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The Right-Wing's 20 Biggest Sex Hypocrites

Alex Henderson, AlterNet. May 3, 2012.

The ones who scream the loudest about how godly they are often turn out to be the exact opposite.

Tucker Carlson's Pathetic Descent into the Gutter of Hackdom

Alex Pareene, Salon. April 26, 2012.

Once a promising young magazine writer, the bow-tied Daily Caller pundit has come to epitomize the worst about right-wing media.

Right-Wing Religion's War on America

Rob Boston, Church & State Magazine. April 9, 2012.

Many in America's Catholic leadership and on the evangelical right claim there's a war on religion. In fact, they are waging a war on individual liberties.

What Really Killed Andrew Breitbart? The Likely Cause of Death The Mainstream Media Ignored

Maer Roshan, Hunter R. Slayton, The Fix. March 8, 2012.

Not a single mainstream media outlet or website dared to publicly raise the question of substances. Instead, the media began giving airtime to right-wing conspiracy theories.

Battle for the Future: AlterNet Expands its Education Coverage - Join Us

Don Hazen, AlterNet. February 29, 2012.

AlterNet is stepping up to meet the education challenge – and we invite you to join us.

Ellen Stands Up to Right-Wing Gay Bashing Group

Mary Elizabeth Williams, Salon. February 9, 2012.

"One Million Moms" is angry JC Penny is sticking by Ellen, their spokesperson. Ellen had some choice words for them in return.

Right-Wing Lunacy: The Shameless Lies Conservative Media Tell Their Audience

Michael Lind, Salon. January 27, 2012.

From Social Security hysteria to "Obamacare" madness, right-wing propaganda is increasingly divorced from reality.

Ehrenreich: The Truth Exposed by Occupy Shows That the Real Elites Are the Thieves of the 1%, Not The Liberals of Conservative Myth

Barbara Ehrenreich, John Ehrenreich, The Nation and TomDispatch.com. December 15, 2011.

For decades, conservatives have generated antipathy towards a so-called "liberal elite." Occupy helped America discover the 1% and their crimes.

Meet 8 Right-Wing Groups Practicing Scorched-Earth Anti-Choice Nuttery Against Women

Amanda Marcotte, AlterNet. December 11, 2011.

They’ve sent a strong message to Republicans: It’s not enough to be “pro-life” anymore. They want full-on war on women and sex.

4 Reasons the Right-Wing Propaganda Machine Has Failed to Destroy OWS

Amanda Marcotte, AlterNet. November 1, 2011.

Less than a year after the 2010 elections, the right-wing is losing its ability to dominate the media's attention. Here's why it hasn't been able to tarnish OWS.

The Foxification of CNN? 8 Signs the Network Is Trying to Tilt Crazy Right

Mark Howard, AlterNet. October 12, 2011.

If there's one thing that American media doesn't need, it's another Fox News. The first one is already doing a stellar job of advancing the GOP agenda.

"Letting Jesus Pick Your Birth Control?" Conservatives All Over the Country Fighting to Deprive Women of Contraception

Katha Pollitt, The Nation. October 7, 2011.

Right-Wing politicians at the federal and state levels have launched an attack on contraception.

How the Tea Party's Noxious Legacy Will Haunt Us for Years

Will Bunch, Media Matters for America. September 29, 2011.

The chaos unleashed by Fox and friends on the American political system during those two years of the Obama backlash is going to be with us for a long, long time.

10 Things That Would Enrage the Right-Wing if They Were Introduced Now

David Sirota, Salon. September 28, 2011.

Welcome to America at the edge of insanity, where even the most innocuous items are now considered diabolical threats to the culture.

Why Are the Corporate Media In Denial About the Right-Wing Terrorist Threat?

Bill Berkowitz, Talk To Action. September 4, 2011.

A series of right-wing-initiated violent actions in the U.S., including bombings, plans for bombings, and assassinations, have not gotten the attention they deserve.

8 Ways Conservatives Abuse History ... and the Truth

Zachary Newkirk, The Nation. August 22, 2011.

The conservative movement is powered by selective memory and convenient historical revision.

How the Political Right Bullied the Department of Homeland Security Into Ignoring the Threat of Right-Wing Extremism

Rania Khalek, AlterNet. August 15, 2011.

After right-wingers freaked out about a report detailing the rise in right-wing extremism, Homeland Security effectively dismantled a unit tasked with tracking it.

Why Is Sean Hannity So Mad You're Having Sex? 5 Ways Conservatives Attack Sexual Freedom

Amanda Marcotte, AlterNet. August 14, 2011.

Conservatives' attacks on sexuality have grown more radical, in the past year alone.

Michele Bachmann Was Inspired By My Dad and His Christian Reconstructionist Friends -- Here's Why That's Terrifying

Frank Schaeffer, AlterNet. August 9, 2011.

Bachmann's radical right-wing influences include the most extremist figures in the history of the religious right.

Yep, Right-Wingers Still Banning Books -- Slaughterhouse-5 Booted from School for Being "Contrary to the Bible"

Rob Boston, Talk To Action. August 8, 2011.

Let's hope students at Missouri high school can find another way to get their hands on Vonnegut's masterpiece.

Obama's Passive Conservatism Is Making a Lot of People Angry

Clancy Sigal, Comment Is Free. August 7, 2011.

In many ways, Obama's contribution to the left has been to weaken it. Should progressives go elsewhere?

Glenn Greenwald: Why Do We Harass Muslims But Not White, Nordic Males?

Amy Goodman, Glenn Greenwald, Democracy Now!. July 26, 2011.

The response to the Norway attacks shows that the world "terrorism" has no meaning -- aside from when it's used to bash Muslims.

If Ayn Rand and the Free Market Fetishists Were Right, We'd be Living in a Golden Age -- Does This Look Like a Golden Age to You?

Robert Parry, Consortium News. June 28, 2011.

The lavish rewards flowing to the titans of industry have not exactly transformed society into a vibrant force for beneficial progress.

America the Vulnerable: Government Does Nothing as Right Wing Violence Surges

Mark Potok, Other Words. June 27, 2011.

Home-grown terrorism is on the rise, but the Department of Homeland Security is scaling down intelligence units that might catch the next Timothy McVeigh before it's too late.

10 States Where Abortion Is Virtually Illegal for Some Women

Amanda Marcotte, AlterNet. June 12, 2011.

Thanks to increasingly restrictive state laws, we're seeing a return to pre-Roe back-alley abortions and criminal treatment of women.

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