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Conservatism Thrives on Low Intelligence and Poor Information

George Monbiot, The Guardian — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:00:01 PST

There is plenty of research showing that low general intelligence in childhood predicts greater prejudice towards people of different ethnicity or sexuality in adulthood.

iEmpire: Apple's Sordid Business Practices Are Even Worse Than You Think

Arun Gupta, AlterNet — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:00:01 PST

New research goes beyond the New York Times to show just how disturbing labor conditions at Foxconn, the "Chinese hell factory," really are.

Why Going 'Back To Normal' Is No Longer An Option for the American Economy -- And Where We're Headed Now

Sara Robinson, AlterNet — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:00:01 PST

Stop waiting around, because "normal" as we know it isn't coming back.

Are Conservatives More Fearful Than Liberals?

Emily Badger, Miller-McCune.com — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:00:01 PST

The GOP seems to understand a psychological phenomenon that researchers are studying: conservatives appear to be motivated by fear in a way that liberals are not.

Occupy vs. Monsanto: Activists, Farmers Fight the Corporation They Fear Will Take Over All America's Crops

Anna Lekas Miller, AlterNet — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:00:01 PST

Occupy comes out to support a lawsuit that hopes to turn the tables on corporate farming behemoth Monsanto.

5 Big Lies About the Phony 'War on Religion'

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:01 PST

Right-wingers claim Obama and Democrats across the country are waging a war on religion -- and of course, conservatives are the civilian casualties.

Have Bees Become Canaries In the Coal Mine? Why Massive Bee Dieoffs May Be a Warning About Our Own Health

Jill Richardson, AlterNet — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:00:01 PST

What scientists are beginning to understand about the cause of colony collapse could be a message for all of us.

How Conservative Elites Stoke Racist Anxieties to Gain Power and Split Blacks and Whites

Chauncey DeVega, AlterNet — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:00:01 PST

Conservatives have created a story of white victimhood, because it is easier than critically engaging the real problems facing America.

Why the Right Wing Is Petrified of Letting Voters, Instead of the Electoral College, Pick Presidents

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:01 PST

A movement to reform the Electoral College and elect the president based on the national popular vote has half the states it needs.

5 Right-Wing Governors Gutting Schools to Fund Prisons, Tax Breaks for the Rich...And a Bible Theme Park

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:00:01 PST

When state after state slashes education dollars, we see what matters to them--and where they spend while cutting schools tells us even more.