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Stories by Byard Duncan

Byard Duncan is a contributing writer and editor for AlterNet.

What's Really Behind Conservative Pundit George Will's Call for Total Withdrawal From Afghanistan?

Neocons went into a froth of anger over Will's open call for an end to the war in Afghanistan -- which is exactly what he was hoping for.
Posted on Oct 3, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Stop GOP Hooligans From Stalling Health Reform

Join MoveOn's fight against Joe "You Lie!" Wilson and others who are relying on town hall-style antics to mire progress.
Posted on Sep 15, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Obama Touts the Money We'll Save with Health Reforms, While We Quietly Spend Billions on Bush's Wars

The debates over health care reform and the war in Afghanistan are dogged by the same questions: What is the cost to us? How have our priorities changed?
Posted on Sep 12, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Call Chevron to Account for Its Assault on the Amazonian Ecosystem

Over the past 28 years, the oil giant has polluted rivers, poisoned the atmosphere and caused immeasurable damage to children.
Posted on Sep 2, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Pressuring Obama To Ditch the Defense of Marriage Act Is AlterNet's Top Take Action Campaign This Week

DOMA is an offensive relic. Time to give it the boot.
Posted on Aug 24, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Keep Up Pressure for a Public Option

As the debate continues to heat up, pressure from you will make all the difference. Stand up for a public option today.
Posted on Aug 19, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Why the Right's 'Astroturfing' Propaganda Is Textbook Psychopathic

Faux grassroots firms are exhibiting all the tell-tale signs.
Posted on Aug 15, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Halting Town Hall Intimidation Is AlterNet's Top Take Action Campaign This Week

Effigies, Nazi rhetoric, guns and threatening phone calls. How are you going to help counter this despicable intimidation campaign?
Posted on Aug 11, 2009, Source: AlterNet

How Churches May Actually Help Gays Win the Marriage Fight

Religious communities don't have to be the enemy of gay rights -- in fact, as some are showing, they can help swing votes for equality.
Posted on Aug 8, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Condemn CNN for Its Lou Dobbs "Birther" Fiasco

By continuing to sanction Dobbs' thinly veiled racism, the network is jeopardizing its status as America's "most trusted" news source.
Posted on Aug 4, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Tell Senators: Now's Not the Time for a Break on Health Care Reform

Making sure senators keep hammering out health care reform is AlterNet's top Take Action Campaign for the week.
Posted on Jul 28, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Protecting the Rights of Afghan Women is AlterNet's Top Take Action Campaign This Week

See that the issue of women's rights in Afghanistan does not get swept under the rug.
Posted on Jul 21, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Press Attorney General Eric Holder to Bring Torture Architects to Justice

Demand accountability and help topple ugly Bush precedents.
Posted on Jul 14, 2009, Source: AlterNet

My First Abortion Party

When I got the invite to a friend's abortion party, I thought it was a way to help her through a difficult decision. I was right and wrong.
Posted on Jul 8, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Ending Indefinite Detention Is AlterNet's Top Take Action Campaign of the Week

It's up to us to make sure that Obama does away with this horrid Bush administration legacy.
Posted on Jul 8, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Pressuring Obama to Make the Right Decision on Health Care is AlterNet's Top Campaign of the Week

This is no time to let up. We must let Obama know how important a public option is for all of America.
Posted on Jun 30, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Americans Want a Public Option on Health Care -- Here's How We Can Make it Happen

The only thing standing between us and real health care for all Americans are some senators and their industry friends. Time for battle.
Posted on Jun 24, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Ending Mountaintop Removal Mining is AlterNet's Top Take Action Campaign of The Week

No source of energy is worth the price we're paying. Tell your senators it's time to stop blowing up our mountains.
Posted on Jun 23, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Supporting Obama's Push For a Public Health Option is AlterNet's Top Campaign of the Week

The time is now: Help Obama secure a reasonable option for the millions of Americans who don't have health care.
Posted on Jun 16, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Freeing Journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee Is AlterNet's Top Take Action Campaign of the Week

Call on the North Korean government to release the two American journalists sentenced to 12 years of hard labor.
Posted on Jun 9, 2009, Source: AlterNet

As New Afghanistan Commander Sails Toward Confirmation, Key Torture Questions Go Unasked

Gen. Stanley McChrystal testified before the Senate this week, but no one asked him about the skeletons in his closet.
Posted on Jun 3, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Not in 'Our Town': San Franciscans Take to the Streets After Proposition 8 Decision [With Photo Slideshow]

600 gay-rights activists gathered Tuesday to protest the California Supreme Court's decision to uphold Prop. 8.
Posted on May 26, 2009, Source: AlterNet