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'Prayer Warriors' Battle to Pass Gay Marriage Bans

U.S. Needs to Take in More Iraqi Refugees


The One Issue All the Candidates Are Wrong On

Find out If Drug Reform Is on a Ballot Near You -- Voter Guide


Iran, Israel and American Disinformation

Our Next President Will Transform the Supreme Court



The "Battle in Seattle" and Beyond

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Recession? Depression? How Deep, How Far and What Can Be Done?

By Joshua Holland, AlterNet

Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: A survey of what some of the best thinkers believe we're facing in the coming months and years -- and the best ways to prevent complete disaster.

The Woman Who Could Have Prevented This Financial Mess Was Silenced by Greenspan, Rubin and Summers

Katrina vanden Heuvel, TheNation.com

Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: A sad tale emerges of willfully arrogant behavior designed to undermine a wise woman's good judgment.


Troopergate Investigator: Palin 'Unlawfully Abused Her Authority'

AlterNet

Election 2008: The news isn't good for the Republican vice presidential nominee -- and is an unpleasant reminder of the power abuses of the Bush years.


'We Were Told We Were Fighting Terrorists; the Real Terrorist Was Me'

Aaron Glantz, Haymarket Books

War on Iraq: A powerful excerpt from 'Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan' lays bare the racism at the core of the Iraq occupation.

Voter Election Guide to Human Rights and Civil Liberties
AlterNet

Rights and Liberties: Find out how the candidates compare on a range of issues from torture to wrongful convictions.


Why the GOP Is Nuts About ACORN
Richard L. Hasen, Huffington Post

Democracy and Elections: Attacks on ACORN appear to be part of a broader GOP strategy to shrink the number of Dem voters and sow doubts if the election turns out to be close.


Memo to Media: The Palin Rape-Kit Story Has Not Been 'Debunked'
Eric Boehlert, Media Matters for America

Media and Technology: The central, undisputed facts of Palin's actions remain hidden in plain sight for all to see. It's time for the press to take a closer look.


Why Everyone Loves Hot, Smart Older Women
Vanessa Richmond, The Tyee

Sex and Relationships: The word "desperation" has disappeared from the definition of "cougar"; words like smart, successful and funny have taken its place.


LSD Cured My Headache
Arran Frood, Independent UK

DrugReporter: Cluster headaches cause such severe pain that some sufferers are driven to suicide. Now one man believes he's found a surprising cure.


Obama Talks Tough About Afghanistan; Here's What He's Really in For
Anand Gopal, Tomdispatch.com

ForeignPolicy: Afghanistan is filled with poor, jobless people who have seen their families blown up by Americans. And they're itching to get revenge.


sarah palin12 New Stomach-Turning Revelations About Sarah Palin
AlterNet Staff, AlterNet

Election 2008: Palin has taken to smearing Obama. But it's her own record that continues to yield alarming information, undermining her skills and credibility.


Voter registrationVoter Purges Could Cause Florida-like Presidential Recounts
Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet

Democracy and Elections: If the November vote is close, key swing states that have been illegally rejecting voters could become recount battlegrounds like Florida.


Dow Dips Below 8,000; Anxiety, Anger at all Time Highs
Joshua Holland, AlterNet

Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: The long-held dominant economic paradigm is under fire.


How Scary the Economy Would Be in McCain's Hands
Jared Bernstein, Huffington Post

Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: McCain's economic plan contradicts his recently held fundamental views and is far out of touch with the needs of the country.


Progressive Voter Guide to Drug Issues
AlterNet

DrugReporter: Find out how Obama and McCain compare on everything from drug sentencing laws to drug use in politicians' personal lives.


How Badly Can the 'Experts' Ruin the Planet?
Robin Broad, John Cavanagh, AlterNet

Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: Look no further than the World Bank to see how many economic, social and environmental problems so-called experts can make worse.


The Meltdown We Really Can't Afford
Kerry Trueman, AlterNet

Environment: We are in danger of passing an extremely dangerous tipping point, with the frightening discovery of massive deposits of sub-sea methane in the Arctic.


Is Health Care a "Right" or a "Moral Responsibility"?
Maggie Mahar, Health Beat

Health and Wellness: One thing is certain: Health care is not simply a privilege.


Progressive Voter Guide to the Economy
AlterNet

Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: From the housing crisis to the minimum wage, a look at where the candidates stand on nine important economic issues.


Let's Just Say You Had $700 Billion to Spend
Allison Stevens, Women's eNews

Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: A look at what we could do instead with $700 billion to spend fixing up our world.


