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AlterNet's Top 10 Right Wing Jaw-Droppers of the Year AlterNet The right-wing's hit parade of madness and the politics of resentment.READ MORE» In America, Innocent Until Proven Guilty? Not For Most People Who Are Stuck in Jail April M. Short, AlterNet The most common reason people are in jail is because they can't afford the fee. READ MORE» The P.U.-Litzers: Here's the Stinkiest Media Moments of 2013 FAIR Hold your nose and take a read. READ MORE»

Seems like the Pope Has Conservative Paul Ryan Rattled By Joan Walsh, Salon The Catholic conservative who insists he cares about the poor says Pope Francis doesn’t understand capitalism. READ MORE» Editorial: Will You Help Fix the Retirement Crisis? It Will Affect All of You, Eventually By Don Hazen, AlterNet Covering the retirement crisis is our top priority in 2014. READ MORE» 5 Feminist Parodies That Blur the Lines Between Laughter and Politics By Nur Lalji, YES! Magazine When it comes to the portrayal of women in the media, the whole world is watching. And laughing too. READ MORE» What I Learned About Freedom from Hitchhiking Around America By Amien Essif, The Guardian In America, generosity is our personal secret, repressed by a lifetime of learning to distrust people. READ MORE» Why Does the Myth of Marijuana and Schizophrenia Persist Despite Numerous Debunkings? By Jeremy Daw, The Leaf Online Mainstream misunderstandings of marijuana are severely outdated.READ MORE» Should We Tax Meat to Reduce Methane Emissions? By Katie Valentine, Climate Progress It’s consumer-driven change, scientists say: if meat consumption goes down, the number of cows and other ruminants that expel methane will also decrease. READ MORE» U.S. Rushes Weapons to Iraq as Bloody Conflict Spirals Out of Control By Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, Democracy Now! The Obama administration has delivered a new shipment of Hellfire missiles to help the Iraqi government fight militants. READ MORE»