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New York legislation will never be progressive

Given Albany's dysfunction, it's no wonder state officials blew it on campaign finance reform and legalized pot

Steven Wishnia, AlterNet Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 2:00 PM UTC
Business AlterNet, Cuomo

Study: Monsanto GMO food claims probably false

New research reveals that plant breeding, not genetic engineering, is responsible for yield increases in US crops

Jill Richardson, AlterNet Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 12:25 PM UTC 10
Technology AlterNet

7 groups atheists can turn to in times of need

The support net for nonbelievers is far wider and more comprehensive than even they realize

Greta Christina, AlterNet Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 4:21 PM UTC
Life AlterNet, Atheism, Religion

Are vitamins a scam?

New research suggests they're taking a toll on our wallets -- and possibly our long-term health

Lynn Stuart Parramore, AlterNet Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 2:27 PM UTC 10
Business AlterNet, Vitamins

10 companies that shamelessly tried to duck Obamacare

These organizations threatened to cut work hours to avoid government requirements. See how many followed through

Jake Blumgart, AlterNet Monday, Jun 24, 2013 4:11 PM UTC
Business AlterNet, Obamacare

7 institutions so mammoth they could destroy America

Bigger banks, bigger investors, bigger corporations: They all threaten to ravage the economy -- and our livelihoods

Richard Eskow, AlterNet Monday, Jun 24, 2013 2:43 PM UTC
Business AlterNet, Banks, Bank of Americas

Is the Christian right losing its grip on the GOP?

The movement appears to be on the decline, but that hasn't stopped Republicans from kowtowing to its interests

Amanda Marcotte, AlterNet Friday, Jun 21, 2013 4:36 PM UTC
Politics AlterNet, Christianity

GOP’s 7 most mind-boggling “scientific” theories

Masturbating fetuses are just the start

Evan McMurry, AlterNet Friday, Jun 21, 2013 1:10 PM UTC 14
Politics AlterNet, Masturbating Fetus, GOP

6 unbelievable ways big banks are scamming you

Five years after the crash, the Bank of Americas and JPMorgans are still chiseling their customers at every turn

Dave Johnson, AlterNet Thursday, Jun 20, 2013 3:54 PM UTC
Business AlterNet, Wall Street

Report: 70 percent of Americans “emotionally disconnected” at work

According to Gallup.com, nearly one in five hates work so much they sabotage their employers

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 3:43 PM UTC 33
Business AlterNet, Gallup.com

American middle-class prosperity is pure fantasy

New research reveals that the US ranks 27th in the world when it comes to middle-class wealth

Les Leopold, AlterNet Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 3:23 PM UTC
Business AlterNet, Middle Class

Meet America’s most shameless defender of the 1 percent

Harvard economist Greg Mankiw's latest paper defends the superrich as a source of all that's good in our economy

Lynn Stuart Parramore, AlterNet Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 2:18 PM UTC
Business AlterNet, Harvard University

Carl Hart: Drugs don’t turn people into criminals

The "High Price" author argues drugs have become an easy scapegoat for deeper problems related to poverty and race

Kristen Gwynne, AlterNet Monday, Jun 17, 2013 4:20 PM UTC 19
Business AlterNet, Carl Hart, High Price

You really are addicted to your cellphone

An expert explains why we're only beginning to understand the technology's myriad health risks

Brad Jacobson, AlterNet Thursday, Jun 13, 2013 8:38 PM UTC
Technology AlterNet, Finland, cellphones

10 dumbest reactions to the NSA scandal

These pols and pundits may not know what they're talking about, but they have strong opinions nonetheless

Evan McMurry, AlterNet Thursday, Jun 13, 2013 5:33 PM UTC
Technology AlterNet, NSA, Glenn Beck

10 ways we wildly underestimate our surveillance state

The newest revelations about the NSA are just the tip of the digital iceberg

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet Thursday, Jun 13, 2013 2:58 PM UTC
Technology AlterNet, NSA, CIA

Drop that bacon!

Chances are your favorite breakfast meat is laced with veterinary drugs -- and that's just the start

Martha Rosenberg, AlterNet Monday, Jun 10, 2013 8:30 PM UTC 22
Business AlterNet, Bacon, Pork

7 most loathsome commencement speeches

Lance Armstrong's 2006 address at Tufts is aging about as poorly as you'd expect

Lynn Stuart Parramore, AlterNet Friday, May 31, 2013 2:00 PM UTC 22
Business AlterNet, Lance Armstrong

10 most outlandish lies told by McDonald’s CEO

Confronted by activists at this year's shareholder meeting, Don Thompson took corporate cheerleading to new levels

Michele Simon, AlterNet Friday, May 31, 2013 1:54 PM UTC 18
Business AlterNet, McDonalds, Don Thompson

Miami police choke and tackle black teen for “dehumanizing stare”

The 14-year-old was allegedly carrying a puppy when officers wrestled him to the ground

Steven Hsieh, AlterNet Thursday, May 30, 2013 10:22 PM UTC 197
News AlterNet, Police, miami, Florida

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