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One Nation Under Wal-Mart | After Katrina: Preservation or

Plundering?

Tue, 20 Sep 2005 03:00:00 -0700

 

 

 

Top Stories from AlterNet for September 20, 2005

http://www.alternet.org/

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ONE NATION UNDER WAL-MART

Terrence McNally, AlterNet

In his irreverent new book, journalist John Dicker reveals

the super-high social costs of Wal-Mart's super-low prices.

http://www.alternet.org/story/25375/

 

CALLS FOR WITHDRAWAL FROM IRAQ ECHOING IN WASHINGTON

Tom Hayden, AlterNet

Far from demanding to 'bring the troops home now,' Congress

has begun considering what steps will create a stable Iraq

without involving our soldiers.

http://www.alternet.org/waroniraq/25686/

 

PRELUDE TO AN EXIT STRATEGY

Ari Berman, TheNation.com

Thursday's hearings on an exit strategy for Iraq came one

day after an especially grisly moment where at least a

dozen attacks killed more than 160 people in Baghdad.

http://www.alternet.org/waroniraq/25682/

 

BUSH'S RAW DEAL

Doug Kreeger, AlterNet

The president's response to the hurricane has been to pony

up billions for political cronies while neglecting the real

needs of Americans.

http://www.alternet.org/katrina/25689/

 

CONSERVATION OR DRILLING IN KATRINA'S WAKE?

Amanda Griscom Little, Grist Magazine

The tragedy has triggered a whirlwind of new energy

proposals in Congress -- some gratifying to environmental

activists, but most of them attempts to squeeze more

profits for energy companies.

http://www.alternet.org/envirohealth/25685/

 

-->Read AlterNet's comprehensive Katrina coverage:

http://www.alternet.org/katrina/

 

THERE IS NO 'NOBLE CAUSE' FOR WAR

Cindy Sheehan, TruthOut.org

Over 200 innocent Iraqis have been killed this week alone.

How much more blood are we going to allow George, Congress,

and the corporations to spill before we demand an end to

this war?

http://www.alternet.org/waroniraq/25684/

 

AN ILL WIND THAT CAN BLOW TEXAS SOME GOOD

Molly Ivins, AlterNet

Thanks to some well-connected cronies, Texas is standing

right in the path of some beneficial fallout from Hurricane

Katrina.

http://www.alternet.org/katrina/25695/

 

PENTAGON PUSHES TO HIDE 9/11 MISTAKES

Rory O'Connor, AlterNet

The military hopes to keep the press and public from this

week's long-awaited Congressional hearings about

intelligence failures before the attacks.

http://www.alternet.org/story/25697/

 

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*** Check out what's new in THE MIX, AlterNet's staff blog ***

--> Laura Barcella on Bill Clinton's Katrina criticism:

http://www.alternet.org/blogs/themix/25699/

 

--> Jan Frel on Ray Nagin's deadly misinformation:

http://www.alternet.org/blogs/themix/25652/

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These stories and more are available on AlterNet.

http://www.alternet.org/

 

 

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