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Deb Price: Congresswoman Fights for Gay and Trans Rights
Posted: March 31st, 2008, 7:00pm EDT by Deb Price
Gay Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin is tirelessly working to secure equal protections for gay and trans people. -
Ben Franklin's Worst Nightmare
Posted: March 31st, 2008, 3:00pm EDT by Robert C. Koehler, Tribune Media Services
Our elections are plagued by vote suppression and fraud. Making sure we have a fair election in 2008 is even more important than who wins. -
How Do We Meet the Global Demand for Clean Water?
Posted: March 31st, 2008, 3:00pm EDT by Saul Garlick, Policy Innovations
Local populations can offer help in bringing this resource to their communities if given the right tools and opportunities. -
Texas Prosecutes Little Old Ladies for Voter Fraud
Posted: March 31st, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet
State's Attorney General has prosecuted Democrats who help seniors vote by mail while ignoring documented Republican ballot box stuffing. -
McCain's 'Maverick' Myth Is the Media's Creation
Posted: March 31st, 2008, 3:00am EDT by David Brock, Paul Waldman, Anchor Books
The bizarre tale of how the media turned a crooked Republican into the mirage of a principled politician. -
Climate Change Is a Wake-Up Call to Radically Reform Our Economy
Posted: March 31st, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Preeti Mangala Shekar, Tram Nguyen, ColorLines
The people most affected by the injustices of the polluting economy are already helping to lead the way. -
Are Hillary and Obama Afraid of Talking About the New Deal?
Posted: March 31st, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Howard Zinn, The Nation
In today's climate of uncontrolled greed, it seems like a no-brainer to channel one of the most innovative programs in US history. -
The Iraq Legacy: Millions of Women's Lives Destroyed
Posted: March 31st, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Nadje Al-Ali, Comment Is Free
Politicians hoped the Iraq war would see the advance of women's rights. Instead, Iraqi women face violence, sexual abuse and segregation. -
The Ravaging Effects of Capitalism on My Hometowns
Posted: March 31st, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Mark Klempner, AlterNet
An expatriate reflects on the cost of "free trade" for his adopted country of Costa Rica -- and his former home in the States. -
Texas Prosecutes Little Old Ladies for Voter Fraud
Posted: March 31st, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet
State's Attorney General has prosecuted Democrats who help seniors vote by mail while ignoring documented Republican ballot box stuffing. -
The Ravaging Effects of Capitalism on My Hometowns
Posted: March 31st, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Mark Klempner, AlterNet
An expatriate reflects on the cost of "free trade" for his adopted country of Costa Rica -- and his former home in the States. -
Cautionary Health Care Tales
Posted: March 31st, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Trudy Lieberman, The Nation
Plans for universal coverage in California and Massachusetts have been beset by problems. -
The Iraq Legacy: Millions of Women's Lives Destroyed
Posted: March 31st, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Nadje Al-Ali, Comment Is Free
Politicians hoped the Iraq war would see the advance of women's rights. Instead, Iraqi women face violence, sexual abuse and segregation. -
Are Cell Phones 'More Dangerous Than Smoking'?
Posted: March 30th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Geoffrey Lean, Independent UK
Brain expert warns of huge rise in tumors and calls on industry to take immediate steps to reduce radiation. -
Rezko Trial Highlights Need for Campaign Finance Reform
Posted: March 29th, 2008, 3:00pm EDT by Ciara Torres-Spelliscy, Brennan Center for Justice
When it comes to Illinois's political contributions laws, there's much more to the Tony Rezko drama than meets the eye. -
Who Is the Iraqi Army?
Posted: March 29th, 2008, 3:00pm EDT by Cenk Uygur, Huffington Post
The so-called Iraqi Army fighting in the south right now is mainly the Badr Corps, a rival Shiite militia to Muqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army. -
Rezko Trial Highlights Need for Campaign Finance Reform
Posted: March 29th, 2008, 3:00pm EDT by Ciara Torres-Spelliscy, Brennan Center for Justice
When it comes to Illinois's political contributions laws, there's much more to the Tony Rezko drama than meets the eye. -
Who Is the Iraqi Army?
