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Bill Moyers: Dangerous Alliance of Health Industry and Right-Wingers Will Stop at Nothing to Derail Progressive Reforms

By Bill Moyers, Michael Winship, AlterNet. July 27, 2009.
Health and Wellness: As Republicans fire away on health reform, big business is stepping up attacks too, lobbying and advertising guns blazing.

The Complex Sexualities of Young Women

By Heather Corinna, RH Reality Check. July 26, 2009.
Sex and Relationships: Young women today are faced with pressures and mixed messages about sex everywhere they look.

Starbucks' Latest Evil Plan to Take Over (More) of the World

By Priyamvada Gopal, Comment Is Free. July 25, 2009.
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: Starbucks' new stealth strategy is de-branding: giving stores different names and more local "community personality".

Limbaugh's Lies Sabotage the Health Reform Debate

By Sue Wilson, AlterNet. July 25, 2009.
Media and Technology: In conservative states, right-wing talk show hosts are spreading lies about reform. No wonder Blue Dog Dems are blocking health care overhaul.

Sex With Bruce Springsteen: The Gender Politics of Born in the USA

By Charles A. Hohman, PopMatters. July 24, 2009.
Sex and Relationships: "Born in the U.S.A.", which turns 25 this year, stresses male sexuality as imperative to the American Dream. Where does that leave women?

Pentagon Furious at Fox News Analyst for Calling For Execution of Captured Soldier

By David Edwards, Stephen Webster, Raw Story. July 24, 2009.
Fox News analyst Ralph Peters said on July 19 that the Taliban should murder 23-year-old Private First Class Bowe Bergdahl.

"Now I Will Die": Beaten and Held in Prison Without Charge by the U.S. in Iraq

By Michael Bronner, The Huffington Post Investigative Fund. July 24, 2009.
World: Hussam Amin's story is not one the Bush Administration meant to be heard, at least not for a while.

Crazy "Birther" Conspiracy Theories Get Boost in Mainstream Media

By Eric Boehlert, Media Matters for America. July 24, 2009.
Media and Technology: The movement is a sinister attempt to paint Obama as illegitimate, foreign, and suspect. Why are pundits like Lou Dobbs taking it seriously?

Why $10 for a Pack of Cigs Is Good Value

By Joshua Holland, AlterNet. July 24, 2009.
Health and Wellness: Charging high taxes on smokes is the only way to push people to quit. And I don't want the individual freedom to be suicidally stupid.

Women and Power: Connecting Across the Generations

By Marianne Schnall, Patty Goodwin, AlterNet. July 23, 2009.
Reproductive Justice and Gender: The media narrative of different generations of feminists being at each other's throats could not be more wrong.

The Wall Street-Health Care Connection: Fat Cats Want to Tax Your Benefits

By Mike Elk, AlterNet. July 23, 2009.
Politics: The conservative Democrats who want to tax your health-care benefits have friends in deep-pocketed places.

What Makes the Arrest of Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. So Tragic

By Melissa Harris-Lacewell, TheNation.com. July 22, 2009.
Rights and Liberties: In a moment of overzealous policing, an officer in Cambridge handcuffed and detain a living embodiment of post-racial possibility.

I Don't Believe in Marriage -- Here's Why I (Grudgingly) Got Married Anyway

By Amy Williams, AlterNet. July 22, 2009.
Sex and Relationships: I was tired of the blatant social pressure and disapproval. And even more tired of facing legal and economic discrimination.

Intelligent Design's Latest Sneaky Assault on Science

By Matt Zeitlin, Campus Progress. July 22, 2009.
Belief: One of the architects behind the unscientific intelligent design movement is finding success in referencing its greatest enemy: Charles Darwin.

Jimmy Carter Severs Ties With Southern Baptist Convention: "Many Male Religious Leaders Help Subjugate Women"

By Jimmy Carter, Comment Is Free. July 21, 2009.
Reproductive Justice and Gender: Carter: Sexism exhibited by male leaders conflicts "with my belief -- confirmed in the holy scriptures -- that we are all equal in the eyes of God."

Everything That Happens in Afghanistan Is Based on Lies or Illusions

By Ann Jones, Tomdispatch.com. July 20, 2009.
World: "Fixer", a new documentary about Afghanistan, tells stories of duplicity and self-delusion that are the political currency of the embattled country.

"Abstinence Plus": Soothing to Parents, or Still Lying to Teens?

By Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check. July 18, 2009.
Sex and Relationships: Will abstinence-only programs continue to get funding to misinform kids about sex?

Walter Cronkite Knew a Failed War When He Saw One: Vietnam and the War on Drugs

By Ethan Nadelmann, AlterNet. July 18, 2009.
DrugReporter: Later in life, Cronkite became an outspoken crusader to end our nation's disastrous policies on illicit drugs.

Rough Sex With Vampires: What Does "True Blood" Tell Us About Women and Sexuality?

By James Brady Ryan, Nerve.com. July 18, 2009.
Sex and Relationships: The show seems to be growing towards a more natural and nuanced depiction of sexuality for the women in the vampire-filled town of Bon Temps.

