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McCain and Lieberman's "Enemy Belligerent" Act Could Set U.S. on Path to Military Dictatorship

Liliana Segura, AlterNet — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:01 PDT

Glenn Greenwald calls the bill "probably the single most extremist, tyrannical and dangerous bill introduced in the Senate in the last several decades."

Why 'Life Had To Have Been Designed' Is a Terrible Justification for God's Existence

Greta Christina, AlterNet — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:01 PST

This is the most common justification people have for why god exists. To those people, I say: You really need to study evolution a little more carefully.

The Video That Will Put Geithner Behind Bars

Mike Whitney, The Smirking Chimp — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:00:01 PST

The NY Fed, and likely Geithner himself, undermined, perhaps even violated, laws designed to protect investors and markets.

Actor Stephen Baldwin Takes Christian Indoctrination to the Xtreme

Sarah Posner, AlterNet — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:00:01 PDT

Original investigative report: How a media-savvy, tough-talking duo are putting their knowledge of youth culture in the service of the paranoid Christian Right.

Barack Obama, I Want a Divorce

Clancy Sigal, Comment Is Free — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:00:01 PDT

My honeymoon with the Democrats has long since passed. Our relationship has turned sour, and I'm in no mood to marry again.

We Stand on the Cusp of one of Humanity's Most Dangerous Moments

Chris Hedges, Adbusters — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:01 PDT

We will have to resist the temptation to fold in on ourselves and to ignore the cruelty outside our door.

Israel Crackdown Puts Liberal Jews on the Spot

Chris Hedges, Truthdig — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:01 PDT

The Israeli government has implemented a series of draconian measures to silence and discredit dissidents, leading intellectuals and human rights organizations.

How Our Entire Economy Became a Ponzi Scheme

Andy Kroll, Tomdispatch.com — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:01 PDT

We're only just discovering how widespread the rip-off schemes riddling our economy are.

What White People Fear

Robert Jensen, YES! Magazine — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:01 PDT

Understanding the fears behind the racial politics of both conservative and liberal whites can help change a society in which wealth and well-being are still tied to race.

Walmart Fires Cancer Patient for Legally Using Medical Marijuana

Mike Meno, Marijuana Policy Project — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:00:01 PDT

Joseph Casias, 29, has an inoperable brain tumor. Last November, Walmart fired him after 5 years on the job because he tested positive for (legal) marijuana.