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/143900/breast_flaunting_for_jesus The life of a failed California beauty pageant contestant gets even weirder. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:41:01 -0800 Thers, Whiskey Fire http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/143897/dobbs_to_quit_cnn Dobbs, under fire, to seek greener pastures. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:59:01 -0800 Staff, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/143896/under_pressure_from_tea_party_activists%2C_charleston_gop_censures_lindsey_graham_for_bipartisanship Part of the fury from the right against Graham is being spurred by the oil and coal industry. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:32:01 -0800 Lee Fang, Think Progress http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/143884/murdoch_and_murdoch_flak_confused_about_racism%2C_truth What must it be like to do spin for News Corps? Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:20:01 -0800 Tana Ganeva, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/world/143893/why_the_ft._hood_massacre_is_george_bush%27s_fault If Al Gore (or even Ralph Nader) had been President in 2001, the Ft. Hood massacre almost certainly wouldn't have happened. Because George W. Bush was president, it did. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:00:01 -0800 Thom Hartmann, The Smirking Chimp http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/143886/right-wing_pundits_now_lecturing_the_military%3A_bases_need_more_guns Logically more guns would mean less shootings, right? Wait ... Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:15:01 -0800 Eric Boehlert, Media Matters for America http://www.alternet.org/workplace/143891/rachel_maddow%3A_trying_to_skirt_work_laws%2C_corporations_are_%26quot%3Bchild_labor-endorsing%2C_pro-slavery_freaks%26quot%3B_ "How will the corporations save themselves from that onerous rule that you can‘t use slaves and prisoners and children to make your products"? Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:00:01 -0800 AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/environment/143888/whistleblowers_say_oil_reserve_numbers_deliberately_inflated_to_avoid_panic%2C_appease_the_us Apparently the IEA was concerned that reporting the true reserve numbers would trigger a buying panic. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:00:01 -0800 Matthew McDermott, TreeHugger http://www.alternet.org/food/143892/quitting_meat_is_a_process_--_almost_impossible_to_do_all_at_once hWen it comes to meat, change is almost always cast as an absolute. You are a vegetarian or you are not. It's a strange formulation, and it's distracting. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:00:01 -0800 Jonathan Safran Foer, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/143885/public_option_back_on_the_chopping_block Adding to the problem of scared Dems is the Dems who insist upon being catered to. Lieberman has now been joined by Ben Nelson. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:10:01 -0800 mcjoan, Daily Kos http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/143881/why_dems_need_tom_tancredo_to_receive_the_gop_nod_in_colorado Democrats need a man that can inspire Latinos and other independents to come to the polls and vote for Democrats – Tancredo is that man! Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:54:01 -0800 Mario Solis-Marich, Nuestra Voice http://www.alternet.org/politics/143880/video%3A_stand_with_the_vets%2C_say_no_to_obama News reports indicate that in the next few weeks, President Obama plans to announce his decision to send up to 40,000 more troops to Afghanistan. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:00:01 -0800 Robert Greenwald http://www.alternet.org/immigration/143830/immigrants_and_health-care%3A_what_part_of_legal_doesn%27t_washington_understand Congress inexplicably restricts low-income legal immigrants from the federal Medicaid and Medicare programs, which provide a modicum of security for the most vulnerable. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:00:01 -0800 Marielena Hincapié, New America Media http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/143877/dogs_going_crazy_as_their_soldiers_return_home Priceless. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:41:01 -0800 Joshua Holland, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/143878/laura_flanders_live_on_grittv%3A_the_powerful_forces_keeping_status_quo_in_place Americans voted for change and are getting frustrated with the lack of it, but our guests have both written about the powerful forces holding the status quo in place. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:39:01 -0800 Laura Flanders, GRITtv http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/143874/mit%3A_eating_local_food_is_the_key_to_solving_our_obesity_epidemic It's nice to hear someone other than Michael Pollan driving that point home. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:45:01 -0800 Tara Lohan http://www.alternet.org/world/143867/why_are_we_locking_up_traumatized_veterans_for_their_addictions_instead_of_offering_them_treatment This Veterans Day, let's get past the bunting and ribbons and look at our returning troops' real needs. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:01 -0800 Penny Coleman, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/rights/143864/feds_wanted_private_data_on_all_visitors_to_liberal_news_site A Justice Department subpoena requesting information on visitors to an independent news site is raising serious privacy concerns. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:01 -0800 Daniel Tencer, Raw Story http://www.alternet.org/rights/143776/ugly_truth%3A_most_u.s._kids_sentenced_to_die_in_prison_are_black The U.S. stands alone in the world in condemning thousands of juveniles to life without parole. And race is a huge factor. Will the Supreme Court even consider it? Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:01 -0800 Liliana Segura, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/media/143868/glenn_beck%2C_sean_hannity%2C_rush_limbaugh_stoking_gop_civil_war The right-wing media are trying to play "king-maker." But they are incapable of picking winners and stand poised to rip the Republican Party apart. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:01 -0800 Eric Boehlert, Media Matters for America http://www.alternet.org/story/143862/alternet_audience_breaks_funding_records%2C_again%3A_continues_to_buck_the_trend__ We broke all of our fundraising records. Thank you for showing us you care about strong, independent journalism. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:01 -0800 Don Hazen, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/world/143828/afghanistan_is_worse_off_than_ever%2C_thanks_to_the_sham_army_we%27re_propping_up Cultural barriers and naked corruption have rendered the Afghan National Army completely inept. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:01 -0800 Chris Hedges, Truthdig http://www.alternet.org/reproductivejustice/143876/%26quot%3Bprecious%26quot%3B_star_claims_the_spotlight__ In the harrowing new film "Precious", Gabourey Sidibe plays the title role of the obese Harlem teenager caught up in a cycle of abuse, incest and poverty. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:00:01 -0800 Emily Wilson, The Women's Media Center http://www.alternet.org/water/143850/radioactive_wastewater_in_new_york_raises_more_concerns_about_oil_drilling In a state hardly equipped to deal with such materials, drilling advocates have yet to explain where the water will go. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:00:01 -0800 Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/143860/does_the_house_bill%27s_public_option_kill_off_the_senate%27s Why the health care reform act has a very long and very difficult road ahead. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:00:01 -0800 Booman, Booman Tribune http://www.alternet.org/belief/143844/is_blind_faith_in_god_and_the_bible_a_modern_invention A new book points out that the ancient Christians -- and even early Americans -- did not share the blind faith of today's fundamentalists. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:01 -0800 Devilstower, Daily Kos http://www.alternet.org/sex/143846/9_silly_things_people_say_when_they_hear_you_don%27t_want_kids_%28and_ways_to_counter_them%29 Wanting kids isn't just the social norm, it's said to be a biological imperative, the only supposed "duh" of evolution. But yet, some of us choose not to -- and for good reason. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:01 -0800 Liz Langley, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/workplace/143839/who%27s_paying_for_the_recession_most_of_all_young_workers Young people have lost 2.5 million jobs to the crisis, making them the hardest-hit age group. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:01 -0800 Lizzy Ratner, The Nation http://www.alternet.org/environment/143759/we%27re_literally_blowing_up_our_clean_energy_future Coal River Mountain can be a wind farm that provides 85,000 households with electricity, creates 700 long-term green jobs but inside it is being dynamited. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:00:01 -0800 Nell Greenberg, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/world/143681/iraq_movie%2C_%27the_hurt_locker%27_is_generating_oscar_buzz%3A_but_does_it_deserve_it Critics have praised the film as a realistic, Academy Award-worthy piece of filmmaking. But is there really anything realistic about it? Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:01 -0800 Jasmin Ramsey, AlterNet