Nuclear Attack by 2013? | Why Health Care's a Rip Off | Deadly Make-Up | Israel's 'Crime Against Humanity'

Headlines Newsletter December 16th, 2008 All stories, blogs, and video »

Experts Predict a Possible Terrorist Strike with a Nuke by 2013 -- What Can We Do to Stop It? By Alexander Zaitchik, AlterNet There's no way around it: nuclear weapons are scary. Will fear drive Americans away from Obama's arms control agenda? Read more »   How We Got the Worst Health Care System Mountains of Money Can Buy By Jeremy Brecher, Tim Costello, Brendan Smith, TruthOut.org Many of the problems with American health care grow out of our history of employer-based insurance. Read more »   Israel's 'Crime Against Humanity' By Chris Hedges, Truthdig Israel's siege of Gaza rivals the worst crimes carried out at the height of South African apartheid. Read more »   Beauty Secret: Your Make-Up Can Kill You By Jacqueline Houton, Bitch Magazine When it comes to cosmetics, women's health is getting the kiss-off. Read more »   Bernie Madoff's Shady Schemes Should Have Set off Alarms Long Ago By Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post One ponzi scheme after another is exposed on Wall Street, and so far all we've heard is: "Who could have known?" Read more »   Not to Worry -- Concerns About Pot Coffee Houses in Amsterdam Have Gone up in Smoke By Phillip S. Smith, Drug War Chronicle Despite the bluster of some of its members, the governing coalition in Holland is not going to touch cannabis policy. Read more »   Top 5 Reasons Steven Chu is a Great Energy Pick By Joseph Romm, Climate Progress Most importantly his "views on climate change would be among the most forceful ever held by a cabinet member." Read more »   Neocons, Thirsty for Blood, Look to Quash Iran Negotiations By Ali Gharib, IPS News Obama has spoken of meaningful engagement with Iran, but DC hawks still advocate tough sanctions or military strikes. Read more »   PEEK and Video: The hottest buzz and videos on the web     Dick Cheney Still Loves Gitmo, Thinks Obama Will Appreciate Expansion of Powers By Amanda Terkel, Think Progress "So Guantanamo has been very, very valuable. And I think they'll discover that trying to close it is a very hard proposition." Read more »   Prudish NYT Columnist Condemns 'Hooking-Up' By Tana Ganeva, AlterNet Charles Blow has discovered 'the demise of dating' -- and he is not happy about it. Read more »   The Death Penalty Is Dying By Mike Farrell, Meet the Bloggers Why American juries are less likely today to condemn another to die. Read more »

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