 | | Daily Briefing | Recently, while watching Robert Greenwald's new film, "Iraq For Sale," I began to grasp the enormous scope and implications of the corporate takeover of the war in Iraq. I asked myself, Why isn't this a huge issue for Americans of all political stripe? After all, making money off war, while American soldiers are dying, strikes many people as just plain wrong. Read the rest of the story » | | AlterNet Video | | | | Blogs | | | | | |
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By Charlie Cray, AlterNet
Halliburton has become synonymous with war profiteering, but there are lots of other greedy fingers in the pie. We name names on 10 of the worst. Read more » Linda Hirshman's Manifesto For Women
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The political philosopher discusses why men don't stay home and why having Ph.D.s wiping butts is immoral. Hijacking 9/11
By Sheldon Rampton, Firedoglake
ABC's docudrama, 'The Path to 9/11,' is a mix of fact, fantasy and deliberate distortion adding up to blatant pro-Bush propaganda. A Jungle For Meatpackers
By Eric Schlosser, The Nation
Today meatpacking workers have one of the lowest-paid manufacturing jobs in the United States--and one of the most dangerous. After Adoption, Always An Outsider
By Mateo Cruz, ColorLines
Growing up brown-skinned in Montana, the author, who was adopted from Colombia, felt disconnected from whites and people of color alike. The Brilliance of Labor
By Nathan Newman, TPMCafe
On this Labor Day, celebrate the justice of the movement and those fighting -- and winning against -- tough odds in the modern global economy.
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