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How Alabama’s Extreme Anti-Immigration Law Could Cost The State Billions of Dollars

Michele Waslin, Immigration Impact. February 10, 2012.

The harsh law could cost Alabama up to $11 billion in GDP and nearly $265 million in state income and sales tax, a new report found.

How Privatizing Government Shovels Cash to Parasitic Corporations and Undermines Democracy

Mike Konczal, Salon. February 5, 2012.

From schools to prisons, outsourcing government's works typically ends with cronyism, waste and unaccountability

Mitch Daniels' State of the Union Response Shows GOP Priority: Beating Up on Workers

Josh Eidelson, AlterNet. January 25, 2012.

Daniels’ response was the first to be delivered from a building surrounded by dozens of police cars and chanting activists, protesting his latest anti-union move.

900 Anti-Woman Laws to Appease Conservative Extremists -- Is Abortion Becoming Legal in Name Only?

Sally Steenland, Center for American Progress. July 3, 2011.

When does a legal right become theoretical instead of real? If you want to know the answer, take a look at what’s happening to reproductive rights.

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.

The 5 Worst States to Get Busted With Pot

Paul Armentano, AlterNet. May 13, 2011.

Even a minor pot bust can be life-altering for people unlucky enough to be arrested in one of these five states.

6 Sadistic State Laws Conservatives Are Trying to Ram Through

David Sirota, AlterNet. March 21, 2011.

We’re talking about true legislative sadists looking to go medieval on America.

America's Shame: Can Jim Webb Fix the Prison Gulag?

Katrina vanden Heuvel, The Nation. February 16, 2009.

An unlikely senator takes on the cause of reforming America's overloaded and barbaric jails.

'Wah!' The Religious Right Want a Name Change

Mustang Bobby, Shakesville AlterNet: PEEK. February 13, 2009.

They're "religious" and they're conservative ... so one could argue that the name is pretty accurate. What's the problem?

The Religious Right Has Been Busy: This Week in God

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: PEEK. December 13, 2008.

"The Vatican issued the most authoritative and sweeping document on bioethical issues in more than 20 years on Friday."

Preview for Tonight: Palin and Biden Talk Church and State

Melissa McEwan, Shakesville AlterNet: Video. October 2, 2008.

Both give talking point answers, but one definitely looks a lot more comfortable.

Far Right Group Executes Plan to Bring Church and State Closer Together

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: PEEK. September 29, 2008.

The Alliance Defense Fund, a prominent far-right legal-advocacy group, wants pastors to break the law.

Olbermann: Obama Makes a Play for Evangelical Support

Lindsay Beyerstein, AlterNet AlterNet: Video. July 2, 2008.

Interview with Rev. Barry Lynn of Americans United for the Separation of Church and State.