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• The House Passed the Bailout Bill ... Now What? October 3, 2008
  We still face rising unemployment, stagnant wages, skyrocketing health care costs, and a tax system that favors the wealthy over the workers.
  Andy Stern, Huffington Post
• Capitalism Triumphs Over Democracy as Bailout Passes the House October 3, 2008
  After much arm-twisting, the financial giants get their pay-day.
  AlterNet Staff, AlterNet
• The Age of Unbridled Consumption Just Ended October 3, 2008
  The economic crisis, however painful, will lead to at least one positive outcome.
  Lisa Wise, The Women's Media Center
• Big Presidential Vote Count Error Found and Fixed in New Mexico October 4, 2008
  A test in Santa Fe County finds and fixes an error that could have cost Democrats thousands of votes.
  Steven Rosenfeld
• The Bush League: How The GOP Rolled Back Federal Voting Rights Enforcement October 3, 2008
  The Bush Administration's strategy on voting rights was to reverse the civil rights movement's gains.
  Andrew Gumbel, The Nation
• Republicans Challenge 6,000 Voter Registrations in Montana October 2, 2008
  Montana GOP targets likely Democratic voters in university towns and on Native American reservations.
  Steven Rosenfeld
• Marijuana Is Real Medicine October 2, 2008
  The stories of the medicinal properties of pot will blow you away.
  Paul Krassner, Huffington Post
• How Will the Economic Crisis Impact Drug Use? October 2, 2008
  Drug consumption probably won't go anywhere -- just our patterns of how we use them.
  Tony Newman, AlterNet