-Caveat Lector- On Tue, 17 Oct 2000 18:36:06 -0700 AlterNet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: AlterNet Headlines Brief summaries of leading stories from AlterNet -- the independent news and syndication service -- for October 18, 2000. http://www.alternet.org HOW THE DRUG WAR HARMS, NOT HELPS, OUR KIDS Adam J. Smith and Karynn M. Fish, AlterNet Is the drug war really about protecting children? The evidence suggests that far from keeping kids safe, prohibition actually gives them more -- and far more dangerous -- access to drugs. http://www.alternet.org GET READY FOR A BLACK CONGRESS Michael Moore, AlterNet If the Democrats take back the House, 22 African-American members of congress will take over the chairmanships of House committees and subcommittees. http://www.alternet.org CHRISTIAN RIGHT PLANS HOLY HAVOC FOR HALLOWEEN Bill Berkowitz, AlterNet Some fundamentalist churches are creating haunted houses this Halloween that display their own brand of horror -- God's punishment for homosexuality, abortions, suicides, and drugs. http://www.alternet.org LOYAL OPPOSITION: GRAB A PLUNGER, IT'S ELECTION TIME! David Corn, AlterNet The presidential campaign has boiled down to this pathetic face-off: is one candidate less a ninny than presumed, and is the other less a fibber than charged? http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=9935 DESIGN YOUR OWN BABY Christopher Kemp, CityBeat A Colorado couple recently designed a baby using genetic tests. Is this a dangerous precedent or a harmless incident? http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=9948 IMAGINING AN ORGASM Annalee Newitz, Salon In the literary subgenre called "mind-control erotica" -- whose popularity has grown enormously online -- hypnosis, domination and even alien brainwashing out-score ordinary smut. http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=9954 *** On the Road with Ralph: Nader Campaign Coverage *** 15,000 HELP NADER 'ROCK THE GARDEN' Jennifer Bleyer, NewsForChange.com At Ralph Nader's largest "super-rally" yet, celebrities like Ani DiFranco, Susan Sarandon and Bill Murray and helped rouse a crowd of 15,000 at New York's Madison Square Garden. http://www.alternet.org/?IssueAreaID=10 NADER TRIES TO ERASE DIVERSITY DOUBTS John K. Wilson, AlterNet If Nader were a candidate in the Democratic Party, his views on race would undoubtably be cheered by African-Americans and his omissions on the topic would largely go unnoticed. But as a progressive and an outsider, Nader faces higher standards. http://www.alternet.org/?IssueAreaID=10 MAXIMIZING RALPH: THE FREE NADER VOTE Don Hazen, AlterNet The choice between voting your conscience and voting for the lesser of two evils is a false one. Progressives can have their cake and eat it, too. Here's how. http://www.alternet.org/?IssueAreaID=10 *********** NANOTECHNOLOGY: SAVING THE ENVIRONMENT ATOM BY ATOM Nicholas Thompson, Washington Monthly Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. What if we could make paper one atom at a time rather than tree by tree? Some scientists say we can. http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=9922 WILL CONGRESS REVOKE IMF FUNDING? Russell Mokhiber and Robert Weissman, AlterNet If the World Bank and IMF do not stop squeezing money out of poor Third World citizens for healthcare and education, the U.S. House of Representatives may deny them future funding. http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=9936 SPARE THE HOMEWORK, EDUCATE THE CHILD John Buell, AlterNet When a New Jersey school board recently voted to limit homework loads for students, a national outcry went up. But why are we so sure that more homework means more learning? http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=9952 INSTANT RUNOFF VOTING: A NEW WAY TO VOTE Tom Wicker, TomPaine.com A number of Democrats who might like to vote for Ralph Nader for president on the Green ticket are hesitant or unwilling to do so. But if instant runoff voting were implemented nationwide, these Democrats could vote with their conscience. http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=9903 OBSCURE CANDIDATE PROUD TO BE A SWINGER Dennis Hans, AlterNet One of the 237 independent candidates for president confirmed rumors that he is a "swinger" in front of the National Press Club. http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=9919 GLOBAL CITIZEN: FLOURIDE -- AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION? Donella H. Meadows, AlterNet Why fluoridate the whole water supply, the millions of gallons with which we flush toilets and take showers and water lawns, if our only target is children's teeth? http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=9940 SOLOMON: MEDIA SPINS ISRAELI OCCUPATION Norman Solomon, AlterNet Rarely do American journalists explore the ample reasons to believe that the United States is part of the cycle of violence in the Middle East. http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=9944 DURST: PLEASE GOD, NOT THE YANKEES V. THE METS Will Durst, AlterNet Not New York versus New York, that's all I ask. Grapefruit spoons in my eyes, leaded paint chips under my fingernails, but not Mets versus Yankees. http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=9949 ** AlterNet depends on word-of-mouth to publicize our site. If you found the AlterNet Headlines useful, interesting, or entertaining, we hope you'll e-mail them to a friend and suggest they sign up. The Headlines are free and anyone can sign up to receive them at http://www.alternet.org. *** An appeal to support independent journalism *** Help AlterNet continue to promote independent news and information. Go to http://www.alternet.org and click the Give For Change button in the bottom left corner of our homepage. >From there you can make a donation to our parent organization, the Independent Media Institute. Every dollar helps! ** Need content for your publication? 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