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Studs Terkel, You Will Be Missed
Posted: October 31st, 2008, 8:00pm EDT by John Nichols, TheNation.com
The author, oral historian, rabble-rouser and grand old man of the American left died Friday at 96. -
South Dakota Abortion Ban in Dead Heat
Posted: October 31st, 2008, 7:00pm EDT by Emily Douglas, RH Reality Check
If the ban passes, it will present a challenge to Roe at the Supreme Court. -
David Sirota: FDR vs. Reagan
Posted: October 31st, 2008, 4:00pm EDT by David Sirota
The final stretch of the Presidential race has become an ideological proxy war between Ronald Reagan and Franklin Roosevelt. -
FDR vs. Reagan
Posted: October 31st, 2008, 4:00pm EDT by David Sirota, AlterNet
The final stretch of the Presidential race has become an ideological proxy war between Ronald Reagan and Franklin Roosevelt. -
Red Cross: Millions of Iraqis at Risk from Contaminated Water
Posted: October 31st, 2008, 4:00pm EDT by Angela Balakrishnan, The Guardian
Ten liters of bottled water costs 50 cents, but many Iraqis cannot afford it, drinking water from polluted rivers instead. -
Red Cross: Millions of Iraqis at Risk from Contaminated Water
Posted: October 31st, 2008, 4:00pm EDT by Angela Balakrishnan, The Guardian
Ten liters of bottled water costs 50 cents, but many Iraqis cannot afford it, drinking water from polluted rivers instead. -
Uh Oh, the American Consumer Has Raised the White Flag
Posted: October 31st, 2008, 2:00pm EDT by Paul Krugman, The New York Times
The capitulation of the American consumer is coming at a particularly bad time. But it's no use whining. What we need is a solution. -
Voting Watch: Twelve States To Follow on Election Day
Posted: October 31st, 2008, 2:00pm EDT by Electionline.org
If there's going to be voting problems on Election Day, chances are it will be in these 12 states and over -
Voting Watch: Twelve States To Follow on Election Day
Posted: October 31st, 2008, 2:00pm EDT by Electionline.org
If there's going to be voting problems on Election Day, chances are it will be in these 12 states. -
Why African Americans Should Oppose California's Proposition 8
Posted: October 31st, 2008, 1:00pm EDT by Sikivu Hutchinson, AlterNet
Voting for Prop 8 is a betrayal of civil rights principles and a hypocritical denial of some of the real crises that imperil black families. -
Why African Americans Should Oppose California's Proposition 8
Posted: October 31st, 2008, 1:00pm EDT by Sikivu Hutchinson, AlterNet
Voting for Prop 8 is a betrayal of civil rights principles and a hypocritical denial of some of the real crises that imperil black families. -
Why Big Banks May End up Buying Your City's Public Water System
Posted: October 31st, 2008, 10:00am EDT by Jo-Shing Yang, AlterNet
In uncertain economic and environmental times, big banks and financial groups are buying public water systems as safe investments. -
What Is this "Clean Coal" Obama and McCain Support?
Posted: October 31st, 2008, 8:00am EDT by Tara DePorte, AlterNet
A look at whether "clean coal" is actually clean, how the technology works, and whether it is a climate crisis cure. -
The Triumph of Ignorance: How Morons Succeed in U.S. Politics
Posted: October 31st, 2008, 3:00am EDT by George Monbiot, Monbiot.com
Obama has a lot to offer, but until our education system is fixed or religious fundamentalism withers, anti-intellectuals will flaunt their ignorance. -
Want to Shut Conservatives Out of Power for Good? Implement Universal Health Care
Posted: October 31st, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Sara Robinson, Campaign for America's Future
Giving Americans universal access to health care will undermine some of the deepest and most persistent myths of the conservative worldview. -
How to Make Your Vote as Easy as Possible: An Online Guide
Posted: October 31st, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet
How to vote early, find your polling place, check your registration, know what ID to bring and more. With new updated info. -
Naomi Klein: Bailout = Bush's Final Pillage
Posted: October 31st, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Naomi Klein, The Nation
The bailout has been designed to keep stealing from the Treasury for years to come. -
White Supremacists Fantasize That Obama Will Help Them Recruit
Posted: October 31st, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Max Blumenthal, The Daily Beast
David Duke and white supremacists are grappling with arrests for an Obama murder plot, while hoping an Obama presidency will be good for them. -
McCain Is Robin Hood in Reverse
Posted: October 31st, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Joshua Holland, AlterNet
McCain wants to be the great "re-distributor": He takes money from poor people and sends it upward. -
Hip-Hop Generation's "Independence" Is Very Obama-Like
Posted: October 31st, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Don Hazen, AlterNet
The hip-hop generation was all about becoming more independent from the Democratic Party -- until Obama came along. -
The Real Story Behind How McCain Chose Sarah Palin
Posted: October 31st, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!
