AlterNet's Most Widely Read Stories of 2011

Here are the stories you found the most interesting in the past year.

December 19, 2011

It was an eventful year, from the Arab Spring to the growth of the Occupy Movement. Regimes fell, Osama Bin Laden was killed and the fabric of the European Union appeared to fray. 

Throughout it all, AlterNet brought its readers the progressive news and analysis they've come to expect. 

Here are your favorite stories from 2011, as measured by the number of readers who clicked on them.

10.Ten Historical 'Facts' Only a Right-Winger Could Believe 

9. Five Reasons Progressives Should Treat Ron Paul with Extreme Caution -- 'Cuddly' Libertarian Has Some Very Dark Politics 

8. Anthony Weiner's Uncensored Penis Picture Plus 10 Other Images That Are Even More Obscene (Warning: Graphic)  

7. 10 Myths Many Religious People Hold About Atheists, Debunked 

6. 15-Year-Old Girl Faces Life in Prison for a Miscarriage? Why Conservatives Are Criminalizing Pregnant Women 

5. The Shocking, Graphic Data That Shows Exactly What Motivates the Occupy Movement  

4. Five Facts You Should Know About the Wealthiest One Percent of Americans 

3. Vision: Across the Country, People Are Rising Up to Fight for Change  

2. Five WikiLeaks Hits of 2011 That Are Turning the World on Its Head -- And That the Media Are Ignoring 

1. Eight Reasons Young Americans Don't Fight Back: How the US Crushed Youth Resistance  

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