Alternative News and Information. en-us http://users.feedblitz.com/7cac552a450f83864c6413641f68cb51/logo.gifhttp://www.alternet.org/ http://www.alternet.org/ Copyright 2012 Independent Media Institute. All rights reserved. http://www.alternet.org/election2012/155586/roseanne_barr_on_presidential_run%3A_two_major_parties_are_a_%27bunch_of_prostitutes_who_work_for_big_money%27 http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/30673586/0/alternet~Roseanne-Barr-on-Presidential-Run-Two-Major-Parties-Are-a-Bunch-of-Prostitutes-Who-Work-for-Big-Money story-662f3d972a21d72555c5912a02f7b769 The irrepressible comic is trying to bring attention to electoral issues that are too often ignored. Sun, 27 May 2012 04:00:01 -0700 Joshua Holland, AlterNet<Img align="left" border="0" height="1" width="1" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0" hspace="0" src="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/30673586/0/alternet"><p>The irrepressible comic is trying to bring attention to electoral issues that are too often ignored.</p> http://www.alternet.org/story/155566/working_with_your_rapist_as_your_supervisor_the_widespread_sexual_abuse_of_women_in_farm_work http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/30673590/0/alternet~Working-With-Your-Rapist-as-Your-Supervisor-The-Widespread-Sexual-Abuse-of-Women-in-Farm-Work story-f3539c3838f9beaeb99c032833a0c5e6 It should be no surprise that on America&acirc;&euro;&trade;s farms, many women are treated as less than human, since not even the government sees them as worthy of respect under the law. Sun, 27 May 2012 04:00:01 -0700 Michelle Chen, AlterNet<Img align="left" border="0" height="1" width="1" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0" hspace="0" src="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/30673590/0/alternet"><p>It should be no surprise that on America&acirc;&euro;&trade;s farms, many women are treated as less than human, since not even the government sees them as worthy of respect under the law.</p> http://www.alternet.org/economy/155535/the_best_and_the_greediest_ivy_league_students_are_still_heading_to_wall_street http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/30673592/0/alternet~The-Best-and-the-Greediest-Ivy-League-Students-Are-Still-Heading-to-Wall-Street story-97629ca6ee7c6a9d029ac3ac56b27edf The first post-Occupy Ivy League classes are graduating. Will they be any less likely than their predecessors to flock into finance? Sun, 27 May 2012 03:00:01 -0700 Lynn Parramore, AlterNet<Img align="left" border="0" height="1" width="1" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0" hspace="0" src="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/30673592/0/alternet"><p>The first post-Occupy Ivy League classes are graduating. Will they be any less likely than their predecessors to flock into finance?</p> http://www.alternet.org/story/155595/one_homeowner%27s_uphill_battle_with_wells_fargo_and_goldman_sachs_shows_how_badly_the_courts_are_stacked_against_ordinary_people http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/30673583/0/alternet~One-Homeowners-Uphill-Battle-with-Wells-Fargo-and-Goldman-Sachs-Shows-How-Badly-The-Courts-are-Stacked-Against-Ordinary-People story-0bffd7c84d30583100f40cb29011d705 Mary Glover is taking on Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo--but a court decision could leave her and thousands of other homeowners without a hope of justice. Sun, 27 May 2012 03:00:01 -0700 Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet<Img align="left" border="0" height="1" width="1" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0" hspace="0" src="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/30673583/0/alternet"><p>Mary Glover is taking on Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo--but a court decision could leave her and thousands of other homeowners without a hope of justice.</p> http://www.alternet.org/education/155603/romney_attacks_student_loan_reform%2C_touts_for-profit_colleges http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/30654134/0/alternet~Romney-Attacks-Student-Loan-Reform-Touts-ForProfit-Colleges story-fb0bb19225e2787482a8782e1d4e66e5 Mitt Romney&acirc;&euro;&trade;s efforts to make sure money dominates politics spells disaster for our nation's education system. Sat, 26 May 2012 05:00:01 -0700 David Halperin, Republic Report<Img align="left" border="0" height="1" width="1" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0" hspace="0" src="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/30654134/0/alternet"><p>Mitt Romney&acirc;&euro;&trade;s efforts to make sure money dominates politics spells disaster for our nation&#039;s education system.