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Human rights and civil liberties.	The Persecution of Political Prisoner Sami Al-Arian Ali Gharib, IPS News Years after he was found not guilty in a federal court, the Bush administration is keeping a Palestinian university professor jailed, in legal limbo.	Hitchens Gets Waterboarded, Withdraws from Iraq in 11 Seconds John Dolan, AlterNet We Are Through the Looking Glass: Guantánamo as Alice in Wonderland Andy Worthington, Andy Worthington's Blog


Coverage of America's war with Iraq.	Iraqis Want the U.S. Out; This is How it Should Happen Adil E. Shamoo, Foreign Policy in Focus Instead of negotiating a long-term presence in Iraq, the United States should be negotiating a withdrawal.	Bringing Ireland to Baghdad: How the Resistance Will Eventually Kick the Americans Out Gary Brecher, AlterNet Expending Diplomacy: How Much of the Pentagon Budget Goes to Foreign Militaries? Allen McDuffee, AlterNet


From climate change to medical news.	Google: Good or Evil When It Comes to the Environment? Scott Thill, AlterNet Google's motto is "Don't be evil." But when it comes to its environmental impact, some think the company can't live up to its own hype.	Why We Need to Put Science Back in Government Chris Mooney, Yale Environment 360 Virginia Is for Coal Lovers Glenn Hurowitz, Huffington Post


Critical perspectives on our media-driven world	It's About Time for Online Voting Allison H. Fine, Personal Democracy Forum Historians will undoubtedly consider our current era of voting machines the technological equivalent of the 8-track tape machine.	Fighting Against Radio's Hate-Spreading Shock Jocks , AlterNet Books Real Journalists Don't Make $5 Million a Year Chris Hedges, Truthdig


News from the front lines of the drug war.	The World Health Organization Documents Failure of U.S. Drug Policies Bruce Mirken, AlterNet WHO survey of 17 countries finds that we have the highest rates of marijuana and cocaine use.	How Long Does Drug Prohibition Need to Continue Before It's Declared a Failure? David Borden, Drug War Chronicle Ecstasy Is the Key to Treating PTSD Amy Turner, The Times of London UK


Home of The Alternative Movie Awards.	WALL-E: A World Without Us Michael Dudley, City States Stores are overfilling with WALL-E merchandise that will soon clog our landfills. Yet this new Disney movie bills itself as pro-environment.	Zeitgeist Films: The Only Woman-Run Film Distribution Company Celebrates 20th Anniversary Melissa Silverstein, Women & Hollywood Brick Lane: A Nuanced Look at an Arranged Marriage Melissa Silverstein, Women & Hollywood


Special coverage of labor and the workplace.	Gulf States: If Western Countries Won't Take Our Money, We'll Invest in the East Meena Janardhan, IPS News Western governments need to remember that access to markets is not a one-way street.	The 'Mortgage Meltdown' Was No Accident Kai Wright, The Nation The Speculation Explanation: Framing the Energy Crisis Matthew S. Miller, AlterNet


Covering election theft, voting rights, money and politics, and political reform.	Republican Campaign Against Likely Democratic Voters Begins Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet The GOP’s latest accusations are long on rhetoric but short on facts.	Ignorant America: Just How Stupid Are We? Rick Shenkman, Tomdispatch.com Florida’s 2008 Election Landscape Looking More Like 2000 Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet


AlterNet's coverage of the 2008 election.	Inside Obama's Christian Crusade Max Blumenthal, TheNation.com Obama has made a major effort to woo evangelicals, but at what cost to church-state separation?	The 10 Most Awesomely Bad Moments of the Bush Presidency Brad Reed, AlterNet Are Obama's Supporters Getting a Centrist Candidate They Never Bargained for? Paul Krugman, The New York Times


From health care policy to fitness and nutrition.	Echoes of Vietnam: VA Stalls, Dissembles While Vets Suffer and Die Penny Coleman, AlterNet The latest episode of the Department of Veterans Affairs' callous denial of veterans' suffering is a continuation of a long tradition.	The Science of Happiness: Is It All Bullshit? Bruce E. Levine, AlterNet Will This Man Fix American Health Care? Ezra Klein, The American Prospect


The latest headlines on immigration issues.	Surviving a Weekend with America's Premiere Pro-White Activist Group Gabriel Thompson, AlterNet Meet the Council of Conservative Citizens -- a group that offers a biblical defense of slavery and laments the surivival of African babies.	Malthus Lives in Anti-Immigrant Ads César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández The Intolerant States of America -- Why My Middle Name Is Now 'Hussein' Kyle de Beausset, AlterNet


Coverage concerning women's rights, reproductive health and education, gender, race, sexuality and more.	Why Can't Women Sleep? Gayle Greene, Ms. Magazine And why is the high level of insomnia among women ignored by researchers?	Women Have the Voting Power to Control This Election Martha Burk, Ms. Magazine There's Something Missing from Mommy Lit Deesha Philyaw, Bitch Magazine


Coverage concerning the global water crisis, including public water protection, conservation, pollution, bottled water, drought and dams.	Will Midwest Floods Be as Toxic as New Orleans? Peter N. Spotts, Christian Science Monitor Some of the most serious pollution problems may not lie outdoors, but in the home.	The Protest that Turned the Tide of Global Green Opinion Kathy Marks, The Independent UK Is a Big Hunk of Steak Worth Almost 2,000 Gallons of Water? Collin Dunn, Huffington Post

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