Paulson's Plan Is Pure Poison | Pot War on Young | 'Do Me' Feminism

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How Wall Street's Scam Artists Turned Home Mortgages into Economic WMD's By Joshua Holland, AlterNet The titans of high-finance are trying desperately to shift blame for the crisis onto others, but this dead cat lies squarely on their doorsteps. Read more »   Dr. Paulson's Magic Potion Is Pure Poison for Us By William Greider, The Nation The Treasury Secretary's infusion of cash is a tonic for the bad boys of Wall Street. For a cure, we'll have to wait for a new president. Read more »   Dear Conservatives, Will You Help Save the Republic from Military Takeover? By Naomi Wolf, AlterNet "I hope to persuade you of the profound moral repugnance a true conservative should feel for the plans that are afoot in this nation." Read more »   "Do-Me" Feminism and the Rise of Raunch By Andi Zeilser, Seal Press Promoting pleasure for women has been difficult, thanks to a pop culture view of female sexuality riddled with moralism and classic double standards. Read more »   The War on Pot Is a War on Young People By Paul Armentano, AlterNet 74% of all Americans busted for pot are under 30 -- it's long past time young people joined ranks and helped end this drug war. Read more »   Will Oceans Be Our Best Source of Clean Power? By Kari Lydersen, AlterNet If certain challenges can be overcome, wave power could be a major clean energy source for the half of the world's population. Read more »   Back from Afghanistan, Journalist Nir Rosen Says Taliban Takeover Looks "Irreversible" By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! Rosen: "People no longer trust the government. People fear the police at least as much as they fear the Taliban." Read more »   5 Pieces of Advice for the New Paupers By John Dolan, AlterNet I just went through the hell of going from grad school-level poverty to the real thing. Here are my lessons learned. Read more »   Senate Race Upset-orama: Political Earthquake Hits Oregon By David Sirota, Creators Syndicate The ritzy elitist GOP senator from Oregon is the latest to find himself behind in the polls to a populist Democratic challenger. Read more »   PEEK and Video: The hottest buzz and videos on the web     ACORN Office Vandalized After McCain Comment By Steven Rosenfeld McClatchy Newspapers is reporting that ACORN offices have been vandalized and workers threatened after McCain attacking the group in the last debate. Read more »   John Cleese: Michael Palin No Longer the Funniest Palin on Earth By ZP Heller, Brave New Films Palin's nomination is so funny, Monty Python could have written it! Read more »   Palin's Staffers Keep Her Away From the News to Avoid Being 'Depressed' By Katharine Zaleski, Huffington Post This is so Bush-like it's scary ... and kind of sad. Read more »