</p> http://www.alternet.org/education/155611/how_%26quot%3Bno_child_left_behind%26quot%3B_unleashed_a_nationwide_epidemic_of_cheating http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/30647387/0/alternet~How-quotNo-Child-Left-Behindquot-Unleashed-a-Nationwide-Epidemic-of-Cheating story-5d73c5fc7d1eb93c1cb5f766d3b34c42 On the 10-year anniversary of No Child Left Behind, the school-reform movement is in crisis. Fri, 25 May 2012 17:00:01 -0700 Daniel Denvir, Salon<Img align="left" border="0" height="1" width="1" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0" hspace="0" src="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/30647387/0/alternet"><p>On the 10-year anniversary of No Child Left Behind, the school-reform movement is in crisis.</p> http://www.alternet.org/food/155608/the_%26quot%3Bpom%26quot%3B_pomegranate_scam%3A_the_truth_behind_the_company_and_its_billionaire_owners_ http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/30644548/0/alternet~The-quotPOMquot-Pomegranate-Scam-The-Truth-Behind-the-Company-and-Its-Billionaire-Owners story-3fa615cf0e2da7161f06ecc672111b92 The FTC says POM Wonderful has engaged in deceptive advertising. Now the company is doubling down on its false claims. Fri, 25 May 2012 15:00:01 -0700 Lauren Kelley, AlterNet<Img align="left" border="0" height="1" width="1" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0" hspace="0" src="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/30644548/0/alternet"><p>The FTC says POM Wonderful has engaged in deceptive advertising. Now the company is doubling down on its false claims.</p> http://www.alternet.org/drugs/155605/how_many_anti-pot_politicians_will_be_ousted_before_they_realize_the_will_of_the_majority http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/30647388/0/alternet~How-Many-AntiPot-Politicians-Will-be-Ousted-Before-They-Realize-the-Will-of-the-Majority story-443eb0d1943cd179d353539be70b11bc Federal politicians from both leading parties continue to presume, falsely, that marijuana law reform is insignificant to the American people. Fri, 25 May 2012 14:00:01 -0700 Paul Armentano, AlterNet<Img align="left" border="0" height="1" width="1" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0" hspace="0" src="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/30647388/0/alternet"><p>Federal politicians from both leading parties continue to presume, falsely, that marijuana law reform is insignificant to the American people.</p> http://www.alternet.org/world/155601/bill_moyers%3A_when_will_americans_face_the_horrific_truth_we%27re_a_nation_of_torturers http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/30647175/0/alternet~Bill-Moyers-When-Will-Americans-Face-the-Horrific-Truth-Were-a-Nation-of-Torturers story-e4f60f051da0739dffd03eefd3ef5e8e If we really want to honor the Americans who gave their lives fighting for their country, we must redouble our efforts to make sure we&acirc;&euro;&trade;re worthy of their sacrifice. Fri, 25 May 2012 10:00:01 -0700 Bill Moyers, Michael Winship, BillMoyers.com<Img align="left" border="0" height="1" width="1" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0" hspace="0" src="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/30647175/0/alternet"><p>If we really want to honor the Americans who gave their lives fighting for their country, we must redouble our efforts to make sure we&acirc;&euro;&trade;re worthy of their sacrifice.</p> http://www.alternet.org/story/155598/how_i_became_stephen_colbert%27s_lawyer_--_and_joined_the_fight_to_rescue_our_democracy_from_citizens_united http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/30649622/0/alternet~How-I-Became-Stephen-Colberts-Lawyer-And-Joined-the-Fight-to-Rescue-Our-Democracy-from-Citizens-United story-f8e3a4d5374a34bfa5e7a485c48fc9f3 The Supreme Court's campaign finance legacy has undermined the &quot;whole purpose of the Constitution,&quot; to have a &quot;functioning, representative&quot; government. Fri, 25 May 2012 09:00:01 -0700 Trevor Potter, Campaign Legal Center<Img align="left" border="0" height="1" width="1" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0" hspace="0" src="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/30649622/0/alternet"><p>The Supreme Court&#039;s campaign finance legacy has undermined the &quot;whole purpose of the Constitution,&quot; to have a &quot;functioning, representative&quot; government.</p> http://www.alternet.org/culture/155557/%27norman_mailer%3A_the_american%27%3A_was_he_the_most_valiant_and_most_disgusting_patriot_of_all_time http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/30634248/0/alternet~Norman-Mailer-The-American-Was-He-the-Most-Valiant-and-Most-Disgusting-Patriot-of-All-Time story-f4a462bd8d8c6849e73e893bfb280463 A new documentary on the controversial author showcases an unforgettable character, neither wholly likable nor wholly detestable. Fri, 25 May 2012 09:00:01 -0700 Eleanor Bader, AlterNet<Img align="left" border="0" height="1" width="1" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0" hspace="0" src="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/30634248/0/alternet"><p>A new documentary on the controversial author showcases an unforgettable character, neither wholly likable nor wholly detestable.