AlterNet Headlines

[fran7371@uidaho.edu (John Francis)]

Here are summaries of fourteen news stories/features that cover a wide
range of topics; you may find some intriguing.  As far as I know, they
haven't appeared around here. This directory of stories apparently comes
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>THE 20TH CENTURY: WHAT'S WORTH SAVING?
>By Jay Walljasper and Jon Spayde, Utne Reader
>Though in many ways the 20th century has been rough going, at the same
>time great strides have been made in many fields. From Aikido to ice cream
>cones to zippers, here's a list of things from the past 100 years that are
>worth saving.
>http://www.alternet.org/PublicArchive/Walljasper1224.html
>
>LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD
>By Michelle Holcenberg, Original to AlterNet
>In a landmark decision that has national implications, the Vermont Supreme
>Court ruled Monday that the state must offer gay couples the "benefits and
>protections that flow from marriage."
>http://www.alternet.org/PublicArchive/Holcenberg1221.html
>
>CLASS REVOLT
>By Hank Hoffman, New Haven Advocate
>College campuses are coalescing around a new movement for democracy and
>human dignity -- the same movement that brought thousands to Seattle to
>protest the World Trade Organization.
>http://www.alternet.org/PublicArchive/Hoffman1224.html
>
>OIL COMPANY RIP-OFFS
>By Morton Mintz, TomPaine.com
>Veteran journalist Morton Mintz challenges Big Oil companies, which are
>making billions off taxpayer dollars while the federal government looks
>the other way.
>http://www.alternet.org/PublicArchive/Mintz1224.html
>
>SIDESHOW INFRACTION
>By Teresa Everline, Orlando Weekly
>Circus artist Johnny Meah was stunned to find his art for sale on the
>Internet. But when he requested that Amazon.com pull his work from their
>pages, they refused.
>http://www.alternet.org/PublicArchive/Everline1224.html
>
>FEED ME TV: FOUR ARGUMENTS FOR THE AVID CONSUMPTION OF TELEVISION
>By Jack Stentz, Sonoma County Independent
>"As crass as that black-and-yellow ABC campaign may be," writes Jack
>Stentz, "it's got one thing right: TV Is Good." Here he makes four serious
>arguments for the appreciation of television.
>http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/10.21.99/cover/tv1-9942.html
>
>RETHINKING INK
>By Curtrise Garner, Detroit Metro Times
>As Generation X-ers get older -- and more serious about their lives and
>careers -- many are rethinking their body art and having it removed with a
>new laser technology.
>http://www.alternet.org/PublicArchive/Garner1224.html
>
>PULP LEGISLATION
>By Jason Vest, Village Voice
>A bill that recently passed Congress has outlawed the interstate sale or
>distribution of "crush videos" -- a subniche of foot-fetishism, in which
>small animals are stomped to death for the viewer's masturbatory
>gratification.
>http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/9948/vest.shtml
>
>GENE COPS
>By Paul Derienzo and Joan Moossy, In These Times
>Though rapidly advancing DNA technology has its benefits, it also may open
>a Pandora's box of problems: racial profiling, invasion of medical
>privacy, and criminal manipulation.
>http://www.alternet.org/PublicArchive/Derienzo1224.html
>
>AT THE TURN OF A CENTURY, BETTER OPTIONS REMAIN
>By Norman Solomon, Original to AlterNet
>"Every day, a nationwide media barrage encourages us to be cynical and
>passive. But we are much better off if we can develop an attitude of
>idealistic skepticism."
>http://www.alternet.org/PublicArchive/Solomon1224.html
>
>YOUR BOSS MAY BE MONITORING YOUR E-MAIL
>By Maura Kelly, Salon
>Worried that your boss knows you've been checking out those nudie sites
>and sending dirty jokes? You should be.
>http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1999/12/08/email_monitoring
>
>FACE THE FUTURE
>By Fred Branfman, Sacramento News & Review
>"Our generation has the power to determine how people hundreds of years
>from now will live. Since we are the first such generation, our conceptual
>framework does not include concern for future generations -- but it
>should."
>http://www.alternet.org/PublicArchive/Branfman1224.html
>
>THE PERSON OF THE MILLENNIUM REALLY WAS...
>By Roger Naylor, Las Vegas CityLife
>"Ron Popeil -- the inventor of such crucial gadgets as the In-the-Shell
>Egg Scrambler, the Veg-O-Matic, the Sit-On Trash Compactor and the Miracle
>Broom -- is my unwavering choice as Person of the Millennium."
>http://www.alternet.org/PublicArchive/Naylor1224.html
>
>1999'S MISFIT TOYS
>By Will Durst, Original to AlterNet
>"As a holiday special I would like to spotlight a few toy ideas that
>didn't achieve liftoff on these year's seasonal launching pad, including
>Old McDonald's Genetically Modified Veal Farm, Tickle Me Mumia and Clinton
>Logs."
>http://www.alternet.org/PublicArchive/Durst1224.html
>
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