Posted: March 29th, 2008, 3:00pm EDT by Cenk Uygur, Huffington Post
The so-called Iraqi Army fighting in the south right now is mainly the Badr Corps, a rival Shiite militia to Muqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army. -
Federal Agencies Pummel Public Health
Posted: March 29th, 2008, 12:00pm EDT by Terry J. Allen, In These Times
Our federal agencies have been crippled by conflicts of interest, cronyism, poor leadership, and dispirited staffs. -
Is There a New Dangerous Biohazard Site Coming to Your State Soon?
Posted: March 29th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Stan Cox, CounterPunch
Five states are locked in fierce competition over a proposed bioterror lab host to the world's most feared human and animal pathogens. -
Immigrant Children Get Screwed When It Is Time to Go to College
Posted: March 29th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Leighton Woodhouse, Brave New Foundation
Children, brought into this country when they were young, should not be deprived of college because of their parents immigration status. -
The Top Ten Craziest Things John McCain Has Said While You Weren't Watching
Posted: March 29th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Cliff Schecter, AlterNet
Much of McCain's madness has been lost in the fog of the ongoing battle for the Democratic nomination -- so here's a recap of what you've missed. -
Outrage and Controversy at NY Museum Art Show Depicting Police Brutality
Posted: March 29th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Dread Scott, AlterNet
Artist Dread Scott argues that the controversy over his art installation only proves his point about "America's abuses of power." -
Bollywood Is India's Sexual Battleground
Posted: March 29th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Triveni Gandhi, Campus Progress
The ongoing battle over representations of sex in Indian movies reflects a larger conflict between tradition and change. -
The Top Ten Craziest Things John McCain Has Said While You Weren't Watching
Posted: March 29th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Cliff Schecter, AlterNet
Much of McCain's madness has been lost in the fog of the ongoing battle for the Democratic nomination -- so here's a recap of what you've missed. -
Is There a New Dangerous Biohazard Site Coming to Your State Soon?
Posted: March 29th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Stan Cox, CounterPunch
Five states are locked in fierce competition over a proposed bioterror lab host to the world's most feared human and animal pathogens. -
Bollywood Is India's Sexual Battleground
Posted: March 29th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Triveni Gandhi, Campus Progress
The ongoing battle over representations of sex in Indian movies reflects a larger conflict between tradition and change. -
Making Connections Between Feminism and Prison Abolitionism
Posted: March 29th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Samhita Mukhopadhyay, The Nation
The high STI rates among incarcerated people illustrate how social justice movements overlap. Now it's time for activists to talk to each other. -
Teen Parents Illustrate the Need for Better Sex Ed
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 7:00pm EDT by Laura Tillman, The Brownsville Herald
Teenagers are still being kept in the dark about their sexual health, with life-altering consequences. -
Teen Parents Illustrate the Need for Better Sex Ed
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 7:00pm EDT by Laura Tillman, The Brownsville Herald
Teenagers are still being kept in the dark about their sexual health, with life-altering consequences. -
How Obama Can Win Appalachia and the Nomination
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 3:00pm EDT by Jeff Biggers, Huffington Post
Appalachia could provide Obama an historic opportunity to move beyond our racial politics with a truly new vision -- a green one. -
How Obama Can Win Appalachia and the Nomination
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 3:00pm EDT by Jeff Biggers, Huffington Post
Appalachia could provide Obama an historic opportunity to move beyond our racial politics with a truly new vision -- a green one. -
A Poisoned Paradise: Cambodia's Water Crisis
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 3:00pm EDT by Rob Sharp, The Independent UK
The effect of pollution and climate change on freshwater resources are posing a deadly threat. -
Muslim Leaders Speak out Against Forced Marriage
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 3:00pm EDT by Deepali Gaur Singh, RH Reality Check
The opposition of prominent Islamic scholars to forced marriage is an important step in the fight for gender equality in the Muslim world. -
Blackout of Winter Soldier Hearings Exposes Weakness of Indy Media
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 10:00am EDT by Sam Husseini, AlterNet
While independent media outlets covered the hearings quite well themselves, they failed to push the story into the mainstream press. -
Juan Cole -- Iraq Civil War Round-Up
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 10:00am EDT by Juan Cole, Informed Comment
The latest, as violence flares up across Iraq. -
Obama's Sweeping Foreign Policy Critique
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Spencer Ackerman, The American Prospect
Democrats should not have to act like Republicans to pass some test on national security. It's time to end the politics of fear. -
How Lethally Stupid Can One Country Be?
