Alternative News and Information. en-us http://www.alternet.org/rss/button.gif http://www.alternet.org/ AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/ Copyright 2008 Independent Media Institute. All rights reserved. http://www.alternet.org/workplace/102672/financial_meltdown_101/ Everything you ever wanted to know about the biggest economic meltdown since the Great Depression but were afraid to ask. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00:01 PDT Arun Gupta, Indypendent http://www.alternet.org/democracy/102685/gop_attacks_on_acorn_are_based_on_the_fear_of_1.3_million_new_voters/ Jesse Jackson Jr, Steven Rosenfeld, Digby and Marc Ambinder on the GOP's race-baiting and smear job against ACORN's massive registration efforts. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00:01 PDT AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/workplace/102676/not_my_financial_crisis_--_i%27ve_got_literally_nothing_to_lose/ Like most people I know in their 20s and 30s, it takes a stretch of the imagination to understand that I have a stake in the national economy. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00:01 PDT Alexander Zaitchik, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/102684/stop_being_a_narcissist_--_it%27s_time_to_quit_facebook/ In the end, what does all this online, arms-length self-promotion ultimately provide? Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00:01 PDT Carmen Joy King, Adbusters http://www.alternet.org/reproductivejustice/101210/our_next_president_will_transform_the_supreme_court/ John McCain has promised the court to the right wing, and Roe v. Wade is first up on the chopping block. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:00:01 PDT Ellen Goodman, Washington Post Writers Group http://www.alternet.org/blogs/video/102596/religulous%3A_atheists_will_love_bill_maher%27s_new_flick/ Bill Maher questions religion's inherent contradictions in a new documentary. Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:39:01 PDT DJK, Brave New Films http://www.alternet.org/workplace/102663/how_world_leaders_can_reverse_the_economic_meltdown/ A broader stimulus package is desperately needed to right a listing economic ship. Sun, 12 Oct 2008 14:00:01 PDT Dean Baker, Mark Weisbrot, Campaign for America's Future http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/102663/how_world_leaders_can_reverse_the_economic_meltdown/ A broader stimulus package is desperately needed to right a listing economic ship. Sun, 12 Oct 2008 14:00:01 PDT Mark Weisbrot http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/102496/henry_paulson%3A_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. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:00:01 PDT David Sirota http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/102376/progressives%3A_don%27t_underestimate_the_power_of_mccain%27s_dirty_tricks/ Some progressives believe the McCain campaign is doomed. Let's not forget how low the Republicans will go to win. Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:00:01 PDT Norman Solomon http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/102211/mccain_and_bush%3A_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. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:00:01 PDT Robert Scheer http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/101973/why_it%27s_hard_to_change_people%27s_minds/ A new study shows that after being exposed to information contradicting their ideas, most people still cling to their prejudices. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:00:01 PDT Sean Gonsalves http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/102220/is_posse_comitatus_dead/ Why are there active duty soldiers stationed on U.S. streets? Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:00:01 PDT Amy Goodman http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/100068/the_wild_stuff_that_makes_its_way_around_the_internet/ You won't see this stuff in the mainstream media. Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:00:01 PDT The Masher http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/98380/sarah_palin%27s_faux_populism/ Living in a small town and being able to field dress a moose does not make Palin a populist, no matter how much pundits want to pretend it does. Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:00:01 PDT Jim Hightower http://www.alternet.org/workplace/102671/financial_crisis_is_highly_unlikely_in_china/ As the financial crisis in the United States spreads around the world, China appears to be safe. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00:01 PDT Ying Zhao, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/democracy/102685/gop_attacks_on_acorn_are_based_on_the_fear_of_1.3_million_new_voters/ Jesse Jackson Jr, Steven Rosenfeld, Digby and Marc Ambinder on the GOP's race-baiting and smear job against ACORN's massive registration efforts. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00:01 PDT AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/drugreporter/102058/progressive_voter_guide_to_drug_issues/ Find out how Obama and McCain compare on everything from drug sentencing laws to drug use in politicians' personal lives. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:00:01 PDT AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/election08/102671/financial_crisis_is_highly_unlikely_in_china/ As the financial crisis in the United States spreads around the world, China appears to be safe. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00:01 PDT Ying Zhao, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/environment/102351/the_meltdown_we_really_can%27t_afford/ 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. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:00:01 PDT Kerry Trueman, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/audits/102671/financial_crisis_is_highly_unlikely_in_china/ As the financial crisis in the United States spreads around the world, China appears to be safe. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00:01 PDT Ying Zhao, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/102546/mccain%27s_erratic_health_strategy%3A_now_he%27s_slashing_medicare/ When a candidate suddenly, almost whimsically changes the way he proposes to handle $1.3 trillion, it's time to get nervous. Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:00:01 PDT RJ Eskow, Huffington Post http://www.alternet.org/katrina/97102/is_new_orleans_really_ready_for_gustav/ As Gustav bears down, the greatest threat is the potential for a 20-foot storm surge that could overtop the region's vast fortifications. Sun, 31 Aug 2008 17:00:01 PDT Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor http://www.alternet.org/immigration/102662/expanding_flawed_e-verify_system_will_hurt_lawful_workers/ A misleading report by an anti-immigration "think-tank" doesn't change the fact that the system isn't reliable. Sun, 12 Oct 2008 13:00:01 PDT Michele Waslin, New America Media http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/102684/stop_being_a_narcissist_--_it%27s_time_to_quit_facebook/ In the end, what does all this online, arms-length self-promotion ultimately provide? Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00:01 PDT Carmen Joy King, Adbusters http://www.alternet.org/movies/99880/is_%27taking_it_to_the_streets%27_worth_the_bruises%2C_tear_gas_and_arrests/ The 1999 protests against the WTO were dramatic enough to inspire a new feature film, but did they actually make a difference? Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:01 PDT Mark Engler, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/reproductivejustice/102547/why_everyone_loves_hot%2C_smart_older_women/ The word "desperation" has disappeared from the definition of "cougar"; words like smart, successful and funny have taken its place. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:00:01 PDT Vanessa Richmond, The Tyee http://www.alternet.org/rights/102601/from_gitmo_to_the_u.s.%3A_how_17_uighur_prisoners_could_be_let_into_the_united_states/ The story behind last week's stunning ruling on the fate of 17 Uighur prisoners at Guantanamo Bay. Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:00:01 PDT Andy Worthington, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/sex/102547/why_everyone_loves_hot%2C_smart_older_women/ The word "desperation" has disappeared from the definition of "cougar"; words like smart, successful and funny have taken its place. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:00:01 PDT Vanessa Richmond, The Tyee http://www.alternet.org/waroniraq/102516/u.s._needs_to_take_in_more_iraqi_refugees/ The U.S. has "met its target" of letting in 12,000 Iraqi refugees in fiscal 2008 -- but there are 90,000 Iraqis seeking resettlement here. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:00:01 PDT Zainab Mineeia, IPS News http://www.alternet.org/water/102351/the_meltdown_we_really_can%27t_afford/ 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. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:00:01 PDT Kerry Trueman, AlterNet