -c78ef214db88de02f7ce26a9126b21bb http://www.alternet.org/story/150752/it%27s_time_to_break_up_at%26amp%3Bt%2C%26acirc%3B%26nbsp%3Bverizon%2C_comcast%2C_time_warner_and_the_rest_of_the_telecoms/ Today's telecoms provide overpriced and inferior service, and are systematically overcharging the hapless American consumer. Wed, 11 May 2011 11:00:01 PDT David Rosen, AlterNet -f0105583b2ae20734affb570d3f2f60a http://www.alternet.org/story/150881/salons%3A_a_new_intellectual_culture_is_taking_shape_throughout_the_country/ Amidst the long, drawn-out recovery from the Great Recession, an unprecedented flowering of intellectual life is underway. Mon, 09 May 2011 11:00:01 PDT David Rosen, AlterNet -f72b7736013c227810ad8787e73e58a4 http://www.alternet.org/story/150672/the_tea_party_propaganda_factory_you_probably_don%27t_know_about/ The documentary production company Citizens United has dedicated itself to furthering the interests of the far right and the super-rich. Tue, 19 Apr 2011 16:00:01 PDT David Rosen, AlterNet -c34b08bd69cf6f5c82d7647b8c1b8ee4 http://www.alternet.org/story/150665/lust_murder%3A_prostitutes_as_victims_of_throwaway_capitalism/ Why, with all the deaths, beatings and suffering that prostitutes endure under "free market" conditions, is it not a regulated enterprise? Mon, 18 Apr 2011 16:00:01 PDT David Rosen, AlterNet -e1538972695b28019907b2b61770b98c http://www.alternet.org/story/150132/how_politicians_are_using_911_emergency_services_to_scam_millions_of_consumers/ Raiding 911 funds is an easy way for politicians to scoop up loose cash -- far easier than taxing the rich. Fri, 18 Mar 2011 00:00:01 PDT David Rosen, AlterNet -d8c06f3b3697c68b804598d7352a13ba http://www.alternet.org/story/149909/how_does_the_drug_industry_get_away_with_broadcasting_those_deceptive_ads/ The U.S. is one of only two countries in the world that allows Big Pharma to advertise directly to consumers. How did we get here? Sat, 12 Mar 2011 09:00:01 PST David Rosen, AlterNet -c8898e3017d2af3b6587e8bf1b41a0b5 http://www.alternet.org/story/150001/notorious_pro-corporate_group_alec%27s_hidden_role_in_stoking_class_war_in_wisconsin_and_the_rest_of_america/ The American Legislative Executive Council works behind the scenes, using state-legislative stooges to implement the agenda of giant corporations and the super-rich. Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:00:01 PST David Rosen, AlterNet -1ea3d1d3bd51ccbb3da578b97394238d http://www.alternet.org/story/149863/the_outrageous_ways_your_phone_company_may_be_stealing_from_you/ A growing number of scams are being perpetrated on telephone and Internet customers. Think you can easily identify bogus charges on your bill? Good luck. Wed, 09 Feb 2011 12:00:01 PST David Rosen, AlterNet -2f1f8724330a355aa5ea799e54cff198 http://www.alternet.org/story/149586/will_only_another_great_depression_save_america/ The economic crisis is really a political struggle between the rich and the rest of us. Thu, 20 Jan 2011 00:00:01 PST David Rosen, AlterNet -aad02018aa64de23bf5a9d3f4c97867d http://www.alternet.org/story/149437/how_at%26amp%3Bt%2C_verizon_and_the_telecom_giants_have_captured_the_regulator_supposed_to_control_them/ Our telecom industry's overseer doesn't seem to have any control to stop the greed. That's because it's a puppet of the industry giants. Sat, 08 Jan 2011 00:00:01 PST David Rosen, AlterNet -b4454e2f9176dac14837920b1d6ef763 http://www.alternet.org/story/149145/phone_companies%27_%24100_billion_rip-off_--_where_is_that_hidden_%246_a_month_going_in_our_phone_bills/ The phone companies are soaking all of us for a good chunk of money every month, and they're allowed to conceal it in the fine print of your monthly bill. Sat, 11 Dec 2010 00:00:01 PST David Rosen, AlterNet -313efda509f67c8a449cf287bf77d9d2 http://www.alternet.org/story/148687/class_war_spurs_violent_clashes_in_europe_--_why_are_americans_just_letting_the_super_rich_win/ It is time for Americans to reclaim the concept of class war, to actively combat the great squeeze ruining the lives of untold millions of Americans. Tue, 02 Nov 2010 00:00:01 PDT David Rosen, CounterPunch -6955b00909f6ca193225b774b892a906 http://www.alternet.org/story/148512/conservatives%27_big_hypocrisy%3A_turning_women_candidates_%28who_are_anti-sex_and_anti-woman%29_into_sex_symbols_/ The conservative right is happy for 'sexy' female candidates so long as they don't demand abortion rights, maternity leave, equal pay and equal sexual pleasure. Sat, 16 Oct 2010 00:00:01 PDT David Rosen, AlterNet -37d58afa7cbfaa66a9a587b2404e0f7e http://www.alternet.org/story/148397/how_the_phone_companies_are_screwing_america%3A_the_%24320_billion_broadband_rip-off/ Americans are stuck with an inferior and overpriced communications system, compared with the rest of the world, and we're being ripped off in the process. Thu, 07 Oct 2010 00:00:01 PDT David Rosen, AlterNet -631f6a0f57cfc8f649b4e08bb83f5a40 http://www.alternet.org/story/147847/shameless_schemers_like_sarah_palin%2C_the_tea_partiers_and_right-wing_christians_trying_to_start_a_new_religious_war_against_muslims/ The building of a Muslim community center two blocks from the site of the WTC has become the latest controversy in America's long fought religious wars. Sun, 15 Aug 2010 11:00:01 PDT David Rosen, CounterPunch -329d1dac4debaf492b7f99bb31c735e9 http://www.alternet.org/story/147347/the_tea_party_and_christian_right%27s_sneaky_anti-abortion_crusade/ The new anti-abortion movement is a continuation of the old religious war against a woman's right to choose and for sexual freedom, but with some important new twists. Sun, 04 Jul 2010 06:00:01 PDT David Rosen, CounterPunch -92572f21ea27d89eef36cb45b3fd3218 http://www.alternet.org/story/146792/gay_sex_scandal_rocks_christian_right_..._again/ George Rekers, caught with a gay escort, makes clear that sexual scandal is about more then sex and hypocrisy. It's also about denial, shame and pathology. Sun, 09 May 2010 10:00:01 PDT David Rosen, CounterPunch -8045d820b7ca849e5980792aade1d559