AlterNet: Attacks on atheists continue

5 of the Worst High-Profile Attacks on Atheism This Year: How Oprah, Time Magazine and a Supreme Court Justice Sold Nonbelievers Short CJ Werleman, AlterNet America's most famous TV personality suggests atheists lack an emotional connection to the universe. READ MORE» 3 Shocking Ways Inequality Keeps Getting Worse in America Paul Buchheit, AlterNet The richest 1% have gained at least $6.1 trillion in the past five years.READ MORE» Noam Chomsky: The Richest Countries Are Racing Us Towards Disaster While So-Called 'Primitive' Societies Are Trying to Stop It Natasha Lennard, Salon In a wide ranging interview, Chomsky looks back on this year's NSA revelations and ahead to the earth's destruction. READ MORE»

Elizabeth Warren: It's the Right of Every American to Retire with Dignity -- Why We Must Expand Social Security By Elizabeth Warren, AlterNet "Instead of taking on the retirement crisis, instead of strengthening Social Security, some in Washington are actually fighting to cut benefits." READ MORE» It Was an Historic Year for Marijuana -- 10 of the Biggest Moments By Paul Armentano, NORML Record highs of the public supporting legal cannabis for adult consumption. READ MORE» Number of Black-Owned TV Stations Plummets to... Zero By Joseph Torres, S. Derek Turner, New America Media We just experienced a shameful milestone in the history of U.S. media � and barely anyone noticed. READ MORE» The 7 Weirdest Political Money Raising Events of 2013 By Kurt Walters, Campaignmoney.org Hunting alligators with GOP Louisiana Senator David Vitter? READ MORE» 6 of the Most Offensive Jokes of 2013 By Prachi Gupta, Salon America still has a way to go in understanding diversity. READ MORE» Elephants Pushed Toward Extinction as Terrorist Groups Bankrolled With Ivory Trade to US and China By Richard Schiffman, AlterNet Carved ivory elephants may already outnumber living elephants, which are being slaughtered at the unsustainable rate of 35,000 per year.READ MORE» On the Fed's 100th Anniversary, Wall Street is Psyched -- Nobody Else Much Is By Ellen Brown, Web of Debt blog Could we make the Fed a public utility? READ MORE»