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The Healing Power of Pets

By Rebecca Armstrong, The Independent UK. May 10, 2008.
Health and Wellness: Studies show that contact with domestic animals can prevent illness.

Washington's Great Inflation Hoax

By Kevin Phillips, Huffington Post. May 10, 2008.
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: The federal government's CPI measurement doesn't capture the pain many Americans are feeling today.

Acting Locally: Will Chicago Push Back Against Iran Warmongering?

By Michael Lynn, Comment Is Free. May 10, 2008.
War on Iraq: With the Bush administration angling for war with Iran, the city of Chicago is considering going on record opposing it.

Report: Employment Verification System Inefficient, Ineffective, and Costly

AlterNet. May 10, 2008.
Immigration: The Social Security Administration doesn't have the capacity or accuracy to check 130 million workers' records.

If We All Started Driving Priuses, We'd Consume More Energy Than Ever Before

By Robert Bryce, Public Affairs Books. May 10, 2008.
Environment: While energy efficiency is laudable, history shows that it leads to people consuming more energy.

Was It Easier Being a Mother in 1908?

By Marilyn Gardner, Christian Science Monitor. May 10, 2008.
Reproductive Justice and Gender: On the first Mother's Day 100 years ago, moms had a tough -- but rewarding -- job, just as they do today.

Does America Have a Prescription Drug Problem?

By Doug Bremner, Huffington Post. May 9, 2008.
Health and Wellness: Almost all of the chronic conditions for which pills are prescribed are preventable through changes in lifestyle, diet and exercise.

The Sexy Path to Good Health

By Sue Katz, Consenting Adult. May 9, 2008.
Sex and Relationships: Healthy doses of sex with yourself and others is good for you.

Leader of al-Qa'ida in Iraq Reported "Captured" in Mosul Raid

By James Macintyre, Independent UK. May 9, 2008.
War on Iraq: The Iraqi Defense Ministry claims Washington's prime target, Abu Ayyub al-Masri, has been arrested, but the White House is skeptical.

Who Are the Gitmo Prisoners Released With Sami al-Haj?

By Andy Worthington, Andy Worthington's Blog. May 9, 2008.
Rights and Liberties: The release of al-Jazeera cameraman Sami al-Haj last week made headlines. But few have mentioned the others prisoners freed from Guantánamo.

NYC's Staggering Arrest Rate for Pot Achieved By Police Deception and Scams

By Steven Wishnia, AlterNet. May 9, 2008.
DrugReporter: New study says New York's cannabis crackdown is both racist and fraudulent -- and that more have been arrested under Bloomberg than Giuliani.

Will the Mortgage Industry Pay for Its Crimes?

By Danny Schechter, AlterNet. May 9, 2008.
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: Borrowers are being crushed under the credit crisis. Someone needs to pay.

Drive 1,000 Miles or Feed a Person for a Year? The Biofuels Dilemma

By Stan Cox, AlterNet. May 9, 2008.
Water: Can the pumping of ethanol into American fuel tanks really make it harder for parents to feed their families?

Taxes and the Cult of Home Ownership

By Thomas Palley, AlterNet. May 9, 2008.
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: Home mortgage deductions and other bennies for homeowners are supposed to help the middle class, but they're actually burying it.

The Superdelegate Problem

By Bernard Weisberger, Truthdig. May 9, 2008.
The conflict between popularly chosen delegates and powerful, unelected "superdelegates" may seriously wound the Democratic Party.

How Should States Deal with Polygamous Sects?

By Faye Bowers, Christian Science Monitor. May 8, 2008.
Rights and Liberties: Utah and Arizona have mostly ignored the FLDS since the infamous 1953 raid of Short Creek. Now, political pressure may force them to crack down.

Water Shortage Concerns: City Contemplates Going From Toilet to Tap

By Barbara L. Minton, Natural News. May 8, 2008.
Water: Tuscon residents may soon be drinking treated wastewater as part of a growing national trend to offset diminishing freshwater sources.

Organics May Soon Be Out of Reach for Many Consumers

By Tana Ganeva, AlterNet. May 8, 2008.
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: As the economy worsens, fewer shoppers will be able to afford healthy, organic food.

The Iraq Supplemental: A Three-Ring Circus

By Erik Leaver, AlterNet. May 8, 2008.
War on Iraq: Congress thinks it's being cute in dealing with all of the funding for Iraq this year in one fell swoop.

Labor Lobby Melee: Union Rivalry Gets Physical

By Bennett Baumer, Indypendent. May 8, 2008.
Rights and Liberties: Things turn ugly as SEIU and CNA trade accusations and wage war over the direction of the labor movement.

