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Friday, July 3rd, 2009
By , Tomdispatch.com World: We're building new "embassies" that run close to $1 billion and host countries keep jacking the rent for existing bases.
By , Soft Skull Press To imagine a just and sustainable world, we need not just a politics but a theology that can help us face our delusional arrogance.
By , The Nation Sex and Relationships: Sanford is no more of a moralist than those in the party of Barack and Bill, the party of "don't ask, don't tell" and the Defense of Marriage Act.
By , AlterNet Environment: Too much CO2 in the air and not enough oxygen in the oceans may release a toxic dose of hydrogen sulfide -- an unheralded executioner.
By , AFP World: Amnesty accused Israeli forces of using children as human shields and conducting wanton attacks on civilians.
By , Huffington Post Take Action: Here's how to transition off of a corn-based diet, lessen your carb(on) footprint, support local farmers and humanely raised meats.
By , Campaign for America's Future Health and Wellness: The arguments by obstructionists are dead -- the math shows health care costs will drop while achieving near universal coverage.
By Ginna Green, Shakesville PEEK: Former Bush administration officials say documents detailing Cheney's involvement must remain secret. The Obama administration agrees! Hopey changey!
By Katie Mattern, IPS News World: Sick and disabled, 55-year old Saeed Hajjarian is one of hundreds of reformists arrested for "orchestrating" the post-election violence in Tehran.
By Jane Slaughter, Labor Notes Health and Wellness: Little grassroots supports exists for health care reform among organized labor as workers feel betrayed by the unions that represent them.
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009
By , AlterNet Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: The CoC is the world's most powerful lobbying machine and it's working to make sure our money gets funneled to corporate execs.
By , Washington Post Writers Group Sex and Relationships: Teens are having more condomless sex than they did in the 1990s. It's time for science-based sex ed, not moralizing.
By , Investigative Fund at The Nation Institute World: From suicide to desertion to refusal to deploy -- service members' dissent may be growing into something far larger.
By , AFP The museum argues, among other things, that war, famine and natural disasters are to blame on belief in evolution.
By , AlterNet World: Alvaro Uribe could be re-elected through just the type of referendum the ousted Manuel Zelaya has been accused of trying to carry out.
By , AlterNet Health and Wellness: Living under unnatural time pressures causes a myriad of psychological, social and physical ailments.
By , Facing South Health and Wellness: Oddly the states with the most people enrolled are down South -- where political leadership has been most opposed to single-payer.
By , AlterNet Environment: Although some people still attempt to justify foie gras production, science backs up common sense: It's foul.
By Haider Rizvi, IPS News Rights and Liberties: Millions of U.S. citizens continue to face discrimination at the hands of law enforcement just because they are not white.
By Mike Elk, AlterNet Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: Workers fight back against Wells Fargo for closing their factory and they win! Now other workers take on the fight.
By Jodie Evans, AlterNet World: The U.S. has not taken responsibility to restore the country it destroyed.
By Harvey Karp, Huffington Post Health and Wellness: Teflon, plastics, formaldehyde, and other household chemicals are seen as leading drivers behind the autism outbreak.
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
By , Miller-McCune.com Health and Wellness: Studies show that the current economic climate may be eroding months or even years from the lives of those on the bleeding edge of insecurity.
By , AlterNet Conservative pundits and GOP lawmakers must try to cure the sickness of their right-wing followers -- before it explodes again. Or don't they care?
By , AlterNet World: Contrary to most media accounts, President Manuel Zelaya wasn't seeking to abolish term limits.
By , RH Reality Check Sex and Relationships: Marriage is failing many, many people. Why do we still idealize it?
By , TruthOut.org In Chicago, there's a push to replace public schools with military academies. This model may soon spread to the rest of the country.
By Kevin Tillman, AlterNet World: A tipping point approaches.
By Ginna Green Sex and Relationships: Robert Gates said he wants to make DADT more humane; the only way to do that is 86 the policy altogether.
By Leslie Samuelrich, Corporate Accountability International Water: Multinational giant Nestle is trying to out-money Michigan citizens -- help stop the corporate water grab.
By Sam Pizzigati, Too Much: A Commentary on Excess and Inequality Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: In a down economy, apologists for the awesomely affluent are having to dig deep for inspiration. In the process, they're looking dopey.
By William Pfaff, Truthdig World: Obama needs to clarify his position on the issue if there's any hope of disrupting the brutal status quo.
By Valeria Fernandez, IPS News Immigration: Volunteers who leave water jugs for migrants at the border are getting slapped with absurd littering charges.
By Maggie Mahar, Health Beat Health and Wellness: Only a public sector plan has the political and moral standing to set limits on coverage and control costs.
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
By , Truthdig Progressives must embrace emotion and passion to counter the force of corporate propaganda.
