AlterNet Newsletter JUNE 3RD,

AlterNet Newsletter

TODAY'S TOP STORIES JUNE 3RD, 2011

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Wall Street Journal Honcho Shills for Secret Worker 'Education' Program Linked to Koch Group
During the 2010 election campaign, WSJ editorial board member Stephen Moore carried the Koch agenda to Wisconsin workers -- in workplace seminars called by their bosses. READ MORE
Adele M. Stan / AlterNet/The Investigative Fund at The Nation Institute
Has America Become a Corporate Police State?
In just the last few years, the Corporate Police State has reared its head at every level of government. READ MORE
David Sirota / AlterNet
The Drug Market Scam: Why You Pay Way Too Much for Bad Medicine (And Bernie Sanders' Solution)
Senator Bernie Sanders has introduced a bill to create a prize fund that would buy up drug patents, so that drugs could be sold at their free market price. READ MORE
Dean Baker / AlterNet

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- Can Angry Sex Save Your Relationship?
The place of anger in sex has been widely debated. Those on the pro side say it’s a great release of tension. Those on the con side say it can be used to avoid actual resolution READ MORE
By Anna Pulley / AlterNet

- 6 Surprising Places It's Great to be Gay (Dallas, Texas?)
It's not just coastal urban areas that can be safe havens for LGBT people. READ MORE
By Heather Cronk / AlterNet

- Does Obama Have the Guts to Stand Up to Fossil Fuel Energy Interests?
It's time for Obama to say no to the fossil fuel wish list. READ MORE
By Bill McKibben / Tomdispatch.com

- Romney's Failing Grade as Governor: Massachusetts Ranked 47th In Job Growth While He Was Governor
Even as he attacks Obama on jobs, reports from Romney's time as governor show that his record as a job creator isn’t as strong as he would like voters to think. READ MORE
By Travis Waldron / ThinkProgress

- ;) Are Emoticons and Other Image-Based Communications Changing the Way Our Brains Work?
Memes, twitpics, emoticons, photojamming and glitter text may be altering the way we process communication. READ MORE
By Blanca Méndez / AlterNet

- Come Dance with Me -- Jefferson Would Want You to
This Saturday, we’ll be dancing in reverence to Thomas Jefferson’s spirit of resistance in DC. READ MORE
By Medea Benjamin / AlterNet

- New Opportunities for Real Justice in Calif. Prison Supreme Court Ruling
The Supreme Court's order that California fix its overcrowded prisons offers opportunities for correcting inequalities. But playing musical chairs with inmates won't work. READ MORE
By Emily Harris / AlterNet

Help Get Sen. Bernie Sanders on the Sunday Talk Shows
By Robert Greenwald | Brave New Films
With No Middle Class Left, Ad Age Says Top 10% Dominates Purchasing Power
By Sarah Seltzer | AlterNet
On Medicare, Public Still Isn't Buying What GOP's Selling
By Steve Benen | Washington Monthly
Major NY Times Editorial Shuffle: For the First Time, No White Men on Top
By Sarah Seltzer | AlterNet
After Man Drowns in Front of First Responders, Congressman Says Budget Cuts Cost Lives
By Sean Savett | Think Progress
Dealing With the Republicans: They Aren't Listening
By BooMan | Booman Tribune

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