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The Spectacular, Sudden Crash of the Global Economy By Joshua Holland, AlterNet In a short period of months, the entire system of global capitalism has screeched to a halt. No one knows what happens next. Read more »   5 Great Progressive Moves by Obama That You Might Have Missed By Alexander Zaitchik, AlterNet Here are five significant under-the-radar things to be grateful for in the post-Bush era. Read more »   Twitter Nation Has Arrived: How Scared Should We Be? By Alexander Zaitchik, AlterNet Can it be long before the entire country is tweeting away in the din of a giant turd-covered silicon aviary? Read more »   Will Revelations About Bobby Jindal's Weird Secret Past Destroy His Political Career? By Max Blumenthal, The Daily Beast Did you know about the exorcism? The name that came from The Brady Bunch? Those and other surprising facts about a GOP rising politician. Read more »   Why Are Even Smart, Liberal Men Freaked Out by Abortion? By Anonymous, AlterNet Even die-hard liberals who would wax on about a woman's right to choose were uncomfortable when presented with a woman who chose. Read more »   A Planet on the Brink: Economic Crash Will Fuel Social Unrest By Michael T. Klare, Tomdispatch.com Governments across the planet are preparing for a surge of violent protests from economic upheaval. Wars may follow. Read more »   "Slumdog Millionaire": A Hollow Message of Social Justice By Mitu Sengupta, AlterNet Despite all the hype, "Slumdog" delivers a patronizing and ultimately sham statement on social justice. Read more »   America's Municipal Meltdown: It's Tough Times for Troubled Towns By Nick Turse, Tomdispatch.com Small towns are feeling the pain far worse than the rest of us, and no one knows how to stop the bleeding. Read more »   10 Reasons Why Conservatives' Fiscal Ideas Are Dangerous By Sara Robinson, Campaign for America's Future It would almost be funny if their ideas about spending didn't lead us into the deepest financial catastrophe in nearly a century. Read more »   How Far Down the Economic Hole Are We Headed? By Frank Rich, The New York Times No one knows, of course, but a bigger question may be whether we really want to know. Read more »   Read more »

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