Is Posse Comitatus Dead?
Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!

Rights and Liberties: Why are there active duty soldiers stationed on U.S. streets?


How Low Will Palin Go in Her Mudslinging?
Robert Parry, Consortium News

Election 2008: Palin may not even understand the significance of her baseless attacks on Obama that are straight out of the neocon playbook.


Can the People Who Live in Coastal Towns Ever Be Safe From Hurricanes?
Lizzy Ratner, AlterNet

Water: Environmental destruction is making it harder and harder to protect coastal dwellers and their communities.


windHow T. Boone Pickens' Energy Plan Just Got Killed
David Morris, AlterNet

Environment: The new bailout plan passed by Congress may have put the nail in the coffin on Pickens' dangerous energy proposal.


Stuff White People Like
Samhita Mukhopadhyay, The American Prospect

What does an extremely popular blog about white culture tell us about race in America?


Sarah Palin: The Rape Kit Controversy
Staff, Wasilla Project

Video: If someone's home is burglarized, the tools of investigation are not paid for by the victim. Why was rape considered different in Wasilla?


New Evidence Shows Bush Had No Plan to Catch bin Laden After 9/11
Gareth Porter, IPS News

War on Iraq: Mere weeks after 9/11, the Bush administration was too busy planning to invade Iraq to follow through on its mission in Afghanistan.


Obama vs. McCain: Who Won? Short Takes on the Debate
AlterNet

Election 2008: Liliana Segura, Don Hazen, Joshua Holland, David Sirota, Jill Tubman, Arianna Huffington, Andrew Sullivan and others share their thoughts.


Thousands of Troops Are Deployed on U.S. Streets Ready to Carry Out "Crowd Control"
Naomi Wolf, AlterNet

Rights and Liberties: Members of Congress were told they could face martial law if they didn't pass the bailout bill. This will not be the last time.


What I Learned at the Sarah Palin Rally Before They Threw Me out
Linda Milazzo, AlterNet

Election 2008: 20,000 Christian zealots, anti-abortion fanatics, and mostly white suburbanites reconnected with their high school past at the Palin rally.


Is Palin a Member of 'Spiritual Warfare' Prayer Group?
Bruce Wilson,

PEEK: An Alaskan "Strategic Prayer Network" leader, who claims to be a "witch-hunter," says Palin is part of her "prayer group."


Revealed: "Secret" Executions Being Carried Out in Saddam's Old Intelligence Headquarters
Robert Fisk, Independent UK

War on Iraq: Hundreds of "insurgents" have been executed since 2003, victims of the same summary justice they mete out to their own captives.


Why It's Hard to Change People's Minds
Sean Gonsalves, AlterNet

A new study shows that after being exposed to information contradicting their ideas, most people still cling to their prejudices.


Is This Election the Major Historical Turning Point It Seems to Be? Yes
Chalmers Johnson, Tomdispatch.com

Election 2008: A small election victory won't drastically turn around any of the darker challenges our country faces -- only a massive victory can do that.


Forget the Gas Pump -- Heating Bills May Be the Killer This Winter
Simran Sethi, AlterNet

Environment: Rising oil and natural gas prices may be devastating this winter. But there is something we can do about it.


Will the Economic Meltdown Undermine Interest in Health Care Reform?
Niko Karvounis, Health Beat

Health and Wellness: The current bailout is costing us only a third of what we pay each year for chronic illnesses like cancer, diabetes and obesity.


Top 5 Things That Might Keep You From Voting
Allison H. Fine, Huffington Post

Election 2008: Hurry up and register -- it might already be too late in your state.


The End of American Capitalism? 5 Short Takes on Where the Financial Crisis Might Be Headed
Al Jazeera

Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: Five prominent economists share their thoughts on what's happening and how bad the situation really is.


Women's Health: Yet Another Issue Sarah Palin is Out of Touch On
Cecile Richards, Huffington Post

Reproductive Justice and Gender: Women voting for McCain-Palin is like chickens voting for Col. Sanders.


A Desperate McCain Attacks Obama With Vicious Smears
Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post

PEEK: With his campaign flailing, McCain shamelessly tries to manipulate voters by appealing to their 'lizard brains.'


When Their Supporters Call Obama a Terrorist and Demand His Assassination, McCain and Palin Remain Silent
Baratunde Thurston, Jack & Jill Politics

Video: McCain and Palin condone the worst Obama smears with deafening silence.


ACORN Calls Police Raid of Las Vegas Office a Political "Stunt"
Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet

Election 2008: The group had been sharing material about problem voter registrations with Nevada officials for months.