</p> http://www.alternet.org/environment/155600/10_amazing_things_you%27ll_want_to_know_about_this_week http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/30647389/0/alternet~Amazing-Things-Youll-Want-to-Know-About-This-Week story-f82a54df236410b8e45830c7b72c6073 Scientists have done it again...this week there's robot fish, inflatable bike helmets, invisibility cloaks, the first prank call and so much more. Fri, 25 May 2012 09:00:01 -0700 Liz Langley, AlterNet<Img align="left" border="0" height="1" width="1" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0" hspace="0" src="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/30647389/0/alternet"><p>Scientists have done it again...this week there&#039;s robot fish, inflatable bike helmets, invisibility cloaks, the first prank call and so much more.</p> http://www.alternet.org/teaparty/155592/why_i_stopped_being_a_right-winger_--_modern_conservatism_has_become_a_form_of_mass_hysteria http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/30616314/0/alternet~Why-I-Stopped-Being-a-RightWinger-Modern-Conservatism-Has-Become-a-Form-of-Mass-Hysteria story-e45fdf4ab1f36ece63bba2aa48c5ac29 A former conservative who worked for Reagan and wrote for National Review says the new hysterical right cares nothing for truth or dignity. Thu, 24 May 2012 13:00:01 -0700 Michael Fumento, Salon<Img align="left" border="0" height="1" width="1" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0" hspace="0" src="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/30616314/0/alternet"><p>A former conservative who worked for Reagan and wrote for National Review says the new hysterical right cares nothing for truth or dignity.</p> http://www.alternet.org/media/155593/communication_as_a_human_right%3A_creating_a_new_media_infrastructure_for_detroit http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/30611737/0/alternet~Communication-as-a-Human-Right-Creating-a-New-Media-Infrastructure-for-Detroit story-54c06bec42159d1a38511a9151b6bcd8 Digital justice organizers work to move beyond questions of Internet access and work to bring control of media production and distribution to underserved communities. Thu, 24 May 2012 13:00:01 -0700 Victoria Goff, AlterNet<Img align="left" border="0" height="1" width="1" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0" hspace="0" src="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/30611737/0/alternet"><p>Digital justice organizers work to move beyond questions of Internet access and work to bring control of media production and distribution to underserved communities.</p> http://www.alternet.org/belief/155590/9_great_freethinkers_and_religious_dissenters_in_history http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/30643945/0/alternet~Great-Freethinkers-and-Religious-Dissenters-in-History story-436c0f227b9f4b107dbce1103b9732b5 Here are some non-believers who left a profound mark. Thu, 24 May 2012 12:00:01 -0700 Adam Lee, AlterNet<Img align="left" border="0" height="1" width="1" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0" hspace="0" src="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/30643945/0/alternet"><p>Here are some non-believers who left a profound mark.</p> http://www.alternet.org/story/155591/collateral_damage_in_the_war_on_protesters%3A_neighbors_of_the_nato3_cuffed%2C_held_at_gunpoint http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/30673756/0/alternet~Collateral-Damage-in-the-War-on-Protesters-Neighbors-of-the-NATO-Cuffed-Held-at-Gunpoint story-748ab8ebd969eb89d973f37201376d08 In this exclusive, neighbors of activists accused of &quot;terrorism&quot; give their stories of aggressive, seemingly incompetent and extralegal harassment by the Chicago Police. Thu, 24 May 2012 12:00:01 -0700 Sam Jewler, AlterNet<Img align="left" border="0" height="1" width="1" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0" hspace="0" src="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/30673756/0/alternet"><p>In this exclusive, neighbors of activists accused of &quot;terrorism&quot; give their stories of aggressive, seemingly incompetent and extralegal harassment by the Chicago Police.</p> http://www.alternet.org/news/155585/the_gop%27s_played-out_race_card http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/30649623/0/alternet~The-GOPs-PlayedOut-Race-Card story-e01d92bb936cf77e9b537f904fd29a4b Conservative strategists have been toying with how to use race against President Obama in this year&acirc;&euro;&trade;s election. So far, they've done a poor job of it. Thu, 24 May 2012 11:00:01 -0700 Melissa Harris-Perry, The Nation<Img align="left" border="0" height="1" width="1" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0" hspace="0" src="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/30649623/0/alternet"><p>Conservative strategists have been toying with how to use race against President Obama in this year&acirc;&euro;&trade;s election. So far, they&#039;ve done a poor job of it.