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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.

10 Dangerous Household Products You Should Never Use Again

Sustain Lane. July 9, 2009.
Health and Wellness: Air fresheners, disinfectants, and cleaners found under your sink are more dangerous than you think.

My First Abortion Party

By Byard Duncan, AlterNet. July 8, 2009.
Sex and Relationships: When I got the invite to a friend's abortion party, I thought it was a way to help her through a difficult decision. I was right and wrong.

"Twilight" Pushes the Harmful Gender Stereotypes We've Fought for Decades

By Esté Yarmosh, The Women's Media Center. July 7, 2009.
Reproductive Justice and Gender: Young readers of the popular books encounter women shoved back into traditional gender stereotypes that have taken years of effort to overcome.

Western Media's Obsession with Beautiful Iranian Women Skews Coverage of Iran

By Latoya Peterson, Women News Network. July 7, 2009.
Reproductive Justice and Gender: Is the narrative around what's happening in Iran becoming dominated by the idea of what is beautiful?

Hunter Thompson Knew It Well: Robert McNamara's Vision for America Was Imperial and Elitist

By Joe Costello, AlterNet. July 7, 2009.
Politics: The death of Robert McNamara is a time to remember how dangerous the idea of technocrats running Washington has been.

We Are Only a Few Senators Away from Having Much Better Health Care

By Paul Krugman, The New York Times. July 7, 2009.
Health and Wellness: Fundamental health reform is now within reach. Obama and activists need to get those last "centrists" on board.

Women's Health Care Should Be a National Priority

By Delthia Ricks, Ms. Magazine. July 6, 2009.
Reproductive Justice and Gender: Disparities in women's health care must no longer be tolerated.

How a Late-Term Abortion Saved My Life

By Cecily Kellogg, RH Reality Check. July 6, 2009.
Reproductive Justice and Gender: Will you or your daughter be so lucky?

The Supreme Court Resists Drug War Hysteria

By Krystal Quinlan, AlterNet. July 6, 2009.
DrugReporter: Ruling on strip-searching case is the latest sign that the High Court's drug war fever may finally be breaking.

Sarah Palin's Latest Crazy Move: Are Republicans a Danger to the Republic?

By Robert Parry, Consortium News. July 6, 2009.
Remember, this is the woman Republicans wanted to put a heart beat away from the Presidency. When did the GOP become so irresponsible?

10 Commandments of the Anti-Christ: Mysterious "Guidestones" Madden Conspiracy Theorists and Christian Fundamentalists

By Joseph Laycock, Religion Dispatches. July 6, 2009.
Conspiracy theorists and fringe Christians think the mysterious Georgia stones signal the coming of a "New World Order."

Taibbi: New Secrecy Rule Lets Goldman Sachs Control Stock Prices Unmolested by Public Scrutiny

By Daniel Tencer, Raw Story. July 6, 2009.
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: The new rule means the public will no longer be able to tell if large investment banks are manipulating the stock market for their own gain.

Meatless Mondays: Do Something Good for the Earth and Your Health

By Kathy Freston, AlterNet. July 6, 2009.
Health and Wellness: A new campaign is focused on convincing the world not to eat chickens, pigs, and other animals -- just one day per week.

"Deliver Us From Evil": The Amorality of the Catholic Church

By Greta Christina, Greta Christina's Blog. July 4, 2009.
The basic hierarchy and theology of the Catholic Church is a recipe for the abuse of power.

Summer Blockbusters: Why Do We Insist on Watching Really Bad Movies?

By Sameer Pandya, Miller-McCune.com. July 4, 2009.
Movie Mix: Maybe they are more like summer flings -- despite all the signs that should stay far away, you fall intensely anyway.

Unprotected Sex: Abstinence Education's Main Accomplishment

By Marie Cocco, Washington Post Writers Group. July 2, 2009.
Sex and Relationships: Teens are having more condomless sex than they did in the 1990s. It's time for science-based sex ed, not moralizing.

Adam and Eve Did What? A Visit to the Creationism Museum Makes Scientists Laugh, Cry

AFP. July 2, 2009.
The museum argues, among other things, that war, famine and natural disasters are to blame on belief in evolution.

The Military Invades U.S. Schools: How Military Academies Are Being Used to Destroy Public Education

By Brian Roa, TruthOut.org. July 1, 2009.
In Chicago, there's a push to replace public schools with military academies. This model may soon spread to the rest of the country.

For Many, Marriage Is Sexless, Boring and Oppressive: Time to Rethink the Institution?

By Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check. July 1, 2009.
Sex and Relationships: Marriage is failing many, many people. Why do we still idealize it?

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