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NewsQuirks 652 -- A Quirky Review of 2001

By Roland Sweet, AlterNet. Posted December 13, 2001.


In spite of the recent war coverage, the nation's press devoted significant column inches this year to the truly weird and the just plain wacky. The best quirks news of 2001.

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In Special Coverage

Belief:
7 Reasons for Atheists to Celebrate the Holidays
Greta Christina

Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace:
They're Building Nuclear Missile Parts in Woodstock? You Can't Escape America's War Economy

DrugReporter:
We Can't Let Politics Keep Trumping Science on Drug Policy
Beth Schwartzapfel

Environment:
Copenhagen: Historic Failure That Will Live in Infamy
Joss Garman

Food:
Corporations (and Sarah Palin) Are Cyborgs Sent to Scuttle the Fight Against Climate Change
Rebecca Solnit

Health and Wellness:
Abortion in the Senate Health-Care Bill: What the Nelson Compromise Will Cost Women
Jodi Jacobson

Immigration:
Obama and Congress: At the Crossroads of Immigration Reform
Maribel Hastings

Media and Technology:
The Media Industry's Whirlwind Transformation in the 2000's: Good-News, Bad-News
Rory O'Connor

Movie Mix:
James Cameron's Wizardry in 'Avatar' Movie Demands Being Witnessed on the Big Screen
Wajahat Ali

Politics:
The Ten Worst Nightmares Bush Inflicted on America
Juan Cole

Reproductive Justice and Gender:
Men: Invisible Allies in the Struggle for Choice
Claire Keyes

Rights and Liberties:
Touchdowns and Lockdowns: Transcending Racial Politics in Prison Through Sports
Bruce Reilly

Sex and Relationships:
Sexy Mormons, the Joy of Vibrators and Sticking it to Puritans: 10 of Liz Langley's Best Pieces
AlterNet Staff

Take Action:
G-20 Meetings: Nothing Much Happened in the Suites, and There Was Too Much Punch in the Streets
Laura Flanders

Water:
NASA Report Highlights Need to Retire Drainage Impaired Land in California
Dan Bacher

World:
Is It Possible to Cobble Together 10 Good Things That Happened in 2009? You Better Believe It!
Medea Benjamin

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We Can't Let Politics Keep Trumping Science on Drug Policy
DrugReporter: If Obama wants to promote public health -- over politics -- on substance abuse, there are many more bold steps his administration should take.
By Beth Schwartzapfel, The Nation. December 22, 2009.
Touchdowns and Lockdowns: Transcending Racial Politics in Prison Through Sports
DrugReporter: I spent a decade organizing sports leagues amongst those who failed in their struggle against violence and oppression: in prison.
By Bruce Reilly, AlterNet. December 22, 2009.
The Media Industry's Whirlwind Transformation in the 2000's: Good-News, Bad-News
Media and Technology: For the media industry, it was a decade of disruption and decay, of death (newspapers) and birth (new forms of journalism.)
By Rory O'Connor, MediaChannel.org. December 22, 2009.
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