6 insidious ways you’re getting ripped off
And how to fight back
Thursday, May 2, 2013 5:53 PM UTC 15Business AlterNet, Business, U.S. Economy
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Business AlterNet, Business, U.S. Economy
Teenager charged for science project gone awry
No one was hurt, nothing was damaged, but 16-year-old faces federal charges for "science project gone bad"
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 9:46 PM UTC 89News AlterNet, Teenagers, Education
Voters not taking failed gun control legislation lightly
There have been drops in support for five different senators who did not vote for expanded background checks
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 4:20 PM UTCBusiness AlterNet, Wayne LaPierre
Was Mother Teresa a masochist?
The nun viewed human suffering as integral to faith, prompting the question: Why does Catholicism fetishize pain?
Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 4:04 PM UTC 29Life AlterNet, Religion, Catholicism
Bulletproof backpacks are now a thing
The Denver-based company Elite Sterling Security has found a unique way to capitalize on post-Newtown anxieties
Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 3:14 PM UTCBusiness AlterNet, denver, The Guardian
Fox News ignores right-wing extremists
The cable network sees what it wants to see
Monday, Apr 29, 2013 5:20 PM UTC 31News AlterNet, Fox News, Media
6 ways Big Pharma manipulates consumers
While many top-market pills have gone off patent, the pharmaceutical industry still knows how to turn a profit
Sunday, Apr 28, 2013 1:00 PM UTCTechnology AlterNet, Pharmaceuticals
Could a carbon fee save us from climate change?
Climatologist James Hansen explains how government can stave off global catastrophe -- and what we can do to help
Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 4:19 PM UTCPolitics AlterNet, Keystone XL pipeline
Fracking’s coming boom
Increased export of U.S. natural gas could create an unprecedented demand for high-volume hydraulic fracturing
Wednesday, Apr 24, 2013 6:27 PM UTCTechnology AlterNet, fracking
Monsanto doesn’t want you to know what you’re eating
The biotech industry is working to prevent mandatory labeling for foods with genetically engineered contents
Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013 8:15 PM UTC 34Technology AlterNet, Washington, Seattle
Monsanto controls your diet
The chemical company's influence extends across all three branches of government -- and affects our daily lives
Monday, Apr 22, 2013 10:44 PM UTC 15Technology AlterNet, Monsanto, Water Watch
Meet the grad student who upended the GOP
The party has long relied on a single study to justify austerity measures. Then Thomas Herndon crunched the numbers
Sunday, Apr 21, 2013 1:00 PM UTC 81Politics AlterNet, Carmen Reinhart
My life on the streets
When my family fell on hard times, I learned that the poor live in a parallel America
Thursday, Apr 18, 2013 9:27 PM UTCLife AlterNet, Poverty, Charity, Pride
A brief history of America’s homemade bombs
The improvised explosive devices used in the Boston Marathon attacks weren't the first of their kind
Wednesday, Apr 17, 2013 10:28 PM UTCTechnology AlterNet, Boston Marathon
Whistleblowing now akin to treason
The persecution of a former National Security Agency official highlights a disturbing government initiative
Wednesday, Apr 17, 2013 4:20 PM UTCPolitics AlterNet, Whistleblowing
What country does the Tea Party represent?
House Republicans are no longer swayed by public opinion, imperiling the GOP and grinding government to a halt
Monday, Apr 15, 2013 3:26 PM UTC 45Politics AlterNet, Michele Bachmann
10 reasons state lotteries ruin the economy
Lottery tickets serve as a hidden tax on the poor and siphon up to $50 billion a year away from local businesses
Monday, Apr 15, 2013 11:52 AM UTC 22Business AlterNet, State Lotteries
10 tax dodges that help the rich get richer
How Mitt Romney stashed millions in a tax-free IRA, and other industry secrets
Friday, Apr 12, 2013 3:32 PM UTC 22Business AlterNet, IRS, forbes
Tar sand oil pipelines are natural disasters waiting to happen
And the Keystone XL pipeline could prove even more catastrophic than the oil spill in Mayflower, Arkansas
Friday, Apr 12, 2013 12:51 PM UTC 23Business AlterNet, Tar Sand Oil
Tennessee: Ayn Rand’s vision of paradise
The southern state ranks dead last in per capita tax revenue, and its low-income families are paying the price
Thursday, Apr 11, 2013 12:14 PM UTC 197Politics AlterNet, Tennessee, Ayn Rand
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