Chomsky and Klein on Zinn's Passing | Obama's Afghan Night Raids | Pregnant and Shackled

TODAY'S TOP STORIES Noam Chomsky, Naomi Klein and Alice Walker Reflect on the Death of Howard Zinn Remembering the lifelong dissident and peace activist and historian, who joined many of the struggles for social justice over the past fifty years.READ MORE Amy Goodman / Democracy Now! Under Obama in Afghanistan, US Conducts Night Raids, Runs Hidden Detention Centers Even if inherited from the Bush administration, the Afghan night raids, the accompanying killings are now after a year in office, Obama's official policy. READ MORE By Anand Gopal Tomdispatch.com State Of The Union: Climate Change Takes A Back Seat Has climate change been drowned by the rising seas of economic concerns? Melted by debates over health care? READ MORE By Pablo Paster TreeHugger What's Next for the Anti-War Movement? The War and Empire Landscape in Obama's 2nd Year Only a distanced study of what has changed since the Bush years can provide an accurate assessment of the US empire's new posture--and the correct way to respond to it. READ MORE By Bill Weinberg / Phase 2 Pregnant and Shackled: Hard Labor for Arizona's Immigrants Undocumented immigrants like Miriam Mendiola Martinez are forced to give birth while wearing "soft restraints." READ MORE By Valeria Fernandez / New America Media Two Cheers for Obama on Foreign Policy Robert Dreyfuss BREAKING: Tax Cannabis Initiative Submits Signatures to Election Officials Daniela Perdomo The Single Biggest Thing We Can Do To Reform Food Jill Richardson Obama's speech addressed several categories of people and communities except race and ethnicity Race-Talk State Of The Union: Deep Twitter Thoughts on SOTU katiehalper The State of the Union? Bored. IraChernus You are subscribed as: ignoble.experiment@arconati.us SUPPORT ALTERNET | CONTACT US | PRIVACY POLICY | UNSUBSCRIBE © 2010 Independent Media Institute All Rights Reserved 77 Federal St., 2nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94107