Journalist Jane Mayer on how right-wing Washington insiders became "smitten" with Sarah Palin, and crowned her their VP. -
Amy Goodman: The Real Story Behind How McCain Chose Sarah Palin
Posted: October 31st, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Amy Goodman
Journalist Jane Mayer on how right-wing Washington insiders became "smitten" with Sarah Palin, and crowned her their VP. -
"Be the Change" Aims to Get Out the Music Vote
Posted: October 31st, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Steve Silberman, AlterNet
Graham Nash and other big name music acts get out the vote with Election Day phone calls to their fans. -
Appeals Court Orders Michigan To Restore 5,500 Voters To Rolls
Posted: October 30th, 2008, 8:00pm EDT by American Civil Liberties Union, Advancement Project
Ruling Is Latest Victory In ACLU And Advancement Project Legal Challenge -
Appeals Court Orders Michigan To Restore 5,500 Voters To Rolls
Posted: October 30th, 2008, 8:00pm EDT by American Civil Liberties Union, Advancement Project
Ruling Is Latest Victory In ACLU And Advancement Project Legal Challenge -
Did the Raid Into Syria Signal the Death of International Law?
Posted: October 30th, 2008, 8:00pm EDT by Robert Dreyfuss, The Nation
If standard U.S. military doctrine claims any country can be declared "criminal" and lose its sovereignty, the answer is yes. -
Pigs with Mouse Genes: How GM Animals May Be Entering the Food Chain without Labeling
Posted: October 30th, 2008, 4:00pm EDT by Ari LeVaux, AlterNet
The FDA may be taking the public, and nature, down a dangerous path. -
Pigs with Mouse Genes: How GM Animals May Be Entering the Food Chain without Labeling
Posted: October 30th, 2008, 4:00pm EDT by Ari LeVaux, AlterNet
The FDA may be taking the public, and nature, down a dangerous path. -
Pigs with Mouse Genes: How GM Animals May Be Entering the Food Chain without Labeling
Posted: October 30th, 2008, 4:00pm EDT by Ari LeVaux, AlterNet
The FDA may be taking the public, and nature, down a dangerous path. -
Obama Calls on Latinos to Vote in "Record Numbers"
Posted: October 30th, 2008, 4:00pm EDT by D. Graglia, Feet in 2 Worlds
Promises to address immigration reform in his first year. -
CA's Prop 5: Treatment for Drug Addicts Works and Jail Time Doesn't -- Here Are the Stories to Prove It
Posted: October 30th, 2008, 3:00pm EDT by Matthew Palevsky, AlterNet
Treatment graduates ask CA voters to give others the opportunity they had, to get treatment and turn their lives around. -
CA's Prop 5: Treatment for Drug Addicts Works and Jail Time Doesn't -- Here Are the Stories to Prove It
Posted: October 30th, 2008, 3:00pm EDT by Matthew Palevsky, AlterNet
Treatment graduates ask CA voters to give others the opportunity they had, to get treatment and turn their lives around. -
Evangelicals and Rural Americans Are Breaking Big for Obama
Posted: October 30th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Robert S. Eshelman, Tomdispatch.com
A mass defection from the Republican Party may be underway in counties that were once GOP strongholds. Call it the reverse Bradley Effect. -
The Nasty Truth: Free Trade Agreements May Scuttle Green Jobs Plans
Posted: October 30th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Joshua Holland, AlterNet
Many of the promises the candidates make on the stump would have trouble passing muster with the WTO -- that's the whole point of "free trade" deals. -
A Solar Gold Rush Is Spreading From California to New Jersey
Posted: October 30th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Dara Colwell, AlterNet
With new solar-powered movie theaters and factories, the solar industry is exploding. But how far can it take us toward a clean energy future? -
How the Economy Is Affecting Your Sex Life
