Alternative News and Information. en-us http://www.alternet.org/rss/button.gif http://www.alternet.org/ AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/ Copyright 2012 Independent Media Institute. All rights reserved. http://www.alternet.org/story/153723/how_deep_is_the_republican_christian_right%27s_connection_to_the_anti-gay_bills_sweeping_sub-saharan_africa As the horrific "kill-the-gays" bill resurfaces in Uganda, Republican politicians deny connections, but their rhetoric is frighteningly similar. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:01 -0800 Kristin Rawls, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/economy/154031/has_personal_finance_goddess_suze_orman_lost_her_luster_ If she doesn't find a way to offer a mea culpa, some of her devotees may desert her shrine and find another idol. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:01 -0800 Lynn Parramore, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/story/153963/dennis_kucinich_v._marcy_kaptur%3A_how_gop_redistricting_will_force_out_a_top_progressive_congressmember Two progressive champions are facing off for one seat in Congress. What's a voter to do? Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:01 -0800 Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/story/154030/busting_through_the_media_firestorm%3A_6_essential_facts_about_the_komen_controversy How many of the rumors are inflated, and how many get at the real heart of why people responded to this decision with so much outrage? Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:01 -0800 Sarah Seltzer, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/sex/154037/sex_therapist_shares_the_secret_to_hot_sex_%28hint%3A_it_has_more_to_do_with_the_mind_than_the_body%29 Sex therapist Marty Klein's message is antithetical to the sex advice found everywhere from self-help books to the supermarket checkout line. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:01 -0800 Tracy Clark-Flory, Salon http://www.alternet.org/election2012/154027/why_the_right_wing_is_petrified_of_letting_voters%2C_instead_of_the_electoral_college%2C_pick_presidents A movement to reform the Electoral College and elect the president based on the national popular vote has half the states it needs. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:01 -0800 Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/teaparty/154022/thomas_frank_talks_to_joshua_holland_about_the_%27hard-times_swindle%27_and_the_unlikely_comeback_of_the_right_ Frank talks about Communism, the Tea Party and his new book, "Pity the Billionaire." Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:00:01 -0800 Editorial Staff, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/world/154034/new_evidence_reveals_u.s._has_used_drones_to_target_rescue_workers_and_funerals_in_pakistan A report found that since President Obama took office between 282 and 535 civilians have been reported as killed in Pakistan, including more than 60 children. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:00:01 -0800 Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! http://www.alternet.org/story/154033/how_rich_executives_extract_concessions_from_workers_--_while_playing_the_good_guy_in_public_ That's what's on the rise: Management attempting to exercise control over their workers -- in a brutal display of power. Give in to us or lose your paycheck right now. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:00:01 -0800 Laura Clawson, Daily Kos http://www.alternet.org/food/153982/occupy_vs._monsanto%3A_activists%2C_farmers_fight_the_corporation_they_fear_will_take_over_all_america%27s_crops Occupy comes out to support a lawsuit that hopes to turn the tables on corporate farming behemoth Monsanto. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:00:01 -0800 Anna Lekas Miller, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/drugs/154026/colorado_%27regulate_marijuana_like_alcohol%27_campaign_was_short_on_signatures%2C_but... The campaign was found to have an unusually high number of invalid signatures, and now has 15 days to collect enough valid signatures to cover the shortfall. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:00:01 -0800 Phillip Smith, Drug War Chronicle http://www.alternet.org/media/154019/why_the_%26quot%3Bliberal%26quot%3B_media_leaves_hawkish_foreign_policy_unchallenged The New York Times' foreign affairs coverage belies its "liberal" reputation--but reinforces the class biases of its readers. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:00:01 -0800 Gregory Harms, TruthOut.org http://www.alternet.org/rights/154016/occupy_dc_forcefully_evicted%2C_protesters_injured%2C_arrested%2C_under_pressure_from_congress%27s_richest_member What had started as a politically-tinged eviction of an entirely peaceful encampment had suddenly turned into an aggressive display of force by the National Park Police officers. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:00:01 -0800 Jefferson Morley, Salon http://www.alternet.org/investigations/153998/koch_brothers_convene_super-secret_billionaires%27_meeting_for_2012_elections Some of America's wealthiest Republicans flew into Palm Springs last weekend to update their stealthy political strategy for 2012. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:00:01 -0800 Lee Fang, Republic Report http://www.alternet.org/environment/154006/why_the_battle_over_canada%27s_tar_sands_is_an_american_issue For starters, the energy and environmental impacts of tar sands production are not limited to within the borders of Canada. But the trouble doesn't end there. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:00:01 -0800 Asher Miller, Post Carbon Institute http://www.alternet.org/visions/153972/new_rules_for_radicals%3A_10_ways_to_spark_change_in_a_post-occupy_world_ The world is changing quickly, and we need to help steer it according to our shared values -- our vision of what might be. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:00:01 -0800 Sara Robinson, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/belief/153949/5_signs_the_christian_right_still_wields_too_much_power_in_america This political and cultural movement will not be sinking beneath the horizon anytime soon -- despite media reports to the contrary. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:00:01 -0800 Peter Montgomery, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/rights/153957/new_york_muslims_fight_back_against_police_department%27s_institutionalized_paranoia_about_islam Muslim community leaders say Islamophobia is deep-seated in the New York Police Department. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:00:01 -0800 Alex Kane, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/education/153935/obama%27s_union-busting_new_chief_of_staff_jacob_lew_helped_destroy_grad_students%27_union_at_nyu When Obama's new Chief of Staff was NYU executive vice president, school ceased recognizing the grad students' union. Sun, 29 Jan 2012 23:00:01 -0800 Josh Eidelson, In These Times http://www.alternet.org/action/153800/america_has_woken_up_to_the_reality%3A_inequality_matters_ While police have cleared many Occupy encampments, a collective cry, loud and clear, has gone up from countless voices across the country: Enough's enough. Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:00:01 -0800 Bill Moyers, Michael Winship, BillMoyers.com