With House Poised to Spend $163 Billion, More Argue Iraq Should Use Oil Money to Pay for Reconstruction

By Jim Lobe, IPS News. May 8, 2008.
War on Iraq: "The argument that Iraq should use its oil revenues to pay the U.S. sounds like the ultimate proof that we invaded Iraq for mercenary reasons."

Farm Radio Broadcaster Gets the Boot After Exposing Monsanto's 'Goon Squads'

By Russell Mokhiber, Corporate Crime Reporter. May 8, 2008.
MediaCulture: Derry Brownfield was a veteran of farm radio reports, until he went after Big Ag and its Mafia.

Computer Makers Race to Create $100 Laptop

By Gregory M. Lamb, Christian Science Monitor. May 8, 2008.
New lines of tiny PCs are small enough to fit in your purse and affordable enough for students in around the world.

Are Immigration Authorities Going After School Children Now?

By Amanda Martinez, New American Media. May 8, 2008.
Rights and Liberties: If true, then it's hard to imagine the cruelty that resides in these people's hearts.

Will Democracy Make You Happy?

By Eric Weiner, Foreign Policy. May 8, 2008.
Politicians have long clung to the notion that free nations breed happy people. Now, a new 'science of happiness' turns that equation on its head.

Satisfied Sex Worker or Domestic Trafficking Victim?

By Kari Lydersen, AlterNet. May 8, 2008.
Reproductive Justice and Gender: New legislation could expand the definition of trafficking to treat many sex workers as crime victims instead of criminals.

VA Retreats on Voter Registration Efforts for Wounded Veterans

By Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. May 8, 2008.
Democracy and Elections: The Department of Veterans Affairs says it will help ex-soldiers to register and vote, yet it won't allow registration drives on VA facilities.

Selling Tap Water in New York to Help Provide Clean Water in Developing Countries

By Brita Belli, E Magazine. May 7, 2008.
Water: An initiative to charge diners $1 for tap water and donate it to UNICEF to provide clean drinking water is taking off.

Hollywood's Selective Outrage

By Dennis Perrin, Huffington Post. May 7, 2008.
Movie Mix: The air-brushed Hollywood stars that populate PSAs aren't likely to tackle truly controversial issues any time soon.

Sinking Without Trace: Australia's Unknown Climate Change Victims

Independent UK. May 7, 2008.
Environment: The islands of the Torres Strait are slowly being submerged and the plight of their inhabitants is being overlooked.

Clinton: Damn the Pundits, Full Speed Ahead

By David Corn, MotherJones.com. May 7, 2008.
Election 2008: The Clinton campaign has signaled it will fight on. But her only real option is going nuclear.

Big Oil Strike in Brazil has Tongues Wagging, but We Continue Towards Peak Oil

By Pedro Prieto, Tlaxcala. May 7, 2008.
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: Since the 1980's, the world has discovered less oil than it has consumed every year.

Pentagon Releases Propaganda Documents -- Will the Media Pay Attention?

By John Stauber, PR Watch. May 7, 2008.
War on Iraq: With 8,000 pages of documents online for the world to see, will the networks continue their media blackout?

Is Burger King Spying on Labor Activists?

By Tiffany Ten Eyck, Labor Notes. May 7, 2008.
Rights and Liberties: "If you're a student in Virginia, how do you get access to a Burger King internal document?"

Lawsuit: Del Monte Ripping Off Migrant Workers

Southern Poverty Law Center. May 7, 2008.
Immigration: Court rules the ag-giant can't hide behind middle-men.

Journalists Continue to Be Killed With Impunity Across the Globe

By Mirela Xanthaki, IPS News. May 7, 2008.
MediaCulture: Murder is the ultimate form of censorship. The more killings of media workers go unpunished, the more the press is silenced.

New Food Safety Rules May Do More Harm Than Good

By Jason Mark, Earth Island Journal. May 7, 2008.
Environment: The food safety regulations established in response to the spinach E. coli outbreak are threatening environmentally friendly farming practices.

Anti-Choice Zealots Chase After Patients' Private Medical Records

By Katherine Spillar, Ms. Magazine. May 7, 2008.
Reproductive Justice and Gender: With anti-abortion forces bearing down on him, Dr. George Tiller fights for his patients' privacy -- and their lives.

Empty Wallet? Not to Worry -- Poor Is the New Rich!

By Annabelle Gurwitch, The Nation. May 7, 2008.
As waves of poverty wash over the once-affluent, it's nice to know that you can share the pain.

The Pentagon vs. the U.S.: How Americans Have Become Targets of Their Own Military

By Scott Ritter, Truthdig. May 7, 2008.
America is a country at war with itself.

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