By , On the Commons Media and Technology: The digital communications apparatus is crowding out deeper relationships and more deliberative modes of thinking.
By , AlterNet Health and Wellness: Third Way is drenched in corporate money, tangled in ties to big business and bent on Clintonian triangulation. How dare it call itself progressive?
By , Christian Science Monitor Environment: A debate has ensued about whether to raze neighborhoods that have fallen into economic decay.
By , AlterNet Take Action: This is no time to let up. We must let Obama know how important a public option is for all of America.
By , The Nation The wreckage of the DC train crash is not an accident site. It's a crime scene. When we spend more on sports stadiums than infrastructure, people die.
By , Consortium News Rights and Liberties: One needn't return in time to the McCarthy Era to find many individuals who have been investigated and persecuted for holding vilified opinions.
By Suzanne Ito, Blog of Rights Rights and Liberties: The Obama administration has yet to hold accountable those who authorized torture -- torture that killed at least 100 people.
AlterNet Immigration: Even before the shootings Forde was a polarizing figure among self-styled Minutemen.
By Dafna Linzer, Peter Finn, ProPublica Politics: Such an order embraces claims by George W. Bush that certain people can be held without trial for long periods under the laws of war.
By Ariane Conrad, Echidne of the Snakes Reproductive Justice and Gender: Who'd have thunk it?
By Peter Gleick, Pacific Institute Water: As long as we see rivers as something to be consumed or treated as a dump, we will never be a healthy society.
Agence France Presse Politics: The decision could hand Democrats unchecked control of both houses of Congress.
By Kevin Tillman, AlterNet World: Anyone surprised? Aside, of course, from those who rely on the commercial media.
By Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports World: It is very doubtful that, decades from now, Iraqis will tell their grandchildren about where they were on June 30, 2009.
By Jim Lobe, IPS News World: 'We believe that the coup was not legal and that President Zelaya remains the President of Honduras,' Obama said.
By Daniel Moss, On the Commons Water: From Latin America to Africa, a growing moving is helping to ensure water is a human right.
By Eric Lotke, Campaign for America's Future Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: Congressional Commission on financial fraud has the ability to put hundreds of Madoffs in jail and lead the way for real bank reform.
Monday, June 29th, 2009
By , AlterNet Health and Wellness: Controlling health care costs isn't just necessary for the health of our economy -- it'd also be likely to boost personal incomes.
By , AlterNet Politics: Failure to take actions that send a clear message of condemnation will be devastating to the still-fragile U.S. image in Latin America.
By , The Nation Sex and Relationships: The question is no longer whether Obama can afford to support gay rights with full-throated passion, but rather: Can he afford not to?
By , The Tyee Sex and Relationships: Our current interest in children and parenting is neither normal nor historical. Nor is it very healthy for kids, parents and society at large.
By , AlterNet DrugReporter: We must learn how to reduce the harms associated with our drug use, including reducing easily preventable deaths from overdose.
By , The New York Times Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: How do you put together a consumer economy that works when the consumers are out of work?
By , CounterPunch Sex and Relationships: Last week, Gov. Mark Sanford participated in one of the oldest social rituals in American history: public shaming of the moral hypocrite.
By Kristen Chick, Christian Science Monitor Water: A swirling 'soup' of plastic has been found in the Atlantic, and something similar may be present in other ocean areas.
By Ginna Green, Shakesville Rights and Liberties: Surely I'm not the only one who sees this as just the sort of ridiculously excessive sentence that's reserved for scapegoats.
By Karen Dolan, Institute for Policy Studies Health and Wellness: Single-payer and public option advocates are fighting each other. We must remember that we're on the same side.
By Faiz Shakir, The Progress Report Environment: The focus is now on trying to make sure the bill clears the Senate and is not weakened by special interests.
By Erik Leaver, Daniel Atzmon, Foreign Policy in Focus World: Instead of sending soldiers stationed in cities home, the military has been expanding and building new bases in rural areas.
By Nick Schwellenbach, The Center for Public Integrity Rights and Liberties: A new decision could allow government agencies to evade protections that are supposed to be offered to whistleblowers.
By Suman Raghunathan, New America Media Immigration: It's “Game On!” for many reform advocates. But the various sides have already started spelling out what they will and will not accept.
By Markos Moulitsas, Daily Kos Immigration: The Democratic leadership have reiterated that they expect to pass meaningful immigration reform this year or early next year.
By * Staff, AlterNet Immigration: “I had to take an oath, and part of the oath was that I couldn’t eat Mexican food.”
Saturday, June 27th, 2009
By , AlterNet Rights and Liberties: A new report finds people on the terrorist watch list can more easily buy guns than board planes. But the real problem lies deeper than that.