Posted: October 30th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Vanessa Richmond, The Tyee
Softening up, going down, losing firmness -- it seems sex and the economy have more in common than language. -
Patients v. Big Pharma: Supreme Court to Decide Landmark Case
Posted: October 30th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Niko Karvounis, Health Beat
Should patients have the right to sue drug companies for personal injuries from FDA-approved prescription drugs? -
The Nasty Truth: Free Trade Agreements May Scuttle Green Jobs Plans
Posted: October 30th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Joshua Holland, AlterNet
Many of the promises the candidates make on the stump would have trouble passing muster with the WTO -- that's the whole point of "free trade" deals. -
Proposition K: Changing the Landscape for Sex Workers
Posted: October 29th, 2008, 10:00pm EDT by Sienna Baskin, Melissa Ditmore, RH Reality Check
The passage of San Francisco's Proposition K would be a critical first step toward reducing sex workers' vulnerability to violence. -
New Treaty Aims to Protect Shared International Groundwater
Posted: October 29th, 2008, 4:00pm EDT by Environment News Service
UN General Assembly is reviewing a new international treaty to safeguard enormous pools of underground water shared by more than one country. -
Amy Goodman: Drilling and Killing: Landmark Trial Against Chevron Begins Over its Role in the Niger Delta
Posted: October 29th, 2008, 2:00pm EDT by Amy Goodman
In 1998, Nigerian protesters occupying a Chevron oil platform were jailed and murdered. Now, the case is in a U.S. court. -
Listen to Roger the Gardener: Make the White House a Model of Sustanability
Posted: October 29th, 2008, 9:00am EDT by Roger Doiron, AlterNet
Here's a way for the candidates to win the votes of the 25 million households that grow some of their own food. -
Listen to Roger the Gardener: Make the White House a Model of Sustanability
Posted: October 29th, 2008, 9:00am EDT by Roger Doiron, AlterNet
Here's a way for the candidates to win the votes of the 25 million households that grow some of their own food. -
Factory Farms, Dirty Water and the Bible
Posted: October 29th, 2008, 8:00am EDT by Mark Winne, Beacon Broadside
How one unlikely state became an industrial dairy magnet and the environmental and social repercussions that resulted. -
It's Time for a Trillion-Dollar Tag Sale at the Pentagon
Posted: October 29th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Nick Turse, Tomdispatch.com
When we want to get serious about a long-term bailout strategy, we'll start dismantling the American empire and Pentagon programs. -
Can You Guess a Person's Politics by Their Personality? Psychologist Team Says Yes
Posted: October 29th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Maria Luisa Tucker, AlterNet
A map illustrating regional personality differences across America is surprisingly similar to the red state/blue state map of the nation. -
Will the Economic Crash Take Down Our Hopes for Clean Energy?
Posted: October 29th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by David Morris, AlterNet
This happened before, in 1981. But this time the renewable energy industry is in better shape for a fight. -
Don't Look Now, There's a Huge Wave of Inflation Coming Toward Us
Posted: October 29th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Kevin Phillips, Huffington Post
Paulson and Bernanke's "rescue" have only begun to do their full long-term damage. -
Labor's Comeback Will Get a Lot Easier with 60 Democratic Senators
Posted: October 29th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Kim Moody, Labor Notes
Despite innovations in unionizing through the card check process, a bold initiative waiting in Congress is the big hope. -
Where Have All the Water Fountains Gone?
