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/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/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/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, New America Media 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/democracy/102555/memo_to_gop%3A_minority_homeowners_did_not_cause_wall_st._meltdown/ ACORN has decidedly moved past the stage of being ignored and even the stage of being laughed at. ACORN is now being attacked. Next comes victory. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:00:01 PDT David Swanson, After Downing Street http://www.alternet.org/democracy/102557/why_the_gop_is_nuts_about_acorn/ 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. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:00:01 PDT Richard L. Hasen, Huffington Post http://www.alternet.org/drugreporter/102400/lsd_cured_my_headache/ Cluster headaches cause such severe pain that some sufferers are driven to suicide. Now one man believes he's found a surprising cure. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:00:01 PDT Arran Frood, Independent UK 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/drugreporter/102319/find_out_if_drug_reform_is_on_a_ballot_near_you_--_voter_guide/ Not only are there a number of state-level initiatives, there are also a handful of initiatives at the county or municipal level. Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:00:01 PDT Phillip S. Smith, Drug War Chronicle http://www.alternet.org/election08/102665/maybe_now_people_will_take_their_votes_more_seriously/ For the nitwits who vote for the man or woman they'd most like to have over for dinner, I suggest you take a look at how well your 401(k) is doing. Sun, 12 Oct 2008 14:00:01 PDT Bob Herbert, The New York Times http://www.alternet.org/election08/102564/troopergate_investigator%3A_palin_%27unlawfully_abused_her_authority%27/ The news isn't good for the Republican vice presidential nominee -- and is an unpleasant reminder of the power abuses of the Bush years. Sat, 11 Oct 2008 02:00:01 PDT AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/election08/102560/troopergate%3A_palin%27s_abuse_of_power_--_a_lawyer%27s_view/ Cut through the legal language, and the abuse of power is as bad as anything we've seen in the Bush era. Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:00:01 PDT oregondem, Daily Kos 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/environment/102320/the_one_issue_all_the_candidates_are_wrong_on/ Palin and McCain have always been for it. Joe Biden was sort of against it before he was for it and Barack Obama embraces it. Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:00:01 PDT Simran Sethi, Huffington Post http://www.alternet.org/environment/100806/how_t._boone_pickens%27_energy_plan_just_got_killed/ The new bailout plan passed by Congress may have put the nail in the coffin on Pickens' dangerous energy proposal. Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:00:01 PDT David Morris, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/audits/102340/obama_talks_tough_about_afghanistan%3B_here%27s_what_he%27s_really_in_for/ Afghanistan is filled with poor, jobless people who have seen their families blown up by Americans. And they're itching to get revenge. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:00:01 PDT Anand Gopal, Tomdispatch.com http://www.alternet.org/audits/101897/iran%2C_israel_and_american_disinformation/ They talk about Iran, but the candidates ignore the "evils of extremism" of which Israeli Prime Minister Olmert warned. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:00:01 PDT Soraya Sepahpour-Ulrich, Middle East Online http://www.alternet.org/audits/101530/chomsky%3A_%22if_the_u.s._carries_out_terrorism%2C_it_did_not_happen%22/ In an exclusive interview, Noam Chomksy weighs in on the financial collapse, the election and the power of U.S. propaganda. Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:00:01 PDT Subrata Ghoshroy, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/102791/mccain%27s_medicare_cuts_would_mean_hidden_tax_increases_for_millions_of_americans/ As government support for Medicare and Medicaid declines, health care providers will shift costs to private payers. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:00:01 PDT Think Progress http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/102784/how_the_candidates%27_health_care_plans_would_affect_real_people/ A look at how Obama and McCain's health care plans would play out in ordinary Americans' lives. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:00:01 PDT Trudy Lieberman, Columbia Journalism Review 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/61716/from_the_bayou_to_baghdad%3A_mission_not_accomplished/ Bush flew from the bayou to Baghdad as a People's Hurricane tribunal in New Orleans put every level of government on trial. What was the verdict? Wed, 05 Sep 2007 11:00:01 PDT Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate http://www.alternet.org/katrina/61106/after_katrina_--_poverty_is_still_america%27s_shame/ The naked face of poverty that shocked the world two years ago remains just as naked and shameful two years later. And Bush and the Democrats are to blame for it. Wed, 29 Aug 2007 11:00:01 PDT Earl Ofari Hutchinson, New America Media http://www.alternet.org/katrina/61022/what_new_orleans_looks_like_two_years_later_%5Bvideo%5D/ Tens of thousands of families in the Gulf Coast region are still without homes, and there is something very specific you can do to help. Wed, 29 Aug 2007 00:00:01 PDT Robert Greenwald, Brave New Films http://www.alternet.org/immigration/102834/mexico_braces_for_economic_blow%3B_immigration_adds_to_complexity_of_the_issue/ The Mexican government has taken emergency financial measures to withstand the winds of crisis from the United States. