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/education/155603/romney_attacks_student_loan_reform%2C_touts_for-profit_colleges story-fb0bb19225e2787482a8782e1d4e66e5 Mitt Romney’s efforts to make sure money dominates politics spells disaster for our nation's education system. Sat, 26 May 2012 05:00:01 -0700 David Halperin, Republic Report http://www.alternet.org/education/155611/how_%26quot%3Bno_child_left_behind%26quot%3B_unleashed_a_nationwide_epidemic_of_cheating story-5d73c5fc7d1eb93c1cb5f766d3b34c42 On the 10-year anniversary of No Child Left Behind, the school-reform movement is in crisis. Fri, 25 May 2012 17:00:01 -0700 Daniel Denvir, Salon http://www.alternet.org/food/155608/the_%26quot%3Bpom%26quot%3B_pomegranate_scam%3A_the_truth_behind_the_company_and_its_billionaire_owners_ story-3fa615cf0e2da7161f06ecc672111b92 The FTC says POM Wonderful has engaged in deceptive advertising. Now the company is doubling down on its false claims. Fri, 25 May 2012 15:00:01 -0700 Lauren Kelley, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/drugs/155605/how_many_anti-pot_politicians_will_be_ousted_before_they_realize_the_will_of_the_majority story-443eb0d1943cd179d353539be70b11bc Federal politicians from both leading parties continue to presume, falsely, that marijuana law reform is anything but insignificant to the American people. Fri, 25 May 2012 14:00:01 -0700 Paul Armentano, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/world/155601/bill_moyers%3A_when_will_americans_face_the_horrific_truth_we%27re_a_nation_of_torturers story-e4f60f051da0739dffd03eefd3ef5e8e If we really want to honor the Americans who gave their lives fighting for their country, we must redouble our efforts to make sure we’re worthy of their sacrifice. Fri, 25 May 2012 10:00:01 -0700 Bill Moyers, Michael Winship, BillMoyers.com http://www.alternet.org/story/155598/how_i_became_stephen_colbert%27s_lawyer_--_and_joined_the_fight_to_rescue_our_democracy_from_citizens_united story-f8e3a4d5374a34bfa5e7a485c48fc9f3 The Supreme Court's campaign finance legacy has undermined the "whole purpose of the Constitution," to have a "functioning, representative" government. Fri, 25 May 2012 09:00:01 -0700 Trevor Potter, Campaign Legal Center http://www.alternet.org/culture/155557/%27norman_mailer%3A_the_american%27%3A_was_he_the_most_valiant_and_most_disgusting_patriot_of_all_time story-f4a462bd8d8c6849e73e893bfb280463 A new documentary on the controversial author showcases an unforgettable character, neither wholly likable nor wholly detestable. Fri, 25 May 2012 09:00:01 -0700 Eleanor Bader, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/environment/155600/10_amazing_things_you%27ll_want_to_know_about_this_week story-f82a54df236410b8e45830c7b72c6073 Scientists have done it again...this week there's robot fish, inflatable bike helmets, invisibility cloaks, the first prank call and so much more. Fri, 25 May 2012 09:00:01 -0700 Liz Langley, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/teaparty/155592/why_i_stopped_being_a_right-winger_--_modern_conservatism_has_become_a_form_of_mass_hysteria story-e45fdf4ab1f36ece63bba2aa48c5ac29 A former conservative who worked for Reagan and wrote for National Review says the new hysterical right cares nothing for truth or dignity. Thu, 24 May 2012 13:00:01 -0700 Michael Fumento, Salon http://www.alternet.org/media/155593/communication_as_a_human_right%3A_creating_a_new_media_infrastructure_for_detroit story-54c06bec42159d1a38511a9151b6bcd8 Digital justice organizers work to move beyond questions of Internet access and work to bring control of media production and distribution to underserved communities. Thu, 24 May 2012 13:00:01 -0700 Victoria Goff, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/belief/155590/9_great_freethinkers_and_religious_dissenters_in_history story-436c0f227b9f4b107dbce1103b9732b5 Here are some non-believers who left a profound mark. Thu, 24 May 2012 12:00:01 -0700 Adam Lee, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/reproductivejustice/155589/americans_heart_marriage%2C_divide_on_abortion%2C_hate_labels story-ddef7ea2b206867ed9369d1316d03a64 While more Americans embrace marriage equality for LGBT couples, more also refuse to label themselves as "pro-choice". What gives? Thu, 24 May 2012 12:00:01 -0700 Adele M. Stan, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/economy/155587/what_the_facebook_fiasco_tells_us_about_our_rigged_stock_market story-f891e4b484284a04c56f08c507d731a6 How long will we keep getting Zuckered? Thu, 24 May 2012 11:00:01 -0700 Lynn Parramore, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/news/155585/the_gop%27s_played-out_race_card story-e01d92bb936cf77e9b537f904fd29a4b Conservative strategists have been toying with how to use race against President Obama in this year’s election. So far, they've done a poor job of it. Thu, 24 May 2012 11:00:01 -0700 Melissa Harris-Perry, The Nation http://www.alternet.org/activism/155582/what_fires_young_people%27s_activism_a_new_study_asks_them story-72998956d82a3fbe822eda3393aa00d7 What draws 18 to 30 year olds to social justice work, and how do people with progressive politics deal with race as part of a larger political worldview? Thu, 24 May 2012 09:00:01 -0700 Rinku Sen, ColorLines http://www.alternet.org/labor/155530/oregon%27s_assault_on_teachers story-fd1483a0b82df460614e173b94cb93d4 