Why Some Hospitals Are Allowing Unnecessary Suffering
By Maggie Mahar, Health Beat
Easing pain is arguably as important as saving a life. But far too many U.S. physicians focus only on the latter. Read more »

If Cheney & Co. Had Really Plotted the 9/11 Attacks ...
By Matt Taibbi, Spiegel & Grau
Matt Taibbi's hilarious re-enactment of the secret govt. scheme (that never happened) to conduct the attacks. Read more »

Inverted Totalitarianism: A New Way of Understanding How the U.S. Is Controlled
By Chalmers Johnson, Truthdig
A new book offers a controversial but ultimately convincing diagnosis of how the U.S. has succumbed to an unacknowledged totalitarian temptation. Read more »

'Prince Caspian': Sugarpuff Christian Propaganda Dressed Up As a Dark Children's Movie
By Eileen Jones, AlterNet
This movie is so long, so slow, so cheesy, so pumped full of phony-looking CGI that there's nothing to stop it from making a billion dollars. Read more »

The Real McCain That the Corporate Media Won't Show You
By Robert Greenwald, Brave New Films
Video: John McCain's record is something the public wants to discuss, and yet the corporate media is doing nothing to present the truth. Read more »

Dealing with the School Bully Epidemic
By Corinne Gregory, Lisa Finan, Huffington Post
Let's ask ourselves the tough questions about why there's so much bullying in schools, and actually be willing to be honest with the answer. Read more »

Make Your Own O'Reilly Tantrum Remix!
By DJK, Brave New Films
An O'Reilly Contest from Brave New Films. Read more »

Racist FLDS Cult Surfaces in New Location
By Jan Frel, AlterNet
A top aide to imprisoned fundamentalist Mormon polygamist leader Warren S. Jeffs has purchased $2 million worth of property in Colorado. Read more »