Posted: October 29th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Richard Girard, Polaris Institute
New buildings are being constructed without water fountains, and existing buildings are decommissioning older fountains. -
Will the Economic Crash Take Down Our Hopes for Clean Energy?
Posted: October 29th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by David Morris, AlterNet
This happened before, in 1981. But this time the renewable energy industry is in better shape for a fight. -
Legal Fights, Policy Debates Deepen Over Voting Problems and Solutions
Posted: October 29th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Steven Rosenfeld
The divisions over what's wrong in America's elections are deepening on the eve of what may be the biggest turnout in decades. -
How Much Damage Has Eight Years of Conservative Rule Done to Americans' Psyches?
Posted: October 29th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Mark Klempner, AlterNet
The Bush administration used a politics of fear to diminish our ability to think critically and to erode our capacity to love. -
Michelle 'McCarthy' Bachmann -- The Hate Monger of Minnesota
Posted: October 28th, 2008, 7:00pm EDT by Max Blumenthal, The Daily Beast
How a Minnesota congresswoman became the poster child for the GOP's election 2008 crack-up. -
The New York Times' Biggest Screw-up Since They Sold the War in Iraq
Posted: October 28th, 2008, 6:00pm EDT by Mark Ames, The Nation
Deconstructing the NYT fairy tale of the poor innocent small democracy of Georgia attacked by a cruel Cold War Russian monster. -
The New York Times' Biggest Screw-up Since They Sold the War in Iraq
Posted: October 28th, 2008, 6:00pm EDT by Mark Ames, The Nation
Deconstructing the NYT fairy tale of the poor innocent small democracy of Georgia attacked by a cruel Cold War Russian monster. -
Norman Solomon: What Progressives Need to Do After November 4th
Posted: October 28th, 2008, 12:00pm EDT by Norman Solomon
Progressives must push for economic justice, health care for all, civil liberties, environmental protection and demilitarization. -
Silence on Immigration
Posted: October 28th, 2008, 12:00pm EDT by David Bacon, Foreign Policy in Focus
National political campaigns say less and less about immigration enforcement. -
U.S. on Deadly Attack in Syria: "We're Taking Matters Into Our Own Hands"
Posted: October 28th, 2008, 12:00pm EDT by Patrick Cockburn, Independent UK
The attack, which killed eight, was labeled "terrorist aggression" by Syria and is an unexpected expansion of the Iraq war. -
After Third Stay of Execution, Could Troy Davis Win a New Trial?
Posted: October 28th, 2008, 8:00am EDT by Jonathan Springston, IPS News
The Georgia prisoner was scheduled to die, again, but a federal court has opened the door for a new round of appeals. -
Why Straight People Need to Get into the Fight for Marriage Equality
Posted: October 28th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Joshua Holland, AlterNet
Pragmatism doesn't mean leaving your core principles at the door. -
Why Straight People Need to Get into the Fight for Marriage Equality
Posted: October 28th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Joshua Holland, AlterNet
Pragmatism doesn't mean leaving your core principles at the door. -
Deb Price: Northeast States Take the Lead in the Battle for Gay Rights
Posted: October 27th, 2008, 12:00pm EDT by Deb Price
Connecticut just legalized same-sex marriage. The next marriage-celebration fireworks will likely be set off in New Jersey, New York and Vermont. -
Real National Security Begins at Home, Say Women Leaders
Posted: October 26th, 2008, 11:00pm EDT by Adele Stan, Media Consortium
The Pentagon sucks up 54 percent of the federal budget. Yet politicians rarely challenge it. It may take women to fix our defense priorities. -
Real National Security Begins at Home, Say Women Leaders
Posted: October 26th, 2008, 11:00pm EDT by Adele Stan, Media Consortium
The Pentagon sucks up 54 percent of the federal budget. Yet politicians rarely challenge it. It may take women to fix our defense priorities. -
The Hedge Fund Meltdown: Another Reason Wealth Needs Spreading