For all the talk of budget shortfalls, the crisis facing Oregon's schools is political, not financial -- and teachers are the target of choice. Thu, 24 May 2012 05:00:01 -0700 Adam Sanchez, Socialist Worker http://www.alternet.org/sex/155577/dear_girls_--_here%27s_why_nasty_old_religious_men_are_terrified_of_you story-193d0b40d0ec35a4d9112e24cbb0bc52 Women are powerful beyond words, because they threaten to unravel the control of corrupt men who abuse their authority. Wed, 23 May 2012 20:00:01 -0700 Soraya Chemaly, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/news/155568/5_issues_that_divide_conservatives_and_the_american_military story-cf5ce3c7bc9d17faa44be6087f8ec881 Behold the cognitive dissonance of conservatives who ritually stand up in front of the public and say they want to "listen to the commanders." Wed, 23 May 2012 19:00:01 -0700 Heather Hurlburt, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/visions/155574/is_job_security_real_security_gainful_unemployment_may_be_a_workable_alternative story-61eb1bf9204a81f413b1287c2c563853 A hands-on approach for creating a steady household income -- without having to answer to a boss Wed, 23 May 2012 18:00:01 -0700 Shannon Hayes, YES! Magazine http://www.alternet.org/visions/155572/can_taking_public_transit_be_joyful_ story-9ec43c7742ef715c83a35e5fbb7371ea A new e-book shows how cities around the world are using art, music, play, and even sex to make transit a lot more fun. Wed, 23 May 2012 17:00:01 -0700 Scott Carlson, Grist.org http://www.alternet.org/story/155570/rapping_republicans_6_hilarious_moments_when_conservatives_tried_--_and_failed_--_to_be_cool story-951406740eea192bfcbbb061ee6f6d30 Right-wingers often try to shoehorn themselves into pop culture. They almost always fail -- and America collectively cringes. Wed, 23 May 2012 17:00:01 -0700 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/food/155559/how_the_us_sold_africa_to_multinationals_like_monsanto%2C_cargill%2C_dupont%2C_pepsico_and_others_ story-9218322099209806a4fb8a20ec55b288 The G8 scheme does nothing to address the problems that are at the core of hunger and malnutrition but will serve only to further poverty and inequality. Wed, 23 May 2012 16:00:01 -0700 Jill Richardson, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/world/155558/how_the_memory_of_a_prison_massacre_helped_ignite_the_libyan_revolution story-839c82e59789f97abe8e3fa81e4e2d67 Journalist Lindsey Hilsum examines the notorious Abu Salim prison massacre and how the memory of its brutality pushed Libyans to throw off Gaddafi's rule. Wed, 23 May 2012 09:00:01 -0700 Lindsey Hilsum, The Penguin Press http://www.alternet.org/economy/155538/paul_krugman%3A_we_could_end_this_depression_right_now story-f2680fb5362ad0875d94db2a9dc2763a The Nobel laureate talks about Washington, Europe and the bizarre alternate universe inhabited by deficit fear-mongering media and political elites. Tue, 22 May 2012 20:00:01 -0700 Joshua Holland, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/teaparty/155524/koch_operative_steered_%2455_million_to_front_groups_airing_ads_against_democrats%3B_ads_assailed_candidates_over_abortion%2C_9_11%2C_medicare story-06625c7ab300fe4fca126b8dd5970d2c The Koch brothers are eager to present themselves as small-government libertarians, but their grants to front groups suggest a different set of priorities. Tue, 22 May 2012 18:00:01 -0700 Lee Fang, Republic Report http://www.alternet.org/fracking/155514/the_enviro_disaster_you_know_nothing_about%3A_the__eco-devastating_quest_for_%26quot%3Bfrac_sand%26quot%3B_in_rural_america story-160454d4912f4be19253b508b7b80eb9 Midwestern rural communities are being devastated by energy companies searching for a form of sand to use in their destructive fracking operations elsewhere in rural America. Sun, 20 May 2012 23:00:01 -0700 Ellen Cantarow, TomDispatch.com http://www.alternet.org/immigration/155493/low-wage_workers_in_new_york_come_together_to_fight_greedy_bosses story-cee3715da2f5a767f8dd7e1f8fd454ff May Day, the Occupy movement and the 99 percent narrative have raised the voices of low-wage workers who joined together under the banner "Organize, Legalize, and Unionize." Fri, 18 May 2012 12:00:01 -0700 Camille Rivera, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/visions/155166/doomed_to_repeat_it%3A_is_tennessee%27s_new_%26quot%3Bmonkey_law%26quot%3B_just_scopes_all_over_again story-23e04da13b411b1e086110fa0d403865 The Volunteer State has set itself up for a replay of its 1926 Scopes Monkey Trial humiliation. And the ACLU attorney who won Kitzmiller v. Dover can't wait. Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:00:01 -0700 Glenn Branch, National Center for Science Education http://www.alternet.org/drugs/155092/%23opcannabis%3A_anonymous_hackers_take_up_marijuana_activism story-3292849af93486d03de07e2d15d2e311 Hacktivist Anonymous began the "OpCannabis" to throw the collective's weight behind drug reform. Sat, 21 Apr 2012 15:00:01 -0700 Stephen C. Webster, Raw Story http://www.alternet.org/peek/145409/california_councilman%3A_%26quot%3Bi%27m_a_proud_racist%26quot%3B story-94136c89967b243159da7413e675eb5f Santa Clarita councilman Bob Kellar made the remark at an anti-immigration rally, but insists he did not mean to "express animosity towards non-whites." Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:30:01 -0800 Andrea Nill, ThinkProgress