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How an Entire Town Leveled By a Tornado Is Rebuilding Green

By Melissa Knopper, E Magazine. November 6, 2009.
Environment: While the rest of rural America is being hit hard with the economic downturn, Greensburg's emphasis on green living has given the town a buffer.

Why Natural Gas Is Not a Clean Energy Panacea

By Stan Cox, AlterNet. November 5, 2009.
Water: Natural gas is "clean" only in contrast to coal -- just as a bacon cheeseburger can only be regarded as healthful compared with a double bacon cheeseburger.

For Glenn Beck, SEIU Is 'Radical, Marxist,' Except When Its Nurses Treat Him for Emergency Abdominal Pains

By Alexander Zaitchik, AlterNet. November 5, 2009.
Media and Technology: Beck described SEIU nurse care as "amazing" after his inflamed appendix was removed.

Fort Hood Shootings: 12 Dead, 31 Injured On Texas Military Base (VIDEO)

AlterNet. November 5, 2009.
Media and Technology: Army psychiatrist suspected of massacre survived return fire from authorities and is in custody and hospitalized in stable condition.

Obama, It's Time to Lead on Climate Change in Copenhagen

By Janet Redman, AlterNet. November 5, 2009.
Environment: What we need Obama to do now is direct his administration to negotiate a just, binding, and effective deal in Copenhagen.

We're Literally Blowing Up Our Clean Energy Future

By Nell Greenberg, AlterNet. November 5, 2009.
Take Action: Coal River Mountain can be a wind farm that provides 85,000 households with electricity, creates 700 long-term green jobs but inside it is being dynamited.

Three Gorges Dam: The World's Largest Boondoggle to Be Completed

By Peter Bosshard, Huffington Post. November 5, 2009.
Water: After 27 million cubic meters of concrete have been poured, 1.3 million people have been displaced and up to $88 billion have been spent, it is now time to take stock.

Who's to Blame for All the Dithering on Climate Legislation?

By Faiz Shakir, The Progress Report. November 5, 2009.
Environment: Yes, Inhofe is behind much of it, but he's only part of the problem.

Former CIA Agent Once Played by George Clooney Explains Why He Quit DC and Is Holing Up in the Rockies

By Christopher Ketcham, CounterPunch. November 5, 2009.
The whistleblowing agent depicted in "Syriana," Bob Baer is back in Silverton, Colo, where "people who messed up in some other life and come here to be nobody."

Want to Save Our Economy from Almighty Greed? Here Are 10 Crucial Fights and Key Fighters to Watch

By Zach Carter, AlterNet. November 5, 2009.
Politics: If the economic crisis taught us anything, it's that bringing to heel the whiz kids of finance is a top priority.

Is the Right-Wing Tea Party Kettle Starting to Losing Its Steam?

By Stephanie Mencimer, Mother Jones. November 5, 2009.
Politics: What if they gave a Tea Party and nobody came? Michele Bachmann and company promised a barrage of protest calls to the Capitol but, so far, things are kind of quiet.

7 Diseases That Big, Juicy Steaks Could Give You

By Sara Novak, Planet Green. November 5, 2009.
Health and Wellness: We know meat isn't necessarily the most healthy dietary choice; it could also be a fatal one.

"My Kids Want to Hide Their Identity; They're Scared Someone Will Attack Us": U.S. Muslims Being Targeted

By Jaisal Noor, Indypendent. November 5, 2009.
Rights and Liberties: American Muslims, especially those who wear religious clothing such as hijabs, are often targets of hate crimes.

Why Unemployment Is More Important Than Health-Care Reform

By Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog. November 5, 2009.
Politics: Has Obama spent too much political capital on health-care reform, and not enough on keeping families afloat in a flailing economy?

NYC Marathon Raises Question of Who Is American Enough?

By James E. Johnson, Jr., Imagine 2050. November 4, 2009.
Rights and Liberties: Who gets to choose who is American or American enough? And how will they choose?

Gorbachev on His Legacy, and Obama's Chance to Lead an American Perestroika

By Katrina vanden Heuvel, Stephen Cohen, The Nation. November 4, 2009.
World: The former Soviet leader on his push for a peaceful dissolution of the Russian empire, and his idea that the US should follow suit.

Nothing But Bad Policy Options for Obama in Afghanistan

By Tom Engelhardt, Tomdispatch.com. November 4, 2009.
World: Can we avoid an approach to Afghanistan where impending disaster is seen as an invitation to make things even worse?

A Call for Clarity on the War in Afghanistan

By Sonali Kolhatkar, Foreign Policy in Focus. November 4, 2009.
World: It will take time and complexity, as well as trial and error, to help rebuild Afghanistan for ordinary Afghans, and by extension make Americans safer.

