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Huffington Post. February 10, 2012.
It will be moms who come to rescue their children from the deadly grip of prohibition, and police against the drug war are eagerly ready to support them in this quest.
America's Voice. February 10, 2012.
Smith claims the President is ignoring immigration laws, but the Obama Administration has deported more undocumented immigrants than any other in history.
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.
AlterNet. February 10, 2012.
The Sri Lankan-British performer gave us all the finger at the Superbowl. Maybe we deserved it.
AlterNet. February 10, 2012.
February 12 is Darwin's Birthday -- a holiday for the reality-based community
Salon. February 9, 2012.
"One Million Moms" is angry JC Penny is sticking by Ellen, their spokesperson. Ellen had some choice words for them in return.
AlterNet. February 9, 2012.
When state after state slashes education dollars, we see what matters to them--and where they spend while cutting schools tells us even more.
Immigration Impact. February 9, 2012.
Despite the devastating consequences of state immigration laws in Alabama and Arizona, legislators in other states have introduced similar enforcement bills this year.
Salon. February 9, 2012.
The documentary "Black Power Mixtape" tells a counter-history of the 1960s, through the eyes of foreign journalists.
The Guardian. February 9, 2012.
Model Sara Ziff, who made a film called "Picture Me" that revealed the seedy underbelly of the fashion industry, wants to help models fight for their rights.
RH Reality Check. February 9, 2012.
Some leave because they oppose the church's doctrinal stance. Others are turned off by its hostility to science. Others reject the limitations placed on sex.
Naked Capitalism. February 9, 2012.
Forty-nine of 50 states have agreed to join the so-called mortgage settlement. Here's why it's a major letdown.
AlterNet. February 9, 2012.
Today we take the idea of a minimum wage for granted. Who knows what tomorrow may bring?
TomDispatch.com. February 9, 2012.
From Manning to Kiriakou, critics are aggressively targeted as the White House turns a blind eye to abuses.
WhoWhatWhy.com. February 9, 2012.
Seaweed harvested from the world's oceans may be a sustainable source of ethanol.
TomDispatch.com. February 9, 2012.
Telling the truth about climate change would require pulling away the biggest punchbowl in history. That's why the fight is so pitched.
PR Watch. February 9, 2012.
The non-profit founded by the oil billionaire injects $700,000 to retain the embattled Wisconsin governor, possibly violating various laws on political activities.
AlterNet. February 9, 2012.
Obama's latest ideas for kick-starting American manufacturing are a good start, but there's plenty more we can be doing.
The Fix. February 9, 2012.
A brief journey through time, from ancient Sumeria to modern New Jersey, uncovers the mysterious origins of the world's most beloved substances.
Huffington Post. February 9, 2012.
Republicans bet that Obama's failure to pass immigration reform will cut his Latino votes, while Democrats bet that Republican anti-immigrant rhetoric will work in his favor.
Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education. February 8, 2012.
Effort to push through a 'global settlement' to end state litigation against the banks ignores the lessons of tobacco history.
TruthOut.org. February 8, 2012.
Chris Hedges' "Black Bloc" takedown is only the most recent in a series of critiques bashing anarchists within the national Occupy movement. Here's why they're not helpful.
AlterNet. February 8, 2012.
Romney's call for harsh 'self-deportation' policies like Alabama enacted in 2010 are an economic prescription for disaster.
Salon. February 8, 2012.
Maggie Gallagher has devoted herself to stopping same-sex marriage.
AlterNet. February 8, 2012.
Santorum's success in the Midwest has come through a combination of race and class-based grievances as well as his appeal to social conservatives.
New America Media. February 8, 2012.
Civil rights groups are turning to a new potential ally in the fight against Alabama’s harsh immigration law: the state’s top automakers.
AlterNet. February 8, 2012.
The real opposition here isn't about conscience, it's about women and sex.
AlterNet. February 8, 2012.
At the same time public support for marijuana legalization reached record highs, Obama shifted from one time medicinal cannabis sympathizer to White House weed-whacker.
