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
Friday, May 31, 2013 1:54 PM UTC 18Business AlterNet, McDonalds, Don Thompson
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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
Thursday, May 30, 2013 10:22 PM UTC 197News AlterNet, Police, miami, Florida
Is the Internet killing the porn industry?
Like other media industries, porn has seen cuts in jobs and fees during its mass migration to online publishing
Thursday, May 30, 2013 4:58 PM UTCBusiness AlterNet, porn, Google, ExtremeTech
Half of Americans below or near poverty line
The Census Bureau says 15 percent of the country is living in poverty, but the reality is much worse
Thursday, May 30, 2013 12:57 PM UTC 59Business AlterNet, Census Bureau
World’s richest 8 percent earns half the planet’s income
A new study reveals that global inequality is much greater than inequality within any individual country
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 6:21 PM UTCBusiness AlterNet, World Bank
Illinois’ fracking and coal rush is a national crisis
Illinois and its Mississippi River banks are becoming another ground zero in the war over climate change
Saturday, May 25, 2013 1:00 PM UTC 38News AlterNet, Illinois, fracking, Coal
“Original Coca-Cola had a very small amount of cocaine”
An expert explains how the company's ruthless business tactics helped create the world's most recognizable brand
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 5:27 PM UTC 18Business AlterNet, Coca-Cola, Soda, Coke
“Ghetto” tour lets you gawk at New York’s poor
A Bronx bus company offers foreign tourists a chance to gape at inner city projects
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 4:11 PM UTCLife AlterNet, bronx, New York City
Can a liberal wonk save the Senate?
Ron Wyden believes sequestration is a blessing in disguise, giving Congress a chance to reevaluate its priorities
Monday, May 20, 2013 6:17 PM UTCPolitics AlterNet, Senate, Oregon, Ron Wyden
Big Soda SNAP-ing up billions off government programs
Federal aid like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is proving to be a sweet deal for softdrink groups
Monday, May 20, 2013 4:15 PM UTCBusiness AlterNet, Soda, SNAP
We’re living in an Ayn Rand economy
Over the past 20 years, corporate profits have quadrupled while the corporate tax rate has dropped by half
Saturday, May 18, 2013 12:00 PM UTC 201Business AlterNet, Ayn Rand
Cornel West: “You can get killed out here trying to tell the truth!”
The philosopher reflects on the AP scandal and the Obama administration's creeping trend of authoritarianism VIDEO
Friday, May 17, 2013 4:19 PM UTC 29Politics Video, AlterNet, Cornel West
Federal government is letting us eat metal shards, pink slime
Industry "self-regulation" means our foods are increasingly doused in bacteria-killing chemicals
Friday, May 17, 2013 2:45 PM UTC 23Business AlterNet, Pink Slime
10 ridiculous Christian Right prophesies
From Pat Robertson's predictions to the entire Christian right freaking out about gay marriage, it never ends
Friday, May 17, 2013 2:24 PM UTC 55Politics AlterNet, Christian Right
6 reasons Obama is losing the left
The politics of hope and the politics of nope
Thursday, May 16, 2013 6:30 PM UTC 64Politics AlterNet, Obama, President Obama
Has school disciplining gone too far?
In institutions across the U.S., normal children's behavior is being treated as evidence of a psychiatric disorder
Thursday, May 16, 2013 2:27 PM UTC 22Politics AlterNet, Education, New York
Media indifference enables global warming
Carbon dioxide levels are as high as they've been in millions of years. Why isn't this a bigger story?
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 4:12 PM UTC 31Politics AlterNet, Carbon Dioxide
Mark Zuckerberg, political conservative?
It's not just his fundraiser for Christie. The causes the Facebook CEO is backing suggest he's taken a right turn
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 3:33 PM UTCTechnology AlterNet, Mark Zuckerberg
Is climate change fueling an epidemic?
Outbreaks of valley fever have been attributed in part to climbing temperatures in California and Arizona
Monday, May 13, 2013 3:37 PM UTCTechnology AlterNet, Valley Fever
How Wall Street fraudsters ripped you off, again
The LIBOR price-fixing scam has cost at least $110 million -- in the state of Oregon alone!
Friday, May 10, 2013 5:07 PM UTCNews AlterNet, Libor, Finance
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