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by David Michael Green, AlterNet
Presidents and prime ministers will lie their countries into war -- but why do We the People keep buying it? -
Checks for $600 Won't Fix Our Economy
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Jim Hightower, Hightower Lowdown
America can't shop its way to greatness, and this one-time, government-funded shopping spree won't lead us to a sound economy. -
Will We Have a 100-mpg Car Soon?
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Ron Scherer , Alexandra Marks, Christian Science Monitor
A $10 million contest may get us there quicker then you think. -
Jim Hightower: Checks for $600 Won't Fix Our Economy
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Jim Hightower
America can't shop its way to greatness, and this one-time, government-funded shopping spree won't lead us to a sound economy. -
Kenya's Emerging Indy Media
Posted: March 27th, 2008, 8:00pm EDT by Michelle Chen, In These Times
Amidst the ongoing chaos in Kenya, an alternative media system driven by ordinary Kenyans is rising. -
Amy Goodman: "Body of War" Depicts Personal Cost of War in Iraq
Posted: March 27th, 2008, 7:00pm EDT by Amy Goodman
Tens of thousands of veterans suffer from severe mental and physical injuries. A new documentary tells one soldier's story. -
Avoiding the Fat Trap
Posted: March 27th, 2008, 7:00pm EDT by Donna Fish, Huffington Post
What do we say when our daughters declare: "I'm Fat"? -
"Body of War" Depicts Personal Cost of War in Iraq
Posted: March 27th, 2008, 7:00pm EDT by Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate
Tens of thousands of veterans suffer from severe mental and physical injuries. A new documentary tells one soldier's story. -
The Wright Controversy Revealed America's Deeply Insecure Side
Posted: March 27th, 2008, 6:00pm EDT by Matt Taibbi, RollingStone.com
A society at peace with itself wouldn't have reacted in the way it did to the partly true/partly crazy remarks of Obama's former pastor. -
Anti-Choice and the Woo Factor
Posted: March 27th, 2008, 4:00pm EDT by Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check
It's time for rational people to cast an eye of skepticism on the unscientific and wholly irrational claims of the anti-choice movement. -
My Pet Bimbo
Posted: March 27th, 2008, 3:00pm EDT by Jessica Wakeman, Huffington Post
Is the latest misogynist online game brilliant satire or just another dangerous message to young girls? -
My Pet Bimbo
Posted: March 27th, 2008, 3:00pm EDT by Jessica Wakeman, Huffington Post
Is the latest misogynist online game brilliant satire or just another dangerous message to young girls? -
Norman Solomon: NPR: National Pentagon Radio?
Posted: March 27th, 2008, 2:00pm EDT by Norman Solomon
When even public radio parrots the military's official line on the war in Iraq, what hope is there for unbiased, quality reporting? -
Growing Database of Tourist Fingerprints Raising Privacy Concerns
Posted: March 27th, 2008, 1:00pm EDT by Alexandra Marks, Christian Science Monitor
Four years ago, the U.S. began collecting digital fingerprints from non-citizens. Its database now contains 90 million fingerprints, and counting. -
Race and the New Deal Coalition
Posted: March 27th, 2008, 8:00am EDT by Adolph L. Reed Jr., The Nation
Most New Deal programs were anything but race-neutral -- or, for that matter, gender-neutral -- in their impact. -
Race and the New Deal Coalition
Posted: March 27th, 2008, 8:00am EDT by Adolph L. Reed Jr., The Nation
Most New Deal programs were anything but race-neutral -- or, for that matter, gender-neutral -- in their impact. -
The Architects of War
Posted: March 27th, 2008, 8:00am EDT by Michael T. Klare, The Nation
Within the Bush administration, the 'military option' remains as popular as ever. -
The Architects of War
Posted: March 27th, 2008, 8:00am EDT by Michael T. Klare, The Nation
Within the Bush administration, the 'military option' remains as popular as ever. -
In Iraq, Was I a Torturer?