AlterNet. February 8, 2012.
An opinion piece in the journal Nature suggests ways the government could regulate added sugar, including a sugar tax, distribution controls and age limits.
Naked Capitalism. February 8, 2012.
An attempt to assuage the guilt of gadget-owners over Foxconn's suicide-inducing work conditions does not pass the smell test.
AlterNet. February 8, 2012.
The self-appointed moral Czar condemns working people for lack of character while ignoring economic realities.
AlterNet. February 8, 2012.
When it comes down to business, FB just looks like another triumph of the superrich. With friends like that, who needs enemies?
ThinkProgress. February 8, 2012.
Judge Reinhardt deems it true.
AlterNet. February 8, 2012.
The 2012 money race is on, with both sides looking to secretive groups to fuel their ad wars.
AlterNet. February 8, 2012.
Right-wingers claim Obama and Democrats across the country are waging a war on religion -- and of course, conservatives are the civilian casualties.
AlterNet. February 8, 2012.
We've won a temporary reprieve from the Keystone XL Pipeline, but there are still places greatly at risk in the country.
AlterNet. February 8, 2012.
It's clear from advertising that the market does not favor the GOP's social agenda.
Salon. February 8, 2012.
I call myself frayed white collar -- part of the privileged poor. I'm a semi-accomplished, mid-career journalist and writer, but now I'm hurtling precipitously toward poverty.
AlterNet. February 8, 2012.
In the era of Citizens United, early money from deep-pocketed donors played a major role in shaping the GOP field.
Huffington Post. February 7, 2012.
Like people once thought little about their food's provenance, porn consumers think little about where their porn is sourced. But that could change.
AlterNet. February 7, 2012.
The fund for lead-poisoning prevention was almost entirely eliminated. And here's why this is such a big deal.
AlterNet. February 7, 2012.
Conservatives' anti-worker crusade will not go unchallenged. We're ratcheting up our worker coverage by establishing a unique Labor special coverage area.
Campaign for America's Future. February 7, 2012.
There are well-established facts to guide us, and the principles involved are clear.
Slate. February 7, 2012.
Mitt Romney's large investment income has spurred arguments about whether to raise the tax on capital gains.
AlterNet. February 7, 2012.
Stop waiting around, because "normal" as we know it isn't coming back.
TomDispatch.com. February 7, 2012.
Here are the facts: The business models at the center of our economy are in the deepest possible conflict with physics and chemistry.
AlterNet. February 7, 2012.
People should be able to choose their sexual practices, and not be penalized when their partners don’t mirror the conventional norm.
AlterNet. February 7, 2012.
Birth control is under attack by all of the candidates competing for the Republican presidential nomination.
Immigration Impact. February 7, 2012.
The result has been undermining human rights, devastating families and communities, hurting local economies and placing unnecessary burdens on all Americans.
PR Watch. February 7, 2012.
A new investigation shows the global chemical company spent millions spinning news coverage and tracking journalists as concern grew over potential health risks of atrazine.
AlterNet. February 7, 2012.
Looking at the legacy of the beloved show host and newsman, who passed last week at age 75.
AlterNet. February 7, 2012.
New research goes beyond the New York Times to show just how disturbing labor conditions at Foxconn, the "Chinese hell factory," really are.
Salon. February 7, 2012.
Sex therapist Marty Klein's message is antithetical to the sex advice found everywhere from self-help books to the supermarket checkout line.
AlterNet. February 7, 2012.
If she doesn't find a way to offer a mea culpa, some of her devotees may desert her shrine and find another idol.
AlterNet. February 7, 2012.
How many of the rumors are inflated, and how many get at the real heart of why people responded to this decision with so much outrage?
AlterNet. February 7, 2012.
A movement to reform the Electoral College and elect the president based on the national popular vote has half the states it needs.
AlterNet. February 7, 2012.
Two progressive champions are facing off for one seat in Congress. What's a voter to do?
