Let the Banks Fail | Total Defeat for US in Iraq | Arundhati Roy on Mumbai

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Let the Banks Fail: Why a Few of the Financial Giants Should Crash By Joshua Holland, AlterNet The finance industry still owns mountains of bad paper and must absorb these losses -- or else we'll face a very long recession. Read more »   Dear Reader, Since the beginning of the presidential campaign, our lean, mean staff has worked its collective butt off to push back against the right-wing noise machine. So while I know things are tough for you too these days, if you're in a position to give AlterNet a few dollars so we can stay strong, we will truly appreciate it. And we'll keep giving you everything you need to be informed and ready for action. Please click here to help us out. My best, Don Hazen, Executive Editor     Racial Extremists Are Infiltrating the Military for the Chance to 'Kill a Brown' By David Holthouse, Intelligence Report New evidence suggests that white supremacists are taking advantage of lowered recruiting standards to enter the armed services. Read more »   India Has to Take a Look in the Mirror to Understand the Mumbai Attacks By Arundhati Roy, Tomdispatch.com The attacks were the cumulative result of decades of expedient dirty deeds in Kashmir. Read more »   It's Official: Total Defeat for U.S. in Iraq By Patrick Cockburn, CounterPunch Iraq's parliament came to a major agreement recently: all 150,000 troops are to withdraw from cities by June. Read more »   We Can't Afford a School Privatizer in Obama's Cabinet By Alfie Kohn, The Nation When Obama turns his attention to the Education Department, let's hope he picks a progressive. Read more »   All This Talk About Pragmatism Doesn't Cut It -- What's Your Vision, Obama? By David Morris, AlterNet If Obama wants to set America on a new path, he needs to make clear what that path is. Read more »   Bolivian President Evo Morales: 20 Ways to Save Mother Earth and Prevent Environmental Disaster By Evo Morales, International Journal of Socialist Renewal Capitalism's glorification of competition and thirst for limitless profit are destroying the planet. Read more »   Drug War Mayhem in Mexico -- The Public Is Sick of It By Sara Miller Llana, Christian Science Monitor With Drug-trafficking deaths skyrocketing by more than 117 percent in 2008, the Mexican president's drug policies are extremely unpopular. Read more »   PEEK and Video: The hottest buzz and videos on the web     By Fighting the Auto Bill, Republicans Are Fighting America By Digby, Hullabaloo Congressional Republicans are giving the country some tough love. Read more »   McCain/Palin Campaign Sells Blackberries with Contacts, Emails Inside By DJK, Brave New Films Can the McCain/Palin campaign EVER stop screwing up? Read more »   Man Throws Both Shoes at Bush, Calls Him a 'Dog' By AlterNet Staff, AlterNet Bush's visit to Iraq isn't received with rose petals. Read more »

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