Digital Media: The Next Frontier for Media Reform
By Jeffrey Chester, AlterNet
The future of the progressive movement depends on our ability to harness the power of digital media.

New Hope For a Woman's Right to Choose
By Allison Stevens, Women's eNews
The Hyde Amendment has prevented federal funding of abortion services to low-income women for three decades. Now that its namesake has left Congress, pro-choicers are campaigning to dismantle it.

Readers Write: Atheist Sam Harris on Torture and Faith
By Tara Lohan, AlterNet
AlterNet readers give their views about the bestselling author of "End of Faith" and the meaning behind some of his more controversial ideas.

100-Mile Diet: Your Body Will Thank You
By Jeff Nield, The Tyee
The increasingly popular ecological approach of eating food that was grown near where you live is also very good for you.

Kennedy Says Escalation is Not the Answer
By Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, AlterNet
In a rousing speech today the Democratic Senator from Massachusetts introduced legislation to prevent Bush from escalating troop levels in Iraq.

Former Iraqi Official Offers Blueprint for Peace
By Ali Allawi, The Independent UK
Iraq's former defense minister details what it would take to stabilize the country -- a plan that has gotten much attention in Europe, but little notice in the U.S.

Science Fiction Made Me Do It
By Annalee Newitz, AlterNet
Ruminations on what makes a scientific project too ridiculous to get funded.

The Headless Horseman of the Apocalypse
By Norman Solomon, AlterNet
We can blame Bush all we want -- and he does hold the reins right now -- but his main enablers these days are the fastidious public servants in Congress.

'L-Word' Does Fake Abortion Clinics [VIDEO]
By Evan Derkacz
'Kicking anti-choice ass'

Is the CIA counterfeiting dollars and blaming it on North Korea?
By Joshua Holland
And if so, what operations are they funding outside of the view of Congress?

CIA blocking Duke Cunningham investigation
By Lindsay Beyerstein
Spy agency still spooked by Hookergate scandal.

The Iraq War Is Not Michael Jordan
By David Sirota
We can hope to stop -- and at least contain -- the Iraq mess President Bush has gotten us into. In fact, Kennedy has just gone and done it...