Max Keiser, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. July 21, 2008. The dollar is crashing and the economy tanking; yet some American's are rallying to "save their Starbucks." Talk about denial.
Martha Rosenberg, AlterNet. April 28, 2008. Drug company spin does not change the fact that Cymbalta has been linked to suicide -- even in otherwise mentally healthy people.
John Miller, Dollars and Sense. February 8, 2008. The economic recovery underway since late 2001 is probably over. Too bad many Americans never got to experience it.
Bob Fertik, Democrats.com. January 25, 2008. Why is it that, since Reagan came to Washington in 1981, "bipartisan unity" has always meant Democratic capitulation to Republicans?
Barbara Ehrenreich, Barbaraehrenreich.com. January 10, 2008. Growth and productivity mean nothing when they are de-coupled from most people's lived experience: being squeezed.
Bruce E. Levine, AlterNet. January 9, 2008. Many prescription drugs have effects similar to those of illegal drugs. But we still view some users as criminals -- the others as patients.
Kathy Kastan, Huffington Post. December 19, 2007. Suicide rates are alarmingly high among middle-aged Americans, and the holiday season often amplifies the problem.
Bruce E. Levine, Chelsea Green Publishing. November 26, 2007. It would be a lot easier to address the increasing rate of depression among Americans if we weren't so afraid to admit that our consumer society makes us unhappy.
Bruce E. Levine, Z Magazine. November 14, 2007. The author of a new book on depression shows how Big Pharma is cashing in on drugs that aren't likely to help mood disorders.
Jurriaan Kamp, Ode. August 28, 2007. New research suggests that certain supplements and foods can help curb prison violence and increase academic performance in troubled students. Yet the effect of nutrition on psychological health and behavior is still controversial.
Linda Franklin, AlterNet. June 13, 2007. Our society's inability to recognize depression in men is putting their relationships and physical health in jeopardy.
Laura Barcella, AlterNet. April 7, 2007. In her new book, "Dancing in the Streets," Barbara Ehrenreich links the current epidemic of depression with our lack of group bonding rituals and explores how festive gatherings can be vehicles for social change.
