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Drunken MLB Player Charged with Hate Crime

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 19:12:19 GMT

Disgraced gun nut apologist John Lott: he's baaaccccckkk

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 19:11:51 GMT

WATCH: Football Hero Charles Woodson Doubles Down on Union Rights in Wisconsin

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 19:11:43 GMT

CEOs Push Back Against Misinformation on CNBC

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 19:11:34 GMT

House Passes Student Loan Bill That Would Cut Preventive Health Programs

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 19:11:21 GMT

Pakistan info helped US with bin Laden hideout: official

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 19:10:57 GMT

'Scream' set to make noise at New York art auction

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 19:04:33 GMT

The Globalization of Hollow Politics

Chris Hedges, Truthdig — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 12:00:01 -0700

The emptying of content in political discourse in an age as precarious and volatile as ours will have very dangerous consequences.

Strauss-Kahn accuses Sarkozy as France vote looms

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 18:54:21 GMT

Independent Test Results Show Fracking Flowback Emissions Are Dangerous Toxic Chemicals

Earthworks — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 07:00:01 -0700

A Texas town is ignoring its own test results to allow fracking to continue in violation of city ordinances and to the endangerment of local residents.

U.S. Nuns Face Vatican Rebuke for "Radical Feminism" in Stances on Church Teachings, Social Justice

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:28:36 GMT

Nationwide Protests Against SB 1070 End with Nine Arrests in Phoenix

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:27:01 GMT

FL-2012 Senate: 47% Nelson (D), 36% Mack (R) (Rasmussen 4/25)

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:26:18 GMT

Texas Sisters In Trouble With School For Shirts Supporting Father, Paralyzed Afghanistan Veteran

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:26:17 GMT

"Whores' Glory": A Riveting Look at Sex Work in 3 Countries

Andrew O'Hehir, Salon — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:00:01 -0700

A daring, novelistic and unforgettable account of the real lives of female prostitutes in three very different countries and social contexts.

May Day's Radical History: What Occupy Is Fighting for This May 1st

Jacob Remes, AlterNet — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:00:01 -0700

Occupy actions planned on May Day are tied to the generations-long movement for the eight-hour day, to immigrant workers, to police brutality and repression of the labor movement.

KFC Ordered to Pay $8.3 Million to Australian Girl Paralyzed After Eating a Twister Wrap

AFP — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:00:01 -0700

Monika Samaan was seven when she suffered salmonella encephalopathy -- a brain injury linked to food poisoning that also left her with a blood infection and septic shock.

Corporate Legal Rights Grow As Courts Block Pro-Consumer Class Action Suits

Negah Mouzoon, Public Citizen — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 08:00:01 -0700

Consumer activists find a 2011 Supreme Court ruling has blocked dozens of class action suits, instead forcing consumers into arbitration.

Gulf Coast Waters Closed to Shrimping

Joieau, Daily Kos — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 08:00:01 -0700

State officials in Alabama have taken action, and other states need to take action to keep dangerous seafood from the Gulf off the dinner tables of Americans.

GOP Suicide: Why Can't Republicans Stop Alienating Women, Young People and Hispanics?

Robert Reich, RobertReich.org — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 08:00:01 -0700

Republicans can't stop pissing off the three demographic groups whose electoral impact is growing fastest.

Amazon's Profits Exceed Wall Street's Expectations

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:29:07 GMT

4 Things to Know About CISPA

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:28:41 GMT

US to pull 9,000 Marines from southern Japan

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:27:51 GMT

ALEC and ExxonMobil Push Loopholes in Fracking Chemical Disclosure Rules

Cora Currier, ProPublica — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 07:00:01 -0700

In many states, the chemical make-up of fluid pumped into the ground while fracking is shielded from the public, thanks to laws promoted by ALEC and Exxon Mobil.

Transforming Trauma Into Art: How Arts Education Is Changing Lives in NYC Public Schools

Judith Sloan, AlterNet — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 06:00:01 -0700

A teacher/playwright/performer shares her story of bringing arts education to communities in need.

How â€˜The Wireâ€™ Influenced â€˜Parks and Recreationâ€™

Alyssa Rosenberg, ThinkProgress — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 20:00:01 -0700

Looking at bureaucracy and elections through the lens of television.

