CA's Prop 5: Changing the Course of the Drug War | Voter Guide on Drug Reform

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California's Prop. 5 Could Change the Course of America's Drug War By Silja J.A. Talvi, AlterNet Californians have chance with the NORA initiative to reject decades of fear mongering and try alternatives to jail for drug abuse. Read more »   Help AlterNet continue to expose the facts on Palin! As the 2008 election comes down to the wire, AlterNet is operating at full throttle. We are covering it all, from the sleaze to the inspiration, from voter suppression to theshocking nomination of Sarah Palin. In fact, we've probably organized more information on this woman than anywhere else on the web. And in the past two months, over 3 million people have come to AlterNet to read about the pratfalls and far-right ideas of McCain's VP choice. Now is the home stretch. But because of the global financial meltdown, our budget is quickly shrinking just as we need to be going all out. Will you help us finish the year with a bang? We could really use your support. Much Thanks, Don Hazen, Executive Editor     Find out If Drug Reform Is on a Ballot Near You -- Voter Guide By Phillip S. Smith, Drug War Chronicle Not only are there a number of state-level initiatives, there are also a handful of initiatives at the county or municipal level. Read more »   Obama vs. McCain: Progressive Voter Guide to Drug Issues AlterNet Find out how Obama and McCain compare on everything from drug sentencing laws to drug use in politicians' personal lives. Read more »   CA's Prop 5: Treatment for Drug Addicts Works and Jail Time Doesn't -- Here Are the Stories to Prove It By Matthew Palevsky, AlterNet Treatment graduates ask CA voters to give others the opportunity they had, to get treatment and turn their lives around. Read more »   Prop 5: California Has a Chance to Treat Young People Struggling with Drug Problems the Right Way By Marsha Rosenbaum, AlterNet The NORA initiative would invest $65 million annually into developingdrug treatment programs for at-risk California youth under 18. Read more »   California's Big Chance to Stop Locking up Harmless Drug Offenders AlterNet Supporters of California's Prop 5 argue it would dramatically improve the way non-violent offenders are treated. Read more »   PEEK and Video: The hottest buzz and videos on the web     Who's Getting Rich Off Prohibition? Just Look Who Opposes CA's Prop. 5 By Paul Armentano, NORML You can learn a lot about the merits of a proposal by taking a good, hard look at who's lobbying against it. Read more »   Former Warden of San Quentin Prison Supports Dramatic Justice Reform Initiative in CA By Jan Frel, AlterNet Jeanne Woodford supports overhaul reform for CA's Prop 5 that would radically alter how non-violent offenders are treated. Read more »   CA's Prop 5, Rehab vs. Lockup: Voters' Chance to Become a More Advanced Society By Jan Frel, AlterNet Instead of just locking people up for harmless offenses like drug possession, Prop 5 pushes for rehabilitation. Read more »

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The Battle Against Prop. 8 | The Economy and Your Sex Life | Porn: Harmless Fantasy?

Sex & Relationships Newsletter November 1st, 2008 More from Sex & Relationships »

Why Straight People Need to Get into the Fight for Marriage Equality By Joshua Holland, AlterNet Pragmatism doesn't mean leaving your core principles at the door. Read more »   Help AlterNet continue to expose the facts on Palin! As the 2008 election comes down to the wire, AlterNet is operating at full throttle. We are covering it all, from the sleaze to the inspiration, from voter suppression to the shocking nomination of Sarah Palin. In fact, we've probably organized more information on this woman than anywhere else on the web. And in the past two months, over 3 million people have come to AlterNet to read about the pratfalls and far-right ideas of McCain's VP choice. Now is the home stretch. But because of the global financial meltdown, our budget is quickly shrinking just as we need to be going all out. Will you help us finish the year with a bang? We could really use your support. Much Thanks, Don Hazen, Executive Editor     Why African Americans Should Oppose California's Proposition 8 By Sikivu Hutchinson, AlterNet Voting for Prop 8 is a betrayal of civil rights principles and a hypocritical denial of some of the real crises that imperil black families. Read more »   How the Economy Is Affecting Your Sex Life By Vanessa Richmond, The Tyee Softening up, going down, losing firmness -- it seems sex and the economy have more in common than language. Read more »   Proposition K: Changing the Landscape for Sex Workers By Sienna Baskin, Melissa Ditmore, RH Reality Check The passage of San Francisco's Proposition K would be a critical first step toward reducing sex workers' vulnerability to violence. Read more »   The Great Porn Misunderstanding: Pornography Is Mostly About Fantasy, Not Reality By Michael Bader, AlterNet A response to Robert Jensen's recent AlterNet article, "Porn's Dirty, Dangerous Secret." Read more »   Northeast States Take the Lead in the Battle for Gay Rights By Deb Price, AlterNet Connecticut just legalized same-sex marriage. The next marriage-celebration fireworks will likely be set off in New Jersey, New York and Vermont. Read more »   PEEK and Video: The hottest buzz and videos on the web     The Pornograph-izing of Sarah Palin By Cara, Feministe Strip club look alike contests and the 'Nailin Palin' porno by Hustler are not in good fun. Read more »   An Up Close Look at the Hate-Fueled Funders Behind Prop. 8 By tristero, Hullabaloo The separation of church and state means nothing to these people. Read more »   Mrs. Governator Says No on Prop. 8, but Where's Arnold? By Teddy Partridge, Firedoglake Maria Shriver has declared that she will vote no on 8, but her husband has been silent on the matter recently. Read more »   James Dobson Reminds Us What's Really Important (Rhymes With May Garriage) By Eli, Firedoglake Dobson explains why the presidential election isn't nearly as important as Proposition 8. Read more »