Posted: March 27th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Justine Sharrock, Mother Jones
When 27-year-old Ben Allbright returned from Iraq, he was treated like a hero. But he is haunted by the "harsh interrogations" he oversaw. -
Crazy U.S. Thinking: Rampant Sexually Spread Diseases and No Talk About Sex!
Posted: March 27th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Lara Riscol, RH Reality Check
A fourth of American teen girls have an STD. Playing sex police only makes the problem worse. -
Five Things You Need to Know to Understand the Latest Violence in Iraq
Posted: March 27th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Joshua Holland, Raed Jarrar, AlterNet
The traditional media is incapable of reporting what's going on in Southern Iraq. -
Economic Meltdown: The Consequences of Legal Bribery
Posted: March 27th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Peter Dreier, Huffington Post
The financial services industry has shown again and again that it cannot self-regulate. It's time for the government to step in. -
Spitzer's Fall Sparks Hope for Overhaul of New York's Rockefeller Drug Laws
Posted: March 27th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by John Tarleton, AlterNet
With a progressive new governor and state Republicans on the verge of extinction, New York may soon be ready to "drop the Rock". -
Does Listening to Mozart Really Have Health Benefits?
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 8:00pm EDT by Roger Dobson, The Independent UK
The controversial "Mozart effect" is now attracting attention as a potential treatment for Epilepsy. -
Robert Scheer: Would God Ever Damn America?
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 3:00pm EDT by Robert Scheer
Many religious leaders prophesy divine retribution for America's bad behavior. I wonder what we would be punished for. -
Is the World Making Progress on Fighting Global Warming?
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 2:00pm EDT by Tom Athanasiou, YES! Magazine
Climate negotiations in Bali moved the world just a bit back from the brink. But the next two years will be critical. -
No War for Old Men
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 2:00pm EDT by James Rocchi, Huffington Post
No Country for Old Men is a striking metaphor for the challenges faced by our democracy. -
Was Colombia's Attack on Ecuador Carried Out by U.S. Warplanes?
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 12:00pm EDT by Kintto Lucas, IPS News
Sources: the Manta air base played a role in locating, and carrying out reconnaissance of, the FARC camp in Ecuador. -
Basra on Fire
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 12:00pm EDT by Patrick Cockburn, The Independent UK
Muqtada al-Sadr called for a campaign of civil disobedience in which shops, businesses, schools and universities would close down. -
Smearing Obama's Record on Choice
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 6:00am EDT by Dana Goldstein, RH Reality Check
Anti-choice activists claim that Obama voted against protecting infants. In fact, he cast his votes for choice and for women's health. -
Smearing Obama's Record on Choice
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 6:00am EDT by Dana Goldstein, RH Reality Check
Anti-choice activists claim that Obama voted against protecting infants. In fact, he cast his votes for choice and for women's health. -
Smearing Obama's Record on Choice
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 6:00am EDT by Dana Goldstein, RH Reality Check
Anti-choice activists claim that Obama voted against protecting infants. In fact, he cast his votes for choice and for women's health. -
Pentagon Holds Thousands of Americans "Prisoners of War"
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Penny Coleman, AlterNet
There are at least 60,000 of them, but they're not on the DoD's list of soldiers missing in action. -
America Defeated: How Terrorists Turned a Superpower's Strengths Against Itself
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Mark Danner, Tomdispatch.com
America's enemies have used an evangelical, redemptive regime, hell-bent on remaking a fallen world, to lay the seeds of their success. -
A McCain Moment: Do You Want Four More Years of This?
