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/immigration/154255/victory%3A_new_mexico_governor_fails_latest_attempt_to_keep_driver%27s_licenses_from_undocumented_immigrants It is the third unsuccessful attempt by Republican Governor Susana Martinez to repeal the state’s law allowing driver's licenses regardless of immigration status. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:00:01 -0800 Joan Friedland, Immigration Impact http://www.alternet.org/rights/154253/5_reasons_you_should_never_agree_to_a_police_search_%28even_if_you_have_nothing_to_hide%29 From the streets of the Bronx to the suburbs of the Nation's Capital, you never have to look hard to find victims of the bias and corruption delivered by the drug war. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:00:01 -0800 Scott Morgan, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/activism/154247/why_i_broke_up_with_bank_of_america Wall Street banks are trashing our economy and our environment in the name of their own profits—do you buy into their corruption and greed? Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:00:01 -0800 Rae Abileah, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/story/154203/5_ways_the_fashion_industry_hurts_%28and_helps%29_women A fashion lover looks into what's lovable and what's loathesome about the fashion industry. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:01 -0800 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/health/154240/santorum%27s_policies_would_have_killed_my_daughter Rather than turning to my local politician for prenatal advice, I followed the guidance of my obstetrician. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:01 -0800 Sarah Fister Gale, Salon http://www.alternet.org/election2012/154242/agenda_for_the_dark_ages%3A_gop_frontrunner_rick_santorum%27s_5_most_extremist_themes_ If Santorum gets to bear the standard for the GOP, the party moves even further to the right. Here's a taste of what's on that plate. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:01 -0800 Adele M. Stan, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/rights/154234/controversial_american_police_chief_known_for_brutality_goes_to_bahrain%2C_where_police_kill_14-year-old_with_tear_gas_canister Former Miami police chief John Timoney claims that while tear gas may be "distasteful," it's not really harmful. He should take a closer look at what's happening in Bahrain. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:01 -0800 Medea Benjamin, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/drugs/154219/why_small-town_america_is_drowning_in_drugs A look at how the collapse of industry, poor labor conditions and the anxiety of economic decline facilitated mass drug use in one small town. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:00:01 -0800 Jeff Deeney, The Fix http://www.alternet.org/media/154235/why_the_media_loves_the_violence_of_protesters_and_not_of_banks The grand thieves invented ever more ingenious methods to crush the hopes and livelihoods of the many. This is the terrible violence that Occupy was formed to oppose. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:00:01 -0800 Rebecca Solnit, TomDispatch.com http://www.alternet.org/sex/154183/wondering_if_your_relationship_will_last_why_your_levels_of_the_%27cuddle_hormone%27_may_be_the_decider Newly published research has found some interesting results when it comes to the role of oxytocin, commonly called the "cuddle hormone." Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:00:01 -0800 Ron Jacobs, Miller-McCune.com http://www.alternet.org/fracking/154237/why_obama%27s_cheerleading_for_the_fracking_industry_is_so_alarming Natural gas is a dirty fossil fuel that, new studies are showing, is probably worse than coal when it comes to its heating-up impact on our atmosphere. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:00:01 -0800 Ted Glick, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/environment/154233/are_millions_of_pounds_of_japan%27s_tsunami_debris_about_to_hit_us_shores Pacific coastal communities prepare for possible impacts of marine debris from Japan's triple disaster. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:00:01 -0800 Jon Letman, TruthOut.org http://www.alternet.org/visions/154226/can_computer_games_save_us_all_new_research_shows_how_gaming_can_help_cure_our_social_ills Tech futurist and game designer Jane McGonigle on how computer games can cure AIDS, heal disabilities, increase optimism, and make us better people. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:00:01 -0800 Terrence McNally, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/economy/154229/does_obama_deserve_credit_for_avoiding_the_second_great_depression The Obama Administration, working with Ben Bernanke at the Fed, deserves credit for preventing a financial meltdown. But a second Great Depression was never in the cards. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 06:00:01 -0800 Dean Baker, The Guardian http://www.alternet.org/reproductivejustice/154224/why_right-wingers%27_hatred_of_modern_women_is_going_to_cost_them_the_birth_control_battle_%28and_a_whole_lot_of_votes%29 Conservatives are going wildly off-message when it comes to the fight over contraception. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:01 -0800 Joshua Holland, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/story/154223/how_the_wisconsin_uprising_changed_america_and_why_its_renegade_politics_are_here_to_stay John Nichols talks about his new book, "Uprising: How Wisconsin Renewed the Politics of Protest, from Madison to Occupy Wall Street," and what happens next. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:01 -0800 Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/food/154221/why_everything_you%27ve_been_told_about_dieting_is_wrong US scientists say they have devised a new formula for calculating calories and weight loss that they hope will revolutionize the way people tackle obesity. Mon, 20 Feb 2012 10:00:01 -0800 Kerry Sheridan, AFP http://www.alternet.org/belief/154212/where_were_the_catholic_bishops_when_troy_davis_died_ The Catholic Church officially opposes capital punishment. So why wasn't the Conference of Catholic Bishops outraged over Davis's execution? Sun, 19 Feb 2012 23:00:01 -0800 Dante Atkins, Daily Kos http://www.alternet.org/world/154207/the_3_stages_of_the_%26quot%3Bwar_on_terror%26quot%3B%3A_from_shock_and_awe_to_assassinations A war that once occupied center stage in national politics has now slipped to the periphery, with legal and moral questions raised by the war left dangling in midair. Sun, 19 Feb 2012 23:00:01 -0800 Andrew Bacevich, TomDispatch.com http://www.alternet.org/action/153800/america_has_woken_up_to_the_reality%3A_inequality_matters_ While police have cleared many Occupy encampments, a collective cry, loud and clear, has gone up from countless voices across the country: Enough's enough. Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:00:01 -0800 Bill Moyers, Michael Winship, BillMoyers.com