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Subject: Vote Populi; Solomon in Baghdad; Economy Matters; Coffee Conscience
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> Subject: Vote Populi; Solomon in Baghdad; Economy Matters; Coffee
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> AlterNet Headlines
> Brief summaries of leading stories from AlterNet -- the
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> **NOT IN OUR NAME **
> Noam Chomsky, Grace Paley, Kurt Vonnegut, Mos Def, Tony
> Kushner and Barbara Kingsolver are among the 4,000+ signers
> of the Not In Our Name Statement of Conscience. The
> statement calls on all Americans to "resist the machinery
> of war and repression and rally others to do everything
> possible to stop it."
> Read the full statement and find out how to add your name at:
> http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=14138
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>
> BAGHDAD, SEPTEMBER 2002: CITY OF DOOM
> Norman Solomon, AlterNet
> Faced with the threat of a massive U.S. military attack, a
> palpable feeling of dread hangs over the Iraqi people.
> http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=14127
>
> THE ISSUE THAT MATTERS
> Farai Chideya, Pop and Politics
> While we're more than happy to talk about welfare queens
> and poverty pimps, we don't seem to hear the vast sucking
> sound of white-collar criminals hoovering out our economy.
> http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=14129
>
> SAME-DAY DEMOCRACY BRINGS THE PEOPLE TO THE POLLS
> Don Hazen, AlterNet
> "I thought it was time to draw a line in the sand and say
> we welcome all eligible Californians to the polls." -- Rob
> McKay, sponsor of Prop. 52, Election Day Voter Registration.
> http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=14143
>
> DRINK COFFEE? READ THIS
> Michelle Chihara, AlterNet
> A new report says farmers and workers who grow coffee beans
> from South America and Asia are slipping into dire poverty
> while U.S coffee giants grow rich off their labor. Two
> fair-trade campaigns hope to reverse the trend.
> http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=14140
>
> DROP THE BOMB: WHY WAR TALK IS CHEAP
> Ted Rall, AlterNet
> Ultimately, bombs make war too easy. Leaders are less
> likely to engage in military aggression if going to war
> will cost the lives of their own people.
> http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=14126
>
> A PROFILE IN DATING COURAGE
> Liz Langley, Orlando Weekly
> You should never in your life have said any of these
> things: "Do you want to hear my poem?" "George W. is a
> brilliant man." "I'd like to dedicate this award to my Lord
> and Savior, Jesus Christ." "I got Buffett tickets."
> http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=14139
>
> FRANKENFOODS GET FUNKIER
> Margaret Wertheim, LA Weekly
> The biotech industry is promoting the newest biotech
> solution to genetic contamination. But will it be just more
> fuel for the fire?
> *In EnviroHealth: http://www.alternet.org/?IssueAreaID=18
>
> A GULF WAR VETERAN ASKS: WHAT WILL I TELL MY CHILDREN?
> Charles Sheehan-Miles, AlterNet
> We have to decide what legacy we will give our children --
> liberty or material comfort built on death and destruction.
> *In War On Iraq: http://www.alternet.org/?IssueAreaID=40
>
> SHOULD WE SCRAP THE SECOND AMENDMENT?
> Michael Manville, Freezerbox
> The fight over gun control is centered on the
> interpretation of a vague and confusing constitutional law
> that was written in the 18th century.
> *In Rights and Liberties: http://www.alternet.org/?IssueAreaID=33
>
> DEMOCRACY IN DEEP DECAY
> Terrence McNally, AlterNet
> William Greider talks about how big money has broken the
> American political machine and how lawyers and lobbyists
> undermine the process of lawmaking.
> http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=14125
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