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post
It's not just George Bush's war that McCain wants to continue; it's George Bush's approach. -
Amid Bad Publicity, Drug Company Uses Progressive Union to Peddle Its Products
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Maggie Mahar, Health Beat
Why is the IAEP, a division of the SEIU, using union letterhead to endorse Lipitor and push drug sales pitches on its members? -
What Made Obama's Speech Great
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by George Lakoff
The true power of the speech is that it does what it says. It not only talks about empathy, it creates it. -
Bush's Open-Records Order a Sham
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Liliana Segura, AlterNet
A recent report shows that the Bush administration has failed to deliver on its promise to cut the FOIA backlog. This is no accident. -
Corporate America Trying to Make Union Activities Illegal
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Jane Slaughter, Labor Notes
"This is a terrible menace to rights of free speech and protest, and constitutional rights and freedom of expression." -
FDR's Democratic Propaganda
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Stephen Duncombe, The Nation
Through homey "fireside chats," the aristocratic Roosevelt recast himself as a plain-talking everyman. -
Feminism Keeps My Marriage Together
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Christie Church, Girlistic Magazine
Feminism helps us face the challenge of being complex people in a society that reduces us to pink and blue. -
Sean Gonsalves: There's Nothing Wrong with Rev. Wright
Posted: March 25th, 2008, 7:00pm EDT by Sean Gonsalves
The manufactured controversy over Rev. Jeremiah Wright ignores the tradition of 'prophetic preaching' in African-American churches. -
Annalee Newitz: The Color Wars
Posted: March 25th, 2008, 7:00pm EDT by Annalee Newitz
The human proclivity for pointless, conflict-driven tribalism manifests itself on the web. -
Topics to Avoid in Polite Liberal Conversation
Posted: March 25th, 2008, 7:00pm EDT by Mark Crispin Miller, AlterNet
Some pundits, including liberals, do not want to talk about race -- just as they did not want to talk about stolen presidential elections. -
Our Suicide Mission with Coal
Posted: March 25th, 2008, 2:00pm EDT by Kelpie Wilson, TruthOut.org
Coal produces more carbon emissions than other energy sources, yet we burn more of it each year. -
Mark Weisbrot: A Question of Values: Drug Patent Laws Must Have Public Health Exceptions
Posted: March 25th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Mark Weisbrot
Big Pharma is up in arms about developing countries importing less expensive generic versions of their drugs. -
Amy Goodman: Sedatives and Sex Hormones in Our Water Supply
Posted: March 25th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Amy Goodman
An AP journalist who helped lead an frightening investigative report considers the dangers posed to the country's drinking water. -
No One Really Knows If HGH Is Bad for You
Posted: March 25th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Scott Thill, AlterNet
While scientists hash out human growth hormone's health risks, stars like Sly Stallone and ordinary guys are shelling out millions for fast results. -
'Miss Pettigrew': A Hollywood Gem Among the Cultural Ruins
Posted: March 25th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Dorothy Woodend, The Tyee
Frances McDormand and Amy Adams star in a fun, mad dash of a film. -
Sedatives and Sex Hormones in Our Water Supply
Posted: March 25th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!
An AP journalist who helped lead an frightening investigative report considers the dangers posed to the country's drinking water. -
Deb Price: America Must Work to End Anti-Gay Abuses Worldwide
Posted: March 24th, 2008, 10:00pm EDT by Deb Price
All over the world gay men, lesbians, and transgender people are denied fundamental freedoms. America is not doing enough to help. -
America Must Work to End Anti-Gay Abuses Worldwide
Posted: March 24th, 2008, 10:00pm EDT by Deb Price, Creators Syndicate
All over the world gay men, lesbians, and transgender people are denied fundamental freedoms. America is not doing enough to help. -
Economic Meltdown: A 'Teachable Moment' About Socialism for the Rich
Posted: March 24th, 2008, 7:00pm EDT by Dean Baker, TruthOut.org
Rather than taking this opportunity to tighten the screws, many progressives are actually cheering on plans to bail out the ridiculously rich. -
Bush Closer to Bombing Iran
Posted: March 24th, 2008, 7:00pm EDT by Matthew Rothschild, The Progressive
Was Cemtcom Commander Fallon pushed out for opposing a new war of aggression against Iran? -
What To Do About Prostitution: An Interview With The Sex Workers Project
Posted: March 24th, 2008, 7:00pm EDT by Holly, Feministe
In the wake of the Spitzer scandal, we need to do more than just talk about sex work -- it's time to start listening to sex workers themselves. -
What To Do About Prostitution: An Interview With The Sex Workers Project
Posted: March 24th, 2008, 7:00pm EDT by Holly, Feministe
In the wake of the Spitzer scandal, we need to do more than just talk about sex work -- it's time to start listening to sex workers themselves. -
Amy Goodman: What the Government Doesn't Want You To Know About Global Warming
Posted: March 24th, 2008, 6:00pm EDT by Amy Goodman
An inside look at how the Bush Administration and special interests have been trying to withhold information from the public. -
What the Government Doesn't Want You To Know About Global Warming
Posted: March 24th, 2008, 6:00pm EDT by Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!
