The Missing Voices of Our World
Belief:
7 Reasons for Atheists to Celebrate the Holidays
Greta Christina
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace:
Stephen King Meets the Estate Tax
Bill Gates, Sr., Chuck Collins
DrugReporter:
Congress Gets Its Act Together: Repeals Ban on Syringe Exchange Funding, Allows D.C. to Enact Medical Marijuana Program
Bill Piper, Naomi Long
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:
Women Soldiers Forced to Resort to Back-Alley Abortions: Why Are Their Reproductive Rights Denied?
Kathryn Joyce
Immigration:
A Rogue Sheriff in One Arizona County Is a National Problem
Eric Ward
Media and Technology:
Is Handwriting Going the Way of the Dodo?
Anne Trubek
Movie Mix:
James Cameron's Wizardry in 'Avatar' Movie Demands Being Witnessed on the Big Screen
Wajahat Ali
Politics:
Naomi Klein: 3 Biggest Blown Opportunities of Obama's Presidency
Naomi Klein
Reproductive Justice and Gender:
Men: Invisible Allies in the Struggle for Choice
Claire Keyes
Rights and Liberties:
Pockets of White America Are in the Throes of an Existential Crisis
Rich Benjamin
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:
Afghan National Army: Afghan Police Are Doing More Harm Than Good
Ahmad Kawosh
Howard Zinn is the author with Anthony Arnove of the just published "Voices of a People's History of the United States" (Seven Stories Press) and of the international best-selling "A People's History of the United States." This piece is adapted from the introduction to the new Voices volume.
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