23 CIA Agents Convicted in Italy for Kidnapping Egyptian Cleric

By Gina Doggett, Agence France Presse. November 4, 2009.
World: The CIA's Milan station chief at the time, Robert Seldon Lady, was sentenced to eight years in prison and othersto five years, all in their absence in the landmark trial.

Many Still Believe That Saddam Hussein Was Behind 9/11, and Now We Have Some Idea Why

By Emily Badger, Miller-McCune.com. November 4, 2009.
Media and Technology: Researchers looking at beliefs about al-Qaeda and Saddam Hussein have made some surprising discoveries about why peopl

New Remarkable Numbers Released: Water Use in the US Has Dropped Per Person by 30 Percent Since 1975

By Peter Gleick, Pacific Institute. November 4, 2009.
Water: It is possible to improve the efficiency of water use and such improvements eliminate the need for expensive and environmentally damaging new supply.

Letting the Science, Not the Politicians, Decide About Marijuana

By Jag Davies, AlterNet. November 4, 2009.
DrugReporter: The federal govt. is still blocking the process that would allow the marijuana plant to be brought to market as a prescription medicine.

How State-Owned Banks Can Help Americans (And Stick It to Wall Street, Too)

By Ellen Hodgson Brown, TruthOut.org. November 4, 2009.
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: With its populist business model, the Bank of North Dakota provides a template for sustainable fiscal policy at the state level.

"Pro-Israel" Group's Money Trail Veers Hard Right

By Eli Clifton, IPS News. November 4, 2009.
World: StandWithUs, a pro-Israel group known for challenging the credentials of more moderate Israel lobbyists, has accepted contributions from a slew of hard-right beneficiaries.

Why Can't the Corporate Media Just Tell the Truth About Iraq & Afghanistan?

By Rory O'Connor, MediaChannel.org. November 4, 2009.
Media and Technology: One NY Times reporter finally 'fesses up that the invasion of Iraq wasn't presented truthfully by the big media outlets. It's still not too late to tell the truth.

It's Time to Rebuild Our Passenger Railroad System

By James Howard Kunstler, Chelsea Green Publishing. November 4, 2009.
Restoring the American railroad system is an excellent place to start recovering our sense of national purpose and faith in collective enterprise.

Are Some Airlines Just Too Dangerous to Fly?

By Richard Korman, Miller-McCune.com. November 4, 2009.
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: A new study calls for standardizing aircraft maintenance across the globe, but until then, the answer just might be yes.

Barbara Ehrenreich: Why Your Children May Not Get a Swine Flu Shot Before They Need It

By Barbara Ehrenreich, Tomdispatch.com. November 4, 2009.
Health and Wellness: Too much faith in private enterprise has left us open to a flu epidemic.

Jonathan Safran Foer's 'Eating Animals' Book Will Fundamentally Change the Way You Think About Food

By Kathy Freston, AlterNet. November 4, 2009.
Food: "He is the Michael Pollan of a younger generation: grittier and more daring, more insightful and decisive."

U.S. Troops in Afghanistan Are Burning Copies of the Koran? Are We Really That Stupid?

By Abdullah Obaidi, Asia Times. November 4, 2009.
World: According to villagers, several U.S. soldiers burned Korans when they couldn't locate insurgents they believed had blown up part of their convoy.

The Execution of a Potentially Innocent Man Less Scandalous Than an Affair?

By Michelle Goldberg, The American Prospect. November 4, 2009.
Rights and Liberties: There's something really rotten in the state of Texas.

Water, Forests and Farms in New York State Threatened by Oil and Gas Drilling

By Adam Federman, Earth Island Journal. November 3, 2009.
Water: The future of this ecologically rich area is now in the hands of oil and gas companies that have leased thousands of acres to drill in the Marcellus Shale.

Ten Things You Can Do to Reduce Incarceration

By Walter Mosley, Rae Gomes, The Nation. November 3, 2009.
Rights and Liberties: Come out of the closet about your drug use; hire a formerly incarcerated person; vote for politicians who are smart on crime.

An All-Out War Rages in Brazil's Slums

By Fabiana Frayssinet, IPS News. November 3, 2009.
World: Despite a spike in drug-related violence, Brazilian authorities have insufficient resources to halt gang confrontations.

Have the Very Wealthy Achieved Victory in Their Class-War?

By Sam Pizzigati, Dollars and Sense. November 3, 2009.
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: We don’t want our tax dollars aiding companies that increase social inequalities. So why do we let our tax dollars help companies that increase economic inequality?

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