The Supremes Debate Medical Pot
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 Talks End With Agreement, But No Binding Deal: So, How Screwed Are We?
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:
Immigration Police Are Keeping Secret Jails on U.S. Soil
Jacqueline Stevens
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:
Democratic Senator Accuses GOP of Playing to "Ardent Supporters" in "Right-Wing Militia" and "Aryan Support Groups"
Sheldon Whitehouse
Reproductive Justice and Gender:
Can Boob Jobs Serve the Public Good?
Alexandra Suich
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:
Stunning Statistics About the War in Afghanistan Every American Should Know
Jeremy Scahill
Steven Wishnia is the author of The Cannabis Companion (The Running Press) and "Exit 25 Utopia."
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