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Human rights and civil liberties. |
In Stunning Ruling, D.C. Judge Orders Release of Five Gitmo Prisoners Center for Constitutional Rights In a courtroom out of the public eye, and with prisoners allowed only limited access to the proceedings, the judge still found no reason to hold them. |
Memo to Obama: Closing Guantanamo Can't Wait Andy Worthington, AlterNet Obama Victory Brings "Racist Rats Out of the Woodwork" Hannah Strange, The Times of London UK |
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Coverage of America's war with Iraq. |
U.S. Government to U.S. Mercenaries: Say Goodbye to Immunity in Iraq Middle East Online Under the Status of Forces Agreement awaiting passage, private military contractors would be subject to Iraqi criminal and civil law. |
Revealed: Gulf War Syndrome is Real, Caused by Pills and Pesticides Kim Sengupta, Independent UK Yes We Can Cut the Defense Budget: Why it's Time to Stop the Military Spending Spree Katrina vanden Heuvel, The Nation |
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From climate change to medical news. |
Obama Promises "New Chapter" in Climate Leadership Eoin O'Carroll, Christian Science Monitor Obama made big promises to the international community, despite turning down an invite to attend the next meeting in Poland. |
Did Greenhouse Gases Cause the Earth's Greatest Mass Extinction? Moises Velasquez-Manoff, Christian Science Monitor Finding the Best, Local Food Near You Just Got Easier Tara Lohan, AlterNet |
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Critical perspectives on our media-driven world |
The Time Has Come to Create a Real 'Liberal Media' Robert Parry, Consortium News Deep-pocketed conservatives have long dominated the media landscape. If we want real change, it's time for progressives to fight fire with fire. |
Are Pentagon Nerds Developing Packs of Man-Hunting Killer Robots? Scott Thill, AlterNet Former News Radio Staffer Spills the Beans on How Shock Jocks Inspire Hatred and Anger Dan Shelly, Milwaukee Magazine |
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News from the front lines of the drug war. |
The Prospects for Drug Reform in Obama's Washington Phillip S. Smith, Drug War Chronicle After eight years of drug war status quo under the GOP, drug reformers are now hoping for positive changes in federal drug policies. |
Vancouver's Radical Approach to Drugs: Let Junkies Be Junkies Vince Beiser, Miller-McCune Magazine A Smarter Way to Deal with Pot Than Arresting 20 Million People Paul Armentano, NORML |
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Home of The Alternative Movie Awards. |
Honeytrap Lies and Women Spies Rosie White, American Sexuality Magazine Female spies have been the subject of cultural fascination since Mata Hari, but the realities they face are quite different from fiction. |
Jesus Politics: Religion in the 2008 Election Cynthia Fuchs, PopMatters Landmark Films About the Fight for Racial Equality John Farr, Huffington Post |
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Special coverage of labor and the workplace. |
America in Free Fall Robert L. Borosage, Campaign for America's Future Congress might adjourn without acting on the deepening economic crisis, leaving Obama to inherit the catastrophe. |
Bailout or Bust: How to Save the Big Three From Themselves Titus Levi, Truthdig Why We Shouldn't Bail Out GM Nicholas von Hoffman, The Nation |
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Covering election theft, voting rights, money and politics, and political reform. |
Consensus Builds for Universal Voter Registration Project Vote, Experts and media call for sweeping reform of how voter registration is conducted in America. |
Alaska Poised to Elect Democrat Mark Begich to Senate Scott Rafferty, AlterNet The Invisible Election Heather Gerken, Election Law Blog |
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AlterNet's coverage of the 2008 election. |
Obama's Latino Mandate Steve Cobble, Joe Velasquez, The Nation Latinos backed Obama by a 2-to-1 margin on election day and could be the biggest force behind a longterm, center-left political realignment. |
Why Prop 8 Passed in California: The Myth of the Black/Gay Divide Sherry Wolf, CounterPunch Hey Barack, Don't Forget: "You Gotta Dance With Them What Brung Ya" Don Hazen, AlterNet |
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From health care policy to fitness and nutrition. |
"Cure" for AIDS Stumbled Upon? Todd Heywood, RH Reality Check Doctors in Berlin are reporting that a man may have eliminated the virus from his body after a bone marrow transplant. |
How to Provide Healthcare for All Kids Donna Norton, Huffington Post The Dangers of Do-It-Yourself DNA Testing Niko Karvounis, Health Beat |
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The latest headlines on immigration issues. |
Obama and the End of White Elite Politics Laura Carlsen, Foreign Policy in Focus The election of Barack Obama has been heralded as proof that the United States has finally broken through the racial barrier. |
Immigration Reform Under Obama Likely To Be Piecemeal Marcelo Ballve, New America Media Obama, New Congress Offer Hope for Pragmatic Immigration Reform Rupa Dev, New America Media |
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Coverage concerning women's rights, reproductive health and education, gender, race, sexuality and more. |
Where Are the Female Arnold Schwarzeneggers? Marie Cocco, Washington Post Writers Group Unlike Ah-nold, no woman will ever burst into high political office without a lick of experience. And women with credentials don't fare much better. |
What Obama Should Do for Women Adrianne Appel, IPS News Thin Is the New Miserable Stephanie Losee, AlterNet |
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Coverage concerning the global water crisis, including public water protection, conservation, pollution, bottled water, drought and dams. |
The Tide Is Changing on Bottled Water Wendy Williams, Prairie Writers Circle It used to be chic to be seen at the gym with expensive bottled water. Now, the plastic throw-aways are a no-no. |
Industry and EPA Collaborated to Hide the Truth about How Natural Gas Drilling Is Threatening Drinking Water Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica Offshore Drilling in Alaska: Obama Must Slow the Rush Margaret Williams, Yale Environment 360 |
