TODAY'S TOP STORIES FEBRUARY 23RD, 2011 <--->
<---> Vision: 5 Reasons the Wisconsin Uprising Affects You -- And How You Can Help
This is a critical moment in our nation's history. Now's the time to stand up. READ MORE
Bill Scher / Blog for Our Future
Here's a run-down on events and key analysis on the fast-moving events in Wisconsin's state capitol -- and nationwide. READ MORE
Joshua Holland / AlterNet
High School Atheists Are Organizing -- Why Are Schools Pushing Back?
High school non-theist groups are getting dedicated support from a national organization but their schools are flipping out. What does this mean for the future of atheism? READ MORE
Greta Christina / AlterNet
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- Will the GOP Blackmail Dems into Defunding Planned Parenthood?
Republicans hate the organized pro-choice world so much because they believe pro-choicers have the power to win elections. READ MORE
By Amanda Marcotte / AlterNet
- Right-Wing Group Funded By the Kochs Ratchets Up Interference in Wisconsin Uprising
Americans for Prosperity is taking an active role in Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's campaign to destroy state workers' collective bargaining rights. READ MORE
By Lauren Kelley / AlterNet
- Money Pollution: How the Chamber of Commerce Dirties Our Skies and Our Democracy
Money pollution is the single biggest reason that, as the planet swelters through the warmest years in history, we have yet to take any real action as a nation on global warming. READ MORE
By Bill McKibben / Tomdispatch.com
- Our Economic Pain Is Coming from Big Industry CEOs, Not Public Employees' Unions
Pay in the private sector has been stagnant or falling for decades, health insurance coverage has been dropping, and traditional pensions have all but disappeared. READ MORE
By John Schmitt / AlterNet
- Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann Would Call 18th-Century Philadelphia Freedom Fighters 'Un-American'
Right-wing efforts to cast passive government, unfettered markets, and wholesale tax resistance as the founding values of ordinary America have very little basis. READ MORE
By William Hogeland / NewDeal 2.0
- Are We Watching a Twitter Revolution in the Mideast?
It seems that Al Jazeera on the one hand and social media on the other have locked into a highly effective feedback loop that is truly explosive. READ MORE
By Bob Ostertag / AlterNet
Scott Walker Falls for Killer Prank by Liberal Blogger Posing as Tea Party Sugar Daddy David Koch
By Lauren Kelley | AlterNetUPDATED: Obama, DOJ Will Not Defend DOMA in Court
By AlterNetWisconsin Could Lose $46 Million in Federal Funds Thanks to Walker's Anti-Union Bill
By Joan McCarter | Daily KosThird Federal Judge Upholds Affordable Care Act
By Ian Millhiser | Think ProgressMichael Moore on Wisconsin Uprising: "People HAVE HAD IT"
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Thursday, February 24, 2011
Fwd: Workers' Uprising Has Republican Govs Backing Down | High School Atheists Organize | How You Can Support Wisconsin Protests
On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 4:08 AM, AlterNet Headlines <replies@alternet.org> wrote: