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Help Wanted: Human Guinea Pigs

By Betsy Model, The Internationalist. May 9, 2007.
Rights and Liberties: If you've ever wondered why we so rarely hear of drug trials going awry in the United States, it is because we "offshore" the drug trials to developing nations who can't afford to say no.

L.A. Immigration Protest: The Police "Were Relentless. They Were Merciless."

By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. May 4, 2007.
Rights and Liberties: An interview with two journalists who give accounts of police beatings and rubber-bullet barrages in Tuesday's immigration protests in Los Angeles.

Child Pornography and Human Trafficking: Cancun's Dark Side

By Heather Gehlert, AlterNet. May 3, 2007.
Rights and Liberties: A conversation with human rights activist Lydia Cacho Ribeiro on the coastal city's violence and abuses -- and her lifelong mission to combat them.

Rebecca Walker: Baby Love and Other Observations from Writing While Pregnant

By Rachel Kramer Bussel, SMITH Magazine. April 30, 2007.
Sex and Relationships: Exploring abortion at 14, her rocky relationship with her mother Alice Walker, and the ecstasy of bearing a child at 37, the content of Rebecca Walker's memoir provides fertile ground for this probing interview.

The End of Internet Radio?

By Aram Sinnreich, Truthdig. April 28, 2007.
Rights and Liberties: A recent ruling by the Copyright Royalty Board raised royalty rates for online radio broadcasting, which could put the exploing online commercial radio industry right out of business.

Full Frontal Feminism

By Laura Barcella, AlterNet. April 24, 2007.
Jessica Valenti's new book aims to make women's rights cool again -- to make feminism a lifestyle as well as a movement. Read an excerpt from the book and her conversation with AlterNet.

Changing the Social Climate

By Catherine Lerza, Tides Foundation. April 21, 2007.
Environment: Prominent African-American environmentalist Michael Gelobter discusses how global warming affects economic justice, the future of the progressive movement and whether your child walks to school.

Supreme Court Ruling Threatens Women's Health

By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. April 19, 2007.
Health and Wellness: The Supreme Court's decision to uphold a ban on late abortions without an exception for the health of the mother sends a signal that, in many respects, the court thinks legislators, not doctors, are the ones best positioned to make health decisions.

Crime, Punishment and Vengeance in the Age of Mass Imprisonment

By Prema Polit, AlterNet. April 14, 2007.
Rights and Liberties: In the U.S., over 2.13 million people are incarcerated. Sasha Abramsky's new book, "American Furies," explores the bloated prison system and its tremendous financial and moral cost to our society.

Barbara Ehrenreich on the Importance of Collective Joy

By Laura Barcella, AlterNet. April 7, 2007.
In her new book, "Dancing in the Streets," Barbara Ehrenreich links the current epidemic of depression with our lack of group bonding rituals and explores how festive gatherings can be vehicles for social change.

MoveOn.org -- Successfully Executing Its Vision and Answering Its Critics

By Don Hazen, AlterNet. March 30, 2007.
10 questions for MoveOn.org's co-founders Wes Boyd and Joan Blades about the recent progressive debate over how Democrats in Congress approached stopping the war in Iraq and their plans for the future.

Former Christian Right Homophobe Sees the Error of His Ways

By Pam Spaulding, AlterNet. March 30, 2007.
Sex and Relationships: Religious right-wing activist Joe Murray was drawn to the American Family Association because of its "prolife" positions -- and soon he started bashing gays without giving it "much thought."

Debunking Bush Administration Bull About Afghanistan

By Katherine Spillar, Ms. Magazine. March 28, 2007.
Rights and Liberties: Human rights advocate Sima Samar gives a from-the-field perspective on the daily lives of men and women in Afghanistan since 2001.

From the Mirage of a Middle-Class Life to the Slavery of Debt

By Joshua Holland, AlterNet. March 24, 2007.
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: Maxed Out director James Scurlock explains how without credit cards, millions of apparently middle-class Americans would live at the poverty level.

Is the American Empire on the Brink of Collapse?

By Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash. March 24, 2007.
World: U.S. military expert Chalmers Johnson argues the catastrophe in Iraq and the staggering cost of running a military that stretches across 130 countries on 737 bases may finally cost America its empire.

How To Solve the Diabetes Epidemic

By Terrence McNally, AlterNet. March 14, 2007.
Health and Wellness: The government and the food industry know that Type 2 diabetes is linked to lifestyle and diet; yet profit continues to determine food policy, and nutrition remains a scant part of medial education. Dr. Neal Barnard offers a solution to the crisis.

The Catastrophic Legacy of Donald Rumsfeld

By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. March 12, 2007.
In this interview, the author of a devastating biography of Donald Rumsfeld covers how the former defense secretary was loathed by the first Bush president and how Rummy layed the groundwork for torture in Gitmo and Iraq.

IKEA: Who Says Big Retail Can't Be Good for the Environment?

By David Roberts, Grist.org. March 1, 2007.
Environment: IKEA's environmental policies and ambitious future plans put U.S. retailers to shame.

Kucinich Comes Back for '08

By Daniel Sturm, In These Times. February 28, 2007.
World: Dennis Kucinich explains why he decided to run for president again and how he proposes to bring American troops home from Iraq.

American Democracy From the Eyes of a Democratic Fundraiser

By Terrence McNally, AlterNet. February 27, 2007.
Terry McAuliffe, former head of the Democratic National Committee and chair of Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, on the Democratic vision of America and why we have yet to achieve it.

Chomsky on Why Bush Does Diplomacy Mafia-Style

By Michael Shank, Foreign Policy in Focus. February 26, 2007.
World: Noam Chomsky explains what he thinks the U.S. will do to Iran, what is really at stake for America in Iraq, and why Palestinians are more likely to uphold their peace agreements than Israelis.

Journalist Josh Wolf's Courageous Stand

By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. February 16, 2007.
Media and Technology: Imprisoned reporter Josh Wolf and his attorney explain why his jailing for refusal to release video footage is an attack on journalism itself.

Is the Deadly Crash of Our Civilization Inevitable?

By Terrence McNally, AlterNet. February 13, 2007.
An interview with author Thomas Homer-Dixon about the social, political, economic and technological crises we face and how long we can sustain the lifestyle that brought them about.

Biodiesel: The Fuel That Doesn't Kill Us

By Joshua Scheer, Truthdig. February 6, 2007.
Environment: Annie Nelson, wife of Willie Nelson, speaks about community-based biodiesel production as a way of restoring dignity to family farmers, the environment, the economy and national security.

Food Giants' Endless Appetite for Profit

By Matthew Wheeland, AlterNet. January 29, 2007.
An interview with author Michele Simon, whose latest book covers the ruthless manner in which corporate giants market junk foods to boost their profit margin.

Civil Rights Attorney Barred from Airlines Flight

By Kari Lydersen, In These Times. January 28, 2007.
Kiko Martinez speaks out about the shadowy "no fly" list which leaves him and many other Americans grounded.

What Adults Should Know About Kids' Online Networking

By Kate Sheppard, WireTap. January 24, 2007.
Think you've read everything about Myspace? Think again. Social network expert danah boyd breaks it down.

Atheist Richard Dawkins on 'The God Delusion'

By Terrence McNally, AlterNet. January 18, 2007.
In the last few years, Americans have seen the harm that results when political decisions are made in the name of religion. Now, the non-believers are fighting back.

Globalization Has Increased the Wealth Gap

By Terrence McNally, AlterNet. January 15, 2007.
Nobel prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz talks about what's gone wrong with globalization.

Ten Things I Learned From the Pentagon's Prayer Team

By Jeff Sharlet, The Revealer. January 4, 2007.
World: The "Christian Embassy" quietly proselytizes inside the Pentagon, but its mission surpasses this simple ministry.

Pig Hearts for Humans: What the Public Needs to Know About Biotech Risks

By Heather Gehlert, AlterNet. January 3, 2007.
In her new book, Intervention, former NY Times technology columnist Denise Caruso talks about the risks of life on a genetically engineered planet.

Not Afraid of the F-Word: A Feminist in Command

By Emily Amick, Campus Progress. January 3, 2007.
Feminist Linda Hirshman on women in the workplace, why men should be forced to take parental leave, and the ethics of abortion up until birth.

Biofuels Are an Environmental Dead End

By Tom Philpott, Grist.org. December 13, 2006.
Environment: Tom Philpott questions biofuels skeptic extraordinaire David Pimentel about why crop-based energy won't work.

The Revolution Will Be Solarized

By David Roberts, Grist.org. December 2, 2006.
Author Travis Bradford says that solar energy will eventually break the hold that centralized power companies have on our energy grids.

Gay and Christian: Not a Contradiction

By Gwynne Watkins, Nerve.com. December 1, 2006.
The director of the first gay Christian summer camp on sexuality, religion and turning the political tide.

Palestine's Struggle Can Teach America About the Middle East

By Liv Leader, AlterNet. November 27, 2006.
Historian Rashid Khalidi discusses what the history of the Palestinian struggle for statehood can teach Americans about our wrong-headed approach to conflicts in the Middle East.

This Time, the Election Will Not Be Stolen

By Gary Moskowitz, WireTap. November 4, 2006.
Movie Mix: 'American Blackout' director Ian Inaba is staging a revolution to combat potential fraud at the polls -- and he damn well wants it televised.

What This Country Owes Its Workers

By Don Hazen, AlterNet. November 2, 2006.
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: SEIU President Andy Stern is optimistic about improving life for the middle class -- and improving our economy at the same time. His new book suggests how it can happen.

Bioneers 2006: The Future is Green

By Terrence McNally, AlterNet. October 21, 2006.
Environment: Kenny Ausubel, the revolutionary founder of this weekend's 17th annual Bioneers conference speaks up about nature, science, and green-ing the future.

Howard Zinn on Our 'Addiction to Massive Violence'

By Yuri Loudon, The Internationalist. October 18, 2006.
The man who changed the way we look at history explains where Iraq war resistance fits into the history of peace activism.

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