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Hedges: How Our Demented Capitalist System Made America Insane

Chris Hedges, Truthdig. May 14, 2012.

When civilizations start to die they go insane. Let the ice sheets in the Arctic melt. Let the temperatures rise. Let the air, soil and water be poisoned. Let the forests die.

The Telecom Scammers' Latest Ploy to Screw You for More Cash

David Rosen, AlterNet. March 21, 2012.

Fees, surcharges and taxes make wireless companies tons of money.

While Banks Have the Upper Hand, the Global Economic Crisis Will Continue

William K. Tabb, Amandla!. February 21, 2012.

The stock market may be up, but for working people the global political economy is likely to remain in crisis for at least another three to five years.

What Are the "San Jose Articles"? Don't Be Fooled By the Conservative Global Elites' Latest Ploy to Attack Science, Women, and the United Nations

Jessica Mack, AlterNet. October 25, 2011.

The sum of nine articles are meant to etch away at important gains made by the global reproductive rights community, from liberalizing abortion laws inNepal to Colombia and Mexico.

How Global Capitalism Always Finds Fresh Green Pastures to Exploit and Demolish

Zygmunt Bauman, Comment Is Free. October 20, 2011.

In the face of financial crisis, any hope that the parasite will die when it runs out of food is in vain – capitalism is far too inventive.

5 Reasons Capitalism Has Failed

Bob Burnett, The Smirking Chimp. August 21, 2011.

The root cause of our recent turmoil is the failure of the dominant economic paradigm -- global corporate capitalism.

The New 30-Years' War: Who Will Be the Winners and Losers in the Great Global Energy Struggle to Come?

Michael T. Klare, TomDispatch.com. June 26, 2011.

A 30-year war for energy preeminence? You wouldn’t wish it even on a desperate planet. But that’s where we’re headed and there’s no turning back.

The War on Drugs Has Failed -- the World Agrees on It

Deborah Small, Jack & Jill Politics. June 7, 2011.

It's time to begin the debate about whether to repeal drug prohibition and replace it with a real system of drug regulation and control

Big Name Panel Calls Global Drug War a "Failure"

Phillip S. Smith, Drug War Chronicle. June 3, 2011.

A half-century of global drug prohibition has showed us what it can deliver, and the world is increasingly finding it wanting.

Online Cyber-Attack Group 'Anonymous' Calls for Global Day of Protest to Defend Free Speech

Stephen C. Webster, Raw Story. January 14, 2011.

Released video rallies supporters who helped unleash attacks on corporations that censored WikiLeaks to "stand up and fight" in "every city, everywhere."

Have Women's Lives Improved Globally?

Laura Liswood, Women's Media Center. November 30, 2009.

The World Economic Forum reported some major progress in the lives of women and girls in some surprising places.

There Are More Slaves Today Than at Any Time in Human History

There Are More Slaves Today Than at Any Time in Human History

Terrence McNally, AlterNet. August 24, 2009.

Ben Skinner spent four years inside the world of modern-day slavery; an industry that produces huge profits and countless wasted lives.

The Financial Crisis Pushes Europe to the Brink of Disaster

Danny Schechter, AlterNet. March 12, 2009.

What is happening there will make things worse for us here.

Human Slavery Is Thriving in the Shadows

Mirela Xanthaki, IPS News. February 23, 2009.

Over 10 million people around the world are victims of human trafficking.

How to Restore America's Position as a Leader on Reproductive Rights

Nancy Northup, AlterNet. January 1, 2009.

The Obama administration must work toward a nation and world in which all women can live as equal members of society.

The Female Condom: Sexual Freedom Doesn't Come Free

Lauren Sisson, RH Reality Check. April 30, 2008.

The freedom to practice safe sex remains elusive for many of the world's women. We must invest in making female condoms available and accessible.

Maternal Death Rates Remain Alarmingly High

Kara Alaimo, Women's eNews. October 26, 2007.

Attaching anti-abortion, anti-contraception policies to U.S. foreign aid goes against common sense and a host of data on international women's health.

Is Eating Local the Best Choice?

David Morris, AlterNet. September 11, 2007.

Those who say eating local is not always the best choice for the planet are forgetting one very important part of the equation: community.

Is the Foreign Policy Process Working?

John Tirman, MIT Center for International Studies. September 4, 2007.

With troubles for the U.S. global position mounting, it is easy to say that the foreign policy process is not working well. But what are the sources of trouble, and how readily can they be fixed?

Can We End the American Empire Before It Ends Us?

Chalmers Johnson, TomDispatch.com. May 17, 2007.

Brilliant historian and essayist Chalmers Johnson argues that unless we face up to the tremendous strain our empire is having on America, we will lose our democracy, and then it will not matter much what else we lose.

A Global Democratic Movement Is About to Pop

Paul Hawken, Orion Magazine. May 1, 2007.

Something earth-changing is afoot among civil society -- a significant social movement is eluding the radar of mainstream culture.

From Sex Workers to Restaurant Workers, the Global Slave Trade Is Growing

David Batsone, Sojourners. March 15, 2007.

A thriving commerce in human beings is taking place behind the facade of most major cities and towns in the U.S. and worldwide. Activists are pushing back, but they need reinforcements.

\'Global May Manifesto\': Statement from International Activists with Occupy, Other Groups

AlterNet Staff, December 31, 1969.


Why the AT&T/T-Mobile Merger Is Bad for Competition,  Net Neutrality

Why the AT&T/T-Mobile Merger Is Bad for Competition, Net Neutrality

Eric Arnold, Media Consortium December 31, 1969.


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