11 Aralık 2012 Salı

Top Ten News Stories that Turned into Jokes

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TODAY'S TOP STORIES - December 11, 2012

6 Things Money Shouldn't Be Able to Buy

Lynn Stuart Parramore, AlterNet

From cushy prison cells to human kidneys, some things just shouldn't be for sale. READ MORE»


4 Secrets Republicans Are Keeping About Medicare to Convince Us That $600 Billion in Cuts Are Necessary

RJ Eskow, Blog for Our Future

This entire Medicare debate's being held under false pretenses. READ MORE»


How Washington's Political Culture Turned a Community Organizer Into a Deadly Drone Killer President

Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com

A letter to president Obama. READ MORE»


Why Critics Shouldn't Be So Quick to Shame Katy Perry

By Kristen Gwynne, AlterNet

Critics of Perry's disavowal of the "feminist" label missed a crucial opportunity. READ MORE»


Top Ten News Stories of 2012 That Turned into Jokes

By Will Durst, AlterNet

The key stories from the past year providing the purest opportunities for major mocking and scoffing and taunting. READ MORE»


Stephen Colbert Is Actually Leading the Polls to Be Picked as South Carolina's Next US Senator

By Alex Kane, AlterNet

No joke! READ MORE»


How Rural, Conservative Oklahoma Built the Nation's Best Model for Early Education

By Sharon Lerner, The American Prospect

In a national pre-K landscape that is bleak at best, impoverished Oklahoma is making great strides in educating its youngest learners. READ MORE»


GIF Porn -- The Online Boom in 5 Second Video Clips

By Tracy Clark-Flory, Salon

GIFs may evidence shrinking attention spans, but they're unlikely to take over the porn industry. READ MORE»


Is it Time to Just Say No to Eating Beef?

By Marc Gunther, Yale Environment 360

Conservation organizations are working with industry to try to make beef production more sustainable. But is that really the right solution? READ MORE»


Vandana Shiva: Everything I Need to Know I Learned in the Forest

By Vandana Shiva, YES! Magazine

Today, at a time of multiple crises, we need to move away from thinking of nature as dead matter to valuing her biodiversity, clean water, and seeds. For this, nature herself is the best teacher. READ MORE»


Southern States Outlaw Syringe Exchanges Used to Prevent Disease

By Tessie Castillo, AlterNet

Southern syringe exchange programs struggle with little funding, limited supplies and unfavorable public opinion. READ MORE»


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