Thursday, Dec 27, 2012 3:38 PM UTC
Does the Bible make Americans more violent?
Our love-hate-love affair with violence goes way back -- perhaps as far as the Old Testament
AlterNet
Wednesday, Dec 26, 2012 9:32 PM UTC
8 striking parallels between the U.S. and the Roman Empire
Is our republic coming to an unceremonious end? History may not be on America's side
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Topics:
AlterNet, World War I, World War II, Rome, Roman Empire, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama
Wednesday, Dec 26, 2012 9:08 PM UTC
Report: Right wing plots coup to oust Boehner
The Ohio congressman's days as House speaker could be numbered -- and Tea Partyers appear to be keeping count
Wednesday, Dec 26, 2012 5:08 PM UTC
75 percent of states ignore mental illness checks for gun buyers
According to the Wall Street Journal, 12 states account for most of the mental health records in the FBI database
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AlterNet, Guns, Wall Street Journal, Sandy Hook, Supreme Court, Newtown, Sandy Hook Shootings
Wednesday, Dec 26, 2012 3:34 PM UTC
6 ways politicians can win the atheist vote
There are as many nonreligious Americans as evangelicals -- so why does no one take this voting bloc seriously?
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Topics:
AlterNet, Atheism, Evangelicals, Catholics, Protestants
Monday, Dec 24, 2012 12:45 PM UTC
10 decisions that prevent the right from controlling your sex life
These landmark cases have helped preserved some of our most fundamental freedoms
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AlterNet, Sex, Roe v. Wade, The Right, Christianity
Saturday, Dec 22, 2012 4:00 PM UTC
Most racist restaurant in America?
A new lawsuit alleges that a Kentucky Maker's Mark Bourbon House and Lounge denied access to African Americans
Saturday, Dec 22, 2012 2:00 PM UTC
“Zero Dark Thirty” is indefensible
As a director, I respect "Zero Dark Thirty's" artistry. But its underlying message is wrong -- and dangerously so
Friday, Dec 21, 2012 8:49 PM UTC
Study: Alcohol, not marijuana, is bad for your brain
New research suggests that frequent drinking is more likely to affect teens' brain tissue than regular pot use
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Topics:
AlterNet, marijuana, Alcohol, University of California, Alcoholism
Friday, Dec 21, 2012 5:04 PM UTC
Is American media too violent?
The age-old question must be revisited in the wake of Sandy Hook -- even if it offers no final answers
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AlterNet, Sandy Hook Elementary, Newtown, Connecticut, NRA, Gun Violence
Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 5:42 PM UTC
One in eight workers will be unemployed next year
Encouraging as recent jobs reports have been, 2013 promises to be as challenging for America's work force as 2012
Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 5:26 PM UTC
6 outrageous incidents of discrimination against nonbelievers
It might not be as severe as racism or misogyny, but the persecution of atheists is real -- and global
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