Burgess COMMENTARY

Peter Burgess

ELECTION 2016 Hightower: Dear Media Elites, Here's How You Have Trump Completely Wrong The incitement of anti-immigrant prejudice for political gain is shameful, but it's not new in our country. By Jim Hightower / AlterNet September 11, 2016 http://www.alternet.org/election-2016/cleaning-after-pundits-dear-media-elites-no-trump-not-populist MEDIA 5 Shocking Revelations About Roger Ailes and Fox News from the Reporter Who Toppled His Regime Gabriel Sherman still has plenty of delicious dirt to dish. By Elizabeth Preza / AlterNet September 11, 2016 http://www.alternet.org/media/5-most-shocking-revelations-about-roger-ailes-and-fox-news-ny-magazines-gabriel-sherman CULTURE Bill Moyers: How to Save Democracy From the Plutocrats Americans can still fix our world and make it a better place. By Bill Moyers / Tom Dispatch September 11, 2016 http://www.alternet.org/culture/bill-moyers-money-and-power-america PERSONAL HEALTH Here's What Daily Exercise Is Worth in Dollars Walking just 30 minutes five days a week saves big on medical costs, according to a new study. By April M. Short / AlterNet September 10, 2016 http://www.alternet.org/personal-health/whats-daily-exercise-worth-2500-annually-according-new-study ECONOMY Why Urban Rage in America Is a Powder Keg That's Ready to Blow We are facing some big trouble ahead. By Vijay Prashad / Frontline (India) September 5, 2016 http://www.alternet.org/economy/powder-keg-rage-urban-america CULTURE 15 Years Past 9/11: How I Lost the Country I Used to Know and the Person I Used To Be I was lucky: I didn't lose anybody close to me—except my country and the person I had been before. By Adele M. Stan / AlterNet September 11, 2016 http://www.alternet.org/culture/15-years-past-911-how-i-lost-country-i-used-know-and-person-i-used-be