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America the Traumatized: How 13 Events of the Decade Made Us the PTSD Nation By Adele M. Stan, AlterNet The Millennial Decade screwed with our heads and destroyed our national identity. Are we in for a cataclysmic century? Read more » One Day We'll All Be Terrorists By Chris Hedges, Truthdig Our descent is the familiar disease of decaying empires. Dissent is starting to become defined as an act of terrorism. more » The Most Outrageous Media Comments of 2009 -- Glenn Beck Takes the Cake Media Matters for America The election of the first black U.S. president led to a slew of racially charged comments that were truly shocking, but that's only the tip of the right-wing iceberg. more » 6 Lessons Progressives Should Take Away From the Underpants Bomber Incident By Chris Bowers, Open Left What a foiled terrorist plot can tell us about bankrupt GOP thinking. more » Leaving No Stone Unturned for the Freedom March to Get to Gaza By Jodie Evans, AlterNet On the Egyptian government's stonewalling passage for the Gaza Freedom March, Evans writes: "We hope the Egyptians get so annoyed they just want to get rid of us. more » AlterNet's Most Popular Sex and Drugs Stories of 2009 AlterNet From "Big Booty Beauty and the New Sexual Aesthetic" to "5 Things the Corporate Media Don't Want You to Know About Cannabis." more » Mexican Drug War Dispatch: The Life and Death of Kingpin Don Arturo Beltran Leyva By Pancho Montana, eXiled Online In Mexico, if you call someone "Don," it means you respect him to the extreme, and even fear him. Some people still don't believe he's dead. more » 10 Most Defining Feminist Moments of 2009 By Mikki Halpin, AlterNet A look back on the times in 2009 when feminists asserted ourselves and our belief in equality, often in the face of powerful opposition. more » The Toilet Than Can Help Solve Our Water and Energy Problems By Gar Smith, Earth Island Journal There is a 'toilet revolution' taking shape -- and it may be coming just in time. more » PEEK and Video: The hottest buzz and videos on the web Ninth Circuit Court Delivers Landmark Taser Ruling By Digby, Hullabaloo The next stop could be the Supreme Court. more » Pro-Abstinence Folks Hope to Continue Their Failed Policy; Thankfully, Obama Is not Listening By Steve Benen, Washington Monthly Bush and Cheney spent around $150 million on abstinence programs that failed miserably. So why do anti-sex advocates insist on throwing money down the hole? more » New Year's Lesson for Congress: Get Smart About Iran By John Nichols, TheNation.com Imposing more sanctions against the country will do more harm than good. more » Obama Should Take Stand and Make Recess Appointment of TSA Nominee Held Up By GOP By Adele Stan, AlterNet Who's at fault for TSA's lack of a chief? The senator who's holding up Obama's nominated pick. Here's why. more »

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