Famed NASA scientist Dr. James Hansen tells the depressing story of government censorship of years of impeccable research. -
Lessons of the Writers' Strike
Posted: March 24th, 2008, 1:00pm EDT by David Moberg, In These Times
The Writers Guild strike that ended in February proved the power of organizing by creative workers. Now, actors in Hollywood may use the same script. -
4,000 Troop Deaths: A Number That Just Scratches the Surface
Posted: March 24th, 2008, 11:00am EDT by Joshua Holland, AlterNet
The death of the 4,000th U.S. soldier in an IED attack on Sunday is big news, but what does it tell us? -
4,000 Troop Deaths: A Number That Just Scratches the Surface
Posted: March 24th, 2008, 11:00am EDT by Joshua Holland, AlterNet
The death of the 4000th U.S. soldier in an IED attack on Sunday is big news, but what does it tell us? -
4,000 Troop Deaths: A Number That Just Scratches the Surface
Posted: March 24th, 2008, 11:00am EDT by Joshua Holland, AlterNet
The death of the 4,000th U.S. soldier in an IED attack on Sunday is big news, but what does it tell us? -
Torture in Our Own Backyards: The Fight Against Supermax Prisons
Posted: March 24th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Jessica Pupovac, AlterNet
In supermax prisons, 23 hours a day of solitary confinement is the norm. How did our prison system become so cruel? -
NY Public Library "Trades Naming Rights" to Greedy Hedge Fund Billionaire for Big Bucks
Posted: March 24th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by David Morris, AlterNet
All the gory details, as one of NYC's greatest buildings will be named after Stephen Schwarzman, poster child for the greedy hedge fund era. -
The Iraqi Civil War Bush and the Media Don't Tell You About
Posted: March 24th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Raed Jarrar, Foreign Policy in Focus
The Iraqi-Iraqi conflict is similar to the U.S. civil war: Iraqis who are want a centralized government are fighting against those favor secession. -
The Iraqi Civil War Bush and the Media Don't Tell You About
Posted: March 24th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Raed Jarrar, Foreign Policy in Focus
The Iraqi-Iraqi conflict is similar to the U.S. civil war: Iraqis who are want a centralized government are fighting against those favor secession. -
Exxon's Deadly Legacy Lives on for Fishermen
Posted: March 24th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by John Platt, AlterNet
Nineteen years after their disaster spill, Exxon's trying shirk responsibility. -
NY Public Library 'Trades Naming Rights' to Greedy Hedge Fund Billionaire for Big Bucks
Posted: March 24th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by David Morris, AlterNet
All the gory details, as one of NYC's greatest buildings will be named after Stephen Schwarzman, poster child for the greedy hedge fund era. -
Five Surgeries, Two Purple Hearts and Still Fighting for VA Benefits
Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 3:00pm EDT by Rose-Anne Clermont, The Wip
For the thousands of GI's who have returned home from Iraq injured, another battle awaits them. -
Labor of Love
Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 3:00pm EDT by Thomas Beatie, The Advocate
My decision to bear a child as a transgender male has been met with discrimination and outright derision by health care professionals. -
Labor of Love
Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 3:00pm EDT by Thomas Beatie, The Advocate
My decision to bear a child as a transgender male has been met with discrimination and outright derision by health care professionals. -
Are We Headed for a Sci-Fi Dystopia?
