http://blogs.alternet.org Tue, 04 May 2010 12:43:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Last week, Senate Democrats broke the Republican filibuster on Wall Street reform. This week, Senators are introducing key amendments to strengthen the bill. While the current legislation is not strong enough to seriously curtail Wall Street abuses, all hope is not lost: A mere handful of amendments could make reform ... http://blogs.alternet.org/blog/2010/05/04/wall-street-reform-financial-fraud-and-foreclosures/ On Thursday's Daily Show, Stewart tried to make sense of Gordon Brown's "bigoted" remarks. With the help (and behind-the-scenes criticism) of correspondent John Oliver, Stewart began to piece it altogether. Watch: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c Clustershag to 10 Downing www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Tea Party http://blogs.alternet.org/blog/2010/04/30/daily-show-jon-stewart-mocks-british-pm-gordon-brown-for-his-bigot-remarks/ What Religion Can Learn from Homeland Security © Davidson Loehr 2010 If there is one thing we know about religion, it is that the United States is far more religious than any European country.  80 percent of us tell pollsters we’re “Christian,” and over 90% of us tell them we believe in ... http://blogs.alternet.org/blog/2010/03/24/what-religion-can-learn-from-homeland-security/ Written by Loretta Ross for RHRealityCheck.org - News, commentary and community for reproductive health and justice. I find myself somewhat depressed by what's going on in this moment. A year ago, millions of us watched with great hope the inauguration of President Obama. I did not expect him to be a ... http://blogs.alternet.org/blog/2010/02/03/obama-cant-make-eye-contact-with-abortion-rights/ http://blogs.alternet.org/blog/2010/02/02/jon-stewart-obamas-smackdown-of-the-gop/ Written by Amie Newman for RHRealityCheck.org - News, commentary and community for reproductive health and justice. Cassandra Brawley went into labor two and a half years ago at the Washington State Corrections Center for Women on a Friday the 13th. Though she was experiencing distress – her water broke and ... http://blogs.alternet.org/blog/2010/02/02/a-lack-of-restraints-washington%e2%80%99s-anti-shackling-efforts/ Written by Diana Scholl. This article was originally published at HousingWorks.org and is published at RHRealityCheck.org with permission from the author. RHRealityCheck.org - News, commentary and community for reproductive health and justice. Many AIDS advocates are expressing concern about President Barack Obama's commitment to combating the epidemic, on the heels ... http://blogs.alternet.org/blog/2010/02/01/aids-advocates-question-healthcare-and-spending-cuts/ Written by William Smith for RHRealityCheck.org - News, commentary and community for reproductive health and justice. In September 2008, then-Candidate Obama, in his first Presidential debate with Senator John McCain, pounced on his rival when McCain raised the hard-hearted suggestion of freezing all government spending with the exception of defense, entitlement ... http://blogs.alternet.org/blog/2010/01/29/the-moral-dimensions-of-a-freeze-in-federal-funding/ President Obama may be joining the populist crusade against Wall Street. In the span of one week he opened up a three front war: a tax on big banks, full support for a new Consumer Financial Protection Agency, and the embrace of Paul Volcker's plan to break up the big ... http://blogs.alternet.org/blog/2010/01/25/turn-wall-street-bonuses-into-one-million-green-jobs/ hi http://blogs.alternet.org/blog/2010/01/22/test-post-2/