AlterNet. February 7, 2012.
As the horrific "kill-the-gays" bill resurfaces in Uganda, Republican politicians deny connections, but their rhetoric is frighteningly similar.
AlterNet. February 6, 2012.
In addition to labor issues, chocolate plantations can be responsible for deforestation. But it can also be empowering to farmers and relatively healthy for the environment.
Democracy Now!. February 6, 2012.
A report found that since President Obama took office between 282 and 535 civilians have been reported as killed in Pakistan, including more than 60 children.
AlterNet. February 6, 2012.
Frank talks about Communism, the Tea Party and his new book, "Pity the Billionaire."
New Economic Perspectives. February 6, 2012.
The propaganda of Holder and Obama can't hide the fact that the administration is not serious about prosecuting mortgage fraud.
Daily Kos. February 6, 2012.
That's what's on the rise: Management attempting to exercise control over their workers -- in a brutal display of power. Give in to us or lose your paycheck right now.
AlterNet. February 6, 2012.
The old culture wars are quieter these days, but the right still conjures up an endless array of enemies.
Truthdig. February 6, 2012.
Black Bloc adherents detest those of us on the organized left and seek, quite consciously, to take away our tools of empowerment.
TruthOut.org. February 6, 2012.
Occupy Our Homes takes the Occupy movement's general critique of inequality -- something often expressed in abstract charts and tables -- and makes the issue concrete.
AlterNet. February 6, 2012.
Occupy comes out to support a lawsuit that hopes to turn the tables on corporate farming behemoth Monsanto.
Drug War Chronicle. February 6, 2012.
The campaign was found to have an unusually high number of invalid signatures, and now has 15 days to collect enough valid signatures to cover the shortfall.
TomDispatch.com. February 5, 2012.
Make no mistake: we’re entering a new world of military planning. It won't make the Pentagon smaller, but it will change the nature of empire.
al-akhbar. February 5, 2012.
Should Mitt Romney make it to the White House, his Middle East policy and plan for Iran may be as hawkish as that of Bush Junior, thanks to Eliot Cohen.
AlterNet. February 5, 2012.
Conservatives have created a story of white victimhood, because it is easier than critically engaging the real problems facing America.
AlterNet. February 5, 2012.
Jan Brewer has decided to get in on the union-busting action, introducing a bill that makes Ohio's and Wisconsin's attacks on public workers look mild.
AlterNet. February 5, 2012.
The embattled Wisconsin governor hires two young Republicans who are veterans of no-holds-barred campaigns and propaganda efforts.
Miller-McCune.com. February 5, 2012.
The GOP seems to understand a psychological phenomenon that researchers are studying: conservatives appear to be motivated by fear in a way that liberals are not.
Counterpoint Press. February 5, 2012.
With a little pharmaceutical ingenuity, the double standard relaxed its clawing grip on female humanity.
Salon. February 5, 2012.
From schools to prisons, outsourcing government's works typically ends with cronyism, waste and unaccountability
TruthOut.org. February 5, 2012.
The New York Times' foreign affairs coverage belies its "liberal" reputation--but reinforces the class biases of its readers.
PR Watch. February 5, 2012.
Hundreds of state legislators from across the nation went to an "island" resort on the coast of Florida to a unique "education academy" sponsored by ALEC.
In These Times. February 5, 2012.
Warehouse workers in two distribution centers fight back against mass layoffs, threats, wage theft, and awful working conditions--and win support from a judge.
The Nation. February 5, 2012.
To make the deal that saved the auto industry, Treasury demanded concessions from workers and a ban on strikes. Now Obama's bragging that he saved workers.
Salon. February 5, 2012.
What had started as a politically-tinged eviction of an entirely peaceful encampment had suddenly turned into an aggressive display of force by the National Park Police officers.
ColorLines. February 5, 2012.
The NFL’s Players Association, the union that represents the league’s athletes, has come out in opposition to Indiana's proposed Right to Work legislation.
Moyers & Company. February 5, 2012.
