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Human rights and civil liberties.	Martin Luther King: 'I Have a Dream' Martin Luther King, Jr., AlterNet Today is the 45th anniversary of MLK's historic speech.	New Orleans, Three Years Later Jordan Flaherty, Left Turn Israel Expanding Settlements in East Jerusalem Mel Frykberg, IPS News


Coverage of America's war with Iraq.	Standoff with Police as Iraq Vets Demand to Meet with Obama Campaign Alex Kane, Jessica Lee, Indypendent With no reply from Obama to their letter asking him to endorse their goals, IVAW marched to the Pepsi Center to demand that their voices be heard.	Democrats: Don't Make Afghanistan Your War Katrina vanden Heuvel, The Nation Half of Baghdad Lacks Drinking Water Kareem Abed Zair, Azzaman


From climate change to medical news.	Manufactured Famine: How Europe Is Snatching Food from the World's Poor George Monbiot, Monbiot.com A new wave of food colonialism is taking food from the mouths of the poor.	Why We Need a Revolution Bill Vitek, Prairie Writers Circle Dispatch from Denver: Making Climate Change the Issue Jeffrey Allen, OneWorld.net


Critical perspectives on our media-driven world	Progressive Media's New Smackdown Power: Why Swiftboat Tactics Aren't Working in '08 Eric Boehlert, Media Matters for America Four years of bulking up the progressive media's infrastructure to fight media-driven attacks from the right are starting to pay dividends.	Communication Breakdown: How Cell Phones Hurt Communities Benjamin Dangl, AlterNet Arizona Shock Jock's Dangerous Call for 'Bloodshed' in Polling Places Rory O'Connor, RoryOConnor.org


News from the front lines of the drug war.	'The Dope Craze That's Terrorizing Vancouver' Lani Russwarm, The Tyee The long, true history of hard drugs in Canada's poorest neighborhood.	Unlocking the Power of Art to Counter Injustice Anthony Papa, AlterNet A Cultural History of the Magic Mushroom Lux, Erowid


Home of The Alternative Movie Awards.	Protest over Use of the Word 'Retard' in Stiller's 'Tropic Thunder' Misses the Target Annabelle Gurwitch, AlterNet We can't let art turn into syrupy, sanctimonious after-school specials just to avoid being labeled as offensive.	The 'Chick Flick': A Primer on Love Chelsea Kaplan, The Frisky Why Every Politician Should Go See "Swing Vote" Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post


Special coverage of labor and the workplace.	Debate Continues, but There's Little Doubt Speculators Are Adding to Pain at the Pumps Thomas Palley, AlterNet Many economists are saying that oil markets are working as they should, but their arguments are weak.	Should Uncle Sam Be Helping CEOs Get Richer? Sam Pizzigati, Too Much: A Commentary on Excess and Inequality Climate Reality Eludes the Business Press John Miller, Dollars and Sense


Covering election theft, voting rights, money and politics, and political reform.	Seven Ways Your Vote Might Not Count This November Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet Some of the most serious election protection problems can be discovered and fixed before the presidential voting begins.	Troops Abroad Donate 6:1 to Obama Over McCain Luke Rosiak, Open Secrets Stephanie Tubbs Jones: Civil Rights Crusader Remembered John Nichols, The Nation


AlterNet's coverage of the 2008 election.	After Biden, the Economic Debate Takes Shape Bill Scher, Campaign for America's Future Sen. Joe Biden shows that he gets what's going on in America, not with stats, but around middle-class kitchen tables.	Will Obama Channel MLK in His Acceptance Speech? Drew D. Hansen, AlterNet If Obama Wins, Who Will Be in His Cabinet -- And Who Should Be? Jim Hightower, Hightower Lowdown


From health care policy to fitness and nutrition.	U.K. and Australia Fight Breast Cancer with Free Screening for Women 50+ Alice Alech, The Wip Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide, with one in nine women affected at some stage in their lives.	The Candidates Need More Than a Patchwork Approach to Health Care Marie Cocco, Washington Post Writers Group In November, Women Will Vote With Health Care in Mind Judy Waxman, The Women's Media Center


The latest headlines on immigration issues.	Immigration: Too Hot for the Dems? Roberto Lovato, New America Media America's brutal immigration detention network is getting little attention from Democratic reformers and their institutional allies in Denver.	Immigration: Mixed-Race Couples Face Violent Harassment in Pennsylvania Town Cristina Loboguerrero, El Diario/ La Prensa Children of Immigrants Dominate the Olympics Ruben Navarrette, Washington Post Writers Group


Coverage concerning women's rights, reproductive health and education, gender, race, sexuality and more.	The Christian Right's Slick Campaign to Make Abstinence Seem Trendy Vanessa Valenti, AlterNet Conservatives finally learned that sheer moralizing doesn't keep teens from having sex. Now they have a creepy new tactic.	The Bikini Car Wash: One Sexist Tradition Kimberly Gadette, Women's eNews Women Lawmakers Take Up Wage Discrimination at Convention Gail Russell Chaddock, Christian Science Monitor


Coverage concerning the global water crisis, including public water protection, conservation, pollution, bottled water, drought and dams.	Will Thirsty States Get Great Lakes Water? Dave Dempsey, AlterNet A new compact protecting the Great Lakes is set to pass Congress, but there are a few green critics with serious concerns.	Importing Food Means Exporting Drought Tom MacMillan, Comment Is Free Water for All: The Leaders of a New Revolution Jay Walljasper, OnTheCommons.org

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