By , AlterNet Reproductive Justice and Gender: If it had been Lehman Brothers and Sisters, would the financial meltdown have shaken out in the same way?
By , Truthdig Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: Americans are now $14 trillion poorer. Many who thought they were middle class have now joined the ranks of the poor.
By , Huffington Post The next time you talk to a Black person you can feel comfortable in knowing that you have no clue what they think or feel based on their skin color.
By , Nation Books Media and Technology: Knowing the history behind the ubiquitous bottle of Coca-Cola just might leave a bad taste in your mouth.
By , The Nation Media and Technology: Lodged somewhere between the superhuman and the alien, aspiration and disgust, he was a grotesque reflection of our collective desires.
By , AlterNet World: Gay Pride marches are being exploited by rabidly homophobic extremists who plan to parade through Arab towns, asserting their "Jewish pride."
By Joe Conason, Truthdig Health and Wellness: Whenever Democratic politicians are confronted with this conflict between the public interest and their private fund-raising, they choose the latter.
By Rebekah and Stephen Hren, Chelsea Green Publishing Water: You think that's rain you feel on your shoulders? Nope. That's actually money falling right from the sky. Here's how to catch it.
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Chamber of Commerce Launches $100 Million Campaign to Protect Wall Street's Power at Our Expense
Unprotected Sex: Abstinence Education's Main Accomplishment
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Adam and Eve Did What? A Visit to the Creationism Museum Makes Scientists Laugh, Cry
While the U.S. Dilly Dallies on Honduras, We Continue to Support a Right-Wing Thug in Colombia
Slow Down: How Our Fast-Paced World Is Making Us Sick
We Already Have a Popular Single-Payer Health Care System -- It's for Active Military and Veterans
Foie Gras: How a 5,000-Year-Old Delicacy Inspired the World's Fiercest Food Fight
ACLU: Racial Profiling "Widespread and Pervasive"
Worker Uprising Against Wells Fargo Spreads After Major Victory to Keep Factories Open
The Hell We're Leaving Behind in Iraq
Toxic Chemicals: A Culprit Behind the Autism Outbreak
Getting Laid-Off May Lead to Early Death -- But There Are Ways to Cushion the Severe Health Impact of Job Loss
'I Quit the Evangelical Movement in Disgust': Former Evangelist Fears Right-Wing Lunacy Will Lead to More Murder
Honduran Leader's Populism Is What Provoked Military Violence
For Many, Marriage Is Sexless, Boring and Oppressive: Time to Rethink the Institution?
The Military Invades U.S. Schools: How Military Academies Are Being Used to Destroy Public Education
Cynthia McKinney Detained (Again) by Israeli Defense Force; Israeli Protesters Brutally Beaten in West Bank
It's Time to Drop "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" -- End of Story
David v. Goliath: Help Michigan Citizens Protect Their Water from Nestle's Bottling Operations
Apologists for the Rich Are Scraping the Bottom of the Barrel
Israel's Settlement Stalemate: Is There No End in Sight?
Why is the Government Criminalizing Humanitarian Aid at the U.S.-Mexico Border?
Only A Public Option Can Make Decisions in Patient's Best Interest
The Corporate Media State Has Deformed American Culture -- Time to Fight Back
"More Better Faster!": How Our Spastic Digital Culture Scrambles Our Brains
Bogus Think Tank "Third Way" Pops Up to Thwart Health Care Reform
Should We Bulldoze the 'Burbs?
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DC Metro Crash: Who Will Die Next Because We Throw Money at Billionaries and Scrimp on the Public Good?
Why Does Our Government Still Spy On, Arrest and Persecute Dissidents?
Tortured to Death: New Details On Detainee Abuse Prove Bush Officials Are (Literally) Getting Away With Murder
'Minutemen' Leaders Exchanging Insults Over Forde Murder Case
White House Drafting Executive Order to Allow Indefinite Detention; Move Would Bypass Congress
Scientific Shocker: There Were Cave Women!
The Health of Our Society Is Mirrored in the Health of Our Rivers
Court Rules Al Franken Has Won Senate Seat
Media White Wash: U.S.-Backed "Dirty Brigade" Operating in Iraq
Iraq's 'National Sovereignty Day' is U.S.-Style Hallmark Hype
Obama Strikes Tougher Tone on Honduran Coup, Calls it 'Terrible Precedent' For Region
Citizen-Led Groups Leading the Way for New Water Policy
Bernie Madoff: Fall Guy or First of Many?
Got Health Insurance? Fighting for a Public Option Might Just Get You a Raise!
Obama Must Strongly and Unequivocally Condemn the Coup in Honduras
Obama's Stance on Same-Sex Marriage Puts Him on the Wrong Side of History
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Sanford's Sordid Sex Saga: Why We Like Publicly Shaming Hypocrite Politicians
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