Bill Moyers explains what we need to know about community activist Saul Alinsky, and why Newt Gingrich might be so afraid of him.
AlterNet. February 4, 2012.
As we reflect on the great milestones the black community has reached, we cannot forget the drug war that continues to hold many back.
AlterNet. February 4, 2012.
Since Mayor Bloomberg became mayor a decade ago, the NYPD has arrested nearly 350,000 young Black and Latino for low-level marijuana possession.
ButterBeliever.com. February 4, 2012.
Outrageous salaries, drug company ties, and less than a dime of every dollar looks for a cure.
AlterNet. February 4, 2012.
The big win here is that an anti-choice power play failed in the court of public opinion.
AlterNet. February 4, 2012.
DC is the most liberal region of the country, but until now all the talk on the radio dial skewed right.
The Nation. February 4, 2012.
Republicans—to protect and expand their gains from 2010— are diluting the minority vote in swing districts held by white Democrats.
AlterNet. February 4, 2012.
When it comes to a spate of new technologies, our privacy protections are wildly outdated.
Republic Report. February 4, 2012.
Some of America's wealthiest Republicans flew into Palm Springs last weekend to update their stealthy political strategy for 2012.
AlterNet. February 4, 2012.
Prosecutors like Eric Schneiderman need cops on the beat to put financial crooks behind bars. But thanks to Bush, these cops are missing in action.
AlterNet. February 4, 2012.
The Keystone campaign was a great success, but environmental advocates must still convince the public that they care about jobs.
AlterNet. February 3, 2012.
And you thought this was supposed to be entertaining.
Drug War Chronicle. February 3, 2012.
Provoked by federal raids and Republican attempts to eradicate medical pot, activists are rolling out a campaign for a constitutional amendment to legalize pot in Big Sky County.
Maplight.org. February 3, 2012.
Commercial TV and radio lobby tries to thwart disclosure of income from political ads.
Post Carbon Institute. February 3, 2012.
For starters, the energy and environmental impacts of tar sands production are not limited to within the borders of Canada. But the trouble doesn't end there.
NORML. February 2, 2012.
Even after the Commissioner told cops to follow the books on pot charges, small time weed arrests continued, breaking records for the past decade.
AlterNet. February 2, 2012.
A new study on government employees' earnings has the Right buzzing -- and some progressive pundits repeating the myth that government workers are "overpaid."
Democracy Now!. February 2, 2012.
Fox talks with Democracy Now following his arrest Wednesday while trying to film a Congressional hearing.
Moyers & Company. February 2, 2012.
Here are some important movies and documentaries that try to make sense of the financial collapse.
AlterNet. February 2, 2012.
We've somehow turned watching a sport into eating (and drinking) like it's a sport.
AlterNet. February 2, 2012.
Whether Americans were suspicious of Komen to begin with or just fed up with the politicization of women's health, this feels like the last straw.
Drug War Chronicle. February 2, 2012.
The popular image of street gang violence in the US as being "drug-related" is largely mistaken, a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a new report.
Waging Nonviolence. February 1, 2012.
Anonymous activists have become terrifying to the powers that be, despite (or perhaps because of) their apparent disorganization and probably in excess of their actual capacity.
AlterNet. February 1, 2012.
How the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation put their corporation-friendly image before women’s actual health concerns.
Picador Press. February 1, 2012.
After a brutal recession was brought on by Wall Street greed, it looked for a moment like we'd rejected the Right's economic mythology. Then the "Tea Party" came along.
AlterNet. February 1, 2012.
The world is changing quickly, and we need to help steer it according to our shared values -- our vision of what might be.
Michael Hudson's blog. February 1, 2012.
Banks weren't meant to be in control of our economy and our governments. How did it get like this and how can we restore sanity to our banking system?
RH Reality Check. February 1, 2012.
The Komen Foundation has been infiltrated by right-wing ideologues who saw to the withdrawal of support for breast exams at Planned Parenthood clinics.