</p> http://www.alternet.org/activism/155582/what_fires_young_people%27s_activism_a_new_study_asks_them http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/30616318/0/alternet~What-Fires-Young-Peoples-Activism-A-New-Study-Asks-Them story-72998956d82a3fbe822eda3393aa00d7 What draws 18 to 30 year olds to social justice work, and how do people with progressive politics deal with race as part of a larger political worldview? Thu, 24 May 2012 09:00:01 -0700 Rinku Sen, ColorLines<Img align="left" border="0" height="1" width="1" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0" hspace="0" src="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/30616318/0/alternet"><p>What draws 18 to 30 year olds to social justice work, and how do people with progressive politics deal with race as part of a larger political worldview?</p> http://www.alternet.org/story/155530/oregon%27s_assault_on_teachers http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/30673757/0/alternet~Oregons-Assault-on-Teachers story-fd1483a0b82df460614e173b94cb93d4 For all the talk of budget shortfalls, the crisis facing Oregon's schools is political, not financial -- and teachers are the target of choice. Thu, 24 May 2012 05:00:01 -0700 Adam Sanchez, Socialist Worker<Img align="left" border="0" height="1" width="1" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0" hspace="0" src="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/30673757/0/alternet"><p>For all the talk of budget shortfalls, the crisis facing Oregon&#039;s schools is political, not financial -- and teachers are the target of choice.</p> http://www.alternet.org/sex/155577/dear_girls_--_here%27s_why_nasty_old_religious_men_are_terrified_of_you http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/30612013/0/alternet~Dear-Girls-Heres-Why-Nasty-Old-Religious-Men-Are-Terrified-of-You story-193d0b40d0ec35a4d9112e24cbb0bc52 Women are powerful beyond words, because they threaten to unravel the control of corrupt men who abuse their authority. Wed, 23 May 2012 20:00:01 -0700 Soraya Chemaly, AlterNet<Img align="left" border="0" height="1" width="1" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0" hspace="0" src="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/30612013/0/alternet"><p>Women are powerful beyond words, because they threaten to unravel the control of corrupt men who abuse their authority.</p> http://www.alternet.org/visions/155574/is_job_security_real_security_gainful_unemployment_may_be_a_workable_alternative http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/30582716/0/alternet~Is-Job-Security-Real-Security-Gainful-Unemployment-May-Be-A-Workable-Alternative story-61eb1bf9204a81f413b1287c2c563853 A hands-on approach for creating a steady household income -- without having to answer to a boss Wed, 23 May 2012 18:00:01 -0700 Shannon Hayes, YES! Magazine<Img align="left" border="0" height="1" width="1" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0" hspace="0" src="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/30582716/0/alternet"><p>A hands-on approach for creating a steady household income -- without having to answer to a boss</p> http://www.alternet.org/visions/155572/can_taking_public_transit_be_joyful_ http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/30582594/0/alternet~Can-Taking-Public-Transit-Be-Joyful story-9ec43c7742ef715c83a35e5fbb7371ea A new e-book shows how cities around the world are using art, music, play, and even sex to make transit a lot more fun. Wed, 23 May 2012 17:00:01 -0700 Scott Carlson, Grist.org<Img align="left" border="0" height="1" width="1" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0" hspace="0" src="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/30582594/0/alternet"><p>A new e-book shows how cities around the world are using art, music, play, and even sex to make transit a lot more fun.</p> http://www.alternet.org/story/155570/rapping_republicans_6_hilarious_moments_when_conservatives_tried_--_and_failed_--_to_be_cool http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/30649624/0/alternet~Rapping-Republicans-Hilarious-Moments-When-Conservatives-Tried-and-Failed-to-Be-Cool story-951406740eea192bfcbbb061ee6f6d30 Right-wingers often try to shoehorn themselves into pop culture. They almost always fail -- and America collectively cringes. Wed, 23 May 2012 17:00:01 -0700 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, AlterNet<Img align="left" border="0" height="1" width="1" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0" hspace="0" src="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/30649624/0/alternet"><p>Right-wingers often try to shoehorn themselves into pop culture. They almost always fail -- and America collectively cringes.