How Equality In Sports is Undermined by Compulsory Heterosexuality

Leanne Norman, Feministe — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 20:00:01 -0700

Dispelling the pervasive hidden ideology that women in sports must appear feminine.

Bill Moyers: The Ghost of Joe McCarthy in Today's Republican Party

Bill Moyers, Michael Winship, BillMoyers.com — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:00:01 -0700

Tea Party favorite Allen West was asked at a local gathering how many of his fellow members of Congress are â€œcard-carrying Marxists or International Socialists.â€

6 Kinds of Pills Big Pharma Tries to Get You Hooked on for Life

Martha Rosenberg, AlterNet — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:00:01 -0700

Since direct-to-consumer drug advertising debuted in the late 1990s, the number of people on prescription drugs for life has ballooned.

10 Amazing Discoveries You Missed This Week

Liz Langley, AlterNet — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:00:01 -0700

From medical devices straight out of Star Wars to birds that give Martha Stewart a run for her money, here are 10 fascinating new discoveries.

John McCain Lights Into 'Imaginary' War On Women

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:21:57 GMT

A Colorblind Supreme Court Hearing on Arizona's Anti-Immigrant SB 1070

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:18:48 GMT

Some Worrying Job Numbers

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:18:28 GMT

Billionaire Bloomberg Vetoes Living Wage Bill

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:18:22 GMT

Obama Admin Challenges Arizona Anti-Immigrant Law While Overseeing Unprecedented Mass Deportations

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:17:55 GMT

Obama campaign video exposes seven more Mitt Romney lies in two minutes

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:17:32 GMT

Doomed To Repeat It: Is Tennessee's New "Monkey Law" Just Scopes All Over Again?

Glenn Branch, National Council of Science Educators — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:00:01 -0700

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.

The World's Insurers Brace For Climate Change -- Except In America

Ben Schiller, Yale Environment 360 — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:00:01 -0700

Climate change is increasing insurance costs all over the world. But a recent Ceres report finds that American firms are still in denial.

Occupy The Progressive Movement: Why Occupy Should Embrace "Co-Optation"

Jonathan Matthew Smucker, Beyond The Choir — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 08:00:01 -0700

An Occupy organizer asks: When established groups show up wanting to help, then who's really co-opting whom?

5 Fascinating New Uses For Psychedelics

Sarah Seltzer, AlterNet — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 08:00:01 -0700

Scientists are looking into various medical and psychiatric uses for psychedelics. Could the taboo be ending?

6 Burning Questions on the Wal-Mart Corruption Scandal

Marcia L. Narine, AlterNet — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 06:00:01 -0700

A law professor and compliance consultant examines the scandal as a wake-up call for corruption and corporate culture.

Facebook and Google Turned Into Government Spies? The Dangerous New Law Before Congress (CISPA)

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:00:01 -0700

A private company doing the governmentâ€™s work does not face the same privacy restrictions.

How I Left My Evangelical Christian Faith

Valerie Tarico, AlterNet — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:00:01 -0700

Lots of people have successfully left their religious faith behind. Here's what the path out looks like.

The Self-Made Myth: Debunking Conservatives' Favorite -- And Most Dangerous -- Fiction

Sara Robinson, AlterNet — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:00:01 -0700

A new book makes a strong case that nobody ever makes it on their own in America.

Activist Rockers "Outernational" Talk About Their New Political Album "We Are All Illegals"

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, AlterNet — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:00:01 -0700

As Supreme Court Debates SB-1070, Brooklyn-based activist punkers discuss new album, "Todos Somos Ilegales," and not boycotting Arizona.

Controversial Arizona Law Reaches Supreme Court

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:53:34 GMT

Net Migration from Mexico Has Been at Zero Since 2007, Deportations Still at Record High

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:52:59 GMT

Burger King To Eliminate Gestation Crates, Chicken Cages By 2017

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:52:35 GMT

Obama Slips With Young Voters, White Voters

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:52:10 GMT

Top Congress Scholar Says Country Could Easily Fall Off Fiscal Cliff In January

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:51:30 GMT

Voting Rights Uprising: Activists in Three States Help GOP's Targets Get Voter ID

George Bauer, AlterNet — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:00:01 -0700

Grassroots groups in Wisconsin, Tennessee and Colorado help GOP targets obtain credentials to vote in 2012.