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McCain's Big Backfire: Spreading the Wealth Is Popular | Michael Moore: 10 Proposals for Next Prez | How to Make Your Vote Easy

Headlines Newsletter November 1st, 2008 All stories, blogs, and video »

McCain's Big Backfire: Majority of Americans Like the Idea of Spreading the Wealth By Alexander Zaitchik, AlterNet It must come as surprise to the Republicans that the public favors Obama's style of wealth spreading by a whopping margin. Read more »   How to Make Your Vote as Easy as Possible AlterNet's Steven Rosenfeld has created a guide to all the essential online tools with all the latest information you might need for Nov. 4: If you need to find out where to vote early, where your polling station is, how make sure you are registered, and if you have any problems, read "How to Make Your Vote as Easy as Possible: An Online Guide."     California's Prop. 5 Could Change the Course of America's Drug War By Silja J.A. Talvi, AlterNet Californians have chance to vote on the NORA initiative -- an intelligent, dynamic approach to criminal justice reform. Read more »   Michael Moore on the Election, the Bailout, Healthcare, and 10 Proposals for the Next President By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! "At this point it's just kind of sad to see John McCain and the others going to the dark side ... a sad way to end his career." Read more »   Rachel Maddow Interviews Barack Obama By Rachel Maddow, MSNBC The Democratic candidate visited MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show." Click through to view the second part of the interview. Read more »   It Is Now Absolutely Crystal Clear That Republican Rule Is Dangerous and Authoritarian By John Dean, FindLaw.com Republicans rule, rather than govern, when they are in power by imposing their authoritarian conservative philosophy on everyone. Read more »   Marriage Equality Hangs in the Balance: Prop 8 in a Dead Heat By Karen Ocamb, AlterNet This weekend's call to action from religious leaders to prevent the "destruction of Western civilization" could help push equality foes to victory. Read more »   How to Make Your Vote as Easy as Possible: An Online Guide By Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet How to vote early, find your polling place, check your registration, know what ID to bring, report problems, call a lawyer and more. Read more »   Dramatic Progressive Reforms and Evil Schemes on the California Ballot AlterNet This election, California voters have a huge chance -- and a special responsibility -- to vote on dramatic progressive reforms. Read more »   We Can't Parachute Paid Election Workers into Communities and Expect Good Democracy By Melanie L. Campbell, AlterNet We'll protect the vote and increase democratic participation better starting from the ground up. Read more »   Joe Bageant Knows Something About White Working-Class Voters -- He Is One By Nick Penniman, American News Project The author of Deer Hunting with Jesus gives a very different account than the pollsters and political operatives on rural white voters. Read more »   PEEK and Video: The hottest buzz and videos on the web     The Daily Show Exposes the Real Criminals: Those Attacking Community Organizing By Staff, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Bertha Lewis, Chief Organizer for ACORN, talks with the Daily Show's John Oliver. Read more »   Be a Hero: Protect the Vote With Just Your Camera Phone By Staff, The Uptake Here's how you can add your phone to our network of eyes and ears across the country now through Election Day, in just 15 minutes. Read more »   Ronald Reagan's Chief of Staff Endorses Obama (Yes, You Read That Correctly) By Booman, Booman Tribune No, seriously. You did. Read more »

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