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In the Office, Nice Girls Finish Last By Tana Ganeva, AlterNet So do mean girls. Studies show that women's contributions at work are less likely to be recognized than men's, and it's not for lack of ambition. Read more »   The Taser Myth: How Does a 'Non-Lethal Weapon' Kill 400 People? By Liliana Segura, AlterNet Taser's marketing coup has convinced consumers that there is such a thing as a gun that won't kill. Taser deaths prove otherwise. Read more »   Bush Ditches His Ranch for Ritzier Digs in Dallas By Leslie Savan, TheNation.com From cowboy to cowed boy, W. crawls outta Crawford for yet another image re-do. Read more »   That Was No Small War in Georgia -- It Was the Beginning of the End of the American Empire By Mark Ames, Radar The war in Georgia will be remembered as the place where the American Empire fell on its face. Read more »   What Americans Really Want: 10 Policies We Can All Agree On By Sarah van Gelder, YES! Magazine Here is an agenda that the majority of Americans support, whether they vote red, blue, green or something else. Read more »   Chapter 11 Is the Right Road for US Carmakers By Joseph Stiglitz, The Financial Times If we bailout the Big 3 directly, much of the money will just support shareholders and bondholders. Read more »   AlterNet Needs a Bailout -- Can You Help? By Joshua Holland, AlterNet It is more important than ever that progressive voices be heard. We need you to help make that happen. Read more »   A Message for America's Ruling Class: We Told You So By David Sirota, AlterNet Our bipartisan political Establishment and sycophantic Punditburo have been wrong on the economy over and over again. Read more »   The Sounds of the '60s: How Dick Dale, the Doors, and Dylan Swayed to Arab Music By Jonathan Curiel, The New Press Many of the signature songs of the '60s were influenced by traditional Arab music. Read more »   PEEK and Video: The hottest buzz and videos on the web     No More Mistaken Fire By Jodie Evans, CODEPINK Women for Peace: Action Blog Civilian deaths in Afghanistan will only increase if the U.S. commits more troops. Read more »   Pot Supporters Bang on Obama's Doors for Drug Reform By Paul Armentano, NORML 16 of the top 50 overall questions posed to the new administration on the Change.gov site pertained to drug law reform. Read more »   'Santa Will Take You to Hell': The Battle Over Christmas Really Heats Up By PZ Myers, Pharyngula The skirmish over Christmas in Washington state just gets funnier every day. Read more »   Jon Stewart and Hall and Oates Piss Off Hannity with Colmes Tribute By Jason Linkins, Huffington Post The highlight of last night's Daily Show was the moving send-off that Stewart gave career Fox News doormat Alan Colmes. Read more »

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