New Pentagon spy agency to focus on Iran, China

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:18:57 GMT

Live Blog: Bradley Manningâ€™s April Motion Hearing

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:18:16 GMT

Bribery Accusations Hurt Wal-Mart's Stock Price

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:18:06 GMT

California Voters Will Face Death Penalty Repeal in November

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:17:44 GMT

Missouri Advances â€œDonâ€™t Say Gayâ€ Bill

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:16:56 GMT

GOP Obscures Its Role In Blocking Immigration Reform

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:21:44 GMT

Women Of Color Directed Just One Percent Of TV Shows Last Season

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:21:38 GMT

Bobby Jindal, Using ALEC Playbook, Radically Reshapes Public Education

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:18:31 GMT

A Year After Tsunami, Japanese Ball Found In Alaska

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:18:19 GMT

Drone Protesters Preemptively Arrested Before Reaching Hancock Air Force Base

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:18:09 GMT

Gulf Oil Spill: BP Execs Escape Punishment as Fallout From Disaster Continues To Impact Sea life

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:13:18 GMT

Etch-A-Tweet: Mitt Romney spokesman deletes 800 tweets critical of women

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:11:55 GMT

Armchair Warriors: Why Are Conservatives the Biggest Warmongers?

Corey Robin, Oxford University Press — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 08:00:01 -0700

Conservatives in government have fetishized violence. Why?

Did Fox News Fabricate An Obama Quote?

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:09:35 GMT

The Most Shocking Reality TV Moments

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:09:28 GMT

Allen West Ousted From NAACP Event Over Communist Remark

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:09:08 GMT

Nestle To Buy Pfizer's Infant-Nutrition Line

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:08:07 GMT

Obama Whomps Romney in 2012's Campaign Cash Grab (So Far)

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:07:20 GMT

#OpCannabis: Anonymous Hackers Take Up Marijuana Activism

Stephen C. Webster, Raw Story — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 15:00:01 -0700

Hacktivist Anonymous began the "OpCannabis" to throw the collective's weight behind drug reform.

Rev. Al Sharpton Speaks On Zimmerman Bond and Apology

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 16:59:52 GMT

An Interview With The Creator Of HBO's Veep

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 16:59:24 GMT

ACLU, Activists Aim to Prevent Secret Service from Violating Their Rights During NATO Summit

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 16:59:06 GMT

At Bail Hearing, Zimmerman Apologizes for Killing

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 16:58:52 GMT

President Obama: Putting higher education within reach for everyÂ American

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 16:58:46 GMT

Syria opposition urges UN intervention

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 16:58:38 GMT

Madeleine Albright: Hillary Clinton's Job Is No Party

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 16:57:30 GMT

The Craziest Things The GOP Said About Obama This Week

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 19:08:10 GMT

Shocking Video Shows Border Agents Brutally Beating Immigrant Man

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 19:07:52 GMT

Housing Market Recovery, Despite Wall Street Claims, Still A Dream On Main Street

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:28:57 GMT

Bob Marley Documentary Debuts on 4/20 (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:27:13 GMT

N. Korean rally calls for death of S. Korea's Lee

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:24:41 GMT

Obama sits on Rosa Parks bus, a civil rights icon

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:16:31 GMT

Is Nakedness Protected Political Speech?

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:15:47 GMT

Vatican Moves To Rein In Nuns

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:15:35 GMT

HBO's 'Girls' Writer: Defecating is 'Taking Obama to the White House'

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:15:24 GMT

Rupert, James Murdoch To Testify Before Leveson Inquiry Next Week

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:15:14 GMT

Condi Rice Tops Republican Voters' Wish List For Veep

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:15:01 GMT

As Romney Courts Latinos, GOP Cuts Their Services

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:14:49 GMT

Glenn Greenwald Objects to New York Times Review of â€˜Nut Jobâ€™ Julian Assange (video)

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:38:50 GMT

Study: Racial Make-Up of Jury Pool Impacts Trial Outcomeâ€

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:38:26 GMT

Poll: Rick Scott Or Allen West As VP Would Hurt Romney In Florida

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:37:53 GMT

6-Year-Old Girl Handcuffed, Taken To Jail For Misbehaving at School [video]

