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737 U.S. Military Bases = Global Empire

By Chalmers Johnson, Metropolitan Books. February 19, 2007.
With more than 2,500,000 U.S. personnel serving across the planet and military bases spread across each continent, it's time to face up to the fact that our American democracy has spawned a global empire.

Ammunition for Atheists

By Jack Huberman, Nation Books. February 8, 2007.
In his new book, The Quotable Atheist, author Jack Huberman has collected powerful quotations against organized religion and belief in God from figures such as Richard Dawkins, Phyllis Diller, Frederick Douglass, Michael Moore, Katha Pollitt, and yes, Jerry Falwell.

The Struggle Over Dams, Displaced People and the Environment

By Jacques Leslie, AlterNet. January 27, 2007.
Environment: The battle over dams is at the core of worldwide conflicts involving water scarcity, environmental degradation, globalization, social justice, and the growing gap between rich and poor.

Darfur Diaries: Stories of Survival

By Jen Marlowe, AlterNet. January 25, 2007.
Rights and Liberties: Three filmmakers chronicle their journey to document the tragedy in Darfur where 200,000 people have been killed and 2.5 million forced from their homes.

Big Box Swindle: The Fight to Reclaim America from Retail Giants

By Stacy Mitchell, AlterNet. December 7, 2006.
A growing number of communities are fighting back against the rising power of large retail stores like Wal-Mart. But real change won't come until we stop thinking of ourselves as consumers and start thinking of ourselves as engaged citizens.

The United States v. George Bush

By Elizabeth de la Vega, Tomdispatch.com. November 28, 2006.
Rights and Liberties: What would the case against George Bush for intelligence fraud in the leadup to the war in Iraq look like? A former federal prosecutor lays out her case to an imaginary grand jury, and all she needs is the evidence available in the public record to make her case.

Bush's Desire for a Conflict With Iran Is A Crisis Made in Israel

By Scott Ritter, Nation Books. November 20, 2006.
One must recognize the role that the Holocaust plays on the psyche of Israel to understand why it would never tolerate a nuclear Iran.

Enforcing Insecurity in Afghanistan

By Sonali Kolhatkar, James Ingalls, Seven Stories. October 31, 2006.
The occupation of Afghanistan is unraveling, but Bush and Rumsfeld just won’t face up to it.

Iraq: 'The Greatest Strategic Disaster in American History'

By Patrick Cockburn, AlterNet. October 31, 2006.
World: The U.S. failure in Iraq has been even more damaging than Vietnam because the opponent was punier and the imperial ambitions even greater.

How Jesus Endorsed Bush's Invasion of Iraq

By Damon Linker, Doubleday. October 28, 2006.
World: In the lead up to the invasion of Iraq, Bush needed the approval of religious leaders to shore up his religious base and a group of Catholic theoconservatives were happy to help him do just that.

Wives in Danger from Gun Toting Culture

By Joan Burbick, The New Press. October 17, 2006.
Gun owners say they need firearms to protect themselves from criminals. But what about domestic violence victims who need protection from gun owners?

The Rhetoric of Abortion: Reflections from a Former Pro-life Activist

By Elizabeth Wardle, PhD, AlterNet. October 14, 2006.
As a sheltered Christian teenager, I thought I knew what was right for all women. But as I gained more life experience and education, I learned the hardest questions don't have easy answers.

Blueprint for an American Empire

By Greg Grandin, AlterNet. September 27, 2006.
World: U.S. interventions in Latin America have served as the training grounds for White House military theorists to practice their imperial designs on the rest of the world.

Rumsfeld's Fake News Flop in Iraq

By Sheldon Rampton, John Stauber, AlterNet. September 15, 2006.
Media and Technology: The Pentagon hired some amateurs to create the fake news operation in Iraq that they've dreamed of having in the United States.

The Sickly State of Health Insurance

By Nomi Prins, AlterNet. September 12, 2006.
Health care in the US has gotten so bad that even the wealthy find themselves gasping at the soaring premiums.

The Undeclared War on America's Middle Class

By Thom Hartmann, AlterNet. September 6, 2006.
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: Under the guise of free market capitalism, conservative policies have made 80-hour work weeks the norm. Working harder for less money means middle class families are getting screwed.

Mom and Pop Stores Take on Wal-Mart

By Michael H. Shuman, AlterNet. September 6, 2006.
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: Big boxes beware: some small businesses are out-competing the world's largest companies.

The Sinner's Guide to the Evangelical Right

By Rob Lanham, AlterNet. September 1, 2006.
A hilarious new book provides instructions on how to argue the big issues with ultra-conservative fundamentalists.

Three Ways (Out of 100) That America's Screwing Up the World

By John Tirman, AlterNet. August 15, 2006.
From the lack of body counts in Iraq, to drug wars to torture, the United States is making the world a worse place to live in.

The Authoritarian Streak in the Conservative Movement

By John Dean, AlterNet. July 22, 2006.
The despotic personality types we see in the Bush White House have their origins in the amoral politics practiced by the low-lifes of the Nixon administration.

Peak Oil = Urban Ruin

By George Orwel, AlterNet. June 21, 2006.
Our economy depends so much on fossil fuel that a lack of oil without any alternative fuel sources would lead to total chaos.

The Marine Who Saw Too Much

By Peter Laufer, AlterNet. June 15, 2006.
World: A former lance corporal explains why he intentionally failed a drug test to avoid going back to war-torn Iraq.

Keeping Iraq's Oil In the Ground

By Greg Palast, AlterNet. June 14, 2006.
World: Did the U.S. invade Iraq to tap its oil reserves or to make sure they stayed under the sand?

The First Tourist in Afghanistan

By Rory Stewart, AlterNet. June 12, 2006.
These men had watched people through hidden cameras in bedrooms, in torture cells, and on execution grounds. Why had they decided to question me?

Why White People Are Afraid

By Robert Jensen, AlterNet. June 7, 2006.
What do white people have to be afraid of in a world structured on white privilege? Their own fears.

When AWOL Is the Only Way Out

By Peter Laufer, AlterNet. June 2, 2006.
World: As explained in a new book, Mission Rejected, the sight of U.S. troops kicking the heads of decapitated Iraqis around 'like a soccer ball' made Army soldier Joshua Key desert to Canada.

Excerpt: 'Body Piercing Saved My Life'

By Andrew Beaujon, AlterNet. June 1, 2006.
Media and Technology: A brief foray into the not-so-seedy underbelly of the Christian rock scene.

Motherhood Discrimination

By Joan Blades, Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, The Nation. May 31, 2006.
If motherhood is the most important job on the planet, why is discrimination against mothers so deeply rooted -- and so widely accepted?

Excerpt: Downscaling the Dreams of Youth

By Tamara Draut, AlterNet. May 31, 2006.
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: America prides itself on its unlimited opportunity. So why are fewer and fewer young people able to attend college, find jobs and reach the middle-class promised land?

How Corporate America Perpetuates the Health Care Crisis

By David Sirota, In These Times. May 22, 2006.
In an excerpt from his book 'Hostile Takeover,' Sirota reveals how the same politicians who preach about the 'culture of life' are too addicted to health industry cash to care about people who can't afford to see a doctor.

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