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Baghdad Bombing Atrocity Threatens Iraqi Elections

By Ali Karim, Institute for War and Peace Reporting. November 3, 2009.
World: Concerns that violence could deter voters in upcoming polls come amid widespread anger at government’s security failings.

"Restless Vagina Syndrome": Big Pharma's Newest Fake Disease

By Terry J. Allen, In These Times. November 3, 2009.
Sex and Relationships: The pharmaceutical industry wants you to think that if you don't have sex like a porn star, you're in need of their drugs.

Is Adultery Good for Women? In Defense of Ashley Madison, the Cheaters' Website

By Jeff Schult, Your Tango. November 3, 2009.
Sex and Relationships: Despite criticism, Ashley Madison -- a website that facilitates affairs between married men and women -- attracts an unprecedented percentage of female users. Why?

Our Produce-or-Die Culture Is Killing Us -- And We're Idiotically Grinning and Bearing It

By Joe Bageant, JoeBageant.com. November 3, 2009.
Politics: We've been reduced to "human assets" in a relentless economic machine. And we can't even complain: appearing cheerful is vital when all of life is monitored by an employer.

5 Key Fights We Face Against the Insurance Industry in the Push for Better Health Care

By Joshua Holland, AlterNet. November 3, 2009.
Politics: There's momentum to repair our fractured health care system -- but activism is desperately needed to keep the process honest.

Six Uighurs Released From Gitmo; Seven Remain Locked Up

By Andy Worthington, Andy Worthington's Blog. November 2, 2009.
Rights and Liberties: This latest release still leaves seven Uighurs in Guantánamo -- not to mention the 60 or so other prisoners who have been cleared for release

We Need Smart Solutions to Our Long Jobs Crisis

By Dean Baker, AlterNet. November 2, 2009.
Politics: All the projections show that the unemployment rate is likely to continue to rising for the immediate future and remain high for years to come.

Chaos In Afghanistan as Abdullah Abdullah Pulls Out of Election

By Kim Sengupta, Independent UK. November 2, 2009.
World: The much-anticipated runoff vote in Afghanistan has become a one-horse race for President Hamid Karzai.

How America Holds Court: The Seedy Dealings Underpinning Our Legal System

By Amy Bach, Metropolitan Books. November 2, 2009.
Rights and Liberties: It's getting harder and harder to exercise your legal rights if you aren't well to do. Where's the justice in that?

Sarah Palin and the Tea Party Movement Are at War With the GOP

By Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. November 2, 2009.
Politics: Just as the GOP candidate has for more than 100 years, Dede Scozzafava was supposed to win the congressional seat in New York's 23rd district. Then Palin stepped in.

Deported to a "Homeland" that He Never Knew

By Julianne Ong Hing, ColorLines. November 2, 2009.
Immigration: After growing up in the U.S., Calvin James was separated from his family by and sent by immigration authorities to an alien "homeland."

16-Year Old Got Life Without Parole for Killing Her Abusive Pimp -- Should Teens Be Condemned to Die in Jail?

By Liliana Segura, AlterNet. October 31, 2009.
Rights and Liberties: Two cases in the Supreme Court could alter the fates of over 2,500 people serving life without parole for crimes they committed as teenagers.

Oscar-Winning Hollywood Big Shot: Why I'm Leaving Scientology

By Guy Adams, Independent UK. October 31, 2009.
Belief: Paul Haggis, who wrote hits like Crash and Million Dollar Baby, fires parting shot at "hate-filled and bigoted" church.

Hey Obama, Your General McChrystal Is Trying to Sucker You on Afghanistan

By Scott Ritter, Truthdig. October 31, 2009.
World: Don't give in.

The Right Isn't Only Trying to Take Down ACORN, It's Got a 25-Year Project to 'Defund' the Left

By Muriel Kane, Raw Story. October 31, 2009.
Politics: GOP Rep. Michele Bachman may have revealed more than she intended when she recently crowed that the attacks on ACORN were just the start of a campaign to "defund the left."

The Obstacles to Real Health-Care Reform

By Mark Schmitt, The American Prospect. October 31, 2009.
Politics: How a series of roadblocks and compromises shaped the health-care debate -- and why the battle doesn't end when Obama signs a bill.

Environmental Groups Across California Oppose Legislative Water Package

By Dan Bacher, AlterNet. October 30, 2009.
Water: Today environmental groups from around California weighed in with their opposition to the dangerous proposed water legislation.

The Man Who Has Been Giving a Boost to the Greywater Movement

By Ben Preston, Miller-McCune.com. October 30, 2009.
Water: As Californians start looking seriously at using greywater for home irrigation, all roads -- or pipes -- lead to Art Ludwig.

Chevron Employs Felon and Drug-Trafficker to Derail Trial to Escape Enviro Crimes

By Han Shan, AlterNet. October 30, 2009.
Take Action: It appears that American oil giant Chevron is employing methods -- and people -- that are as dirty as the toxic waste pits it left scattered across the rainforest floor.

Top 10 Reasons Why Republicans Should Support the House Health Bill

By Igor Volsky, The Wonk Room. October 30, 2009.
Politics: The House health-care bill does much of what Republicans said they wanted. So they've launched a disinformation campaign. Rep. Mike Pence was first out of the gate.

