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Sex Talk: AlterNet Readers Sound Off on the Female Orgasm

By Tana Ganeva, AlterNet. August 16, 2008.
Sex and Relationships: AlterNet readers had a lot to say about Shere Hite's article on the "myth of the vaginal orgasm."

SugarDaddy.com: Readers Respond

By Tana Ganeva, AlterNet. March 1, 2008.
Sex and Relationships: What does it say about our society when women can make more money doing sex work than in most other professions? Our readers weigh in.

Follow-Up to Mark Ames' NIU Article

By Judy Dufficy, AlterNet. February 28, 2008.
Letter to the Editor: AlterNet is still missing the point about the NIU shootings article.

Making Sense of Murder: AlterNet Readers Discuss the NIU Shooting

By Tana Ganeva, AlterNet. February 20, 2008.
AlterNet readers had a lot to say about Mark Ames' controversial article on the recent murders at NIU. Here is a cross-section of responses.

Readers Write: Christian Ex-Gays Try to 'Cure' Homosexuality

By Alex Jung, AlterNet. December 19, 2007.
AlterNet readers weigh in on "sexual reorientation therapy."

Author Responds: Will Democrats Restore Our Liberties Stolen in the Bush Era?

By Ari Melber, AlterNet. November 20, 2007.
Rights and Liberties: A recent article exploring proposals to restore rights and liberties undermined during the Bush era has sparked several debates among readers. AlterNet invited author Ari Melber to respond.

Readers Write: John Edwards' Plan to Get Serious About Healthcare

By AlterNet Staff, AlterNet. November 17, 2007.
Health and Wellness: AlterNet readers had much to say about Edwards' threat to strip health coverage from Congress if its members didn't pass his plan.

Ten Best Reader Comments of the Week!

By AlterNet Staff, AlterNet. October 8, 2007.
The week's best reader comments, all in one handy round-up!

Ten Best Reader Comments of the Week!

By AlterNet Staff, AlterNet. October 1, 2007.
The week's best reader comments, all in one convenient round-up!

Readers Write: Pornography, Patriarchy and Power

By Alex Jung, AlterNet. September 29, 2007.
Sex and Relationships: Our discussion on pornography revisited. Second of two parts.

Readers Write: Pornography and the End of Masculinity

By Don Hazen, AlterNet. September 27, 2007.
Sex and Relationships: From video games to historical art, and from sexual repression to violence against women, AlterNet readers have a lot to say about porn. Here's the first in a two-part series.

AlterNet Readers' 10 Best Comments of the Week!

By AlterNet Staff, AlterNet. September 22, 2007.
It's your turn to tell us what's what.

AlterNet Readers' 10 Best Comments of the Week!

By AlterNet Staff, AlterNet. September 15, 2007.
The 10 best readers' comments of the week in one convenient roundup.

AlterNet Readers' 10 Best Comments of the Week!

By AlterNet Staff, AlterNet. September 8, 2007.
The crème of the week!

Readers Write: The Fall of Larry Craig

By AlterNet Staff, AlterNet. September 8, 2007.
Sex and Relationships: It is perhaps the national spectacle of liberal and LGBT organizations leaping into bed with conservatives that has prompted some writers -- and readers -- to question what, exactly, we're condemning.

Readers Write: What Have We Learned from the Vick Case?

By AlterNet Staff, AlterNet. August 30, 2007.
Rights and Liberties: AlterNet readers respond to the Vick controversy and talk about the confluence of race, animal rights, masculinity, and questions of fairness and due process.

Ten Best Reader Comments of the Week!

By AlterNet Staff, AlterNet. August 25, 2007.
The week's best reader comments, all in one convenient round-up!

Readers Write: Can Moore's SiCKO Make Health Care Reform Happen?

By AlterNet Staff, AlterNet. August 21, 2007.
Health and Wellness: Will Moore's message travel beyond the progressive sphere and up the ranks on Capitol Hill? AlterNet readers weigh in.

AlterNet Readers' 10 Best Comments of the Week

By AlterNet Staff, AlterNet. August 18, 2007.
A selection of your best insights of the week.

AlterNet Readers' 10 Best Comments of the Week

By AlterNet Staff, AlterNet. August 11, 2007.
AlterNet's editors picked some of the best comments on our coverage this week.

