Working in Wal-Mart Hell | Stewart’s Rally for Sanity Boosts Progressives | 8 People Who Know If You’re Browsing Porn AND the Party of No

Bluegrass Tea: How Rand Paul, Tea Party Darling, Learned to Love Mitch McConnell and the GOP Establishment

Rand Paul came to to the GOP table as an outsider, but there’s no way to win without holding hands with the ultimate insider — the Senate minority leader. So he is.READ MORE

Dan Bischoff / AlterNet/The Investigative Fund at The Nation Institute

4 Reasons Why Jon Stewart’s Restoring Sanity Rally Is Great for Progressives

More than a Hollywood ploy or a field day for moderates, Jon Stewart’s and Stephen Colbert‘s rally offers a real shot at reframing our politics. READ MORE

Adele M. Stan / AlterNet

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What It’s Like to Work in Walmart Hell

Thanks to recent teacher layoffs and the miserable job market, I’ve gone from substitute high-school teacher to Walmart associate. READ MORE

By John Olympic / AlterNet

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The Hater Party: How Right-Wing Candidates Have Turned Hate Into Political Currency

The running theme for campaigns supported by the Tea Party and other GOPers is hate: hate for us poor mamas, poor people of color, poor families and immigrants. READ MORE

By Tiny (aka Lisa Gray-Garcia) / AlterNet

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Dear Jon Stewart, Sane People Protest Crazy Wars

It’s too bad that Stewart is ridiculing antiwar activism, while promoting his slactivist Rally for Sanity. READ MORE

By Medea Benjamin / AlterNet

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Kentucky Millionaire Spends Big Bucks to Defeat DA Who Investigated Sexual Abuse at His Shady Nursing Home

We could see the purchase of not only political influence, but also ‘prosecutorial discretion’ as a result of the Citizens United ruling. READ MORE

By Joshua Holland / AlterNet

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8 People Who Can See the Porn You’re Browsing Online

There are digital spies following your browsing habits. READ MORE

By Lauren Kelley / AlterNet

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This Doctor Says ‘Yes’ on Legal Pot

On November 2nd California voters can take the first historic step toward reversing a 70-year-old mistake with Prop 19. READ MORE

By David Nathan / AlterNet

Leggings-Clad Co-eds Stalked By Upskirt Video Creep

Sarah Seltzer

Foreign-Funded U.S. Chamber Of Commerce Tries to Weaken Law Against Bribing Foreign Governments

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Watch: Obama Goes on the Daily Show

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Know-Nothing Republican: My Wife’s Doing Great, So Gender Bias Doesn’t Exist

Sarah Seltzer

Arkansas School Official Spews Hateful, Homophobic Rhetoric

Lauren Kelley

Vote for Hope

Leo Gerard

Catholic Condoms? Swiss Clergy Defy Diocese, Pass Out Protection

Sarah Seltzer

U.S. Can Put the Squeeze on Israel

Ira Chernus

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Campaign Cash: Sen. Jim DeMint’s Making a Mint with Corporate Cash

Corporate cash does funny things to people. Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) got into office by pledging to fight “special interests,” but just a decade or so later, he’s running one of the biggest special interest shows in Washington. READ MORE

By Zach Carter / AlterNet