Posted: October 26th, 2008, 2:00pm EDT by Sam Pizzigati, Too Much: A Commentary on Excess and Inequality
The hedge fund industry's ever-widening crash is likely going to leave average Americans the hardest hit. Here's why. -
Republican Fears of an Obama Landslide Victory Unleash Civil War within the Party
Posted: October 26th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Tim Shipman, The Telegraph (UK)
Senior Republicans believe Barack Obama will have more political power than any president in a generation. -
Democrats Describe Efforts to Limit Voting Machines Problems
Posted: October 26th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Steven Rosenfeld
As activists worry about paperless voting machines, a top DNC lawyer describes the party's election protection efforts for voting machines. -
Democrats Describe Efforts to Limit Voting Machines Problems
Posted: October 26th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Steven Rosenfeld
As activists worry about paperless voting machines, a top DNC lawyer describes the party's election protection efforts for voting machines. -
Report: Notorious Palestinian Mercenary Was Hired by U.S. to Find Link Between Saddam and Al-Qaeda
Posted: October 25th, 2008, 2:00pm EDT by Robert Fisk, Independent UK
Iraqi papers obtained by The Independent state that Abu Nidal was "colluding" with the U.S. -
Bono: "Let's Put Humanity Back on Earth"
Posted: October 25th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Bono, AlterNet
In a recent speech, the pop star makes an impassioned call for Americans to resist the urge to turn inward during our troubled times. -
Palin: 'I Don't Know' If Abortion Clinic Bombers Are Terrorists
Posted: October 25th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Jed L, Daily Kos
Palin gives a wink and a nod to right-wing extremists, with whom she shares radical views about the reproductive rights of women. -
Good Thing We're Going to Have to Live with Less Stuff -- We'll Stay Alive on Earth for Longer That Way
Posted: October 25th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Stan Cox, AlterNet
If we scale down economic activity -- especially if the rich do -- we could all live in a cleaner world. -
I've Got a Bad Case of Electuenza
Posted: October 25th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Annabelle Gurwitch, TheNation.com
Incessant cries for help -- and money -- from people running campaigns are destroying my peace of mind. -
Military Mom: Why I'm Sour About Sarah Palin
Posted: October 25th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Pat Alviso, AlterNet
After all, if my son can buck up and do yet another tour of duty in Iraq, I can face a crowd of Palin supporters. -
California's Big Chance to Stop Locking up Harmless Drug Offenders
Posted: October 25th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by AlterNet
Supporters of California's Prop 5 argue it would dramatically improve the way non-violent offenders are treated. -
The Long Road Ahead -- Are You Ready for the Worst the Economy Has to Offer?
Posted: October 25th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by James Howard Kunstler, Kunstler.com
Are we headed for a deflationary period followed by a tidal wave of inflation? -
Why Obama Has Pulled Ahead on Taxes and Economic Issues
Posted: October 25th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Mark Weisbrot, AlterNet
Republicans push policies that redistribute income from working and middle-class Americans to the rich. No wonder people are turning to Obama. -
Mark Weisbrot: Why Obama Has Pulled Ahead on Taxes and Economic Issues
Posted: October 25th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Mark Weisbrot
Republicans push policies that redistribute income from working and middle-class Americans to the rich. No wonder people are turning to Obama. -
Military Mom: Why I'm Sour About Sarah Palin
Posted: October 25th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Pat Alviso, AlterNet
After all, if my son can buck up and do yet another tour of duty in Iraq, I can face a crowd of Palin supporters. -
The Long Road Ahead -- Are You Ready for the Worst the Economy Has to Offer?