AlterNet Readers' 10 Best Comments of the Week

By AlterNet Staff, AlterNet. August 4, 2007.
AlterNet's editors picked some of the best comments on our coverage this week.

Readers Write: Revisiting Queer 101

AlterNet. March 10, 2007.
Sex and Relationships: Our readers respond to a recent article about queer identity and politics.

Readers Write: Calling for an Open Discussion of Mass-Marketed Pornography

AlterNet. February 14, 2007.
Sex and Relationships: More than 400 commenters responded to Robert Jensen's article suggesting that the prickly issue of censorship was preventing a long-delayed consideration of the social dangers of the porn industry.

Readers Write: Can Apple and the Tech Industry Be 'Green'?

By AlterNet Staff, AlterNet. February 3, 2007.
Environment: Our readers questioned whether Apple deserved its low environmental rating from Greenpeace and what can be done to green the tech industry.

Readers Write: Women As Club Commodities

By Heather Gehlert, AlterNet. January 4, 2007.
AlterNet readers sound off about risks young women face in bars and nightclubs, the "she-asked-for-it" mentality, and who, if anyone, is a victim.

Feminist Blogs Respond to Club Culture and Rape Article

By Jessica Valenti, Evan Derkacz, AlterNet. January 4, 2007.
Media and Technology: Tuesday's article on young women, club culture and rape has the feminist blog world hopping mad.

Readers Write: The Power of the Sun

By AlterNet Staff, AlterNet. December 11, 2006.
Environment: Readers had a strong response to an article that questioned whether solar power is the answer to our energy crisis.

Impeachment Challenge From AlterNet and Readers Write

By Don Hazen, AlterNet. November 17, 2006.
An invitation to support AlterNet's coverage of the impeachment campaign, plus a collection of important reader responses to Tim Dickinson's article 'So You Want to Impeach.'

Readers Write: The Pop-Culture Movement to 'Save' Africa

By Don Hazen, AlterNet. October 26, 2006.
Media and Technology: AlterNet readers had some heated opinions about the Madonna adoption debacle -- here are some of them.

Readers Write: Birth Control and 'Men's Rights'

By Laura Barcella, AlterNet. August 24, 2006.
Rights and Liberties: A pair of contradictory opinion pieces sparked heated debate among AlterNet readers about male roles in parenthood and contraception.

Readers Write: The Growing Threat of Right-Wing Christians

By Onnesha Roychoudhuri, AlterNet. July 31, 2006.
Does faith have a role in politics? AlterNet readers react to an article about right-wing Christians -- and end up questioning the legitimacy of religion itself.

Readers Write: Who Is the Real Hugo Chávez?

By Jan Frel, AlterNet. July 29, 2006.
ForeignPolicy: Did the CIA take over AlterNet? That's a question readers asked after reading two articles published about the Venezuelan president.

Readers Speak: The Results of WireTap Survey Are In

By Kristina Rizga, WireTap. July 27, 2006.
WireTap: We thank hundreds of readers who took the time to share their appreciation and suggestions for our new website.

Readers Write: Rape and the U.S. Military

By Laura Barcella, AlterNet. July 24, 2006.
Readers responded with intensity to two recent AlterNet stories about rape perpetrated by servicemen in the U.S. military.

Readers Write: Immigration Debate

By Maria Luisa Tucker, AlterNet. April 24, 2006.
Many readers passionately disagreed with AlterNet's coverage of the pro-immigrant rallies. Here, their voices are heard.

20 Reader Questions for CNN's President

By Rory O'Connor, AlterNet. March 15, 2006.
Media and Technology: We asked, you responded. Here are your questions for CNN.

Readers Write: Meet the Nativists

By Jan Frel, AlterNet. March 11, 2006.
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: AlterNet readers debate the growing public concern about immigration.

Re-examining 'The Left Hand of God'

By Evan Derkacz, AlterNet. February 20, 2006.
Media and Technology: Comments from our interview with Michael Lerner tended to reinforce his message: that progressives are having a heckuva time trying to understand the Right.

Readers Write: 'Child-free' or Just Cranky?

By Rachel Neumann, AlterNet. January 30, 2006.
Our readers weigh in on whether or not you should have kids.

Readers Write: 'Strapped' for Adulthood

By Onnesha Roychoudhuri, AlterNet. January 17, 2006.
AlterNet readers debate the current state of the economy and its implications for younger generations.

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