If We Get Through This Crisis, We'll Face Another in 5 to 10 Years -- Here's Why
Joshua Holland, AlterNet

Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: You don't need a crystal ball -- history is repeating itself.


A Country in Shambles, Under GOP Rule
Glenn Greenwald, Salon

Election 2008: The overarching reality of the country is that we've lived under unchallenged Republican rule, and the country has virtually collapsed on every level.


Obama's Flimsy Ties to Bill Ayers
Ari Berman, The Nation

Election 2008: The McCain campaign is attacking Barack Obama for his minor ties in Chicago to former '60s radical Bill Ayers -- here's the real story.


How Bad Is McCain's Melanoma?
Sam Stein, Huffington Post

Health and Wellness: The public deserves to know how advanced McCain's skin cancer is. If pilots have to release medical records, so should would-be presidents.


globeCorporations Have Big Plans to Profit from Global Warming
Jill Richardson, AlterNet

Environment: A bunch of multinationals have figured out how to make their pollution-based businesses seem like the solution to the climate crisis.


Iraq to Give 82% of Proven Oil Reserves to International Oil Companies
Staff, Iraq Oil Report

PEEK: Oil companies to benefit from war? Say it ain't so.


McCain-Palin Rally Attendees Say Incredible, Ridiculous Things

Post by Seth Colter Walls

Video: File this one under the "give 'em enough rope" column. More »

Donna Brazile: "I'm Not Going to the Back of the Bus!"

Video: An impassioned speech on racial politics from last week's New Yorker festival. More »

Mark Weisbrot
Mark Weisbrot:
Why the Bailout Won't Help

The bailout's supporters said Congress had to do something to unfreeze the credit markets. It didn't work.

David Sirota
David Sirota:
Henry Paulson: Good Businessman or Very Bad Communist?

Is Paulson looking to socialize risk and privatize gain? The answer could be the difference between economic disaster and recovery.

Norman Solomon
Norman Solomon:
Progressives: Don't Underestimate the Power of McCain's Dirty Tricks

Some progressives believe the McCain campaign is doomed. Let's not forget how low the Republicans will go to win.

Robert Scheer
Robert Scheer:
McCain and Bush: Unconcerned with the Needs of Ordinary Americans

McCain is not a perfect replica of George W. Bush. But neither man seems to have any sense of how we actually live or what we need from government.

Amy Goodman
Amy Goodman:
Troy Davis Deserves a New Trial

The Supreme Court will decide Monday whether it will take Davis' case. If it doesn't, he likely will be executed, despite evidence of his innocence.

The Masher
The Masher:
The Wild Stuff that Makes Its Way Around the Internet

You won't see this stuff in the mainstream media.

Sean Gonsalves
Sean Gonsalves:
Financial Weapons of Mass Destruction

Free market ideology comes down to socialism for the rich, capitalism for everybody else.

Jim Hightower
Jim Hightower:
A Swarm of Lobbyists Would Run McCain's White House

McCain has already assembled his clique of advisors, and they don't have our best interests in mind.

Blogroll

 
  1. Thousands of Troops Are Deployed on U.S. Streets Ready to Carry Out "Crowd Control"
    Naomi Wolf, AlterNet. October 8, 2008.
  2. 12 New Stomach-Turning Revelations About Sarah Palin
    AlterNet Staff, AlterNet. October 10, 2008.
  3. The Ultimate 9/11 'Truth' Showdown: David Ray Griffin vs. Matt Taibbi
    Matt Taibbi, David Ray Griffin, AlterNet. October 6, 2008.
  4. What I Learned at the Sarah Palin Rally Before They Threw Me out
    Linda Milazzo, AlterNet. October 7, 2008.
  5. Rachel Maddow: Political Game Changer
    Sam Boyd, The American Prospect. October 4, 2008.
  6. Chomsky: "If the U.S. Carries Out Terrorism, It Did Not Happen"
    Subrata Ghoshroy, AlterNet. October 4, 2008.
  7. The End of American Capitalism? 5 Short Takes on Where the Financial Crisis Might Be Headed
    Al Jazeera. October 7, 2008.
  8. How the Dems Can Alienate McCain From the GOP Base in Four Easy Steps
    Brad Reed, AlterNet. October 4, 2008.
  9. Obama vs. McCain: Who Won? Short Takes on the Debate
    AlterNet. October 8, 2008.
  10. Is Posse Comitatus Dead?
    Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. October 8, 2008.
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