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/bloggers/frel/101381/the_sad_essence_of_drug_prohibition%3A_the_war_on_fun/ What kind of society has a war on fun? Ours. Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:31:01 PDT Jan Frel http://www.alternet.org/bloggers/frel/99430/california_cops%3A_here%27s_your_pot_back%2C_3_years_later/ Is it too old to vaporize? Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:00:01 PDT Jan Frel http://www.alternet.org/bloggers/frel/99378/rachel_maddow%27s_tv_ratings_shoot_through_the_roof/ In no time at all, Maddow is beating Keith Olbermann ... and Larry King? Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:00:01 PDT Jan Frel http://www.alternet.org/bloggers/frel/88357/the_sad_death_of_a_mighty_publication_--_exile%2C_r.i.p._/ One of the greatest and most original English publications has gone into the night, thanks to Russian authorities. Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:00:01 PDT Jan Frel http://www.alternet.org/bloggers/frel/88015/soldiers_increasingly_take_to_pill_popping_to_cope_with_fighting_bush%27s_wars/ 12% of combat troops in Iraq and 17% of those in Afghanistan are taking prescription antidepressants or sleeping pills. Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:00:01 PDT Jan Frel http://www.alternet.org/bloggers/frel/82366/in_exclusive_interview_obama_says_he_%22misspoke_but_didn%27t_lie%22_about_smalltown_pa._/ Will Bunch reports: Obama says he never meant to suggest that firearms or the church were bad things to "cling" to. Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:27:01 PDT Jan Frel http://www.alternet.org/bloggers/frel/78923/former_nm_gov.%3A_gop_rep._heather_wilson_under_investigation_for_vote_buying/ New Mexico reporter who pursued story resigned after her stories were spiked. Thu, 06 Mar 2008 14:37:01 PST Jan Frel http://www.alternet.org/bloggers/frel/76974/cops_who_ate_pot_burger_unhappy_with_cooks%27_sentences/ Probation isn't enough for a little prank? Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:20:01 PST Jan Frel http://www.alternet.org/bloggers/frel/70940/chris_dodd_wins_on_fisa_spying_bill/ A victory against Bush's spying programs? Well, at least a delay. Mon, 17 Dec 2007 18:26:01 PST Jan Frel http://www.alternet.org/bloggers/frel/61462/newsweek_dishes_on_why_gonzales_bailed/ Jan Frel: It wasn't to spend more time with the family... Sun, 02 Sep 2007 18:09:01 PDT Jan Frel http://www.alternet.org/bloggers/frel/51919/navy_vet%3A_chaplains_tried_converting_me/ So much for separation of church and military-industrial complex. Tue, 15 May 2007 07:29:01 PDT Jan Frel http://www.alternet.org/bloggers/frel/51913/%27getting_out_of_iraq%27_is_a_lot_more_than_just_leaving_iraq/ Jan Frel: We need to expand the discussion to dismantling the American empire. Mon, 14 May 2007 21:33:01 PDT Jan Frel http://www.alternet.org/bloggers/frel/51859/how_cops_learned_to_harass_pot_smokers_in_the_%2760s/ Video teaches young narcs how to distinguish joints from cigarettes, and catch users of 'mind-warping' pot and hash. Sun, 13 May 2007 23:39:01 PDT Jan Frel http://www.alternet.org/bloggers/frel/51661/cnn_lets_goper_lie_about_cnn_poll_on_cnn/ How much 'balance' can you take? Wed, 09 May 2007 10:46:01 PDT Jan Frel http://www.alternet.org/bloggers/frel/51611/rockerfeller_drug_laws_have_created_lockdown%2C_usa_%28video%29/ Hip-Hopper Jim Jones marks the 34th anniversary of New York's draconian Rockefeller Drug Laws with his new rap single "Lockdown, USA." Tue, 08 May 2007 11:32:01 PDT Jan Frel