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Sunday, May 11th, 2008

chalabiFraudster Ahmed Chalabi's Lobby

By Aram Roston, The Nation
War on Iraq: No one could have guessed, back in 2000, what would come of Chalabi's efforts in Washington.

madreToday, Honor Mothers World-Wide

By Diana Duarte, AlterNet
Reproductive Justice and Gender: Mothers across the globe are working for progressive change. MADRE, an international women's rights organizations, honors them this Mother's Day.

blood diamondMother's Day Boycott of Israeli Settlement-builder Leviev

By Adalah-NY, AlterNet
ForeignPolicy: Activists boycott right-wing Israeli diamond magnate.

Saturday, May 10th, 2008

motherThe Cards Are Stacked Against Mothers in America -- Here's How We Can Fix It

By , AlterNet
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: Joan Blades, founder of MomsRising.org, discusses bias against mothers in the workplace and the "mommy wars." (with video)

mother's dayWas It Easier Being a Mother in 1908?

By , Christian Science Monitor
Reproductive Justice and Gender: On the first Mother's Day 100 years ago, moms had a tough -- but rewarding -- job, just as they do today.

hillaryHillary Is McCain's Dream Candidate, Not Obama's

By , AlterNet
Election 2008: Before the talk of a Obama/Hillary "dream ticket" goes too far, are we talking about the the Republicans' dream, or everyone else's?

crisisHow Food Riots, Pricey Gas and Home Foreclosures Point to a Better Future

By , AlterNet
Environment: We are beset today by a systemic global crisis that could open the way to hopeful transformation. It is up to us.

energy If We All Started Driving Priuses, We'd Consume More Energy Than Ever Before

By , Public Affairs Books
Environment: While energy efficiency is laudable, history shows that it leads to people consuming more energy.

burmaEditorial: The Disaster in Burma -- How You Can Help

By , AlterNet
Environment: International aid groups are facing problems getting to disaster-stricken areas of Burma, but a group of monks is on the front lines right now.

puppyThe Healing Power of Pets

By Rebecca Armstrong, The Independent UK
Health and Wellness: Studies show that contact with domestic animals can prevent illness.

Will DurstIt's Over for Clinton

By Will Durst, AlterNet
Election 2008: In politics, anything can happen. Except for what needs to happen for Clinton to secure the nomination.

iran warActing Locally: Will Chicago Push Back Against Iran Warmongering?

By Michael Lynn, Comment Is Free
War on Iraq: With the Bush administration angling for war with Iran, the city of Chicago is considering going on record opposing it.

shell gameWashington's Great Inflation Hoax

By Kevin Phillips, Huffington Post
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: The federal government's CPI measurement doesn't capture the pain many Americans are feeling today.

burocracyReport: Employment Verification System Inefficient, Ineffective, and Costly

AlterNet Immigration: The Social Security Administration doesn't have the capacity or accuracy to check 130 million workers' records.

sex workSex Work vs. Trafficking: Understanding the Difference

By Melissa Ditmore, RH Reality Check
Sex and Relationships: There are big differences between women trafficked into sexual slavery and voluntary sex workers. So why are we treating them the same?

Friday, May 9th, 2008

cornDrive 1,000 Miles or Feed a Person for a Year? The Biofuels Dilemma

By , AlterNet
Water: Can the pumping of ethanol into American fuel tanks really make it harder for parents to feed their families?

pot arrestsNYC's Staggering Arrest Rate for Pot Achieved By Police Deception and Scams

By , AlterNet
DrugReporter: New study says New York's cannabis crackdown is both racist and fraudulent -- and that more have been arrested under Bloomberg than Giuliani.

wsguysWill the Mortgage Industry Pay for Its Crimes?

By , AlterNet
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: Borrowers are being crushed under the credit crisis. Someone needs to pay.

gitmo prisonerWho Are the Gitmo Prisoners Released With Sami al-Haj?

By , Andy Worthington's Blog
Rights and Liberties: The release of al-Jazeera cameraman Sami al-Haj last week made headlines. But few have mentioned the others prisoners freed from Guantánamo.

mediaOur Media Have Been So Wrong for So Long

By , AlterNet
War on Iraq: In his new book, E&P editor Greg Mitchell offers a stinging indictment of the media's complicity with Washington's war-marketing machine.

