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/environment/107988/how_the_rich_are_destroying_the_earth/ There is an emergency. In less than a decade we will have to change course, but there are a few major obstacles blocking the way. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:00:01 PST Herve Kempf, Chelsea Green Publishing http://www.alternet.org/workplace/108138/the_dirty_secret_of_the_financial_crisis%3A_our_banking_system%27s_broken/ No more free money from Washington. No more masters of the universe. No more business as usual. Time for a banking holiday. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:00:01 PST William Greider, The Nation http://www.alternet.org/waroniraq/107800/theater_of_war%3A_portrait_of_a_homeland_security_state_%5Bphoto_slideshow_included%5D/ A new book by the award-winning photojournalist Nina Berman probes how the U.S. homeland security apparatus stokes fantasies about war. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:00:01 PST Lindsay Beyerstein, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/story/108104/quantum_of_solace%3A_new_bond_film_an_enviro_thriller/ The scary fact is that the plot of the new Bond film is eerily true and an environmental nightmare. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:00:01 PST Michael Fox, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/story/108137/don%27t_give_african-americans_a_pass_for_homophobia/ My great-great-grandmother was born a slave in Virginia. Should I not have the right to marry, just like my grandmother, simply because I am gay? Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:00:01 PST Clay Cane, The Advocate http://www.alternet.org/drugreporter/108021/beaten%2C_tortured_and_sentenced_25-to-life_for_minor_drug_offense/ Enough is enough. It's time to repeal the Rockefeller Drug Laws, a 36-year failed experiment in racism, injustice and government waste. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:00:01 PST Randy Credico, Huffington Post http://www.alternet.org/workplace/108144/i%27m_an_american_worker_and_i%27m_tired_of_getting_screwed/ The American worker doesn't want a handout. Never did. We do want a hand up from our government. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:00:01 PST Rick Kepler, TruthOut.org http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/108001/why_obama_shouldn%27t_listen_to_the_media_noise_machine/ The media are telling Obama to ditch the agenda he won on and appease electorally humiliated Republicans. This is the last thing he should do. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:00:01 PST David Sirota http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/107934/corporate_media_try_to_scare_obama_into_betraying_progressives/ Bill Clinton's alleged lurch to the left in '92 is being used to push Obama to the right. Problem is, it never happened. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:00:01 PST Norman Solomon http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/107498/south_america%3A_can_recession_be_avoided/ Can South America escape the wrath of the economic and financial storms that have their epicenter in the United States? Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:00:01 PST Mark Weisbrot http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/107436/yet_another_reason_the_gop_failed/ Republicans are soul-searching right now. They'd be wise to consider jettisoning their gay-baiting. Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:00:01 PST Deb Price http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/107458/naomi_klein%3A_the_borderline_illegal_deals_behind_the_%24700_billion_bailout/ The bailout is a parting gift to the people that George Bush once referred to jokingly as "my base." Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:00:01 PST Amy Goodman http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/106753/cold_war_hawks_hovering_around_obama/ Why are Obama's closest advisers inveterate hawks who needlessly provoked tension with the Russians during the Cold War? Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:00:01 PST Robert Scheer http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/106350/obama%27s_opening_moves/ Now is the time to mobilize so we can establish the style, pace and structure of Obama's presidency. Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:00:01 PST Sean Gonsalves http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/105828/the_five_most_wanted_rip-off_artists_from_wall_street_and_washington/ Our economy didn't melt down, it was taken down the unbridled greed of economic elites, enabled by their political courtesans in Washington. Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:01 PST Jim Hightower http://www.alternet.org/workplace/108138/the_dirty_secret_of_the_financial_crisis%3A_our_banking_system%27s_broken/ No more free money from Washington. No more masters of the universe. No more business as usual. Time for a banking holiday. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:00:01 PST William Greider, The Nation http://www.alternet.org/democracy/107657/consensus_builds_for_universal_voter_registration/ Experts and media call for sweeping reform of how voter registration is conducted in America. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 07:00:01 PST Project Vote http://www.alternet.org/drugreporter/108021/beaten%2C_tortured_and_sentenced_25-to-life_for_minor_drug_offense/ Enough is enough. It's time to repeal the Rockefeller Drug Laws, a 36-year failed experiment in racism, injustice and government waste. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:00:01 PST Randy Credico, Huffington Post http://www.alternet.org/election08/107974/dingell_loses_to_waxman%2C_and_auto_stocks_dive_--_call_it_what_it_is%3A_corruption/ When the Big Three's best Rep. lost a key committee spot, their share prices dropped. That's not just business as usual, it's a sign of corruption. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:00:01 PST Joshua Holland, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/environment/107988/how_the_rich_are_destroying_the_earth/ There is an emergency. In less than a decade we will have to change course, but there are a few major obstacles blocking the way. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:00:01 PST Herve Kempf, Chelsea Green Publishing http://www.alternet.org/audits/108140/china_scrambles_to_stave_off_economic_meltdown/ China’s wish for a world financial order less dominated by the United States and its dollar is giving way to a more urgent recession at home. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:00:01 PST Antoaneta Bezlova, IPS News http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/108202/this_week_in_health/ A roundup of this week's best independent, progressive reporting on health. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:00:01 PST Lindsay Beyerstein, The Media Consortium 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/108127/border_fence_to_carve_up_nature_reserve/ The Wall is being constructed over the objections of communities living near the border. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:00:01 PST Enrique Gili, IPS News http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/108139/glenn_beck_wonders_why_he%27s_resented_as_a_bigot/ It takes an angry truck driver who threatened the hate-spewing host to wonder, "Is this who we've become?" Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:00:01 PST Steve Rendall, FAIR http://www.alternet.org/movies/108104/quantum_of_solace%3A_new_bond_film_an_enviro_thriller/ The scary fact is that the plot of the new Bond film is eerily true and an environmental nightmare. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:00:01 PST Michael Fox, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/reproductivejustice/108103/is_it_wrong_to_talk_about_michelle_obama%27s_body/ A recent Salon article declared 'First Lady Got Back.' Does the piece tap into racist assumptions about black women's sexuality? Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:00:01 PST Tamura Lomax, RH Reality Check http://www.alternet.org/rights/107800/theater_of_war%3A_portrait_of_a_homeland_security_state_%5Bphoto_slideshow_included%5D/ A new book by the award-winning photojournalist Nina Berman probes how the U.S. homeland security apparatus stokes fantasies about war. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:00:01 PST Lindsay Beyerstein, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/sex/108103/is_it_wrong_to_talk_about_michelle_obama%27s_body/ A recent Salon article declared 'First Lady Got Back.' Does the piece tap into racist assumptions about black women's sexuality? Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:00:01 PST Tamura Lomax, RH Reality Check http://www.alternet.org/waroniraq/107800/theater_of_war%3A_portrait_of_a_homeland_security_state_%5Bphoto_slideshow_included%5D/ A new book by the award-winning photojournalist Nina Berman probes how the U.S. homeland security apparatus stokes fantasies about war. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:00:01 PST Lindsay Beyerstein, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/water/108104/quantum_of_solace%3A_new_bond_film_an_enviro_thriller/ The scary fact is that the plot of the new Bond film is eerily true and an environmental nightmare. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:00:01 PST Michael Fox, AlterNet