Posted: October 25th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by James Howard Kunstler, Kunstler.com
Are we headed for a deflationary period followed by a tidal wave of inflation? -
U.S. Animosity Towards Iran Thwarts Policy in Afghanistan
Posted: October 25th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Barnett R. Rubin, Sara Batmanglich, MIT Center for International Studies
Using Afghanistan as a base for anti-Iran policies handicaps U.S. efforts in the region. -
California's Big Chance to Stop Locking up Harmless Drug Offenders
Posted: October 25th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by AlterNet
Supporters of California's Prop 5 argue it would dramatically improve the way non-violent offenders are treated. -
U.S. Animosity Towards Iran Thwarts Policy in Afghanistan
Posted: October 25th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Barnett R. Rubin, Sara Batmanglich, MIT Center for International Studies
Using Afghanistan as a base for anti-Iran policies handicaps U.S. efforts in the region. -
Let's Keep Religion Away From the Ballot Box
Posted: October 25th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Larry Beinhart, AlterNet
It's wrong the way we line up the presidential candidates and cross-examine them about their faith. -
I've Got a Bad Case of Election Sickness
Posted: October 25th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Annabelle Gurwitch, TheNation.com
Incessant cries for help -- and money -- from people running campaigns are destroying my peace of mind. -
Twelve Ways You Can Safeguard the Vote
Posted: October 24th, 2008, 6:00pm EDT by Fran Korten
Yes! Magazine's offers good suggestions for voters to ensure they will get to vote in 2008. -
Twelve Ways You Can Safeguard the Vote
Posted: October 24th, 2008, 6:00pm EDT by Fran Korten
Yes! Magazine's offers good suggestions for voters to ensure they will get to vote in 2008. -
Is It 1929 All Over Again?
Posted: October 24th, 2008, 5:00pm EDT by Terrance Heath, Campaign for America's Future
Economist and author Robert Kuttner talks about how we got from the crash of 1929 to Meltdown 2008, and how we can avoid another Great Depression. -
Sarah Palin on Sex Ed
Posted: October 24th, 2008, 2:00pm EDT by Emily Douglas, RH Reality Check
The Alaska Governor seemingly reverses her stance on sex education. -
Sarah Palin Gives Up on Muslim Attacks
Posted: October 24th, 2008, 1:00pm EDT by Davin Hutchins, American News Project
Palin states that Republicans and the McCain-Palin ticket welcome all Muslims, although her supporters say otherwise. -
Who Is Driving Christians Out of Iraq?
Posted: October 24th, 2008, 12:00pm EDT by Azzaman
Although Christians are not the only minority being persecuted, their fleeing comes at a crucial moment. -
The Toilet: Our Greatest Health Breakthrough Ever?
Posted: October 24th, 2008, 11:00am EDT by Marco Visscher, Ode
The toilet could be even more important than vaccines to our health. -
Palin's Trajectory to National Prominence Powered by her Anti-Environmentalism
Posted: October 24th, 2008, 10:00am EDT by Carl Pope, Huffington Post
Her campaign was born because of her defiance of the Clean Water Act. -
Palin's Trajectory to National Prominence Powered by her Anti-Environmentalism
Posted: October 24th, 2008, 10:00am EDT by Carl Pope, Huffington Post
Her campaign was born because of her defiance of the Clean Water Act. -
Palin's Trajectory to National Prominence Powered by her Anti-Environmentalism
Posted: October 24th, 2008, 10:00am EDT by Carl Pope, Huffington Post
Her campaign was born because of her defiance of the Clean Water Act. -
David Sirota: Is John McCain Stupid, or Does He Think We Are?
Posted: October 24th, 2008, 9:00am EDT by David Sirota
That's the question, as he slams Obama for his plan to lower taxes on the middle class and raise them on the super-rich. -
Progressives Battle Conservative Ideologues to Provide Americans Real Economic Relief
Posted: October 24th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Joshua Holland, AlterNet
For a tenth of the cost of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, we could help rescue the "nuts and bolts" economy in which most Americans work and live. -
The Samaritan's Dilemma: Should Government Help Your Neighbor?
