Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: PEEK. November 3, 2009. This is despite Wilson's voting down of an appropriations bill that contained special funding to battle H1N1.
CNN August 5, 2009. As of July 31, the total number of victims killed by the H1N1 virus, also known as swine flu, stood at 1,154 -- an increase of 338 since WHO's previous update on July 27.
Arun Gupta, AlterNet. July 23, 2009. The confluence of factory farming, the boom in fast food and manipulation of consumer taste created processed foods that can hook us like drugs.
Agence France Presse June 14, 2009. Three days after the WHO declared a global pandemic, the Scottish government announced that an infected patient had died in hospital.
David Sirota, AlterNet. May 9, 2009. Pigs are supposed to be the smartest domestic animal. But they clearly have trouble when charged with managing capitalism.
Mike Davis, Tomdispatch.com. May 6, 2009. A shotgun seat-rider's account of what Mexico actually looks like through local eyes from the other side of the border.
Kathy Freston, AlterNet. May 5, 2009. A virus like swine flu is a completely predictable outcome of our cruel and appallingly filthy factory farming systems.
Staff, Huffington Post AlterNet: Health and Wellness. April 30, 2009. Biden spokesperson Elizabeth Alexander released a statement shortly after the appearance, clarifying his remarks.
Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: Health and Wellness. April 29, 2009. We should at least consider the possibility that Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) is a secret liberal activist, pretending to be a lunatic.
Joshua Holland, AlterNet. April 29, 2009. The right-wing pundits who seized on the swine flu to push their anti-immigrant rhetoric are employing an ancient racist tactic.
Alex Leo, Huffington Post AlterNet: Health and Wellness. April 28, 2009. With 149 deaths in Mexico, swine flu still ranks last on the "list of things that can kill you in Mexico."
Faiz Shakir, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. April 27, 2009. "Imagine the outcries of patriotism (or lack thereof) if Massachusetts or New York hinted at secession during the Bush years."
