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Economic Crisis Is Getting Bloody -- Violent Deaths Are Now Following Evictions, Foreclosures and Job Losses
By Nick Turse, AlterNet
Despite ever rosier economic predictions and a surging stock market, the body count from the economic crisis is destined only to grow in the weeks and months ahead.

Why Is Congress Demonizing an Investigation of Israel's War Crimes in Gaza?
By Bill Moyers, Bill Moyers Journal
Recognition of human rights expert Richard Goldston's investigation is essential to the peace process in Israel and Palestine -- and the Congress is trying to demonize it.

Maddow: Anti-Muslim 'McCarthyism' Making Us Less Safe
By David Edwards, Raw Story
Wave of prejudice among Republican politicians may actually be frustrating anti-terrorism efforts Maddow says.

New Right-Wing Craze: Using Bible Quote to Pray That Obama’s 'Days Be Few'
By Amanda Terkel, Think Progress
A new slogan is making its way onto t-shirts and even teddy bears: 'Pray for Obama: Psalm 109:8,' which reads, 'Let his days be few; and let another take his office.â€

Thanks to GM, People Are Being Displaced So Their Forests Can Become Offsets for SUVs
By Mark Schapiro, Mother Jones
Should we focus on industries paying to preserve distant trees rather than reducing emissions closer to home? It's the question of the day in Washington and Copenhagen.

Out-of-Control Rick Perry Overrides Rare Clemency Vote, Executes Man Who Killed No One
By Liliana Segura, AlterNet
The TX Board of Pardons voted to spare the life of Robert Lee Thompson, who took part in a robbery that led to a murder. The killer is serving life. Perry chose to kill him anyway.

Pharmaceutical Giant Paid $500,000 to Psychiatrist Who Used Chicago's Poor as Guinea Pigs
By Christina Jewett and Sam Roe, ProPublica
Dr. Michael Reinstein reaped a cool half million off his patients' misery.

What if People Actually Treated Religion as Just a Metaphor (Like Trekkies and Secular Jews)?
By Greta Christina, AlterNet
It's possible to keep the good parts of religion -- like the music, rituals and pageantry -- and get rid of the sex-hating dogma, the belief in god and other troublesome aspects.

Hey Guys, Don't Want Kids? A Vascetomy Is Probably the Way to Go
By Anna Clark, RH Reality Check
Historically, the burden of family planning has almost always fallen on women. Isn't it about time for that to change?

Mystery of World's Worst Mass Arsenic Poisoning Finally Solved
AFP
The culprit are tens of thousands of man-made ponds excavated to provide soil for flood protection.

Reagan Didn't End the Cold War -- Leftist Intellectuals Did
By Stephen Zunes, AlterNet
Reagan was inspirational, but to claim he defeated Communism is a disservice to the millions of Eastern Europeans who struggled against great odds for their freedom.

Krauthammer Commits Terrorist Act in the Opinion Pages of the Washington Post
By Joshua Holland
Terrorists terrorize -- it's what they do.

Will the Tea-Baggers Come After McCain? Will Palin Ride to His Rescue?!?
By Steve M.
Stay tuned.

Video: Progressive Change Campaign Committee Robocalls For the Public Option
By AlterNet Staff
Anticipating GOP push-back on the Senate health-care bill's public option, PCCC marshals a show of support

More Republicans Think Obama Stole an Election than Democrats Believe Bush Did
By Chris Bowers
There were of course no remotely serious allegations that anything was amiss in 2008.

Out-of-Control Rick Perry Overrides Rare Clemency Vote, Executes Man Who Killed No One
By Liliana Segura
The TX Board of Pardons voted to spare the life of Robert Lee Thompson, who took part in a robbery that led to a murder. The killer is serving life. Perry chose to kill him anyway.

Mom Lets Cops Taze 10 Year-Old Daughter Who Refused to Take a Shower
By Lindsay Beyerstein
We are very close to tasering infants for crying.

Any Afghan 'Surge' Is a Snare and a Delusion
By Meteor Blades
And corruption is viewed as one of the key obstacles in dealing with the resurgent Taliban in Afghanistan.

New Right-Wing Craze Prays That Obama's 'Days Be Few'
By Amanda Terkel
It's making its way onto t-shirts, bumper stickers, mugs, and even teddy bears.

Health Care: Reid Promises Bill With or Without Republicans, Harkin Talks to AlterNet, Schumer Lays an Egg
By Adele Stan
At today's press conference on the Senate health-care bill, Harry Reid played close to the vest, while Tom Harkin seemed to promise cooperation from Joe Lieberman.

How to Achieve Real, Populist Reform
By Digby
Lock our lawmakers in a room with the brilliant Dr. Elizabeth Warren until they start enacting policy that helps working people.