Alternative News and Information. en-us http://www.alternet.org/rss/button.gif http://www.alternet.org/ AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/ Copyright 2009 Independent Media Institute. All rights reserved. http://www.alternet.org/workplace/118405/10_absurd_conservative_myths_about_obama%27s_recovery_plan/ Instead of taking accountability for this mess, conservatives are firing off the latest B.S. storm. Here's what you need to know to fire back. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:00:01 PST Sara Robinson, Campaign for America's Future http://www.alternet.org/workplace/118459/union_ramps_up_massive_campaign_to_keep_obama%27s_feet_to_the_fire/ The SEIU says it's making a big push and committing huge resources to word for the passage of key progressive measures to aid working families. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:00:01 PST Joshua Holland, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/audits/118332/want_to_end_the_violence_in_gaza_boycott_israel./ To end the bloody occupation, Israel should become the target of the kind of global movement that put an end to South Africa's apartheid. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:00:01 PST Naomi Klein, The Nation http://www.alternet.org/environment/118483/how_you_can_start_a_farm_in_heart_of_the_city/ Sick of flavorless, genetically modified, pesticide-drenched frankenvegetables? It's time to start growing food in your back yard. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:00:01 PST Kelly Coyne, Erik Knutzen, Process Media http://www.alternet.org/audits/118080/what_you%27d_know_about_israel_if_you_watched_al_jazeera_tv_/ Live coverage of the war hasn't made it into most American living rooms. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:00:01 PST Shane Bauer, New America Media http://www.alternet.org/story/118460/by_the_people%2C_for_the_people%3A_alternet_readers_send_their_messages_to_obama_/ Here are some of the best essays submitted by members of the AlterNet community in our "100 Words for 100 Days" project. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:00:01 PST AlterNet Staff, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/water/117988/defeating_the_multinationals_is_just_the_start_of_the_problem_for_anti-globalization_movements/ Bolivia ignited anti-globalization supporters by ousting the company that controlled its water. But that was just the beginning of its problems. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:00:01 PST Jeff Conant, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/114033/leaving_las_vegas%3A_are_americans_ready_to_put_cataclysmic_consumption_and_hedonism_behind_them/ Will we finally accept the public policy and lifestyle changes that the real world now requires? Or will "Viva Las Vegas" always be America's motto? Sat, 27 Dec 2008 00:00:01 PST David Sirota http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/108463/lgbt_people_have_much_to_be_grateful_for_this_thanksgiving/ Despite recent heartbreaking setbacks, things are better for gay Americans now than at any other time in the nation's history. Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:00:01 PST Deb Price http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/115977/announcing_the_2008_p.u.-litzer_prizes/ The year's stinkiest media performances. Tue, 30 Dec 2008 00:00:01 PST Norman Solomon http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/109802/obama_needs_to_make_a_clean_break_on_latin_america/ The president-elect has the opportunity to forge a new relationship with the region after Bush drove U.S.-Latin American relations into a ditch. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 13:00:01 PST Mark Weisbrot http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/117696/israel_bombs_un_school%2C_three_killed%3B_death_toll_100_on_monday_alone/ A "large number" of Monday's casualties were civilians, and twelve of them were children. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:00:01 PST Amy Goodman http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/118022/why_do_so_few_speak_up_for_gaza/ There is a widespread acceptance, beginning with the apologetic arguments of President Bush, that whatever Israel does is always justified. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:00:01 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/117988/defeating_the_multinationals_is_just_the_start_of_the_problem_for_anti-globalization_movements/ Bolivia ignited anti-globalization supporters by ousting the company that controlled its water. But that was just the beginning of its problems. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:00:01 PST Jeff Conant, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/democracy/117562/the_end_of_the_financial_world_as_we_know_it/ American capitalism is in a state of pure madness -- here's how we can bring the financial system to a saner place. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:01 PST Michael Lewis, David Einhorn, The New York Times http://www.alternet.org/drugreporter/118126/sanjay_gupta%3A_what_the_next_surgeon_general_doesn%27t_know_about_pot_/ The next surgeon general needs to stop putting politics before science. Gupta may not be ready for that. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:00:01 PST Russ Belville, NORML http://www.alternet.org/election08/118708/campaign_for_special_torture_prosecutor_takes_change.gov_site_by_storm/ The votes are in, and the top-ranked question -- out of 70,000 submitted to Obama's site -- asks for an investigation of torture and spying. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:00:01 PST Ari Melber, TheNation.com http://www.alternet.org/environment/118483/how_you_can_start_a_farm_in_heart_of_the_city/ Sick of flavorless, genetically modified, pesticide-drenched frankenvegetables? It's time to start growing food in your back yard. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:00:01 PST Kelly Coyne, Erik Knutzen, Process Media http://www.alternet.org/audits/118038/without_a_change_of_course%2C_afghanistan_will_become_the_u.s.%27_next_great_disaster_in_2009/ What if we took a radically different approach to war and peace? Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:00:01 PST Bill Scheurer, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/118125/condom_burnings_and_anti-gay_witch_hunts%3A_how_rick_warren_is_undermining_aids_prevention_in_africa/ Team Obama likes to cite Warren's work on AIDS in Africa to combat criticism about the controversial pastor. But how does burning condoms save lives? Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:00:01 PST Max Blumenthal, The Daily Beast http://www.alternet.org/immigration/118709/homeland_security_show_misses_the_real_drama/ The real American drama is the inspiring epic of immigrants struggling to survive in a nation that both needs and rejects them. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:00:01 PST Raj Jayadev, New America Media http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/118709/homeland_security_show_misses_the_real_drama/ The real American drama is the inspiring epic of immigrants struggling to survive in a nation that both needs and rejects them. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:00:01 PST Raj Jayadev, New America Media http://www.alternet.org/movies/117435/the_best_movies_about_gays/ Here are some outstanding gay-themed films beyond the more evident mainstream titles. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:00:01 PST John Farr, Huffington Post http://www.alternet.org/reproductivejustice/118731/radio_host_calls_sex_a_%26quot%3Bwife%27s_selfless_duty%26quot%3B%3A_what_century_is_this_again/ Dennis Prager says sex is a wife's 'duty', tapping into a toxic mythology that made both men and women miserable for decades. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:00:01 PST Greta Christina, The Blowfish Blog http://www.alternet.org/rights/118708/campaign_for_special_torture_prosecutor_takes_change.gov_site_by_storm/ The votes are in, and the top-ranked question -- out of 70,000 submitted to Obama's site -- asks for an investigation of torture and spying. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:00:01 PST Ari Melber, TheNation.com http://www.alternet.org/sex/118731/radio_host_calls_sex_a_%26quot%3Bwife%27s_selfless_duty%26quot%3B%3A_what_century_is_this_again/ Dennis Prager says sex is a wife's 'duty', tapping into a toxic mythology that made both men and women miserable for decades. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:00:01 PST Greta Christina, The Blowfish Blog http://www.alternet.org//// http://www.alternet.org/waroniraq/118716/iraqi_and_u.s._forces_ramping_up_security_ahead_of_provincial_elections/ With more than 400 political groups and 14,660 candidates bidding for election, security is expected to prove immensely complicated. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:00:01 PST Middle East Online http://www.alternet.org/water/117988/defeating_the_multinationals_is_just_the_start_of_the_problem_for_anti-globalization_movements/ Bolivia ignited anti-globalization supporters by ousting the company that controlled its water. But that was just the beginning of its problems. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:00:01 PST Jeff Conant, AlterNet