AlterNet
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AlterNet is a left-wing news website that was created in 1998. It publishes original editorial commentary as well as commentary from other sources. It is a project of the Independent Media Institute, and politically left-of-center. Alternet's content is mostly progressive and ostensibly independent of any particular political party. It provides several services, ranging from "content files", which collect stories about particular topics and moderated discussions on published articles. Disclosure: NewsTrust Editorial Director Rory O'Connor is a frequent contributor to AlterNet. More » (Source: Wikipedia)
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Large audience (500K-1M) (English)
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National
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Left
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Don Hazen | Managers: Matthew Wheeland
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Ezra Fox
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Sep 18, 2007 - 3:21 PM PDT
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Many Still Believe That Saddam Hussein Was Behind 9/11, and Now We Have Some Idea Why
Of 49 people included in the study who believed in such a connection, only one shed the certainty when presented with prevailing evidence that it wasn't true. The rest came ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Obama Vs. Rupert Murdoch: Fox News' Blatant Transition into GOP TV
Rupert Murdoch's cable cabal is now, first and foremost, a political entity. Fox News has transformed itself into the Opposition Party of the Obama White House, which, of ...Posted by Jack Dinkmeyer -
Unintended Consequences in Nuclear Pakistan
If U.S. military leaders are right that they cannot prevail in Afghanistan without escalating into Pakistan, this is the strongest possible argument for withdrawing from ...Posted by Patricia Blochowiak -
The Nightmare of Christianity: How Religious Indoctrination Led to Murder
Murray's parents were not neglectful of their son, nor were they intentionally abusive. By all accounts, they raised him in faithful accordance with the teachings of the ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
There Are More Slaves Today Than at Any Time in Human History
One hundred forty-three years after passage of the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and 60 years after Article 4 of the U.N.'s Universal Declaration of Human Rights ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Our Last Chance to Preserve Life On Earth Is Slipping Away
Shallow news coverage causes most Americans to underestimate the urgency of the threat of global warming. ...Posted by Dennis Baker -
7 Ways We Can Fight Back Against the Rising Fascist Threat
It only takes a small handful of thugs to terrorize people into giving up their civil rights, abandoning democracy and doing what they're told, just so they can keep their ...Posted by JPINSATX JOHN P -
The Ugly Racism of the Right Will Be Their Undoing
With every passing day it gets harder to think of this sudden dialing-up of whiny hate speech as sheer coincidence. Instead, it's beginning to look inevitable -- so much so ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
How the Ultra-Rich Are Trying to Kill Health Reform
Cash payoffs made, re-elections purchased, the absurd story somehow goes that because blue-collar constituents in Flyover America like guns and love Jesus, they must also ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
There Is No Reason for Us to Be in Afghanistan -- Everyone Knows It, and It Spells Defeat
Al-Qaida could not care less what we do in Afghanistan. We can bomb Afghan villages, hunt the Taliban in Helmand province, build a 100,000-strong client Afghan army, stand by ...Posted by Dwight Rousu
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Stupak Amendment Could End Abortion Coverage -- For Everyone
there is more bad news for women: a George Washington University study released this week indicates that the Stupak amendment could have serious implications for industry-wide ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
10 of the Nuttiest Statements Elected Officials Have Made in the Health Care Battle
(Blog Post) Wild, over-the-top rhetoric and bizarre conspiracy theories about health reform aren't just coming from the right-wing blogs and talk-radio loudmouths.Posted by Cynthia Gilbert -
Want to Save Our Economy from Almighty Greed? Here Are 10 Crucial Fights and Key Fighters to Watch
There are no less than four federal regulators responsible for overseeing consumer protection in finance, and all of them are terrible.Posted by Dwight Rousu -
GOP Senators on Environment Committee Hit All-Time Low, Third-Graders Have More Maturity
Their apparent gripe is that they want EPA to do more extensive modeling runs on the proposed legislation. But really, what they want is to make sure we never have a viable ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Was CNN Host Lou Dobbs Really Shot at? | PEEK
Another New Jersey police spokesperson, Julian Castellanos, noted that "it's a wide open area and there are hunters in the area." Castellanos explained that the bullet had hit ...Posted by Chris Rocco -
What's So Scary About Michael Pollan? Why Corporate Agriculture Tried to Censor His University Speech | Health and Wellness
"Agribusiness gets plenty of opportunities to preach its point of view at agriculture schools such as Cal Poly, where the likes of Monsanto and Cargill fund research," the ...Posted by Patricia Blochowiak -
Not Your Father's Chamber of Commerce: National Organization Is Now a Tool of the Radical Right
under the leadership of Thomas J. Donahue, it has become increasingly partisan, even reactionary, in its steadfast opposition to even modestly progressive proposals in ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
The Great Challenge of Our Time: Re-Creating America's Great Middle Class
we face "hard political tasks. But being pushed further down is harder, still. Because no one knows where the new bottom lies."Posted by Dwight Rousu -
CNN Can't Have It Both Ways: It Can Either Broadcast Hateful Lou Dobbs or Have a Latino Audience
(Multimedia) Latinos across America are intensely concerned about CNN's hypocrisy: Broadcasting Dobbs' anti-immigrant extremism while running a Latinos in America special series.Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Dick Gephardt's Fall: How a Progressive Stalwart Turned into a Spectacular Political Sellout
In a town where everyone seemingly has a price, Gephardt has distinguished himself, selling his reputation as a pro-labor, pro-universal healthcare, pro-environment expert and ...Posted by Dwight Rousu
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