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Bill Moyers: Rage on the Radio, the Shock Jocks Rory O'Connor Has Warned Us About

ZP Heller, Bill Moyers Journal AlterNet: Video. September 14, 2008.
Watch just how damaging right-wing hate speech can be.

Is Helping Big Oil the New Third Rail in American Politics?

Steven Reynolds, The All Spin Zone AlterNet: PEEK. August 8, 2008.
"Hmm, I'm thinking there's a political ad here somewhere ..."

Illegal Versus Inhumane: Unauthorized Immigrant Shackled While in Labor; Can't Feed Newborn

Editorial Staff, Boston Globe. August 1, 2008.
An undocumented pregnant woman faces the horror and neglect of the U.S. justice system ... giving birth only to have her child stripped from her.

Hate Politics Leads to Violence: Tennessee Shooter Attacked Liberals

David Neiwert, Firedoglake AlterNet: PEEK. July 28, 2008.
James David Adkisson attacked a church, killing two people and wounding seven more, all because of it's liberal views.

$35,000 Cash Reward Offer Helps Sink Judgeship Chances for Bush Nominee

Silja J.A. Talvi, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. June 16, 2008.
Why Gus Puryear might want to start looking for other employment.

Death Row Lotto

Sarah Kelley, Nashville Scene. March 7, 2008.
In Tennessee, who lives and who dies boils down to a grim game of chance.

Jewish Rep Battles Anti-Semitism, Racism and Religious Discrimination in Re-Election Campaign

Pam Spaulding, Pam's House Blend AlterNet: Election 2008. February 15, 2008.
Memphis Rep. Steve Cohen is under attack from homobigoted ministers hoping to pits Jews against African-Americans.

The Next Water War May Be Georgia vs. Tennessee

Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor. February 15, 2008.
Drought-stricken Georgia is eyeing a stretch of the Tennessee River that has long been part of a border feud.

Bad Medicine: Ruthless Health Care Policy in America

Julie Winokur, AlterNet. May 29, 2007.
Collateral Damage: Bad Medicine in Tennessee, a new film by Julie Winokur, explores the single largest Medicaid cuts in history -- a failed "reform" attempt that left 170,000 people without care almost overnight.