The 10 Worst Corporations of 2008
By Robert Weissman, Multinational Monitor
The financial meltdown and economic crisis illustrated that corporations will destroy even themselves in search of profit. Read more »

Living the Good Life on $5,000 a Year
By Kevin O'Connor, Rutland Herald
Today's global financial cloud got you feeling gray? Vermonter Jim Merkel sees a silver lining. Read more »

Worried About Thanksgiving Fights with Right-Wing Family Members?
By Sara Robinson, Blog for Our Future
How to counter 10 of the most common myths conservatives believe about progressives. Read more »

How the Rich Are Destroying the Earth
By Herve Kempf, Chelsea Green Publishing
We've got to think about our choices for the future collectively, seeking cooperation rather than competition. Read more »

The Dirty Secret of the Financial Crisis: Our Banking System's Broken
By William Greider, The Nation
No more free money from Washington. No more masters of the universe. No more business as usual. Time for a banking holiday. Read more »

Can George W. Bush 'Self-Pardon' Himself?
By Stephen M Brown, AlterNet
There's no definitive legal consensus on whether a president can pardon himself. But Bush may well give the theorists an answer. Read more »

Enough of 'Barbituate' Left Cynicism, Obama Is a Victory over White Supremacy
By Tim Wise, Red Room
We don't need the "everything sucks" analysis; Obama has mobilized millions of activists and that energy is looking for an outlet. Read more »

Surprise: Cops Who Get Tasered Really Don't Like It
By Digby, Hullabaloo
Apparently some police officers have a bone to pick with Taser International Inc. Read more »

Chomsky: Is There Truth in Obama's Advertising?
By Noam Chomsky, Democracy Now!
In a fascinating speech, Chomsky warns, "Changes and progress very rarely are gifts from above. They come out of struggles from below." Read more »

Meditation May Protect Your Brain
By Michael Haederle, Miller-McCune.com
Research is confirming the medicinal effects that advocates have long claimed for meditation. Read more »