On AlterNet: anniversary

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "anniversary"

An Exit Strategy from America's Longest War -- 40 Years of Disastrous Drug Prohibition

Stephen Gutwillig, AlterNet. June 15, 2011.

When will we abandon what is arguably the most disastrous public policy in American history since chattel slavery and the jim crow legacy?

First Anniversary of Citizens United Decision: Hundreds of Millions in Corporate Money Already Pouring into Elections

Chris Kromm, Institute for Southern Studies. January 21, 2011.

A year ago this week, the Supreme Court issued a ruling so momentous that many are still grappling to take stock of its impact on our political system.

Don't You Think It's Time to Reinstate the Laws That Would Have Prevented the Financial Crash?

Nomi Prins, AlterNet. November 14, 2009.

It's been 10 years since Washington repealed the Glass-Steagall Act, the moment we got royally screwed by the banking system -- and we're still paying the price.

Berlin Wall: Worst Anniversary Celebration Ever

Tim Mohr, AlterNet. November 13, 2009.

Would-be revelers divided by a fake Berlin Wall shuffled along in the rain looking for a way out of a festival of freedom.

International House of Prayer (IHOP) Celebrates Ten Years of Non-Stop Praying

Jan Frel, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. September 17, 2009.

A remarkable achievement, right up there with the world's largest ball of twine.

Hiroshima Day: America Has Been Asleep at the Wheel for 64 Years

Daniel Ellsberg, Truthdig. August 6, 2009.

Deceptions about our nuclear weapons have "threatened the survival of the human species."