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:36:36 GMT

How Republicans Threw In The Towel On Deficit Reduction

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:36:30 GMT

Mugabe urges Zimbabweans to shun election violence

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:20:09 GMT

New poll shows Obama, Romney in dead heat

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:05:10 GMT

Adele, Usain Bolt, Pippa Middleton on Time 100 list

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:00:13 GMT

Yuan reforms 'significant', 'promising': Geithner

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:20:09 GMT

Trial bares world of amateur US terrorists

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:15:11 GMT

Japan's Mitsubishi, Mitsui ink US gas deal

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:00:09 GMT

US slams Swaziland protest clampdown

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:50:09 GMT

Fears rival Sudans heading towards 'all-out war'

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:30:09 GMT

Wave of arrests ahead of Bahrain Grand Prix: NGO

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:25:10 GMT

Warcrimes prosecutor arrives in Libya

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:20:12 GMT

Elephants terrorise villagers in Mozambique

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:10:09 GMT

Spanish king sorry after Africa hunting trip mishap

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:45:10 GMT

US troops 'posed with Afghan remains in 2010'

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:30:10 GMT

Libyans sue UK ex-minister over rendition claims

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:55:09 GMT

Shareholders Of Citigroup Reject Big Paychecks

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:50:10 GMT

Philippines leads world 'in belief in God'

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:35:12 GMT

Jamie Moyer Makes Major League Baseball History

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:25:09 GMT

Roof Of Seattle's Space Needle Goes Retro

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:05:14 GMT

Warren Buffett has prostate cancer

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:40:09 GMT

'Boardwalk Empire' creator says TV has the edge

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:20:10 GMT

Britons Revel In Their Sporting Inventions

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 09:50:10 GMT

Myanmar's Suu Kyi to make first foreign trip since 1988

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 08:40:09 GMT

Breivik takes stand on 3rd day of Norway massacre trial

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 08:25:10 GMT

'We are the serfs': Chinese debate Bo Xilai saga

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 08:20:09 GMT

Can You Think Your Way To That Hole-In-One?

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 08:10:10 GMT

Pfizer 'nears' $9 bn deal with Nestle

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 07:40:09 GMT

US military intelligence critic to lead spy agency

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 06:55:09 GMT

Those Wild And Crazy Miami Marlins

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 05:05:10 GMT

Armed men round up top officials in Mali

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 04:55:09 GMT

US Supreme Court ruling supports generic drug makers

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 04:50:09 GMT

North Korea vows retaliation over rocket

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 04:15:16 GMT

Despite scandal, Obama backs Secret Service boss

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 03:45:11 GMT

Peyton Manning gets tough NFL test in Denver debut

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 03:30:12 GMT

Egypt confirms 10 barred from presidential vote

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 02:35:11 GMT

NATO allies to debate Afghan war

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 02:15:13 GMT

Clinton expected at Paris talks on Syria: US official

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:55:09 GMT

Republicans join suit over Obama recess appointments

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:35:12 GMT

US police handcuff tantrum-throwing six-year-old

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:20:12 GMT

US lawmakers seek to boost exports to Africa

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:15:10 GMT

New York bomb plotter describes Al-Qaeda plan

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:10:11 GMT

US envoy heads to Sudan as tensions flare

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 23:10:11 GMT

New York 'lone wolf' terror case hearing set for mid-May

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 23:00:14 GMT

Warren Buffett has prostate cancer, feels 'great'

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 22:40:13 GMT

Italian hostage held by Al-Qaeda freed after 14 months

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 22:05:12 GMT

US eases Myanmar restrictions for NGOs

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:45:19 GMT

US offers reward for killer of Chinese students

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:40:10 GMT

Dawson will try to humble age-defying Hopkins

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:35:14 GMT

US says no to greater IMF crisis contribution

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:25:10 GMT

November launch for new version of 'Halo' videogame

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:10:13 GMT

US urges Vietnam to free bloggers

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:40:09 GMT

Citi shareholders block executive pay plan

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:05:09 GMT

Syria violence 'unacceptable': US

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:50:09 GMT

'Poison' scare at Afghan girls' school

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:30:11 GMT

Senate Seeks Ways To Save Ailing US Postal Service

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:58:14 GMT

California Councilman: "I'm a Proud Racist"

Andrea Nill, ThinkProgress — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:30:01 -0800

Santa Clarita councilman Bob Kellar made the remark at an anti-immigration rally, but insists he did not mean to "express animosity towards non-whites."