Censored on TV: Why Are Some Stations Keeping Pot in the Closet?

By Bruce Mirken, AlterNet. July 17, 2009.
DrugReporter: Pot has lots of medicinal and financial benefits, but TV stations still do everything they can to avoid mentioning it.

Why Now for Immigration Reform? It's the Economy, Stupid!

By Ali Noorani, AlterNet. July 17, 2009.
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: Our economic recovery is hampered by an immigration system that forces five percent of our workforce into the shadows.

How to Talk to Your Parents About Sex

By Ann Whidden, National Sexuality Resource Center. July 17, 2009.
Sex and Relationships: Healthy sexuality contributes to quality of life, and aging adults can see real health benefits from sexual enjoyment.

How Angelina, Bono, Gisele and Madonna Are Destroying the Planet

By Vanessa Richmond, The Tyee. July 17, 2009.
Environment: The carbon emissions of Bono's band's world tour are equivalent to the waste created by 6,500 average British or Irish people in an entire year.

Big Pharma Bribes Doctors to Hook Your Kids on Drugs

By Bruce E. Levine, AlterNet. July 17, 2009.
Health and Wellness: Americans must start to question the legitimacy of the exploitative pharmaceutical-industrial complex and the predatory people atop them.

Cheney's CIA Secrets: We Must Fight to Get the Truth

By Marie Cocco, Washington Monthly. July 17, 2009.
Take Action: The scary part is how little we know about the Bush Administration's clandestine plans.

Why Is a Liberal Israel Analyst Echoing Neocon Fearmongering on Iran?

By Joshua Holland, AlterNet. July 17, 2009.
World: MJ Rosenberg buys into the 'Iran as existential threat' frame.

Beyond Vanilla: Spice Up Your Sex Life Without Freaking Out Your Partner

By Josey Vogels, My Messy Bedroom. July 16, 2009.
Sex and Relationships: Bored with your sex life? Trying something new just might be the thing to get you excited about sex again.

Love Thy Neighbor: The Immorality of Marijuana Prohibition

By Ryan Patterson, AlterNet. July 16, 2009.
DrugReporter: In light of the toll that marijuana prohibition takes on the lives of our neighbors, can we justly say "that's the price you pay?"

Immigration Hardliners Going After Kids' in California

By Erin Rosa, Gabacha. July 16, 2009.
Immigration: The legislation would impact citizens born in the U.S.

Memo to the Media: "Puerto Rican" Is Not a Race

By Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez, Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez's Blog. July 16, 2009.
Media and Technology: There is no more a Puerto Rican race than there is an American one.

Honoring Paul Wellstone: Fighting Like Hell for Health Care Reform

By Mike Elk, AlterNet. July 15, 2009.
Health and Wellness: Its about time that we ask ourselves, What Would Wellstone Do?

The GOP's Pathetic Wailing Against Sotomayor's Confirmation

By Marie Cocco, Washington Post Writers Group. July 14, 2009.
Sotomayor will be confirmed. But the drama stirred up by Republicans reveals some interesting things about race in the age of Obama.

AIG and Goldman Get Bailouts and Second Chances, But If You're Poor You're on Your Own

By Chris Hedges, Truthdig. July 14, 2009.
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: If you defraud banks and customers of billions, you get taxpayer money. But if you are poor like Tearyan Brown of Trenton, N.J., you are in trouble.

How Bad Will the Economy Get? Really, Really Bad

By Thomas Greco, Jr., AlterNet. July 14, 2009.
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: Historically, every financial and economic crisis has been used to further centralize power and concentrate wealth. This one is no different.

White House Focuses on Violence Against Women

By Susan Loubet, The Women's Media Center. July 13, 2009.
Reproductive Justice and Gender: White House advisor on issues of domestic violence and sexual assault starts today. It's about time.

Should the Burqa Be Banned? Many Women Think No, But Others Disagree

By Sarah Seltzer, RH Reality Check. July 13, 2009.
Reproductive Justice and Gender: We must continue to target the pressure, coercion, and social compulsion that affects how women dress. But we must never attack women themselves.

Backward Steps on Immigration reform

El Diario/ La Prensa. July 13, 2009.
Immigration: Lawmakers are saying they are pushing for comprehensive reform, but this week we only saw pandering to conservatives on immigration.

Relax: Adultery Is Not That Big of a Deal

By Samara O'Shea, Huffington Post. July 10, 2009.
Sex and Relationships: I'm not justifying infidelity. But it certainly isn't going to shake the nation's moral foundation or destroy the institution of marriage.

Big Bankers Mounting Sneak Attack on Consumers

By Jim Hightower, AlterNet. July 10, 2009.
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: The largest banking chains are going out of their way to stiff us.

Hundreds of Thousands of Workers Will Lose Unemployment Benefits Soon

By Marie Cocco, Washington Post Writers Group. July 10, 2009.
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: Workers laid off early in the downturn are soon to be left without the basic sustenance of an unemployment check.

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