Dispatches from the Rabbit Hole

Doctors unite for Children In Need special | TV Blog - Yahoo! TV UK

Is there a Doctor in the house? The Doctors Who unite for a good cause!

Weeding While White

Many have said that the "War on Drugs" is just another war on people of color. The show WEEDS has shown in an entertaining fashion how a white "Soccer Mom" can be "the dopest suburban weed slanger" and keep the poverty wolf at her door at bay.

Watchmen: Hero, Antihero, Superhero

The movie is not your average SuperHero flick. Maybe "SuperHeroes" are just regular people with super "powers" and "abilities". Maybe before embarking on saving the world, one with such aspirations needs to do some introspection and get themselves right.

CA Domestic Partnerships for All Initiative

Petitions are circulating now that will place on the 2010 CA Ballot a measure that aims to replace the term "marriage" with the term "domestic partnership" throughout California law, while preserving the rights provided in marriage.

Smash the Mirror: The Truth Revealed by "The Twilight Zone", "American Beauty", & "Milk"

Art has a way of holding up a mirror to society and showing to all who dare peer into its face, the truth. In this mirror, there are those who see nothing.

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Why can't a woman write the Great American Novel?

Female authors hold their own on the bestseller lists, but Elaine Showalter's provocative new history wonders why they get so little respect.

Weed Can Fix the Budget Mess

Tom Ammiano wants to effectively legalize-- and tax -- California's trade in cannabis.

Imagining 'The Good Society'

What makes a "Good Society"? Should such a thing be measured in purely material terms? What of free time; of family and friends; of room to develop ourselves as human beings? How best to pursue such aims as human liberty, social justice, democracy, as well as compassion and provi …

Ex-BART cop Mehserle out on bail in murder case

Johannes Mehserle, the former BART police officer accused of murder in the Jan. 1 shooting death of an unarmed man on the Fruitvale Station platform in Oakland, was released Friday afternoon after posting a $3 million bond, authorities said.

Kotori Magazine - Consciously Frugal: 2009 Smells Like Financial Freedom

I've lost 30 lbs. during this "Recession"! I know what belt tightening REALLY means. Need more tips on how to live with less...read on...

Life and Debt in Hip Hop America

James Dewitt Yancey was a musical genius who elevated Hip Hop music to another level. Sadly, like many artists, his financial legacy is grim.

Hawaii civil unions backed by a majority in state House | HonoluluAdvertiser.com | The Honolulu Advertiser

A majority in the Hawaii State House has signed on to a bill that would legalize civil unions, giving the issue a genuine chance of advancing this session after years of stagnation.

Electric Cars Are Better Than Hybrids: Shai Agass

Electric cars are cheaper and faster than any hybrid on the market, says Shai Agassi.

New Study Shows Prop. 8 Success "Not Personal" | RD Blog: The Devil's Advocate | ReligionDispatches

If you live in California and are a Republican, attend church at least once a week, hold socially conservative views, and are 65-years-old or older, you most likely voted "Yes" on Proposition 8...

The End of the Green Party by John Walsh

After the election of '08 it is clearer than ever that the Green Party of the U.S. (GPUS) now lies in the political graveyard. GPUS, R.I.P. This piece provides a badly needed postmortem.

Americans Who Tell the Truth Portraits

Art that speaks truth to power.

PublicEye.org - Tying the Not by Surina Khan

How the Right Succeeded in Passing Proposition 8

Re-Thinking

The new jersey 7 (NJ7, also often referred to as the New Jersey 4) is a group of seven young Black lesbian friends who were violently attacked in 2006 in New York.

SleptOn Magazine: Don't Sleep On The Struggle. Be A Part Of It

There is another way. TINA is a falsehood. The truth is out there. "We've been trotting on the wine press much too long, REBEL!" - Bob Marley

Consumption Time is Here

I am not a H8R. I love Christmas! However, this Christmas I'll be spending the Yuletide deep inside the Rabbit Hole after devouring a fistful of Red Pills. No, no, no, I am not going to commit suicide; quite the contrary.

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Alan Keyes Tells Us Why He Questions Obama's Presidency - Essence.com

The Constitution requires that, to be president, one must be a natural born citizen of the United States. Conservative Alan Keyes-who ran against President-elect Barack Obama in the 2004 race for the Illinois Senate, and in the 2008 U.S.

Miami judge rules against Florida gay adoption ban - Yahoo! News

A judge on Tuesday ruled that a strict Florida law that blocks gay people from adopting children is unconstitutional, declaring there was no legal or scientific reason for sexual orientation alone to prohibit anyone from adopting.

The Next Stage of Capitalism | | AlterNet

In his book, Capitalism 3.0, Peter Barnes writes that the costs of our current capitalist system are clear: inequality, stressful lives and a dwindling financial safety net. But how do we revise such a complex system?

A House Divided by Inequality or a Nation United by Equality?

"The master's tools will never dismantle the master's house." - Audre Lorde

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