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The Bush-Packed Supreme Court Thinks Corporations Are People Too

Scott Klinger, AlterNet — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:00:01 PST

Corporations now have all the privileges of citizenship, without any of the responsibilities.

The Supreme Court Just Handed Anyone, Including bin Laden or the Chinese Govt., Control of Our Democracy

Greg Palast, AlterNet — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:00:01 PST

The Court's decision is far, far more dangerous to U.S. democracy. Think: Manchurian candidates.

Supreme Court's 'Radical and Destructive' Decision Hands Over Democracy to the Corporations

Liliana Segura, AlterNet — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:00:01 PST

One expert calls the Citizens United decision 'the most radical and destructive campaign finance decision in the history of the Supreme Court.'

Grayson: Fight Now or 'Kiss Your Country Goodbye' to Exxon, Wal-Mart

Sahil Kapur, Raw Story — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:00:01 PST

Congressman says of recent Supreme Court ruling removing decades of campaign spending limits on corporations "opens the floodgates for the purchases and sale of the law."

The Obama Brand: Feel Good While Overlords Loot the Treasury and Launch Imperial Wars

Chris Hedges, Nation Books — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:01 PST

Brand Obama makes us hopeful. We like our president and we believe he's like us. But we're being duped into doing a lot of things that are not in our interest.

Football Player Tim Tebow on What Should Happen in Your Womb

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:00:01 PST

CBS, which previously turned down ads by MoveOn.org, has agreed to run an anti-abortion ad starring Tebow and his mom.

Welcome to the New AlterNet

Don Hazen, AlterNet — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:00:01 PST

The new AlterNet gives readers more opportunities to express their opinions and more avenues to 'Take Action' for change.

A Rumble with Wall Street ... That's a Fight We Should Welcome

Isaiah J. Poole, Campaign for America's Future — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:00:01 PST

One of the lessons of Tuesday's election is that voters don't want to see their elected leaders capitulating to the very people who brought the economy down.

Shrimp's Dirty Secrets: Why America's Favorite Seafood Is a Health and Environmental Nightmare

Jill Richardson, AlterNet — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:01 PST

The environmental impact of shrimp can be horrific. But most Americans don't know where their shrimp comes from or what's in it.

Shrimp's Dirty Secrets: Why America's Favorite Seafood Is a Health and Environmental Nightmare

Jill Richardson, AlterNet — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:01 PST

The environmental impact of shrimp can be horrific. But most Americans don't know where their shrimp comes from or what's in it.

When the Media Is the Disaster

Rebecca Solnit, Tomdispatch.com — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:00:01 PST

In the wake of the Haiti earthquake, false depictions of victims as criminals hinder the relief effort.