Roseanne Barr on Presidential Run: Two Major Parties Are a 'Bunch of Prostitutes Who Work for Big Money'
By Joshua Holland / AlterNet
The irrepressible comic is trying to bring attention to electoral issues that are too often ignored.
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One Homeowner's Uphill Battle with Wells Fargo and Goldman Sachs Shows How Badly The Courts are Stacked Against Ordinary People
By Sarah Jaffe
AlterNet
How I Became Stephen Colbert's Lawyer -- And Joined the Fight to Rescue Our Democracy from Citizens United
By Trevor Potter
Campaign Legal Center
Americans Heart Marriage, Divide on Abortion, Hate Labels
By Adele M. Stan
AlterNet


Pew Poll Finds Clean Energy Is A Political Wedge Issue for Republicans
By Stephen Lacey / Climate Progress
I Have Cancer -- And I'm More Stressed By America's Healthcare System Than My Disease
By Kelly Cuvar / AlterNet
Paul Krugman: We Could End This Depression Right Now
By Joshua Holland / AlterNet
5 Reasons Why Obama's Attack on Bain Is Good For America
By Adele M. Stan / AlterNet
Is the Corporate Personhood Reform Movement Doomed to Fail in Washington?
By Steven Rosenfeld / AlterNet

Did a Private Prison Corporation's Abuse of Inmates Spark a Deadly Riot in Mississippi?
By Seth Freed Wessler / Colorlines.com
Why Investment is the Answer to the Eurozone Crisis - Not Austerity
By Mariana Mazzucato / The Guardian
6 Absurdly Demeaning Conservative Attacks on Women
By Soraya Chemaly / AlterNet
Wall Street Wants Congress To Roll Back Financial Derivatives Regulations
By Taylor Lincoln / Public Citizen
Military Industry Lobbyists Manufacturer Fake Tea Party Outrage Against Cutting Defense Pork
By Lee Fang / Republic Report

Protest Roars to Life at Chicago NATO Summit in Face of Violent Police Crackdowns
By Matt Reichel / AlterNet
NATO Comes to Chicago, Highlights Violence and Inequality at the Heart of the System
By Gary Younge / Comment Is Free
Why Do Sex Scandals Destroy Democrats But Not Republicans?
By Russ Baker / WhoWhatWhy.com
Chicago Police Accused of Planting Evidence on "NATO 3" Protesters
By Staff / The Guardian
Pharoah Bloomberg: Paying Workers Enough to Live Is 'Communism'
By Sarah Jaffe / AlterNet

Actions Speak Louder Than Words: How the Obama Administration Has Worked Behind the Scenes to Advance Marriage Equality
By Joshua Holland / AlterNet
Shafted! Why are Homeowners Still Left to Struggle Against Big Banks Alone?
By Pat Garofalo / AlterNet
Journalists, Wiki-Leakers, Anti-War Activists Overturn Domestic Military Detention in Major Civil Rights Victory
By Steven Rosenfeld / AlterNet
GOP Version of Violence Against Women Act Tries to Push Women Back Into the Home
By Michelle Chen / In These Times
Tasing a Pregnant Woman in Front of Her Kid? The Outrageous -- And Dangerous -- Abuse of Tasers by Police
By Joshua Holland / AlterNet
The 5 Most Offensive Sexist and Homophobic Moves by Conservatives: This Month Alone!
By Sarah Seltzer / AlterNet

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