Posted: March 22nd, 2008, 7:00pm EDT by Marcy Darnovsky, AlterNet
1997's 'Gattaca' featured a bleak future world ruled by bio-engineered superhumans -- an outcome that no longer seems far-fetched. -
The Unspeakable Path to Balanced Budgets
Posted: March 22nd, 2008, 12:00pm EDT by Paul Buchheit, AlterNet
Shhhhh ... It's politically incorrect to talk about raising corporate taxes. -
Iraq 'Cooperation agreement': Bush's "Bad Arabic Translation" Story Falls Apart
Posted: March 22nd, 2008, 12:00pm EDT by Jonathan Schwarz, Democrats.com
Just another in a long series of lies. -
Iraq 'Cooperation agreement': Bush's "Bad Arabic Translation" Story Falls Apart
Posted: March 22nd, 2008, 12:00pm EDT by Jonathan Schwarz, Democrats.com
Just another in a long series of lies. -
Iraq 'Cooperation agreement': Bush's "Bad Arabic Translation" Story Falls Apart
Posted: March 22nd, 2008, 12:00pm EDT by Jonathan Schwarz, Democrats.com
Just another in a long series of lies. -
The Folly of Turning Water Into Fuel
Posted: March 22nd, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Stan Cox, AlterNet
Agribusiness and politicians are sucking our country dry with mandates for biofuels. -
How to Find Out if You Use Too Much Water
Posted: March 22nd, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Tara Lohan, AlterNet
What's your water footprint? Add up your water use with the H2O Calculator. -
How Generation X Got the Shaft But Can Still Keep Everything From Sucking
Posted: March 22nd, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Helaine Olen, AlterNet
Gen X'ers don't deserve their slacker reputation, argues the author of X Saves the World. After all, they can boast Google and Barack Obama. -
Calling B.S. on the Idea of 'Marijuana Addiction'
Posted: March 22nd, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Paul Armentano, AlterNet
It's laughable that the Feds are pushing the concept of pot addiction when science shows that withdrawal symptoms from caffeine are far worse. -
The Dangerous Atheism of Christopher Hitchens and Sam Harris
Posted: March 22nd, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Chris Hedges, Free Press
From demonizing Muslims to believing we can use science for our own moral advancement, the New Atheists preach a dangerous faith. -
America's New Racial Reality: White Minority Status
Posted: March 22nd, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Roberto Lovato, New America Media
While Obama raises the bar for racial understanding, the Democratic Leadership Council leverages white voter fear to counter America's new landscape. -
Overdose Death Rate Surges, Legal Drugs Are Mostly to Blame
Posted: March 21st, 2008, 8:00pm EDT by Drug War Chronicle
Oxycontin, Lorcet, and other pain control drugs are the leading cause of the tens of thousands of annual drug overdoses -- why the silence? -
Why Interracial Love Is Still Hard
Posted: March 21st, 2008, 3:00pm EDT by Heather Wood, Sirens Magazine
Interracial relationships are more common now than in, say, 1950, but the pressure on today's mixed couple is still very real. -
Pressuring the Dems for Peace
Posted: March 21st, 2008, 11:00am EDT by Tom Hayden, Huffington Post
The presidential candidates have passed up the chance to say something new or hopeful that might end the killing. -
Pressuring the Dems for Peace
Posted: March 21st, 2008, 11:00am EDT by Tom Hayden, Huffington Post
The presidential candidates have passed up the chance to say something new or hopeful that might end the killing. -
David Sirota: The Fed Packages Corruption as Sound Public Policy
Posted: March 21st, 2008, 3:00am EDT by David Sirota
Once again, the Fed is using a crisis to enrich corporate interests. -
The Fed Packages Corruption as Sound Public Policy
Posted: March 21st, 2008, 3:00am EDT by David Sirota, Creators Syndicate
Once again, the Fed is using a crisis to enrich corporate interests. -
Will Rush Limbaugh Be Indicted for Voter Fraud?
Posted: March 21st, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet
As Ohio election officials investigate illegal crossover voting in the 2008 primary, questions arise on Limbaugh's role. -