The Superdelegate Problem

By , Truthdig
The conflict between popularly chosen delegates and powerful, unelected "superdelegates" may seriously wound the Democratic Party.

feminismAnti-Feminist Backlash Out in Full Force

By Katha Pollitt, The Nation
Reproductive Justice and Gender: Republican hegemony, conservative Christianity and misogynist media are taking their toll.

pillsDoes America Have a Prescription Drug Problem?

By Doug Bremner, Huffington Post
Health and Wellness: Almost all of the chronic conditions for which pills are prescribed are preventable through changes in lifestyle, diet and exercise.

sex toysReason Number 2,767 Why Gay Rights Matter to Everyone

By Greta Christina, The Blowfish Blog
Sex and Relationships: Right-wingers who fight gay rights are the same sex-phobes who want to stop birth control, sex education and abortion.

sirotaAcknowledging the Race Chasm

By David Sirota, Creators Syndicate
Election 2008: The pervasive racism that taints our political discourse will persist until we recognize and reject it.

oldThe Sexy Path to Good Health

By Sue Katz, Consenting Adult
Sex and Relationships: Healthy doses of sex with yourself and others is good for you.

masriLeader of al-Qa'ida in Iraq Reported "Captured" in Mosul Raid

By James Macintyre, Independent UK
War on Iraq: The Iraqi Defense Ministry claims Washington's prime target, Abu Ayyub al-Masri, has been arrested, but the White House is skeptical.

Taxes and the Cult of Home Ownership

By Thomas Palley, AlterNet
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: Home mortgage deductions and other bennies for homeowners are supposed to help the middle class, but they're actually burying it.

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

bush turkeyThe Military's Pricey Restaurant Tastes: Gone Are the Days of Grunts Peeling Potatoes

By , Metropolitan Books
ForeignPolicy: Judging by the Pentagon's own accounting, the army, navy, air force and marines have been very hungry -- and they've been chowing down.

childrenAre Immigration Authorities Going After School Children Now?

By , New American Media
Rights and Liberties: If true, then it's hard to imagine the cruelty that resides in these people's hearts.

saluteVA Retreats on Voter Registration Efforts for Wounded Veterans

By , AlterNet
Democracy and Elections: The Department of Veterans Affairs says it will help ex-soldiers to register and vote, yet it won't allow registration drives on VA facilities.

pelosi and bushThe Iraq Supplemental: A Three-Ring Circus

By , AlterNet
War on Iraq: Congress thinks it's being cute in dealing with all of the funding for Iraq this year in one fell swoop.

thumbsupanddownWill Democracy Make You Happy?

By , Foreign Policy
Politicians have long clung to the notion that free nations breed happy people. Now, a new 'science of happiness' turns that equation on its head.

sexworkerSatisfied Sex Worker or Domestic Trafficking Victim?

By , AlterNet
Reproductive Justice and Gender: New legislation could expand the definition of trafficking to treat many sex workers as crime victims instead of criminals.

israel 60Marketing Ethnic Cleansing: Israel Parties Like It's 1948 on its 60th Birthday

By , AlterNet
ForeignPolicy: The frenzy around Israel Independence Day is an attempt to freeze history in 1948 when public support of Israel was unequivocal.

notebookComputer Makers Race to Create $100 Laptop

By , Christian Science Monitor
New lines of tiny PCs are small enough to fit in your purse and affordable enough for students in around the world.

fldsHow Should States Deal with Polygamous Sects?

By Faye Bowers, Christian Science Monitor
Rights and Liberties: Utah and Arizona have mostly ignored the FLDS since the infamous 1953 raid of Short Creek. Now, political pressure may force them to crack down.

drinkingwaterWater Shortage Concerns: City Contemplates Going From Toilet to Tap

By Barbara L. Minton, Natural News
Water: Tuscon residents may soon be drinking treated wastewater as part of a growing national trend to offset diminishing freshwater sources.

GIRLSLet's Talk About Sex

By Bonnie Zylbergold, American Sexuality Magazine
Reproductive Justice and Gender: A health educator uses hip-hop to talk to girls about gender and sexuality.

foodOrganics May Soon Be Out of Reach for Many Consumers

By Tana Ganeva, AlterNet
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: As the economy worsens, fewer shoppers will be able to afford healthy, organic food.

