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Memo to the Tea-Baggers: God and Country Aren't with You

By Glynn Wilson, Locust Forks News-Journal. November 14, 2009.
Politics: You don't appear to know what "freedom" means.

What Should a Feminist Man Look Like?

By Courtney E. Martin, The American Prospect. November 14, 2009.
Reproductive Justice and Gender: Many young men reject the trappings of traditional, sexist masculinity. But what's the alternative?

Single Payer Now!

By Sen. Bernie SandersNovember 13, 2009.
Politics: In my view, the real solution to the problem of how to reform health care in this country is a Medicare-for-all, single-payer system.

15 Awful Things Republicans Would Do If They Had the Chance

By Dennis Rahkonen, The Smirking Chimp. November 13, 2009.
The GOP's agenda, if fully implemented, would prove catastrophic. Here's what an unfettered Republican Party would do "for" America.

What Obama Can Learn from Gorbachev

By Robert Scheer, Truthdig. November 13, 2009.
World: On the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, it's worthwhile to remember that ending a stupid, harmful war is the most admirable thing a great leader can do.

The Top One Reason Religion Is Harmful

By Greta Christina, AlterNet. November 13, 2009.
Belief: Religion is uniquely armored against anything that might stop it from spinning into extreme absurdity, extreme denial of reality and extreme, grotesque immorality.

Why the Catholic Bishops Who Pushed Through the Stupak Amendment Are Hypocrites

By Jon O'Brien and Nancy Keenan, AlterNet. November 13, 2009.
Rights and Liberties: The same language the bishops thought too weak to truly ban public funding for abortion maintains their charities' own access to public money.

How Abstinence-Only Programs Perpetuate Dangerous Stereotypes

By Martha Kempner, RH Reality Check. November 12, 2009.
Sex and Relationships: It's bad enough the media teaches my daughter harmful gender stereotypes. Does she have to get it at school, too?

Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh Stoking GOP Civil War

By Eric Boehlert, Media Matters for America. November 11, 2009.
Media and Technology: The right-wing media are trying to play "king-maker." But they are incapable of picking winners and stand poised to rip the Republican Party apart.

Does the House Bill's Public Option Kill Off the Senate's?

By Booman, Booman Tribune. November 10, 2009.
Health and Wellness: Why the health care reform act has a very long and very difficult road ahead.

Atheists, It's Time to Stand Up to Jesus

By Russell Blackford, Udo Schuklenk, Comment Is Free. November 9, 2009.
Belief: Civility has its uses, but atheists should not be afraid to mock faith to undermine religious power.

As Foreclosure Nightmares Increase, Will More Homeowners Pay Off Their Bankers in Violence?

By Scott Thill, AlterNet. November 9, 2009.
World: The economic crisis revealed late-capitalism's central offense: Human beings are being transparently treated if they were mere transactions. And they're going postal over it.

Instant Sex: Has the Digital Age Destroyed Relationships or Made Them Better?

By Vanessa Richmond, AlterNet. November 7, 2009.
Sex and Relationships: Digitally-enabled mating culture has opened up the mate-finding process while also generating a whole new set of dating anxieties.

10 of the Nuttiest Statements Elected Officials Have Made in the Health Care Battle

By Joshua Holland, AlterNet. November 7, 2009.
Politics: Wild, over-the-top rhetoric and bizarre conspiracy theories about health reform aren't just coming from the right-wing blogs and talk-radio loudmouths.

Stop U.S. Meddling; Support Afghan Women at the Table

By Jodie Evans, CODEPINK Women for Peace: Action Blog. November 6, 2009.
World: Meddling in Afghanistan’s elections and U.S. failure at every turn to deliver security and justice is increasing the potency of the Taliban.

Former Worker's Confession: "I Was Hired to Stand in the Way of Health Care Reform"

By Robert Greenwald, Sick for Profit. November 5, 2009.
Politics: Hi, I'm Andy Cobb and I did all the damage I could being a spokesjerk for Blue Cross Blue Shield.

Republicans and Democrats Come Together to Launch Unprecedented Attack on International Law

By Stephen Zunes, AlterNet. November 5, 2009.
Politics: This is George W. Bush's foreign policy legacy, which — through this resolution — the Democrats, no less than their Republican counterparts, have now eagerly embraced.

What If You and Your Neighbors Owned Your Local Sports Teams?

By Roy Ulrich, AlterNet. November 4, 2009.
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: Sports franchises shouldn't necessarily be in the hands of private parties.

Who Is Stealing California's Water?

By Peter Gleick, Pacific Institute. November 4, 2009.
Water: We must stop pretending that water is free and unlimited, available to anyone who can put a siphon in a river or drill another groundwater well.

A Broken Immigration System Marks a Disastrous Failure of Government Response

By Mary Giovagnoli, Immigration Impact. November 3, 2009.
Immigration: It's a matter of priorities -- every dollar spent on the deportation iss a dollar not spent on improving immigration services and processing applications quickly and efficiently.

