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How Many Anti-Pot Politicians Will be Ousted Before They Realize the Will of the Majority?

Paul Armentano, AlterNet. May 25, 2012.

Federal politicians from both leading parties continue to presume, falsely, that marijuana law reform is insignificant to the American people.

Are Democrats Bent on Political Suicide?

Clancy Sigal, CounterPunch. May 18, 2012.

With the Republicans outspending progressives 20-to-one, Obama’s Democratic National Committee stubbornly refuses to invest a penny in the battle to unseat Walker.

Killer Mike, Venerable Rapper/Activist, Talks New Album, Drug War, and Maybe Running for Office

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, AlterNet. May 8, 2012.

The OutKast affiliate and longtime Atlanta figurehead speaks on the eve of his new album, "R.A.P. Music," aka "Rebellious African Peoples' Music."

Who's Buying Your Election? New FCC Ruling Requires Broadcasters to Post Data On Ad Purchases

Amy Goodman, Juan Gonzalez, Democracy Now!. May 3, 2012.

A new ruling by the FCC requires broadcasters to post political advertisement data online, making it easier for the public to see who is buying those ads.

Does Mitt Romney Have an Education Platform?

Kristin Rawls, AlterNet. April 26, 2012.

Beyond breaking the unions, what kind of education policy can we expect from a Romney presidency?

Labor Unions' Fight for the 99% Goes Way Beyond Raising Campaign Dollars

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. April 22, 2012.

Labor is an integral part of the progressive coalition, one of the only forces capable of acting as a counterweight to the organized money that's taken over our politics.

For-Profit Education Fraud Tied to Political Elite

Danny Weil, TruthOut.org. April 20, 2012.

A bipartisan group of the nation's political leaders have close ties to for-profit college scams. Now, an $11 billion lawsuit is forcing some of them into the spotlight.

How Psychiatry Stigmatizes Depression Sufferers

Bruce E. Levine, AlterNet. April 9, 2012.

Viewing depression as a "brain defect" has resulted in the glorification of insipid happiness, particularly among our politicians.

Conservatives' Twisted, Racist Logic in the Trayvon Martin Case

Chauncey DeVega, AlterNet. April 2, 2012.

Just because more African Americans are incarcerated, it does not mean a given individual is more likely to commit a crime.

Why Women Aren't Taking Over Congress After All

Kathleen Schafer, AlterNet. March 28, 2012.

Twenty years of training women to run -- why so little to show for it? Because it's still the guys' game.

How The War on Women Opens the Door for Politics in Your Doctor's Office

Tina Dupuy, AlterNet. March 20, 2012.

Both Arizona and Kansas are considering bills giving doctors the legal authority to withhold potentially crucial information about a woman's health, and in this case her child's.

How Darrell Issa and the Right Are Planning to Kill the U.S. Post Office

Josh Eidelson, Salon. March 18, 2012.

The Postal Service faces a threat greater than email or economics: Politics.

The Prohibition of Ideas: Latin America's Rapidly Increasing, Historic Calls for Legalization Meet Staunch U.S. Resistance

Ethan Nadelmann, AlterNet. March 12, 2012.

Amid a dramatic turn of events in the drug policy debate, the challenge will be to sustain this momentum, even as the U.S. government works desperately to suppress it.

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.

Is America on the Verge of Theocracy? 4 Fundamentalist Ideologies Threatening U.S. Liberty

Henry A. Giroux, TruthOut.org. March 7, 2012.

Extremists shape American politics to unabashedly pursue legislative policies that favor the rich and punish the poor.

Why Teaching People to Think for Themselves Is Repugnant to Religious Zealots and Rick Santorum

Henry A. Giroux, TruthOut.org. February 27, 2012.

Democracy cannot function without an informed citizenry, and an ignorant public is just what Santorum and his allies count on.

Why Is Rick Santorum Obsessed With Your Sex Life?

Ana Marie Cox, Comment Is Free. February 19, 2012.

Most Republicans like to talk about contraception and sexuality without actually talking about sex. Santorum seems to revel in it--and it freaks the GOP out.

How a Filthy Rich 196 People Will Buy Our Election

Ari Berman, TomDispatch.com. February 16, 2012.

In 2011, 196 individual donors provided nearly 80 percent of the money raised by super PACs.

10 Catholic Teachings Conservatives Reject While Obsessing About Birth Control

Juan Cole, JuanCole.com. February 13, 2012.

Santorum and Gingrich are both Catholics, and wear their faith on their sleeves, but they are hypocritical in picking and choosing when they wish to listen to the bishops.

How Rick Santorum Stokes Race and Class Anxieties to Win Unlikely Primary Victories

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. February 8, 2012.

Santorum's success in the Midwest has come through a combination of race and class-based grievances as well as his appeal to social conservatives.

Nukespeak: The Selling of Nuclear Technology from the Manhattan Project to Fukushima

Richard C. Bell, Stephen Hilgartner, Rory O'Connor, AlterNet. January 26, 2012.

In the end, the answer to the mystery of why nuclear power in the United States is still afloat comes down to money.

Andrew Sullivan is Right: Obama Has Governed as a Conservative

blah bla, AlterNet. January 23, 2012.

Sullivan took Obama's critics to task for not recognizing his accomplishments--sadly, those accomplishments only appeal to "conservative-minded independents" like him.

5 Worst Political Books of the Year

Jon Wiener, The Nation. December 23, 2011.

Bill Clinton, Chris Matthews, and the Cheneys are among the authors who missed the mark.

Wall St's Latest Shameless Ploy to Fleece You

Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog. December 10, 2011.

The industry's effort to overturn new regulations could push public anger past the point of no return.

13 Reasons Why Newt Gingrich Won't Win the Nomination

Tim Murphy, Mother Jones Online. December 5, 2011.

Here, in 13 episodes, is much of the baggage you're likely to see aired soon in anti-Gingrich attack ads.

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