Amy GoodmanAmerica's War on Journalists

By Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate
War on Iraq: The Bush administration has engaged in assault, intimidation, and imprisonment to limit the ability of journalists to do their jobs.

seiu v cnaLabor Lobby Melee: Union Rivalry Gets Physical

By Bennett Baumer, Indypendent
Rights and Liberties: Things turn ugly as SEIU and CNA trade accusations and wage war over the direction of the labor movement.

War for OilWith House Poised to Spend $163 Billion, More Argue Iraq Should Use Oil Money to Pay for Reconstruction

By Jim Lobe, IPS News
War on Iraq: "The argument that Iraq should use its oil revenues to pay the U.S. sounds like the ultimate proof that we invaded Iraq for mercenary reasons."

monsantoFarm Radio Broadcaster Gets the Boot After Exposing Monsanto's 'Goon Squads'

By Russell Mokhiber, Corporate Crime Reporter
MediaCulture: Derry Brownfield was a veteran of farm radio reports, until he went after Big Ag and its Mafia.

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

pentagonThe Pentagon vs. the U.S.: How Americans Have Become Targets of Their Own Military

By , Truthdig
America is a country at war with itself.

brokeEmpty Wallet? Not to Worry -- Poor Is the New Rich!

By , The Nation
As waves of poverty wash over the once-affluent, it's nice to know that you can share the pain.

hillaryClinton: Damn the Pundits, Full Speed Ahead

By , MotherJones.com
Election 2008: The Clinton campaign has signaled it will fight on. But her only real option is going nuclear.

obamaObama Wins NC Decisively, Clinton Hangs on by Thread

By , Huffington Post
Election 2008: In a nutshell, the Reverend Wright strategy backfired.

anti-abortionAnti-Choice Zealots Chase After Patients' Private Medical Records

By , Ms. Magazine
Reproductive Justice and Gender: With anti-abortion forces bearing down on him, Dr. George Tiller fights for his patients' privacy -- and their lives.

New Food Safety Rules May Do More Harm Than Good

By , Earth Island Journal
Environment: The food safety regulations established in response to the spinach E. coli outbreak are threatening environmentally friendly farming practices.

tapSelling Tap Water in New York to Help Provide Clean Water in Developing Countries

By Brita Belli, E Magazine
Water: An initiative to charge diners $1 for tap water and donate it to UNICEF to provide clean drinking water is taking off.

Annalee NewitzWho's Afraid of Grand Theft Auto?

By Annalee Newitz, AlterNet
MediaCulture: If the controversial video game were a movie, we'd all be mightily impressed by its dark, ironic vision of a world at war with itself.

imgPsst... Government-Supplied Marijuana Program Turns 30

By Bruce Mirken, AlterNet
DrugReporter: That's right, our government has been supplying medical marijuana to some patients for three full decades.

paltorwHollywood's Selective Outrage

By Dennis Perrin, Huffington Post
Movie Mix: The air-brushed Hollywood stars that populate PSAs aren't likely to tackle truly controversial issues any time soon.

Robert ScheerBattle of the Hawks

By Robert Scheer, Truthdig
Election 2008: Both McCain and Clinton have shown a dangerously cavalier attitude towards the option of a nuclear strike against Iran.

Normon SolomonObama's Triumph Over Media Frivolity

By Norman Solomon, AlterNet
MediaCulture: Obama's Tuesday win represents a victory over a press corps fixated on fluff over substance.

flat earthTom Friedman Blames the Victim for Subprime Values

By Chris Nolan, Majikthise
PEEK: The New York Times columnist is completely out of touch with the reality of ordinary Americans.

Rush LimbaughDid Limbaugh Try to Incite Violence?

By Marc Savlov, Frameshop
PEEK: Rush Limbaugh's "Operation Chaos" is a call for political violence.

torresSinking Without Trace: Australia's Unknown Climate Change Victims

Independent UK Environment: The islands of the Torres Strait are slowly being submerged and the plight of their inhabitants is being overlooked.

marriedBecoming a Smug Married

The Frisky Sex and Relationships: I used to hate boring, smug married people -- until I began to suspect that I had turned into one of them.

oilBig Oil Strike in Brazil has Tongues Wagging, but We Continue Towards Peak Oil

By Pedro Prieto, Tlaxcala
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: Since the 1980's, the world has discovered less oil than it has consumed every year.

pentagon propagandaPentagon Releases Propaganda Documents -- Will the Media Pay Attention?

