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Why Spending Billions on the Afghan National Army Could Seriously Backfire

Ann Jones, TomDispatch.com. March 8, 2012.

No Afghan national army has ever saved a government, or even tried to. Instead, such an army has either sat on its hands during a coup d’état, or participated in one itself.

Democracy Alliance Dumps Progressive Organizations

Ryan Grim, Huffington Post. February 28, 2012.

The private network of major progressive and Democratic donors has dropped a number of prominent organizations.

Why the Environmental Movement Is Not Winning

Peter Montague, AlterNet. February 24, 2012.

A new report places the blame on misguided strategies of environmental funders.

Starving for Cash: Will California's Marijuana Initiatives Fail Without More Funding?

Phillip S. Smith, Drug War Chronicle. February 23, 2012.

A meeting of marijuana initiative leaders in California revealed that nearly every campaign is in serious trouble if it doesn't get a large cash injection -- and soon.

Strip-Searching Kids? 6 Shocking Ways Our Schools Treat Students Like Criminals

Kristen Gwynne, AlterNet. February 23, 2012.

Instances of nonviolent youth treated like criminals -- strip-searched or shackled for minor infractions -- shed light on a widespread problem in America's schools.

Dennis Kucinich v. Marcy Kaptur: How GOP Redistricting Will Force Out a Top Progressive Congressmember

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. February 7, 2012.

Two progressive champions are facing off for one seat in Congress. What's a voter to do?

Breasts Yes, Vaginas No? How to Fight Back Against Komen "Race for the Cure" Foundation's Bizarre Capitulation to Right-Wingers

Amanda Marcotte, AlterNet. February 1, 2012.

How the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation put their corporation-friendly image before women’s actual health concerns.

Don't Let Occupy Be Occupied: 6 Ways to Fight the Creep to Institutionalize

Harriet Barlow, AlterNet. January 25, 2012.

Crucial movements of the past with clear and radical demands suffered a diminished voice when traditional organizational standards took hold. Hopefully not Occupy.

Haiti: Where the Earthquake Money Did and Did Not Go

Bill Quigley, Anna Ramanauskas, AlterNet. January 3, 2012.

Haitians ask the same question as many around the world “Where did the money go?”

House Republicans Massively Chop Funding for Wildlife, Clean Water and Air

Environment News ServiceJuly 15, 2011.

The Republican members of the committee have used the bill to take aim at the EPA and to slash funding for environmental protections.

Do Red State Republicans Want More Divorces, STDs and Abortions? Their Policies Suggest "Yes"

Amanda Marcotte, AlterNet. May 5, 2011.

At the state level, the GOP's attacks on reproductive rights may widen the already huge gulf between red and blue states in health, family stability, and education.

Most Republicans and Democrats Agree: Cut Aid for Poor People, Not Israel

Medea Benjamin, Charles Davis, AlterNet. March 2, 2011.

President Barack Obama's budget includes halving the home-heating oil subsidy poor households depend on. But he proposes $3 billion for Israel.

Koch Footprints Lead to Political Powder Keg: Exposing the Far Right's Secret Slush Fund to Keep Fear Alive

Pam Martens, CounterPunch. October 27, 2010.

A secretive libertarian nonprofit bankrolled a fear-mongering effort to get McCain into the White House. Until now, where the money came from has been a hotly debated mystery.

Obama Wants More Money for the Failed Drug War?

Phillip S. Smith, Drug War Chronicle. February 5, 2010.

The Obama drug budget largely maintains the roughly two-to-one imbalance between spending on treatment and prevention and spending on law enforcement.

New Theory on Mental Illness Misses Bigger Picture

New Theory on Mental Illness Misses Bigger Picture

Jay Neugeboren, Huffington Post. November 18, 2008.

Why is it so much easier to find funds for studying mental disorders than it is to find funds to help the people who live with those disorders?

America's Mental Health Care System in Shambles

Art Levine, The American Prospect. July 26, 2008.

Mentally ill adults who receive treatment in the public-health system die 25 years sooner, on average, than Americans overall.

Campaign Finance Lessons from the 2008 Campaign, So Far

Democracy 21May 22, 2008.

Small and big donors increase as federal oversight creates loopholes.

House Dems Pull Funding for Occupation from Budget

AlterNet Staff, AlterNet. December 11, 2007.

Bush claims of urgency prove bogus; Obey says Repubs acting in 'bad faith'; Kucinich calls for determination and truthfulness.

Senate Democrats Fight to Stay Unified Against Bush on Iraq

AlterNetNovember 16, 2007.

House passes interim funding bill with troop pull-out provisions; another tug-of-war breaks out over Iraq.

War Costs Spiral Out of Control

Robert Scheer, Truthdig. October 24, 2007.

In the name of our troops, Bush demanded another $46 billion from Congress to finance the war in Iraq -- and the Democrats will probably give it to him.

Vote on Iraq Again and Again

Sen. Russ Feingold, Huffington Post. October 3, 2007.

Keep the pressure on the war's supporters, for the sake of Iraq and America.

Majority of Americans Oppose Full Funding of Occupation

Middle East OnlineOctober 2, 2007.

Congress is out of step with America.

Important care options for disabled being ignored

Prema Polit, January 30, 2007.

Prema Polit: Community services for the developmentally disabled do need help, but outdated institutions are not the solution.

Huge Loss at JP Morgan Proves Even The Risk-Management Experts Can\'t Regulate Themselves

Digby, December 31, 1969.


Urgent: Ban on Federal Needle Exchange Funding May be Restored in Next 8 Hours

Kristen Gwynne, December 31, 1969.


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