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• Alternet
• May 16, 2008 America's Frightening Alzheimer's Epidemic By 2030, one in four adults over 65 will have Alzheimer's. This unforgiving brain damage can cripple patients, families and the economy.     Alternet        more   
• May 16, 2008 Dire Consequences with a McCain Supreme Court? Imagine the dire consequences if McCain appoints a fifth radical Supreme Court justice who believes in an all-powerful Executive Branch.     Alternet        more   
• May 16, 2008 CNN's Lou Dobbs Is Clueless When It Comes to the Drug War Lou Dobbs talks nonsense to explain Mexican drug violence. Face it: Drug prohibition creates a profit motive that people are willing to kill for.     Alternet        more   
• TruthOut
• May 16, 2008 Reader-Supported News IS the Revolution The minute you remove corporate dollars as the dominant means of supporting the news, and replace that with support from the community the news serves, right there, you've got an information revolution. Donate, we'll earn it.     TruthOut        more   
• May 16, 2008 Will Bunch | President Bush Committed Political Treason Today Will Bunch writes for The Philadelphia Daily News: "President Bush went on foreign soil today, and committed what I consider an act of political treason: Comparing the candidate of the US opposition party to appeasers of Nazi Germany - in the very nation that was carved out from the horrific...     TruthOut        more   
• May 16, 2008 California Court Affirms Right to Gay Marriage Adam Liptak reports for The New York Times, "Same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry, the California Supreme Court ruled Thursday. The court's 4-to-3 decision, striking down two state laws that had limited marriages to unions between a man and a woman, will make California only the...     TruthOut        more   
• The Nation
• May 16, 2008 Today in The Nation: Burma's Desperate Hour The unfolding catastrophe justifies humanitarian intervention by the United Nations. But it is politics, not nature, that most imperils the Burmese people now.     The Nation        more   
• May 16, 2008 Today in The Nation: Regime-Quakes Naomi Klein Nothing threatens a repressive government more than a natural disaster.     The Nation        more   
• May 16, 2008 Today in The Nation: Is the Party Over for the GOP? Eyal Press In the past two years, the GOP's dream of a permanent majority has become a nightmare.     The Nation        more   
• Washington Post
• May 16, 2008 Chinese Open Wallets to Aid Earthquake Victims Contributions have been unprecedented in nation that for years taught citizens that the state alone would take care of them from cradle to grave.     Washington Post        more   
• May 16, 2008 Calif. Strikes Gay Marriage Ban Ruling opens the way for the most populous state to join Massachusetts in allowing gays to marry.     Washington Post        more   
• May 16, 2008 Clinton Fights 'Poor Hillary' Tag Senator's haters attempt a death by condescension in response to her unwillingness to bow out of race.     Washington Post        more   
• Democratic National Committee
• May 14, 2008 Dean Announces Joint Fundraising Agreement with Clinton and Obama Campaigns Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean announced today that the DNC has signed a joint fundraising agreement with the Clinton and Obama campaigns. As part of the agreement, a new entity, "Democratic White House Victory Fund," has been formed. The fund will allow both...     Democratic National Committee        more   
• May 14, 2008 Pressure Mounts on McCain to Release Tax Returns The McCain campaign's decision to withhold Cindy McCain's tax returns is drawing criticism from across the political spectrum. This morning, editorials in both the Washington Post and Washington Times echoed calls for the McCain campaign to release Cindy McCain's tax returns. This...     Democratic National Committee        more   
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