Conservative Senate Win Is Another Victory for the Billionaire Bailout Society, and a Failure for Progressives
By Les Leopold, AlterNet
You can blame Obama for the Senate loss in Mass, but much of the failure also rests with the progressive community. more »

Best-Selling Author in Denial to Social Realities, Pumps the Happiness Project
By Shannon Rupp, AlterNet
Gretchen Rubin's book flogs American enthusiasm for positive thinking, despite facts to the contrary; just the sort of denial that prompted the economic meltdown. more »

The Battle for the American Soul Is over and Jay Leno Won
By Joe Bageant, JoeBageant.com
Like "populism," many Americans don't know what democracy really is, but believe it's tied to the free market capitalism that issues forth such things as bass fishing boats. more »

How Western Domination Has Undermined Haiti's Ability to Recover from Natural Devastation
By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!
An interview with journalist Kim Ives about Washington's domination of Haiti. more »

Texas Sends Mentally Retarded Prisoners to Death Row Using Junk Science
By Renée Feltz, Texas Observer
Despite a U.S. Supreme Court ban, Texas still sends mentally retarded people to the execution chamber. Now, one Mexican immigrant's case could change this. more »

Social Security and Medicare Put at Risk By Bogus "Debt Commission," Say Progressive Leaders
By Bill Scher, Campaign for America's Future
Two senators want to blackmail the rest by saddling a spending bill with a "debt commission." Progressive leaders are crying foul. more »

Sitting Deemed Dangerous for Your Health: What's Next?
By Tara Lohan, AlterNet
The AP is reporting about a new study that concludes that sitting, yep, just sitting, is deadly. WTF? more »

Glenn Beck Worries About Scott Brown's Sexual Drive: "I Want a Chastity Belt on This Man"
By David Edwards, Daniel Tencer, Raw Story
After Sen. elect Brown offered his daughters as "available," at his victory speech, Beck remarked: "I don't trust this guy. This one could end with a dead intern." more »

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Afghan Government Corruption Thrives While the People Starve
By Derrick Crowe
In the shadow of the Afghanistan war, corrupt officials live in opulent homes while poor people sell their children for food. more »

Laura Flanders GritTV: Can We Scan Ourselves to Safety & Massachusetts Election?
By Laura Flanders, GRITtv
Liliana Segura and Spencer Ackerman ask if this is just more security theater designed to get us to give up our civil liberties, and Mark Green and Malia Lazu on the Mass Election. more »

Conservatives Made the GOP Toxic and Now They're Killing the Democratic Party
By Joshua Holland, AlterNet
This is why I find generalized griping about "the Democrats" far less useful than targeting the worst of them by name. more »

Losing Hope, Taking Action
By Jodie Evans, PINKtank
This is a time when progressive forces in this country need to mobilize to prevent a backlash that will take this country further to the right. more »

Tea Party Money-Bomb Elects Scott Brown, Blows-Up Obama's Health Care Reform
By John Stauber, PR Watch
Congressional Democrats are now looking over their right shoulders, fearing a similar populist attack as the 2010 electoral season heats up. more »

Israel Deports American Journalist for "Anti-Israeli" Political Views
By Staff, AlterNet
After being detained and questioned, Jared Malsin was sent home. more »