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Check out the 40 stories and blog posts most commented on in the past week.
Liliana Segura, AlterNet. November 28, 2008. [263 total comments]
Obama isn't likely to pursue torture atrocities during the Bush era, but this is one problem you simply can't wish away.
Jeremy Scahill, AlterNetAlterNet: War on Iraq. November 30, 2008. [215 total comments]
A collection of praise for Obama's White House team from Karl Rove, David Brooks, Henry Kissinger and more.
Sheldon Rampton, Center for Media and Democracy. December 3, 2008. [209 total comments]
An ex-Mormon explains how a church with mostly good values can promote hatred and intolerance.
Alexander Zaitchik, AlterNet. December 1, 2008. [193 total comments]
A huge coalition of progressive and union forces is gearing up for political battle on the health care front.
Heidi Beirich, Hate Watch. November 29, 2008. [188 total comments]
Dobbs got nervous after a news conference on link between the rise in anti-immigrant rhetoric and hate crimes against Latinos.
Alexander Zaitchik, AlterNet. December 4, 2008. [174 total comments]
Among the big losers in November were the NRA and the myth of the once-feared "NRA Voter." Reform of our gun laws is on the way.
Robert Dreyfuss, Tomdispatch.com. December 3, 2008. [155 total comments]
Think an attack is unlikely now? Ask key Obama cabinet figures why they're still palling around with neocon hardliners on Iran.
Robert Creamer, Blog for Our Future. December 2, 2008. [154 total comments]
Have progressives been suckered into supporting a President who will really govern from the 'center-right'? The short answer is no.
Nan Mooney, AlterNet. December 2, 2008. [114 total comments]
Thinking about going back to school in a weak jobs market? Students face a plague of loan problems, less aid and higher tuition and fees.
Melissa McEwan, ShakesvilleAlterNet: PEEK. November 29, 2008. [113 total comments]
A worker died after being trampled when hundreds of shoppers smashed through the doors of a Wal-Mart.
George Monbiot, Monbiot.com. December 3, 2008. [110 total comments]
Do we want to be remembered as the generation that saved the banks and let the planet collapse?
Yoichi Shimatsu, New America Media. November 28, 2008. [99 total comments]
The Mumbai attacks carry the signature of Ibrahim Dawood, a Indian living in Pakistan and former crime boss turned self-styled avenger.
AlterNetDecember 1, 2008. [95 total comments]
There's a lot more to the India attacks than CNN and the New York Times have been reporting. Here's an alternative guide to the story.
Juan Cole, Outlook India. December 2, 2008. [92 total comments]
The choices India makes now about the threat of terrorism will help determine what kind of superpower it will be.
Dave Lindorff, Smirking Chimp. November 28, 2008. [82 total comments]
The author tries to renew his drivers license and runs afoul of the catch-a-terrorist system in the DMV.
David Rosen, CounterPunch. December 3, 2008. [80 total comments]
We have a unique opportunity to overturn the perverse agenda of the Religious Right.
Joshua Holland, AlterNet. November 29, 2008. [78 total comments]
While we deliberate major economic transformation, there are good ideas waiting on the shelf right now the new president can green light.
AlterNetNovember 28, 2008. [74 total comments]
Contribute your 100-word essay laying out your hopes for Obama's first 100 days, to be published on AlterNet.
Digby, HullabalooAlterNet: Rights and Liberties. December 1, 2008. [73 total comments]
The police have no right to shoot people with electricity for having a "bad attitude."
Sarah Seltzer, RH Reality Check. November 28, 2008. [71 total comments]
Pop culture vampires have always reflected cultural anxieties about sex. "Twilight", the new teen box office blockbuster, is no exception.
James Howard Kunstler, Kunstler.com. December 2, 2008. [68 total comments]
The economy may go back up, but the decline in oil production can't be stopped. Does the president-elect know this?
Nouriel Roubini, Forbes. November 28, 2008. [66 total comments]
The fight against a deadly combination of stagnation/recession and deflation has to be unorthodox.
CNNNovember 28, 2008. [65 total comments]
Deepak Chopra argues for a cool-headed response, saying that this is "Obama's opportunity to actually harness the help of the Muslims."
Vandana Shiva, South End Press. December 3, 2008. [65 total comments]
Biodiverse farms offer us more food, better food, higher incomes for farmers and a defense from climate disasters.
Digby, HullabalooAlterNet: Rights and Liberties. November 28, 2008. [64 total comments]
A lawyer was stunned with a Taser twice this afternoon after he became upset at a Tampa Code Enforcement Board meeting
PZ Myers, PharyngulaAlterNet: Video. November 28, 2008. [63 total comments]
I'm pretty sure this is satire. At least I hope so.
Katrina vanden Heuvel, The Nation. December 1, 2008. [62 total comments]
The appointment of Robert Gates -- a vocal critic of Obama's Iraq withdrawal plan who will undoubtedly shape policy-- is alarming.
Silja J.A. Talvi, Seattle Post-Intelligencer. December 1, 2008. [60 total comments]
Dr. Riki Ott has a special response to Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's heavy push for oil drilling in the Arctic.
Julia, FiredoglakeAlterNet: War on Iraq. November 29, 2008. [60 total comments]
When it comes to Bush's legacy, Laura Bush doesn't have her facts straight.
Brittany Schell, One World. November 28, 2008. [55 total comments]
Women are being disproportionately affected by the U.S. mortgage crisis and economic plunge.
Stephen Zunes, AlterNet. December 1, 2008. [54 total comments]
Hillary Clinton is our new Secretary of State -- will she continue the United States' hypocrisy on human rights and the rule of law?
Jane Hamsher, FiredoglakeAlterNet: Video. December 2, 2008. [49 total comments]
Cherrypicking information, ignoring facts, generating fake outrage -- the media did their best to create a caricature of Obama.
Charles Homans, Washington Monthly. December 1, 2008. [44 total comments]
Treat Cheney's offices like a crime scene, create a 9/12 Commission, and declassify the Bush papers -- the public deserves to know.
Davin Hutchins, American News ProjectAlterNet: Video. December 2, 2008. [41 total comments]
It's the taboo subject you're not supposed to talk about -- Barack Obama's safety in light of the rise of white supremacists in America.
Lakshmi Chaudhry, TheNation.com. December 4, 2008. [36 total comments]
We may recoil at the 9/11 narrative, but for many in India, it is a call to the world to recognize their loss.
Ali Frick, Think ProgressAlterNet: PEEK. December 1, 2008. [33 total comments]
Yesterday, Palin’s home-state newspaper, the Anchorage Daily News, sharply criticized her for campaigning for Chambliss.
Matthew Rothschild, The Progressive. November 28, 2008. [32 total comments]
Peter Orszag, Barack Obama’s choice to head the budget office, is on record favoring a reduction in Social Security benefits.
Roberto Lovato, New America Media. December 3, 2008. [31 total comments]
Recent talk about immigration issues coming from Washington inspires some hope, some fear and reveals the need for clarity on the issue.
Sam Stein, Huffington PostAlterNet: PEEK. December 3, 2008. [31 total comments]
A remarkable admission that contradicts the past statements of his onetime boss.
Digby, HullabalooAlterNet: PEEK. December 1, 2008. [30 total comments]
Just in case anyone thinks the spirit of bipartisanship has overtaken Congress in light of the severe financial crisis, think again.
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