Posted: October 24th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Courtney E. Martin, AlterNet
In a democracy, people depend on one another to make rules that benefit everyone. Author Deborah Stone discusses how the GOP destroyed that reality. -
How Safe Is This Election?
Posted: October 24th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Andrew Gumbel, The Nation
The GOP attack machine isn't dead yet, but the wheels have started coming off. -
Caveman Sex: How Evolutionary Psych Pushes Sexist Stereotypes
Posted: October 24th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Martha McCaughey, American Sexuality Magazine
The watered-down evolutionary psychology prevalent in pop culture enables some men to rationalize sexist double standards about relationships. -
Massive Political Upheaval in Bolivia Signals the Decline of U.S. Influence in Latin America
Posted: October 24th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Benjamin Dangl, AlterNet
After months of street battles, the Bolivian Congress ratified a new draft of the country's constitution. -
Caveman Sex: How Evolutionary Psych Pushes Sexist Stereotypes
Posted: October 24th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Martha McCaughey, American Sexuality Magazine
The watered-down evolutionary psychology prevalent in pop culture enables some men to rationalize sexist double standards about relationships. -
Will Right-Wingers Stand in the Way of the Bailout "Main Street" Desperately Needs?
Posted: October 24th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Joshua Holland, AlterNet
For a tenth of the cost of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, we could help rescue the "nuts and bolts" economy in which most Americans work and live. -
The Debt Trap: How Banks Push Troubled Borrowers Deeper Into Debt
Posted: October 24th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Brad Stone, The New York Times
Big Finance's pursuit of struggling American consumers is one of the overlooked causes of the debt boom and the resulting crisis. -
Thirteen Election Integrity Experts: E-Voting Problems and How to Stop Them
Posted: October 24th, 2008, 3:00am EDT by Jim Cirile, Velvet Revolution
Thirteen election integrity experts and activists discuss the e-voting challenges and solutions for 2008. -
Why Aren't Americans Heads Over Heels for Our Environment?
Posted: October 23rd, 2008, 5:00pm EDT by Tara DePorte, AlterNet
With an economic crisis, foreclosures, and lives lost in Iraq and Afghanistan, our attention has been diverted from key issues like our planet. -
Why Aren't Americans Heads Over Heels for Our Environment?
Posted: October 23rd, 2008, 5:00pm EDT by Tara DePorte, AlterNet
With an economic crisis, foreclosures, and lives lost in Iraq and Afghanistan, our attention has been diverted from key issues like our planet. -
A Key Concept the Media Are Missing About the Economic Crisis
Posted: October 23rd, 2008, 4:00pm EDT by Bill Scher, Campaign for America's Future
It is not only possible but potentially necessary to increase public investments in spite of a large deficit. -
Big Setbacks for GOP Voter Suppression Efforts in Swing States
Posted: October 23rd, 2008, 3:00pm EDT by Steven Rosenfeld
Court ruling, decisions by secretaries of state in Wisconsin, Ohio and Nevada blunt GOP's anti-voter agenda. -
Big Setbacks for GOP Voter Suppression Efforts in Swing States
Posted: October 23rd, 2008, 3:00pm EDT by Steven Rosenfeld
Court ruling, decisions by secretaries of state in Wisconsin, Ohio and Nevada blunt GOP's anti-voter agenda. -
Robert Scheer: The Battle for Obama's Economic Soul
Posted: October 23rd, 2008, 2:00pm EDT by Robert Scheer
Let's hope Obama continues to rely on economic advisers whose vision for the country extends beyond their own bank accounts. -
How to Manage an Empire in Decline
Posted: October 23rd, 2008, 2:00pm EDT by Aziz Huq, Asia Times
How will the United States deal with the uncertainty surrounding its present declining fortunes? -
The Biggest Breast Cancer Risk Factor That No One Is Talking About
Posted: October 23rd, 2008, 2:00pm EDT by Lucinda Marshall, AlterNet
While the media sound alarms about breast cancer's links to lifestyle choices and genetics, a much more likely risk factor