What You Should Be Watching For This Election

By Megan Carpentier, Air America. November 3, 2009.
From the battle between moderate Republicans and the teabaggers, to marriage equality legislation, there is hot political action in the voting booths this year.

Does the Vatican Have a Say in Your Health Decisions?

By Ann Neumann, AlterNet. November 3, 2009.
Reproductive Justice and Gender: As more health facilities merge with Catholic hospitals in response to economic hardship, patients' rights are increasingly restricted by Catholic doctrine.

Are the "New Atheists" As Bad as Christian Fundamentalists?

By Frank Schaeffer, AlterNet. November 3, 2009.
Belief: The most aggressive members of the "New Atheism" movement have quite a bit in common with religious extremists like Pat Robertson and Ted Haggard.

Who's Really Behind Organic Food Brands Like Amy's and Odwalla?

By Vanessa Barrington, EcoSalon. November 2, 2009.
Over the past decade many small organic food brands have been snapped up by giant corporations. Clearly, this can be bad for standards and quality.

Why It's Not Smart to Call Women Conservatives 'Whores'

By Tana Ganeva, AlterNet. November 2, 2009.
Reproductive Justice and Gender: Conservative women should be strongly criticized. But using gendered language to attack them doesn't help progressives.

Putting Farm Animal Protection on the Map, One Step at a Time

By Paul Shapiro, AlterNet. October 31, 2009.
Environment: Within this decade, we've gone from 0 to 7 states having anti-cruelty laws for animals in agribusiness laws.

6 Marriage Myths Shattered: How Barack and Michelle Shun Fairy Tale Romance

By Vanessa Richmond, AlterNet. October 31, 2009.
Sex and Relationships: The first couple's imperfect union helps shed light on the reality of marriage.

Glenn Beck Peddles Populism for Rich Guys

By Brad Reed, Commonweal Institute. October 31, 2009.
Politics: The Fox News shock jock weaves a tale of wealthy elites who are victims of tyrannical government hell-bent on taking their hard-earned money.

Boss Tells Latino Workers to Ditch Spanish Names -- in What World Is this Guy Living?

By Pilar Marrero, New America Media. October 31, 2009.
Immigration: According to Larry Whitman, employees who work in reception or answer phones should have names that people generally can understand or can pronounce.

Senator Sanders Unfiltered: Environment + Economy = Harmony

By Sen. Bernie SandersOctober 30, 2009.
Politics: At http://sandersunfiltered.com you can get Senator Sanders weekly 5 minute show free in your inbox

3 Silly Religious Beliefs Held By Non-Silly People

By Greta Christina, Greta Christina's Blog. October 30, 2009.
Many of the beliefs held by religious moderates -- smart people who respect science and the separation of church and state -- are as untenable as the dogma of fundamentalists.

Right-Wingers in Congress Love Their Own Govt.-Run Health Care, But They Hate Sharing It

By Jim Hightower, Creators Syndicate. October 29, 2009.
Politics: Members of Congress and their families are blessed with their very own gold-plated, taxpayer-financed, Washington-run health care system.

30 Reasons Fox News Is Not Legit

By Eric Boehlert, Media Matters for America. October 28, 2009.
Media and Technology: Fox News routinely, and blatantly, breaks the code to which ethical journalists are supposed to aspire.

What's So Scary About Michael Pollan? Why Corporate Agriculture Tried to Censor His University Speech

By Martha Rosenberg, AlterNet. October 28, 2009.
Health and Wellness: Agribusiness is trying to combat Pollan's message of sustainable, healthy eating.

Is Sleeping With a Married Man Sexist?

By Mandy Van Deven, RH Reality Check. October 27, 2009.
Sex and Relationships: How does sleeping with a married man square with feminist politics?

Will People-Power Defeat the Insurance Lobby This Time Around?

By Dean Baker, TruthOut.org. October 27, 2009.
Politics: This is a case where the simple facts and persistent grassroots pressure may overcome the political power of a major industry.

Reid and Pelosi Have Delivered on the Public Option -- Now Let's Get This Done

By Mike Lux, Open Left. October 27, 2009.
Health and Wellness: In the coming weeks we will have an all-out public war with the insurance industry. It will decide whether we pass comprehensive reform or once again fall short at the bitter end.

Rachel Maddow and Keith Olbermann Slam Fox News Propaganda About Their Meeting with Obama

AlterNet. October 27, 2009.
Media and Technology: The commentators point out that liberals could not get an invitation to meet with President Bush to save their lives, while Obama meets with liberals and conservatives.

Our Economy Was a Scam and Now We're Dead Broke

By Joe Bageant, JoeBageant.com. October 27, 2009.
Politics: America is broke. And the easy credit, phantom "growth" economy has been exposed for what it was: a credit scam.

Holy Cow, Is Congress Getting Serious About Real Health Care Reform?

By Peter Dreier, The Nation. October 26, 2009.
Health and Wellness: There is still no guarantee that a progressive bill will end up on Obama's desk. But the chorus in favor of the public option is getting louder.

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