</p> http://www.alternet.org/food/155559/how_the_us_sold_africa_to_multinationals_like_monsanto%2C_cargill%2C_dupont%2C_pepsico_and_others_ http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/30581043/0/alternet~How-the-US-Sold-Africa-to-Multinationals-Like-Monsanto-Cargill-DuPont-PepsiCo-and-Others story-9218322099209806a4fb8a20ec55b288 The G8 scheme does nothing to address the problems that are at the core of hunger and malnutrition but will serve only to further poverty and inequality. Wed, 23 May 2012 16:00:01 -0700 Jill Richardson, AlterNet<Img align="left" border="0" height="1" width="1" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0" hspace="0" src="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/30581043/0/alternet"><p>The G8 scheme does nothing to address the problems that are at the core of hunger and malnutrition but will serve only to further poverty and inequality.</p> http://www.alternet.org/world/155558/how_the_memory_of_a_prison_massacre_helped_ignite_the_libyan_revolution http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/30577815/0/alternet~How-the-Memory-of-a-Prison-Massacre-Helped-Ignite-the-Libyan-Revolution story-839c82e59789f97abe8e3fa81e4e2d67 Journalist Lindsey Hilsum examines the notorious Abu Salim prison massacre and how the memory of its brutality pushed Libyans to throw off Gaddafi's rule. Wed, 23 May 2012 09:00:01 -0700 Lindsey Hilsum, The Penguin Press<Img align="left" border="0" height="1" width="1" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0" hspace="0" src="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/30577815/0/alternet"><p>Journalist Lindsey Hilsum examines the notorious Abu Salim prison massacre and how the memory of its brutality pushed Libyans to throw off Gaddafi&#039;s rule.</p> http://www.alternet.org/teaparty/155524/koch_operative_steered_%2455_million_to_front_groups_airing_ads_against_democrats%3B_ads_assailed_candidates_over_abortion%2C_9_11%2C_medicare http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/30560717/0/alternet~Koch-Operative-Steered-Million-to-Front-Groups-Airing-Ads-Against-Democrats-Ads-Assailed-Candidates-Over-Abortion-Medicare story-06625c7ab300fe4fca126b8dd5970d2c The Koch brothers are eager to present themselves as small-government libertarians, but their grants to front groups suggest a different set of priorities. Tue, 22 May 2012 18:00:01 -0700 Lee Fang, Republic Report<Img align="left" border="0" height="1" width="1" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0" hspace="0" src="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/30560717/0/alternet"><p>The Koch brothers are eager to present themselves as small-government libertarians, but their grants to front groups suggest a different set of priorities.</p> http://www.alternet.org/health/155546/does_eating_organic_food_make_you_selfish http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/30673758/0/alternet~Does-Eating-Organic-Food-Make-You-Selfish story-48784ec2e9fba5e378bf90e6ed215502 Do you want to be a better person? First, get stressed out. And whatever you do, don&acirc;&euro;&trade;t go near organic food. Tue, 22 May 2012 13:00:01 -0700 Tom Jacobs, Pacific Standard<Img align="left" border="0" height="1" width="1" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0" hspace="0" src="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/30673758/0/alternet"><p>Do you want to be a better person? First, get stressed out. And whatever you do, don&acirc;&euro;&trade;t go near organic food.</p> http://www.alternet.org/story/155533/new_wave_of_shareholder_activism_aims_to_make_corporations_behave_better--whether_they_like_it_or_not http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/30673759/0/alternet~New-Wave-of-Shareholder-Activism-Aims-to-Make-Corporations-Behave-BetterWhether-They-Like-it-Or-Not story-83202f2d20738e190b628aeec99b81bb Concerted action by shareholders, workers and public interest groups compelled corporate change in several other cases this spring as well. Tue, 22 May 2012 09:00:01 -0700 Leo Gerard, AlterNet<Img align="left" border="0" height="1" width="1" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0" hspace="0" src="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/30673759/0/alternet"><p>Concerted action by shareholders, workers and public interest groups compelled corporate change in several other cases this spring as well.