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TODAY'S TOP STORIES Obama's Latest Moves Will Punish the Middle Class -- Is He Panicking? His three-year freeze on a large portion of discretionary spending will make it impossible for him to do much of anything for the middle class that's important.READ MORE Robert Reich / Robert Reich's Blog Why the ACLU Supported the Supreme Court's Shocking Assault on Free Speech The Supreme Court's atrocious Citizen's United green light for unlimited corporate campaign spending had a willing accomplice -- the American Civil Liberties Union. READ MORE By Bob Fitrakis, Harvey Wasserman AlterNet Would You Trade a Bigger House for More Happiness? A 14 year-old girl convinced her affluent family to trade in its mansion for a house half its size and donate half the proceeds to charity. Here's what they found. READ MORE By Ashley Braun Grist.org Bernanke is a Drag on the Economy and Democrats Ben Bernanke missed an $8 trillion housing bubble and is still fighting against sensible bank regulations. Time for him to go. READ MORE By John Nichols / The Nation Undercover Footage Reveals Shocking Conditions at a NY Dairy Undercover video shot at New York State's largest dairy depicts extensive abuse and horrific conditions for dairy cows. READ MORE By Martha Rosenberg / AlterNet Must-Watch TV Makes Bad Journalism: Media Failures in Haiti Coverage We're seeing it live an upfront with Haiti: TV news routinely falls into the trap of emphasizing visually compelling and dramatic stories at the expense of crucial information. READ MORE By Robert Jensen / AlterNet Concern for your health looks good on you Liz Langley Nicotine: Bad for People, Bad for Bees Jill Richardson Schwarzenegger's Plan to Export Prisoners to Mexico is "a Concept Somebody Mentioned to Him" Liliana Segura Angry Voters, Right-Wing Populism, & Racial Violence Chip Berlet Sarah Palin's Latest Disaster: Tea Partiers Demand Refunds for Palin Speech Tana Ganeva Help Us Figure Out Which Congressmen Are Getting Super Bowl Perks! AlterNet Staff 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