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Bloodbath in Mexico: Drug Prohibition Is to Blame for Thousands of Mexican and Now American Deaths

Tony Newman, AlterNet. March 15, 2010.

There is war in our backyard that can match the violence anywhere in the world, and that is the Drug War in Mexico.

Drone Porn: The Newest YouTube Hit

Keith Thomson, AlterNet. December 31, 2009.

Ranging from wide shots of bombings taken by onboard cameras to startlingly graphic close-ups, the so-called "drone porn" has been a smash hit.

Why the "New Atheists" Are Right-Wing on Foreign Policy

Robert Wright, AlterNet. July 16, 2009.

Chris Hitchens, Sam Harris and Richard Dawkins have enlisted in the War on Terror because they believe that religion is not just mistaken, but evil.

White House Tries to Strong Arm Progressive Dems -- We Can't Let That Happen

Robert Naiman, AlterNet. June 15, 2009.

The White House wants progressive House Democrats to abandon their constituents and their principles and vote for the War/IMF supplemental.

The Video Shell Oil Desperately Doesn't Want You to See

Han Shan, Huffington Post. May 26, 2009.

Business as usual: Shell is trying to suppress the truth.

Blame Prohibition, Not Pot Smokers for Violence in Mexico

Tony Newman, Huffington Post. April 17, 2009.

The average pot smoker's purchasing of marijuana has no relationship to the violence along the border.