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/election08/96687/what_a_mccain_victory_could_mean%3A_no_money_for_health_care_and_the_end_of_our_volunteer_army/ The price tag for John McCain's war lust would mean virtually every other national priority would be short-changed or neglected. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:01 PDT Robert Parry, Consortium News http://www.alternet.org/election08/96142/if_obama_wins%2C_who_will_be_in_his_cabinet_--_and_who_should_be/ Obama's advisers will be the ones whispering in the president's ear and pulling the levers of executive power. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:01 PDT Jim Hightower, Hightower Lowdown http://www.alternet.org/reproductivejustice/95249/the_christian_right%27s_slick_campaign_to_make_abstinence_seem_trendy/ Conservatives finally learned that sheer moralizing doesn't keep teens from having sex. Now they have a creepy new tactic. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:01 PDT Vanessa Valenti, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/election08/96812/after_biden%2C_the_economic_debate_takes_shape/ Sen. Joe Biden shows that he gets what's going on in America, not with stats, but around middle-class kitchen tables. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:00:01 PDT Bill Scher, Campaign for America's Future http://www.alternet.org/reproductivejustice/96522/the_bikini_car_wash%3A_one_sexist_tradition/ Bikini car washes, inexplicably sanctioned by many parents, teach girls the best way to turn a buck is by stripping down for men. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:01 PDT Kimberly Gadette, Women's eNews http://www.alternet.org/election08/96677/what_15%2C000_reporters_are_doing_at_the_dnc/ Drinking, complaining and getting massages are just a few of reporters' preferred convention activities. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:01 PDT Justin Peters, Columbia Journalism Review http://www.alternet.org/election08/96728/dems_nominate_obama%2C_unify_and_transform_the_party/ A hundred years ago, Dems questioned whether to take a stand against lynching. Today, Obama's nomination completes a long process of transformation. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:01 PDT John Nichols, TheNation.com http://www.alternet.org/workplace/96670/should_uncle_sam_be_helping_ceos_get_richer/ America's overpaid corporate execs have plenty of people to thank for their good fortune, including average American taxpayers. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:01 PDT Sam Pizzigati, Too Much: A Commentary on Excess and Inequality http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/96142/if_obama_wins%2C_who_will_be_in_his_cabinet_--_and_who_should_be/ Obama's advisers will be the ones whispering in the president's ear and pulling the levers of executive power. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:01 PDT Jim Hightower http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/96679/bolivia%3A_can_the_majority_of_people_vote_for_change_and_actually_get_it/ A wealthy minority in Bolivia seems determined to thwart the changes demanded by a majority of the population. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:00:01 PDT Mark Weisbrot http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/96624/john_mccain%3A_running_for_war_president_at_any_cost/ In order to win, McCain needs a new Cold War. Lucky for him that Republicans are so good at whipping up false international threats. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:00:01 PDT Robert Scheer http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/96223/jumping_jack_rachel_maddow/ An exuberant Maddow called for a stronger progressive media to counter the right-wing propaganda machine. Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:00:01 PDT The Masher http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/96293/gay_colorado_politician_heads_toward_election_milestone/ The success, so far, of Jared Polis' run for Congress underscores how far voters have come in looking beyond sexual orientation. Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:00:01 PDT Deb Price http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/95987/there_is_more_to_a_democracy_than_the_office_of_president/ Yet the media fixate on 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, neglecting local elections and issue-based organizing. Fri, 22 Aug 2008 05:00:01 PDT David Sirota http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/95760/the_clash_between_progressives_and_obama/ Support for Obama should not require a lack of candor about his defects. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:00:01 PDT Norman Solomon http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/95310/naomi_klein%3A_china%27s_hi-tech_surveillance_state_is_ready_for_export/ With 300,000 security cameras in Beijing alone, China is at the forefront of the surveillance boom -- and U.S. corporations are reaping the profits. Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:01 PDT Amy Goodman http://www.alternet.org/workplace/96797/debate_continues%2C_but_there%27s_little_doubt_speculators_are_adding_to_pain_at_the_pumps/ Many economists are saying that oil markets are working as they should, but their arguments are weak. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:00:01 PDT Thomas Palley, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/democracy/96377/10_ways_obama_should_not_imitate_the_john_kerry_campaign/ Dems have used the same playbook to guide themselves to losing presidential campaigns for decades. Here are the techniques Obama should avoid. Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:00:01 PDT Drew Westen, Huffington Post http://www.alternet.org/drugreporter/96518/%27the_dope_craze_that%27s_terrorizing_vancouver%27/ The long, true history of hard drugs in Canada's poorest neighborhood. Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:00:01 PDT Lani Russwarm, The Tyee http://www.alternet.org/election08/96826/standoff_with_police_as_iraq_vets_demand_to_meet_with_obama_campaign/ 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. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:00:01 PDT Alex Kane, Jessica Lee, Indypendent http://www.alternet.org/environment/96653/manufactured_famine%3A_how_europe_is_snatching_food_from_the_world%27s_poor/ A new wave of food colonialism is taking food from the mouths of the poor. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:00:01 PDT George Monbiot, Monbiot.com http://www.alternet.org/audits/96687/what_a_mccain_victory_could_mean%3A_no_money_for_health_care_and_the_end_of_our_volunteer_army/ The price tag for John McCain's war lust would mean virtually every other national priority would be short-changed or neglected. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:01 PDT Robert Parry, Consortium News http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/96473/u.k._and_australia_fight_breast_cancer_with_free_screening_for_women_50%2B/ Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide, with one in nine women affected at some stage in their lives. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:00:01 PDT Alice Alech, The Wip http://www.alternet.org/katrina/71400/shock_and_tasers_in_new_orleans/ The shameless exploitation of poor New Orleans residents to privatize public infrastructure is being enforced by violence and tasers. Sat, 22 Dec 2007 00:00:01 PST Naomi Klein, Huffington Post http://www.alternet.org/immigration/96515/immigration%3A_too_hot_for_the_dems/ America's brutal immigration detention network is getting little attention from Democratic reformers and their institutional allies in Denver. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:00:01 PDT Roberto Lovato, New America Media http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/96223/jumping_jack_rachel_maddow/ An exuberant Maddow called for a stronger progressive media to counter the right-wing propaganda machine. Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:00:01 PDT The Masher, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/movies/96487/women_film_critics%3A_an_endangered_species/ The lack of female voices in film criticism is a manifestation of an industry that favors male-oriented movies and audiences. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:01 PDT Jennifer Merin, The Women's Media Center http://www.alternet.org/reproductivejustice/96875/sex_worker_rights_are_human_rights/ It cannot be said enough: sex workers are people -- friends, wage earners, parents -- and they deserve the same human rights as everyone else. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:00:01 PDT Juhu Thukral, On The Issues Magazine http://www.alternet.org/rights/96787/martin_luther_king%3A_%27i_have_a_dream%27/ Today is the 45th anniversary of MLK's historic speech. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:00:01 PDT Martin Luther King, Jr., AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/sex/96875/sex_worker_rights_are_human_rights/ It cannot be said enough: sex workers are people -- friends, wage earners, parents -- and they deserve the same human rights as everyone else. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:00:01 PDT Juhu Thukral, On The Issues Magazine http://www.alternet.org/waroniraq/96826/standoff_with_police_as_iraq_vets_demand_to_meet_with_obama_campaign/ 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. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:00:01 PDT Alex Kane, Jessica Lee, Indypendent http://www.alternet.org/water/96653/manufactured_famine%3A_how_europe_is_snatching_food_from_the_world%27s_poor/ A new wave of food colonialism is taking food from the mouths of the poor. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:00:01 PDT George Monbiot, Monbiot.com