By John Stauber, PR Watch
War on Iraq: With 8,000 pages of documents online for the world to see, will the networks continue their media blackout?

tomatoIs Burger King Spying on Labor Activists?

By Tiffany Ten Eyck, Labor Notes
Rights and Liberties: "If you're a student in Virginia, how do you get access to a Burger King internal document?"

delmonteLawsuit: Del Monte Ripping Off Migrant Workers

Southern Poverty Law Center Immigration: Court rules the ag-giant can't hide behind middle-men.

cpjJournalists Continue to Be Killed With Impunity Across the Globe

By Mirela Xanthaki, IPS News
MediaCulture: Murder is the ultimate form of censorship. The more killings of media workers go unpunished, the more the press is silenced.

motherMaternal Profiling

By Anita Sarah Jackson, Huffington Post
Reproductive Justice and Gender: Moms across the country face workplace discrimination, but the media has been largely silent on the issue.

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

limbaughThe Violent Language of Right-Wing Pundits Poisons Our Democracy

By , Ig Publishing
MediaCulture: On TV and the radio, conservative pundits infuse violence into their arguments, destroying our precious culture of civil debate.

puryearPrivate Prison Litigator Gus Puryear's Rise to the Top

By , AlterNet
Rights and Liberties: Part II of an investigative report on the unsolved homicide that haunts a Bush nominee for a U.S. District Court seat.

tancredoImmigration Hardliners Pushing Pointless SAVE Act Through Congress

By , AlterNet
Rights and Liberties: A perfect example of short-sighted public policy.

war on earthEndless War: Is the U.S. Trying to Set Whole World on Fire?

By , Tomdispatch.com
War on Iraq: The Iraq war won't end, but in the Pentagon they're already arguing about the next one.

gas pricesIt's the Obscene Profits, Stupid! Exxon's Enormous Gains from the U.S. Keep Growing

By , The Wip
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: Exxon is working to assure that whoever gets into the Oval Office doesn't try to tax some of their profits away.

nuclearA Nuclear Energy Renaissance Wouldn't Solve Our Problems, But It Would Rip Us Off

By , The Nation
Environment: Talk of a nuclear renaissance is a dangerous distraction from the real changes we need to make to wean ourselves off oil.

youngYoung at Heart

By Sue Katz, Consenting Adult
Movie Mix: Young@heart, a film about a choir of elders whose repertoire includes the Ramones and the Clash, proves that rock n' roll will never die.

bottlesA Return to the Tap: Why Bottled Water Is on the Way Out

By Melissa Knopper, E Magazine
Water: Environmental concerns are sending people back to their taps and putting bottled water companies on the defensive.

Troubled TeenCongress Probes Child Abuse Under Guise of Treatment

By Chris Nolan, Majikthise
PEEK: Congress begins to investigate "wilderness programs" and other "treatment" centers that dispense physical and psychological abuse.

Evangelical Doctor Touts Better Health Care Plan Than Clinton, Obama

By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!
Health and Wellness: Unlike Clinton or Obama, Dr. Rocky White, an Evangelical from a conservative background, is promoting a single-payer health care system.

fat catShareholders Revolt Against Bloated CEO Pay

By Sam Pizzigati, Too Much: A Commentary on Excess and Inequality
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: How much higher can executive pay rise? Corporate shareholders may not have the patience to wait and see.

william lyndExecutions Resume Today, Death Penalty Still Cruel and Unusual

By Billy Sothern, The Nation
Rights and Liberties: Barring a last-minute stay of execution, death row prisoner William Lynd will be murdered by the state of Georgia tonight.

iraq dividedInternational Crisis Group: "There Is Reason to Fear This Is Only a Temporary Salve"

By Ali Gharib, IPS News
War on Iraq: Two new ICG reports show that, at best, the "surge" was a temporary solution and that, in Iraq, "underlying issues will again come to the fore."

birth control"Pro-Lifers" Protest Contraception

By Cristina Page, RH Reality Check
Rights and Liberties: Birth control is the best way to lower the abortion rate. So why are anti-choicers rallying against it and claiming that "the pill kills babies"?

englishA NJ Town Illustrates the Unintended Consequences of Harsh Immigration "Crackdowns"

By Cristina Jimenez, Drum Major Institute
Immigration: The Suffolk County legislature refuses to learn from Riverside, NJ's experience.

