AlterNet.org: Most Emailed Stories Alternative News and Information. en-us AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/rss/button.gif http://www.alternet.org/ AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/ Copyright 2008 Independent Media Institute. All rights reserved. The Healing Power of Pets http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/84870/ Studies show that contact with domestic animals can prevent illness. Sat, 10 May 2008 12:00:01 PDT Rebecca Armstrong, The Independent UK The Sexy Path to Good Health http://www.alternet.org/sex/84895/ Healthy doses of sex with yourself and others is good for you. Fri, 09 May 2008 10:00:01 PDT Sue Katz, Consenting Adult Hillary's Grotesque Insult to African-Americans http://www.alternet.org/election08/85095/ It's one thing to lack class, but it's quite another to deliberately try and wreck the presidential prospects of your party's likely nominee. Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:01 PDT Bob Herbert, The New York Times It Isn't Morning in America Anymore -- It's Dusk on Planet Earth http://www.alternet.org/environment/85080/ If we want to preserve a planet similar to that on which civilization developed, we've got to cut CO2 emissions. Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:01 PDT Bill McKibben, Tomdispatch.com Anti-Feminist Backlash Out in Full Force http://www.alternet.org/reproductivejustice/84984/ Republican hegemony, conservative Christianity and misogynist media are taking their toll. Fri, 09 May 2008 19:00:01 PDT Katha Pollitt, The Nation Hillary Is McCain's Dream Candidate, Not Obama's http://www.alternet.org/election08/84955/ Before the talk of a Obama/Hillary "dream ticket" goes too far, are we talking about the the Republicans' dream, or everyone else's? Sat, 10 May 2008 00:00:01 PDT Guy T. Saperstein, AlterNet A Return to the Tap: Why Bottled Water Is on the Way Out http://www.alternet.org/water/84591/ Environmental concerns are sending people back to their taps and putting bottled water companies on the defensive. Tue, 06 May 2008 12:00:01 PDT Melissa Knopper, E Magazine The Violent Language of Right-Wing Pundits Poisons Our Democracy http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/84490/ On TV and the radio, conservative pundits infuse violence into their arguments, destroying our precious culture of civil debate. Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:01 PDT Jeffrey Feldman, Ig Publishing McCain's "Spiritual Guide" Wants America to Destroy Islam http://www.alternet.org/blogs/video/84820/ Meet Rev. Rod Parsley, McCain's pastor problem Thu, 08 May 2008 07:54:01 PDT Robert Greenwald, Brave New Films The Pentagon vs. the U.S.: How Americans Have Become Targets of Their Own Military http://www.alternet.org/story/84604/ America is a country at war with itself. Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:01 PDT Scott Ritter, Truthdig