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/story/155118/was_jesus_gay_probably/ http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/29988367/0/alternet_email~Was-Jesus-Gay-Probably/ The evidence that he may have been what we today call gay is very strong. But even gay rights campaigners in the church have been reluctant to suggest it. tag:feedblitz.com,2012-04-23:2650/http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/29988367/0/9ce7427caff1195c212e98d5680a6e0b <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/29988367/0/alternet_email"><p>The evidence that he may have been what we today call gay is very strong. But even gay rights campaigners in the church have been reluctant to suggest it.</p> <div style="clear:both;padding-top:1em;"><a title="Tweet This" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/24/29988367/alternet_email"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/twitter.png" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0px 3px 0px;padding:0"></a> <a title="Subscribe by email" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/19/29988367/alternet_email"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/emailsubscribe.png" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0px 3px 0px;padding:0"></a> <a title="Subscribe by RSS" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/20/29988367/alternet_email"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/rss.png" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0px 3px 0px;padding:0"></a> </div> Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:00:01 PDT Paul Oestreicher, Comment Is Free http://www.alternet.org/story/155119/why_is_autism_so_drastically_on_the_rise_an_environmental_horror_story/ http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/30003447/0/alternet_email~Why-Is-Autism-So-Drastically-on-the-Rise-An-Environmental-Horror-Story/ An investigation into the relationship between environmental poisons and human health is riveting -- and terrifying. tag:feedblitz.com,2012-04-23:2650/http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/30003447/0/066d57adf29b41b9773eefcbfb154d63 <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/30003447/0/alternet_email"><p>An investigation into the relationship between environmental poisons and human health is riveting -- and terrifying.</p> <div style="clear:both;padding-top:1em;"><a title="Tweet This" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/24/30003447/alternet_email"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/twitter.png" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0px 3px 0px;padding:0"></a> <a title="Subscribe by email" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/19/30003447/alternet_email"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/emailsubscribe.png" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0px 3px 0px;padding:0"></a> <a title="Subscribe by RSS" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/20/30003447/alternet_email"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/rss.png" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0px 3px 0px;padding:0"></a> </div> Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:00:01 PDT Eleanor J. Bader, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/health/155001/how_psychiatric_drugs_made_america_mad_/ http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/29980066/0/alternet_email~How-Psychiatric-Drugs-Made-America-Mad/ Many casually prescribed drugs are fully capable of disabling &acirc;&euro;&ldquo; often permanently &acirc;&euro;&ldquo; bodies, brains and spirits. tag:feedblitz.com,2012-04-23:2650/http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/29980066/0/09477805967ba24d7209c48c1c2457d7 <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/29980066/0/alternet_email"><p>Many casually prescribed drugs are fully capable of disabling &acirc;&euro;&ldquo; often permanently &acirc;&euro;&ldquo; bodies, brains and spirits.</p> <div style="clear:both;padding-top:1em;"><a title="Tweet This" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/24/29980066/alternet_email"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/twitter.png" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0px 3px 0px;padding:0"></a> <a title="Subscribe by email" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/19/29980066/alternet_email"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/emailsubscribe.png" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0px 3px 0px;padding:0"></a> <a title="Subscribe by RSS" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/20/29980066/alternet_email"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/rss.png" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0px 3px 0px;padding:0"></a> </div> Sun, 22 Apr 2012 23:00:01 PDT Gary G. Kohls, Consortium News http://www.alternet.org/health/155170/6_kinds_of_pills_big_pharma_tries_to_get_you_hooked_on_for_life/ http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/30018107/0/alternet_email~Kinds-of-Pills-Big-Pharma-Tries-to-Get-You-Hooked-on-for-Life/ Since direct-to-consumer drug advertising debuted in the late 1990s, the number of people on prescription drugs for life has ballooned. tag:feedblitz.com,2012-04-26:2650/http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/30018107/0/60dc6570b5a75c4990236eedc2ed912c <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/30018107/0/alternet_email"><p>Since direct-to-consumer drug advertising debuted in the late 1990s, the number of people on prescription drugs for life has ballooned.</p> <div style="clear:both;padding-top:1em;"><a title="Tweet This" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/24/30018107/alternet_email"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/twitter.png" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0px 3px 0px;padding:0"></a> <a title="Subscribe by email" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/19/30018107/alternet_email"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/emailsubscribe.png" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0px 3px 0px;padding:0"></a> <a title="Subscribe by RSS" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/20/30018107/alternet_email"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/rss.png" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0px 3px 0px;padding:0"></a> </div> Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:00:01 PDT Martha Rosenberg, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/visions/155149/the_self-made_myth%3A_debunking_conservatives%27_favorite_--_and_most_dangerous_--_fiction_/ http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/30018100/0/alternet_email~The-SelfMade-Myth-Debunking-Conservatives-Favorite-And-Most-Dangerous-Fiction/ A new book makes a strong case that nobody ever makes it on their own in America.tag:feedblitz.com,2012-04-25:2650/http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/30018100/0/f17362697880de7afd41960cf9cffb47 <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/30018100/0/alternet_email"><p>A new book makes a strong case that nobody ever makes it on their own in America.</p> <div style="clear:both;padding-top:1em;"><a title="Tweet This" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/24/30018100/alternet_email"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/twitter.png" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0px 3px 0px;padding:0"></a> <a title="Subscribe by email" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/19/30018100/alternet_email"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/emailsubscribe.png" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0px 3px 0px;padding:0"></a> <a title="Subscribe by RSS" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/20/30018100/alternet_email"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/rss.png" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0px 3px 0px;padding:0"></a> </div> Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:00:01 PDT Sara Robinson, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/occupywallst/155116/noam_chomsky_on_america%27s_declining_empire%2C_occupy_and_the_arab_spring/ http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/29990000/0/alternet_email~Noam-Chomsky-on-Americas-Declining-Empire-Occupy-and-the-Arab-Spring/ According to Chomsky, America's declining power is self-inflicted.tag:feedblitz.com,2012-04-24:2650/http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/29990000/0/fd6eace1d70eb4580cdf89d1f111d81a <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/29990000/0/alternet_email"><p>According to Chomsky, America&#039;s declining power is self-inflicted.</p> <div style="clear:both;padding-top:1em;"><a title="Tweet This" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/24/29990000/alternet_email"><img height="20" 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tag:feedblitz.com,2012-04-23:2650/http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/29980055/0/23e1af86ff92ac4288340ca8dbcc2282 <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/29980055/0/alternet_email"><p>Reagan&acirc;&euro;&trade;s shadow government was a disaster, but it was a pygmy compared with Obama&acirc;&euro;&trade;s.</p> <div style="clear:both;padding-top:1em;"><a title="Tweet This" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/24/29980055/alternet_email"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/twitter.png" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0px 3px 0px;padding:0"></a> <a title="Subscribe by email" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/19/29980055/alternet_email"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/emailsubscribe.png" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0px 3px 0px;padding:0"></a> <a title="Subscribe by RSS" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/20/29980055/alternet_email"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/rss.png" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0px 3px 0px;padding:0"></a> </div> Sun, 22 Apr 2012 23:00:01 PDT Juan Cole, The Nation http://www.alternet.org/food/155127/occupy_v._whole_foods_activists_take_over_land_slated_for_development_and_start_a_farm_/ http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/29991459/0/alternet_email~Occupy-v-Whole-Foods-Activists-Take-Over-Land-Slated-for-Development-and-Start-a-Farm The Gill Tract is prime agricultural soil that activists hope can feed hundreds. But the UC Berkeley-owned land may be sold to Whole Foods.tag:feedblitz.com,2012-04-24:2650/http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/29991459/0/2c571e83c796f68a9c6a45b17caee7a2 <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/29991459/0/alternet_email"><p>The Gill Tract is prime agricultural soil that activists hope can feed hundreds. But the UC Berkeley-owned land may be sold to Whole Foods.</p> <div style="clear:both;padding-top:1em;"><a title="Tweet This" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/24/29991459/alternet_email"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/twitter.png" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0px 3px 0px;padding:0"></a> <a title="Subscribe by email" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/19/29991459/alternet_email"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/emailsubscribe.png" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0px 3px 0px;padding:0"></a> <a title="Subscribe by RSS" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/20/29991459/alternet_email"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/rss.png" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0px 3px 0px;padding:0"></a> </div> Tue, 24 Apr 2012 04:00:01 PDT Jeff Conant, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/teaparty/155138/why_is_mitt_romney_so_incredibly_weird/ http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/30008292/0/alternet_email~Why-Is-Mitt-Romney-So-Incredibly-Weird/ Everything you need to know about Willard Mitt Romney. An excerpt from Salon's new e-book, &quot;The Rude Guide to Mitt&quot; tag:feedblitz.com,2012-04-24:2650/http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/30008292/0/0ac44baf6ce72163cece42c42b5ec486 <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/30008292/0/alternet_email"><p>Everything you need to know about Willard Mitt Romney. An excerpt from Salon&#039;s new e-book, &quot;The Rude Guide to Mitt&quot;</p> <div style="clear:both;padding-top:1em;"><a title="Tweet This" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/24/30008292/alternet_email"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/twitter.png" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0px 3px 0px;padding:0"></a> <a title="Subscribe by email" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/19/30008292/alternet_email"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/emailsubscribe.png" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0px 3px 0px;padding:0"></a> <a title="Subscribe by RSS" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/20/30008292/alternet_email"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/rss.png" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0px 3px 0px;padding:0"></a> </div> Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:00:01 PDT Alex Pareene, Salon http://www.alternet.org/visions/155155/how_i_left_my_evangelical_christian_faith/ http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/30033031/0/alternet_email~How-I-Left-My-Evangelical-Christian-Faith/ Lots of people have successfully left their religious faith behind. Here's what the path out looks like.tag:feedblitz.com,2012-04-25:2650/http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/30033031/0/3711976708e83316c2683ca14c9caa5e <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/30033031/0/alternet_email"><p>Lots of people have successfully left their religious faith behind. Here&#039;s what the path out looks like.</p> <div style="clear:both;padding-top:1em;"><a title="Tweet This" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/24/30033031/alternet_email"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/twitter.png" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0px 3px 0px;padding:0"></a> <a title="Subscribe by email" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/19/30033031/alternet_email"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/emailsubscribe.png" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0px 3px 0px;padding:0"></a> <a title="Subscribe by RSS" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/20/30033031/alternet_email"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/rss.png" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0px 3px 0px;padding:0"></a> </div> Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:00:01 PDT Valerie Tarico, AlterNet