Alternative News and Information. en-us http://www.alternet.org/rss/button.gif http://www.alternet.org/ AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/ Copyright 2009 Independent Media Institute. All rights reserved. http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/144820/ivana_trump%2C_second_nigerian_man_escorted_off_airplanes It's like there's something in the H2O on these flights. Sun, 27 Dec 2009 12:22:01 -0800 Joshua Holland, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/environment/144781/a_new_outside-the-beltway_climate_bill_deserves_support%3B_why_won%27t_enviros_get_behind_it_ Its first plus is that it's 39 pages compared to Waxman-Markey's 1,500 pages, and it just gets better from there. Sun, 27 Dec 2009 09:00:01 -0800 David Morris, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/food/144779/the_year_in_food%3A_the_biggest_edible_news_of_%2709_and_predictions_for_2010 In the battle between Big Ag and Small Food there were notable victories on either side. Sun, 27 Dec 2009 09:00:01 -0800 Ari LeVaux, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/144815/x-mas_terror_elicits_the_expected_response_from_greater_wingnuttia Nigeria! Sat, 26 Dec 2009 14:16:01 -0800 Tintin, Sadly, No! http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/144814/crazy_idiot_sets_off_firecrackers_on_an_airplane_..._you_know_what_this_means%2C_right Thanks, Jerk Sat, 26 Dec 2009 11:29:01 -0800 Thers, Whiskey Fire http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/144812/this_week_in_god A roundup. Sat, 26 Dec 2009 10:11:01 -0800 Steve Benen, Washington Monthly http://www.alternet.org/rights/144813/nigerian_man_attempted_to_blow_up_us_airliner A young Nigerian man with reported links to Al-Qaeda was under arrest Saturday after trying to blow up a US airlinerv headed for Detroit. Sat, 26 Dec 2009 10:00:01 -0800 Agence France Presse http://www.alternet.org/world/144811/israel_declares_war_on_ngos_and_human_rights_groups One year after its devastating siege of Gaza, Israel's efforts to discredit peace groups have intensified, while settlement activity has expanded. Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:00:01 -0800 Jerrold Kessel, Pierre Klochendler, IPS News http://www.alternet.org/politics/144675/will_our_%27green_jobs%27_dollars_help_a_ritzy_car_company_open_a_toxic_manufacturing_plant Tesla makes a sleek electric roadster at $110,000. A new model's generating buzz, but one possible manufacturing site's haunted by ghosts of the old economy. Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:00:01 -0800 Seth Sandronsky, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/story/144766/new_year%27s_resolutions_to_help_make_corporate_fat_cats_and_our_politicians_human_again I was working on my list of New Year's resolutions when it occurred to me that some of the people running our country could benefit from my suggestions. Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:00:01 -0800 Jim Hightower, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/144807/a_very_wingnutty_christmas_from_chuck_norris When Chuck Norris wishes you a happy holiday ... Fri, 25 Dec 2009 16:12:01 -0800 Thers, Whiskey Fire http://www.alternet.org/politics/144809/can_we_rescue_the_republic_before_the_dark_politics_take_over_ Books by Chris Hedges, Thom Hartmann and Cass Sunstein suggest that we've nearly lost our sense of self-government. None show the way to get it back. Fri, 25 Dec 2009 14:00:01 -0800 Kirk Nielsen, Miller-McCune.com http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/144805/sorry%2C_o%27reilly._christians_started_the_%26quot%3Bwar_on_christmas%26quot%3B..._in_the_16th_century Protestants banned Christmas in Scotland for 4 centuries. Fri, 25 Dec 2009 12:37:01 -0800 Bruce Wilson, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/144806/the_birthplace_of_jesus_is_%27under_siege%27_this_christmas As millions of Americans celebrate Christmas with their loved ones today, one group of people will commemorate the holiday in a state of virtual "siege." Fri, 25 Dec 2009 10:53:01 -0800 Zaid Jilani, Think Progress http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/144803/rep._keith_ellison%3A_public_option_still_possible_if_we_get_loud Ellison still fighting. Fri, 25 Dec 2009 08:48:01 -0800 AlterNet Staff, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/144799/reality_is_sooo_boring_when_compared_to_right-wing_fantasyland_%28happy_holidays%21%29 Happy whatever to you and yours. Fri, 25 Dec 2009 06:32:01 -0800 Joshua Holland, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/144804/obama_thanks_troops_in_christmas_address In his weekly address, President Obama and the First Lady give thanks to American troops. Fri, 25 Dec 2009 05:51:01 -0800 AlterNet Staff, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/politics/144800/if_we_don%27t_fix_the_senate%27s_miserable_health_bill%2C_the_repercussions_could_last_for_decades Calling the Senate's health bill a "awesome achievement" like Paul Krugman did is to encourage the preservation of a hideously broken system. Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:00:01 -0800 Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/144784/the_award_for_nonexcellance_in_climate_journalism_goes_to_... Unfortunately, the list is pretty long. Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:48:01 -0800 Dr. Joseph Romm, Climate Progress http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/144783/3_reasons_why_progressives_are_so_frustrated Really, it's pretty simple. Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:32:01 -0800 Chris Bowers, Open Left http://www.alternet.org/immigration/144728/greyhound_lines_inc._accused_of_racial_profiling Greyhound, which came under fire for anti-immigrant policies in 2005, is facing a new slew of charges. Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:00:01 -0800 Seth Hoy, Immigration Impact http://www.alternet.org/belief/144510/christian_story_of_jesus%27s_birth_is_a_myth_born_of_politics Beautiful as it is, the story of the birth of Jesus is a myth born of the political needs of early Christians. Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00:01 -0800 Rev. Howard Bess, Consortium News http://www.alternet.org/media/144768/moyers%2C_moore_and_maddow_are_the_most_influential_progressives Recently we asked our readers to rank the most influential progressives. Here are the results. Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00:01 -0800 Don Hazen, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/sex/144729/why_men_fake_orgasms Many women would be surprised to learn that men often fake orgasms. But why? Our limited, patriarchal view of sexuality, of course. Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00:01 -0800 Elizabeth Black, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/drugreporter/144767/we_can%27t_let_politics_keep_trumping_science_on_drug_policy If Obama wants to promote public health -- over politics -- on substance abuse, there are many more bold steps his administration should take. Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:00:01 -0800 Beth Schwartzapfel, The Nation http://www.alternet.org/workplace/144748/they%27re_building_nuclear_missile_parts_in_woodstock_you_can%27t_escape_america%27s_war_economy The New York small town has a worldwide association with peace, yet its largest employer has been making components for nuclear missiles for six decades. Tue, 22 Dec 2009 11:00:01 -0800 CounterPunch http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/144742/abortion_in_the_senate_health-care_bill%3A_what_the_nelson_compromise_will_cost_women To win his vote -- needed to bring the health-care bill to the Senate floor -- Sen. Ben Nelson got an anti-choice measure put into the bill. Here's the break-down. Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:00:01 -0800 Jodi Jacobson, RH Reality Check http://www.alternet.org/world/144720/for_obama%2C_no_opportunity_is_too_big_to_blow No President since FDR has been handed as many opportunities to transform the U.S. into something that doesn't threaten the stability of life on this planet. Is he blowing it? Mon, 21 Dec 2009 11:00:01 -0800 Naomi Klein, TheNation.com http://www.alternet.org/movies/144682/james_cameron%27s_wizardry_in_%27avatar%27_movie_demands_being_witnessed_on_the_big_screen Avatar elevates cinematic storytelling to an exciting, untapped visual apex that allows our eyes to finally experience images that were once only imaginable in our minds. Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:00:01 -0800 Wajahat Ali, CounterPunch http://www.alternet.org/water/144680/nasa_report_highlights_need_to_retire_drainage_impaired_land_in_california The retirement of drainage impaired land on the San Joaquin's west side should be a priority if we want to preserve California's limited water supply and fisheries. Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:00:01 -0800 Dan Bacher, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/movies/144574/matt_damon_and_morgan_freeman%27s_invictus_film_release_kicks_off_new_campaign_for_universal_declaration_of_human_rights The launch of Invictus will hopefully set of a wave of renewed interest in a proposal to recognize and protect the rights of humanity. Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:00:01 -0800 Linda Milazzo, AlterNet