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On AlterNet: government

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

The Price of Wall Street's Rescue

The Price of Wall Street's Rescue

Robert Kuttner, AlterNet. September 19, 2008.
Help must go to the ordinary people who have suffered harm, not just wealthy insiders. That should be the price of a deal.

Six Questions About the Anthrax Attacks That the Public Should Demand

Six Questions About the Anthrax Attacks That the Public Should Demand

Tom Engelhardt, Tomdispatch.com. August 19, 2008.
The media's already losing interest on the anthrax story, but there are plenty of simple questions that really deserve answers.

What the Media Won't Touch with a Ten-Foot Pole

What the Media Won't Touch with a Ten-Foot Pole

Brave New Films, MobLogic AlterNet: Video. August 11, 2008.
Israel expanding settlements in the West Bank.

White House Ordered CIA Forgeries to Wage Iraq War

White House Ordered CIA Forgeries to Wage Iraq War

Cenk Uygur, Brave New Films AlterNet: War on Iraq. August 6, 2008.
Ron Suskind's new book offers the smoking gun on Bush admin's deception.

Will Wikileaks Revolutionize Journalism?

Will Wikileaks Revolutionize Journalism?

Sean Gonsalves, AlterNet. July 7, 2008.
While journalists should view Wikileaks with some skepticism, it cannot be ignored. Welcome to the brave new world of investigative reporting.

Our Government: Powerless to Outlaw Guns, Able to Outlaw Sexual Expression

Our Government: Powerless to Outlaw Guns, Able to Outlaw Sexual Expression

Dr. Marty Klein, Sexual Intelligence. July 2, 2008.
Why is the government allowed to jail people for selling videos of adults having (consensual) sex?

Why We Need to Put Science Back in Government

Why We Need to Put Science Back in Government

Chris Mooney, Yale Environment 360. June 30, 2008.
The Bush administration has been widely criticized for placing politics over science. The next president must act to reverse that trend.

Who Cares About the Vice President?

Who Cares About the Vice President?

Sean Gonsalves, AlterNet. June 24, 2008.
The VP used to be a bench-warmer called in to perform PR tasks. When did vice presidents become important political figures?

More Americans Fear Losing Their Health Insurance Than Being in a Terrorist Attack

More Americans Fear Losing Their Health Insurance Than Being in a Terrorist Attack

Ezra Klein, The American Prospect. May 21, 2008.
Will a new administration and Congress get universal health care right this time?

How the Government Is Passing Secret Laws

How the Government Is Passing Secret Laws

Sean Gonsalves, AlterNet. May 19, 2008.
The government is undermining our rights by making laws in secret. Surprise, surprise.

Whistle-Blowers Under Attack

Whistle-Blowers Under Attack

Sean Gonsalves, AlterNet. May 12, 2008.
The government's attempt to gut a law protecting whistle-blowers does not bode well for our First Amendment rights.

Reason Number 2,767 Why Gay Rights Matter to Everyone

Reason Number 2,767 Why Gay Rights Matter to Everyone

Greta Christina, The Blowfish Blog. May 9, 2008.
Right-wingers who fight gay rights are the same sex-phobes who want to stop birth control, sex education and abortion.

Psst... Government-Supplied Marijuana Program Turns 30

Psst... Government-Supplied Marijuana Program Turns 30

Bruce Mirken, AlterNet. May 7, 2008.
That's right, our government has been supplying medical marijuana to some patients for three full decades.

Our Great 'Secretocracy'

Our Great 'Secretocracy'

Sean Gonsalves, AlterNet. May 6, 2008.
Government secrecy does not make us safer; it undermines the Constitution.

Politically Incorrect Solutions: What About a New Deal-Style Jobs Program?

Politically Incorrect Solutions: What About a New Deal-Style Jobs Program?

Ryan A. Dodd, Dollars and Sense. April 14, 2008.
The idea that the government in a capitalist economy should provide jobs for the unemployed is not new.

A Polite Message from the Surveillance State

A Polite Message from the Surveillance State

Annalee Newitz, AlterNet. January 29, 2008.
If only the government would warn you when it was recording your conversations, like Google.

New Studies Expose Government Lies About Medical Pot

New Studies Expose Government Lies About Medical Pot

Paul Armentano, AlterNet. July 13, 2007.
The Republican governor of Connectictut is the latest politician to look foolish for pushing tough anti-marijuana policies in the face of scientific data that proves the arguments hollow.

Fixing our Democracy requires knowing how it works...

Fixing our Democracy requires knowing how it works...

Elana Levin, AlterNet: PEEK. February 20, 2007.
Elana Levin: Some heroes to the rescue?