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Obama's Economic Plan: A Version of the Monopoly Game, But No One Loses By William Greider, The Nation It's very much like the regular Monopoly game -- only better -- because this one uses real money, provided courtesy of the taxpayers. Read more »   Dear AlterNet Reader, It's that time again -- time for our spring fundraising campaign. If you love what we do at AlterNet, please click here to make your 2009 contribution. But stay tuned because… this year we are fundraising with a twist. We're giving away $100 to the three AlterNet readers who can say it best: What does AlterNet mean to you? But, you have to say it in six words. Join in the fun and help us out so we can keep providing you with the stimulating, provocative information and stories you have come to count on. Click here to make your 2009 contribution for progressive media, and enter the six-word contest. Thanks for all that you do, Don Hazen Executive Editor     The Population Debate Is Screwed Up By Laurie Mazur, AlterNet Debaters on population usually take two sides: either they see it as a huge problem facing humanity, or that it's a non-issue. They're both wrong. Read more »   Obama to Bring More Mercenaries to Afghanistan -- Sound Familiar? By Jim Hightower, Creators Syndicate As Obama begins winding down the war in Iraq, he is building up his own war farther east. Like Bush, he will depend on private military contractors. Read more »   The Weight Loss Hype: Why Counting Calories Never Works By Kathy Freston, Huffington Post Diets that require rigorous participant logs and calorie counting are destined to fail. There is a better way. Read more »   Higher Education Gone Wrong: Universities Are Turning into Corporate Drone Factories By Chris Hedges, Truthdig Unless we take hold of the reigns we will be cursed with a more ruthless form of corporate power wielded through naked repression. Read more »   Krugman: The Market Wizards Were Exposed as Frauds -- Too Bad Obama's Team Still Believes in Their Magic By Paul Krugman, The New York Times The Obama administration thinks a little regulatory tinkering will take Wall Street back to its glory days of fraudulent finance. Read more »   Is This Really the End of Evangelical Movement? By AlterNet Staff, AlterNet Our readers had a lot to say about a recent article predicting the collapse of the evangelical movement. Read more »   Powerful Banks and Government Handouts to the Rich: It's Time for Protest By Zephyr Teachout, AlterNet A new grassroots group has organized protests for April 11 in 11 cities so far, and the ranks of signups are swelling fast. Read more »   PEEK and Video: The hottest buzz and videos on the web     Thanks to Think Progress UPS Will Stop Advertising On Bill O'Reilly's Show By Faiz Shakir, Think Progress "At this time, we have no plans to continue advertising during this show." Read more »   This Week in Immigration By Staff, Immigration Impact DREAM Act, Obama, and Guilty until proven innocent in immigration detention. Read more »   Medical Marijuana Raid Raises Questions About Obama's Pot Policy By Staff, Marijuana Policy Project DEA raids San Francisco collective -- MPP wants answers. Read more »

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