GonsalvesOur Great 'Secretocracy'

By Sean Gonsalves, AlterNet
Column: Government secrecy does not make us safer; it undermines the Constitution.

Monday, May 5th, 2008

puryearMeet Gus Puryear: Bush's Latest Villainous Nominee for a Lifetime Judgeship

By , AlterNet
Rights and Liberties: The unsolved murder of Estelle Richardson in her prison cell haunts the nation's top private prison litigator as he vies for a judgeship.

prayerAn Atheist Goes Undercover to Join the Flock of Mad Pastor John Hagee

By , RollingStone.com
Rights and Liberties: In this excerpt from his new book, Matt Taibbi shares his experiences at a Hagee's boot camp for new converts.

votingDemocratic Congress to Voters: What Election Problems?

By , AlterNet
Democracy and Elections: A Democratic-majority Congress is unlikely to pass needed election reforms.

stocksUsing Higher Ed.'s $340 Billion in Endowments to Make the World a Better Place

By , AlterNet
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: Morgan Simon of the Responsible Endowment Coalition is helping student activists across the U.S. leverage their school endowments.

general dynamicsPeace Activists Occupy General Dynamics Weapons Plant

By , AlterNet
War on Iraq: Vermont activists entered General Dynamics and locked themselves together in the firm's lobby to protest the company's war profiteering.

foodProfiteers Squeeze Billions Out of Growing Global Food Crisis

By , Independent UK
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: Speculators blamed for driving up price of basic foods as 100 million face severe hunger.

hageeMcCain's Preacher Pal Calls Catholic Church the 'Great Whore' -- Where's the Outrage?

By , The New York Times
Election 2008: If the hypocrisy whipped up over Jeremiah Wright proves anything, it's that this nation's candid conversation on race has yet to begin.

pentagonWhat the Pentagon Pundits Were Selling on the Side

By , Center for Media and Democracy
MediaCulture: The Pentagon pundit scandal was not only a corrupt marriage of propaganda and corporate lobbying -- it was completely illegal.

cupHey Coffee Drinker, Ditch That Paper Cup

By , The Tyee
Environment: North America consumes 50 million trees a year for paper cups. Buy a travel mug already!

hillary clintonThere Is No 'Nuclear Option' for Hillary to Seize the Nomination at the Dem Convention

By Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet
Election 2008: The speculation that Hillary's campaign might try to override the voting process to get the nomination ignores DNC rules.

earth is flatPoll: Americans Don't Like Our Current Trade Policy

By Holly Shulman, Eyes on Trade
ForeignPolicy: As people's economic pain grows, their trust in U.S. trade policy shrinks.

kidChild Care Gets a Special Mother's Day Promotion

By Jill Hindenach, Women's eNews
Reproductive Justice and Gender: Child care is a long-neglected political issue. But this Mother's Day, a handful of advocates are putting it back on the radar screen.

MyanmarDeath Toll After Myanmar Cyclone Could Reach 10,000

By Ginna Green, Shakesville
PEEK: The UN and Red Cross are working to provide relief to hundreds of thousands affected by the cyclone.

Deb PriceCourageous Gay Bishop Weathers Storm

By Deb Price, Creators Syndicate
Column: Bishop Gene Robinson calls on religious gays and lesbians to fight for acceptance within their spiritual communities.

sadrWhat is Next for Muqtada al Sadr?

By Sami Moubayed, Asia Times
War on Iraq: While U.S. casualties continue to mount -- and many Iraqi troops lay down their arms -- the Mahdi Army is waging a war of survival.

immigrationInstead of Scapegoating Immigrants, Wage and Workplace Enforcement for Everyone

By Joe Bolkcom, AlterNet
Immigration: Immigrants don't work jobs Americans won't take -- they work side by side together so let's help both prosper.