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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

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

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'

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?

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

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

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...

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