AlterNet.org: Discuss Alternative News and Information. en-us AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/rss/button.gif http://www.alternet.org/ AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/ Copyright 2008 Independent Media Institute. All rights reserved. The Ultimate 9/11 'Truth' Showdown: David Ray Griffin vs. Matt Taibbi http://www.alternet.org/rights/100688/the_ultimate_9_11_%27truth%27_showdown%3A_david_ray_griffin_vs._matt_taibbi/ The two writers lock horns over the accuracy of Griffin's recent book, <i>9/11 Contradictions</i>. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:01 PDT Matt Taibbi, David Ray Griffin, AlterNet Religulous: Atheists Will Love Bill Maher's New Flick 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 They're Stealing from You and Me -- Where's the Outrage? http://www.alternet.org/election08/101694/they%27re_stealing_from_you_and_me_--_where%27s_the_outrage/ It wasn't their money Wall Street was playing with. It was ours. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:01 PDT Garrison Keillor, International Herald Tribune Thousands of Troops Are Deployed on U.S. Streets Ready to Carry Out "Crowd Control" http://www.alternet.org/rights/101958/thousands_of_troops_are_deployed_on_u.s._streets_ready_to_carry_out_%22crowd_control%22/ Members of Congress were told they could face martial law if they didn't pass the bailout bill. This will not be the last time. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:00:01 PDT Naomi Wolf, AlterNet Obama vs. McCain: Who Won? Short Takes on the Debate http://www.alternet.org/election08/102089/obama_vs._mccain%3A_who_won_short_takes_on_the_debate/ Liliana Segura, Don Hazen, Joshua Holland, David Sirota, Jill Tubman, Arianna Huffington, Andrew Sullivan and others share their thoughts. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:00:01 PDT AlterNet Recession? Depression? How Deep, How Far and What Can Be Done? http://www.alternet.org/workplace/102379/recession_depression_how_deep%2C_how_far_and_what_can_be_done/ A survey of what some of the best thinkers believe we're facing in the coming months and years -- and the best ways to prevent complete disaster. Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:00:01 PDT Joshua Holland, AlterNet 12 New Stomach-Turning Revelations About Sarah Palin http://www.alternet.org/election08/102345/12_new_stomach-turning_revelations_about_sarah_palin/ Palin has taken to smearing Obama. But it's her own record that continues to yield alarming information, undermining her skills and credibility. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:00:01 PDT AlterNet Staff, AlterNet How Low Will Palin Go in Her Mudslinging? http://www.alternet.org/election08/102207/how_low_will_palin_go_in_her_mudslinging/ Palin may not even understand the significance of her baseless attacks on Obama that are straight out of the neocon playbook. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 09:00:01 PDT Robert Parry, Consortium News The End of American Capitalism? 5 Short Takes on Where the Financial Crisis Might Be Headed http://www.alternet.org/workplace/101854/the_end_of_american_capitalism_5_short_takes_on_where_the_financial_crisis_might_be_headed/ Five prominent economists share their thoughts on what's happening and how bad the situation really is. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:00:01 PDT Al Jazeera What I Learned at the Sarah Palin Rally Before They Threw Me out http://www.alternet.org/election08/101903/what_i_learned_at_the_sarah_palin_rally_before_they_threw_me_out/ 20,000 Christian zealots, anti-abortion fanatics, and mostly white suburbanites reconnected with their high school past at the Palin rally. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:00:01 PDT Linda Milazzo, AlterNet