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:00:01 PDT Diego Cevallos, IPS News 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/immigration/102157/what_part_of_it%27s_an_utter_nightmare_to_migrate_legally_don%27t_you_understand/ The legal system is dysfunctional, and that's a primary reason we have illegal immigration. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:00:01 PDT Diego Graglia, Feet in 2 Worlds http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/102826/anti-abortion_group_tries_to_swiftboat_obama/ BornAliveTruth.org plays loose with the facts in an ad targeting Obama. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:00:01 PDT Bill Berkowitz, Media Transparency 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/mediaculture/102327/memo_to_media%3A_the_palin_rape-kit_story_has_not_been_%27debunked%27/ 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. Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:00:01 PDT Eric Boehlert, Media Matters for America http://www.alternet.org/movies/99439/the_%22battle_in_seattle%22_and_beyond/ How do we create meaningful protest? Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:00:01 PDT Stuart Townsend, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/movies/97674/does_%22working_girls%22_still_work/ Is a film about prostitution made in 1986 relevant to the realities of sex work today? Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:00:01 PDT Ariel Dougherty, On The Issues Magazine http://www.alternet.org/movies/96877/hollywood_gets_muslims_wrong%2C_again/ "Traitor" tries to combine blockbuster plot mechanics with important, philosophical musings about our complex post 9-11 world: it fails. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:00:01 PDT Wajahat Ali, Huffington Post 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/reproductivejustice/101536/sarah_palin%27s_debate_performance_tanked_among_women/ Palin is a lot like a '90s "Rules Girl." She follows a playbook that men respond to -- one that gives women indigestion. Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:00:01 PDT Linda Hirshman, TheNation.com http://www.alternet.org/reproductivejustice/101327/women%27s_health%3A_yet_another_issue_sarah_palin_is_out_of_touch_on/ Women voting for McCain-Palin is like chickens voting for Col. Sanders. Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:00:01 PDT Cecile Richards, Huffington Post http://www.alternet.org/rights/102837/former_mccain_supporter%3A_mccain_is_%22unleashing_the_monster_of_american_prejudice%22/ Lifelong Republican Frank Schaeffer says McCain is "deliberately feeding the most unhinged elements of our society the red meat of hate." Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:00:01 PDT Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! 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/rights/102092/progressive_voter_guide_to_human_rights_and_civil_liberties/ Find out how the candidates compare on a range of issues from torture to wrongful convictions. Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:00:01 PDT 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/sex/102545/%27prayer_warriors%27_battle_to_pass_gay_marriage_bans/ And they have more money and support than you think. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:00:01 PDT John Ireland, In These Times http://www.alternet.org/sex/101535/new_poll%3A_parents_overwhelmingly_support_age-appropriate_sex_ed/ Political leaders are nervous about supporting comprehensive sex education in schools. But it may be a bigger political liability not to. Sun, 05 Oct 2008 10:00:01 PDT Scott Swenson, RH Reality Check http://www.alternet.org/waroniraq/102707/in_biggest_oil_sale_ever%2C_iraqi_government_to_put_40_billion_barrels_of_reserves_up_for_grabs/ BP, Shell and ExxonMobil are being given access to eight oil fields, which represent some 40 percent of Iraq's oil reserves. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 07:00:01 PDT Terry Macalister, Nicholas Watt, The Guardian http://www.alternet.org/waroniraq/102705/amid_wave_of_violence%2C_iraqi_christians_fleeing_mosul/ Attacks on Christian minorities in the otherwise peaceful city of Mosul have led to an exodus of Iraqi Christians. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 06:00:01 PDT Jareer Mohammed, Azzaman 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/102043/can_the_people_who_live_in_coastal_towns_ever_be_safe_from_hurricanes/ Environmental destruction is making it harder and harder to protect coastal dwellers and their communities. Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:00:01 PDT Lizzy Ratner, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/water/101825/new_information_shows_how_climate_change_will_affect_water/ How do we deal with rising seas, threatened infrastructure, increasing storms, and less drinking water? Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:00:01 PDT Environment News Service http://www.alternet.org/water/101177/the_new_corporate_threat_to_our_water_supplies/ Neglect of public infrastructure has private companies swooping in to buy public systems, like water, with grave consequences. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:01 PDT Alan Snitow, Deborah Kaufman, Tomdispatch.com