</p> http://www.alternet.org/fracking/155514/the_enviro_disaster_you_know_nothing_about%3A_the__eco-devastating_quest_for_%26quot%3Bfrac_sand%26quot%3B_in_rural_america http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/30560719/0/alternet~The-Enviro-Disaster-You-Know-Nothing-About-The-EcoDevastating-Quest-for-quotFrac-Sandquot-in-Rural-America story-160454d4912f4be19253b508b7b80eb9 Midwestern rural communities are being devastated by energy companies searching for a form of sand to use in their destructive fracking operations elsewhere in rural America. Sun, 20 May 2012 23:00:01 -0700 Ellen Cantarow, TomDispatch.com<Img align="left" border="0" height="1" width="1" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0" hspace="0" src="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/30560719/0/alternet"><p>Midwestern rural communities are being devastated by energy companies searching for a form of sand to use in their destructive fracking operations elsewhere in rural America.</p> http://www.alternet.org/story/155505/why_mobility_in_america_is_in_the_dumpster_ http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/30673593/0/alternet~Why-Mobility-in-America-Is-in-the-Dumpster story-56ed19ac0df4634447aa69c9fcbd4eb3 We have the ability -- the freedom -- to roam more now than ever before. And yet our upward mobility is standing still. Sun, 20 May 2012 23:00:01 -0700 Tina Dupuy, TinaDupuy.com<Img align="left" border="0" height="1" width="1" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0" hspace="0" src="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/30673593/0/alternet"><p>We have the ability -- the freedom -- to roam more now than ever before. And yet our upward mobility is standing still.</p> http://www.alternet.org/immigration/155493/low-wage_workers_in_new_york_come_together_to_fight_greedy_bosses http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/30481124/0/alternet~LowWage-Workers-in-New-York-Come-Together-to-Fight-Greedy-Bosses story-cee3715da2f5a767f8dd7e1f8fd454ff May Day, the Occupy movement and the 99 percent narrative have raised the voices of low-wage workers who joined together under the banner &quot;Organize, Legalize, and Unionize.&quot; Fri, 18 May 2012 12:00:01 -0700 Camille Rivera, AlterNet<Img align="left" border="0" height="1" width="1" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0" hspace="0" src="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/30481124/0/alternet"><p>May Day, the Occupy movement and the 99 percent narrative have raised the voices of low-wage workers who joined together under the banner &quot;Organize, Legalize, and Unionize.&quot;</p> http://www.alternet.org/visions/155166/doomed_to_repeat_it%3A_is_tennessee%27s_new_%26quot%3Bmonkey_law%26quot%3B_just_scopes_all_over_again http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/30194345/0/alternet~Doomed-To-Repeat-It-Is-Tennessees-New-quotMonkey-Lawquot-Just-Scopes-All-Over-Again story-23e04da13b411b1e086110fa0d403865 The Volunteer State has set itself up for a replay of its 1926 Scopes Monkey Trial humiliation. And the ACLU attorney who won Kitzmiller v. Dover can't wait. Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:00:01 -0700 Glenn Branch, National Center for Science Education<Img align="left" border="0" height="1" width="1" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0" hspace="0" src="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/30194345/0/alternet"><p>The Volunteer State has set itself up for a replay of its 1926 Scopes Monkey Trial humiliation. And the ACLU attorney who won Kitzmiller v. Dover can&#039;t wait.</p> http://www.alternet.org/drugs/155092/%23opcannabis%3A_anonymous_hackers_take_up_marijuana_activism http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/30194347/0/alternet~OpCannabis-Anonymous-Hackers-Take-Up-Marijuana-Activism story-3292849af93486d03de07e2d15d2e311 Hacktivist Anonymous began the &quot;OpCannabis&quot; to throw the collective's weight behind drug reform. Sat, 21 Apr 2012 15:00:01 -0700 Stephen C. Webster, Raw Story<Img align="left" border="0" height="1" width="1" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0" hspace="0" src="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/30194347/0/alternet"><p>Hacktivist Anonymous began the &quot;OpCannabis&quot; to throw the collective&#039;s weight behind drug reform.</p> http://www.alternet.org/peek/145409/california_councilman%3A_%26quot%3Bi%27m_a_proud_racist%26quot%3B http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/30194348/0/alternet~California-Councilman-quotIm-a-Proud-Racistquot story-94136c89967b243159da7413e675eb5f Santa Clarita councilman Bob Kellar made the remark at an anti-immigration rally, but insists he did not mean to &quot;express animosity towards non-whites.&quot; Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:30:01 -0800 Andrea Nill, ThinkProgress<Img align="left" border="0" height="1" width="1" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0" hspace="0" src="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/30194348/0/alternet"><p>Santa Clarita councilman Bob Kellar made the remark at an anti-immigration rally, but insists he did not mean to &quot;express animosity towards non-whites.&quot;</p>