The UN has drastically underreported the number of Iraqis killed in 2006.

A new bill is the latest attempt to curtail free expression online by raising the specter of child abuse.

Public record reveals what the media haven't about McCain: He's been flip flopping on Iraq since before the first war. First he said he could "not even contemplate" the bloodshed. Now he says more troops should "do the trick."

The longer Bush is in office, the more his psychology becomes clear. He's not a well-meaning doofus; he's a madman.

A pill that could show promise in treating breast cancer, depression, and even schizophrenia, might never make it onto the market because it also provides an effective way to induce abortions.

Except in the case of Katrina, most major media outlets have treated America's extreme weather events as if they were wholly separate from the broader issue of climate change.

Except in the case of Katrina, most major media outlets have treated America's extreme weather events as if they were wholly separate from the broader issue of climate change.

A sizable portion of the body count in Iraq doesn't come from violence. It comes from a health care system torn apart by the war.

When Omar Bradley talked about fighting the wrong war, at the wrong place, at the wrong time, and with the wrong enemy, he was predicting Bush.

Increasingly, prosecutors are trying to tag young black defendants with gang labels to help them win convictions. The Long Beach hate crimes trial is a stunning example.

Guantanamo prisoners are entitled to protections under the Constitution, yet the government is trying to deny them due process.

Behind all the Kumbaya-ism in this federal holiday is a prophetic preacher who talked not just about race, but about war and poverty.

One mother shares the advice she offered her son on drugs before he entered high school. Eight years later, as a college graduate, he tells how successful the advice was.

How do you make the best movie of the year -- possibly the decade -- and still get pummeled at the box office by Ben Stiller and a CGI dinosaur? Hollywood's complete obsession with the box office is the answer.

We are the people who run this country. We are the deciders and we need to raise hell.

The inspiration behind much of today's violent jihadi culture was a shockingly dopey tourist.

The U.S. should not enforce labor laws only for people living within its borders, which is what the Bush Administration has been doing to save money. Will the new Congress correct these costly mistakes?

AlterNet is no prude, and neither are our readers. Here are the sex stories that got the most attention this year.

With low wages, long hours, and constant uphill battles, the canvassing industry is burning out progressive youth, and progressive organizations are fighting attempts to change the system.