Sit-ins-Funeral March Erupt at EPA/JP Morgan Chase Offices Across Nation

By Jeff Biggers, AlterNet. October 30, 2009.
Environment: Scores of residents from the Appalachian coalfields have joined with supporters from across the country in a series of sit-ins, die-ins, and protests.

Reducing Mercury Emissions From Coal-Fired Power Plants: Yes We Can (And Could Have, Years Ago)

By Catherine O'Neill, Center for Progressive Reform. October 30, 2009.
Environment: There are three recent developments in the saga of efforts to regulate mercury emissions from coal-fired utilities that are significant.

Why Obama's Grand Schemes for Iran Are Doomed to Fail

By Dilip Hiro, Tomdispatch.com. October 30, 2009.
World: Following the Bush pattern of expecting the leaders of Iran to do the bidding of Washington means placing a bet on the inconceivable.

How a Racist Judge Inadvertently Made the Case for Gay Marriage

By Madison Shockley, Truthdig. October 30, 2009.
Rights and Liberties: A bigoted justice of the peace in the backwoods of Louisiana accidentally got to the heart of the issue around a key argument in California's gay marriage debate.

How Our Broken Immigration System Hurts Both Immigrant and Native-Born Workers

By Tyler Moran, Immigration Impact. October 30, 2009.
Rights and Liberties: The real answer to “enforcement” at the worksite is making sure all workers can exercise their labor rights and upholding our employment laws

Pelosi Unveils a Ground-Breaking Health Care Plan -- Will Senate Dems Follow Her Lead?

By Adele Stan, AlterNet. October 30, 2009.
Politics: Majority Leader Harry Reid has said the Senate bill will have a public option, but now it's time to walk the walk.

The 10 Weirdest, Grossest Ingredients in Processed Food

WebEcoist. October 30, 2009.
Health and Wellness: Which of your favorite dessert snacks contains beef fat? How about beaver anal glands? Find out below.

If You Thought the Last Bailout of Wall Street Was Disastrous, Here Comes TARP on Steroids

By David Sirota, Creators Syndicate. October 29, 2009.
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: The "Financial Stability Improvement Act" would let Geithner spend as much as he wants for as long as he wants, with no specific oversight.

Elie Wiesel's Shocking Stage Appearance With Mad Preacher and Anti-Semite John Hagee

By Max Blumenthal, AlterNet. October 29, 2009.
World: The controversial Christian right figure baselessly trashed Obama, and Nobel laureate and Holocaust survivor Wiesel calls him "dear pastor." What gives?

The Battle Over Raw Milk: Let's Ditch the Hysterics and Give People a Choice

By Jill Richardson, AlterNet. October 29, 2009.
Health and Wellness: Few foods provoke such strong reactions (for and against it) as raw milk. Find out why.

New Online Computer Game Exploits Right-Wing Paranoia

By David Corn, Mother Jones. October 29, 2009.
Rights and Liberties: Glenn Beck mysteriously killed. The GOP driven out of Congress. Obama proclaims himself the "Lost Imam." And more.

How Could It Be Against the Law to Spread Public Information?

By Charles Mostoller, AlterNet. October 29, 2009.
Rights and Liberties: An activist shared on Twitter what he heard on his police scanner, and now faces serious federal investigation.

Washed-Up Actor Leads Cause to Distribute Christianized Version of Darwin's Evolution Theory

By Randy Olson, Island Press. October 29, 2009.
Media and Technology: Attempting to subvert the 150th anniversary of Charles Darwin's groundbreaking 'Origin of the Species,' 50,000 copies will be handed out.

Pot Is More Mainstream Than Ever, So Why Is Legalization Still Taboo?

By Steven Wishnia, AlterNet. October 29, 2009.
Rights and Liberties: Obama's drug czar has said "legalization" isn't in his vocabulary. Here's why it should be.

Company Says NYC Watershed More Important Than Profit From a Gas Well

By Sabrina Shankman, ProPublica. October 28, 2009.
Water: The company's announcement takes many of NYC's concerns off the table, but others, including what will happen with the wastewater from drilling across the state, remain.

'Savior Bud' Sucks Moisture From Trees for Drinking Water

By Jaymi Heimbuch, TreeHugger. October 28, 2009.
Water: This concept design, modestly called the Savior Bud, is one idea to help gather up moisture from a tree's respiratory process and create drinking water.

Glenn Beck's Bizarre Outburst Against Meatless Mondays and Vegetarians

By Kerry Trueman, AlterNet. October 28, 2009.
Media and Technology: Cheap gas and cheap chuck remain American birthrights to loopy libertarians like Beck.

Musician Jackson Browne Passionately Declines Bottled Water

By David DeFranza, Planet Green. October 28, 2009.
Water: In an industry that uses disposable products without a second thought, Jackson Browne's efforts to reduce packaged water waste are inspiring.

CIA Kept Prisoners Alive to Keep Torturing Them, Lawyer Says

By Muriel Kane, Raw Story. October 28, 2009.
Rights and Liberties: Human rights lawyer John Sifton says the CIA tried to prevent detainees from dying, "which might sound humanitarian, but was kind of sickening."

FOX's Political Witch Hunt Against ACORN Exposed

By Robert Greenwald, DeFox America. October 28, 2009.
Politics: Video: Laying bare Fox News' agenda, clearly aimed at destroying the Obama administration and the progressive movement.

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