Stories by Don Hazen
Don Hazen is the executive editor of AlterNet.
The simple surfer from Santa Barbara is also a sharp critic of the Bush administration who sees truth telling as a civic responsibility.
Posted on May 14, 2004, Source: AlterNet
In a fundraiser for Progressive Majority, leading lights rally around the idea of electing the next generation of America's progressive leaders.
Posted on May 11, 2004, Source: AlterNet
In a unique political moment for progressives, Howard Dean electrifies an awards dinner honoring Tom Hayden in Los Angeles.
Posted on May 5, 2004, Source: AlterNet
Linguistic expert George Lakoff considers how John Kerry can hone his message more effectively as he struggles to find a defining theme.
Posted on May 2, 2004, Source: AlterNet
Tom Hayden has consistently been at the forefront of efforts to expand democracy, civil rights, economic justice, peace, global human rights and environmental protection.
Posted on Apr 28, 2004, Source: AlterNet
Tim Robbins' satirical anti-war play portrays media madness during an invasion of the fictional country, Gomorrah -- which sure looks a lot like Iraq.
Posted on Mar 26, 2004, Source: AlterNet
When President Bush said he was a uniter, he was right -- he has united people across America to take their country back, and MoveOn is leading the charge.
Posted on Mar 8, 2004, Source: AlterNet
Millions of Americans want George Bush out of the White House so badly they can taste it. They have reason to feel upbeat about the prospect of regime change.
Posted on Feb 20, 2004, Source: AlterNet
The Drudge Report's sleazy allegation about John Kerry is the first 'bomb' to rock the Democratic presidential campaign -- but it won't be the last.
Posted on Feb 13, 2004, Source: AlterNet
Viciously attacking his character, the Democrats and pundits of the Anybody But Dean Party are behaving as if they prefer a Bush re-election to a victory by the candidate who has captured the deep, broad energy of the Anybody But Bush Again movement.
Posted on Jan 1, 2004, Source: AlterNet
MoveOn.org does an end-run around the media by facilitating thousands of house parties to build an audience for a powerful new film.
Posted on Dec 3, 2003, Source: AlterNet
Voting security irregularities have put the populace on edge. The solution? Push hard on reform opportunities now, and don't stay home on Election Day.
Posted on Jul 30, 2003, Source: AlterNet
Voting fairness is a crucial issue for all of us working for change. We must push hard on the reform opportunities now in front of us.
Posted on Jul 23, 2003, Source: AlterNet
If Gray Davis is recalled, Arianna and Arnold could go head to head for the California governorship this fall.
Posted on Jul 14, 2003, Source: AlterNet
MoveOn.org and Howard Dean are riding parallel waves of success -- and they are changing the ground rules of presidential politics at the same time.
Posted on Jul 1, 2003, Source: AlterNet
MoveOn's online presidential primary is a terrific idea – but perhaps we need a MoveOn-sponsored debate before we're ready to vote?
Posted on Jun 23, 2003, Source: AlterNet
MoveOn ups the national political ante with a grassroots online primary involving millions of voters.
Posted on Jun 19, 2003, Source: AlterNet
The only accomplishment of President Bush's tax cut will be to stimulate more economic inequality.
Posted on May 16, 2003, Source: AlterNet
Despite widespread protests and the Clear Channel debacle, the FCC is about to make it easier for the nation's biggest media conglomerates grow ever larger.
Posted on May 1, 2003, Source: AlterNet
In the coming months, increasing numbers of an unhappy public will come together to protest the unbridled growth of media monopolies.
Posted on Mar 1, 2003, Source: AlterNet
A media flap with Tikkun's Rabbi Michael Lerner at its center obscures the real goal: stopping the war.
Posted on Feb 13, 2003, Source: AlterNet
MoveOn has leveraged the Internet to create a new kind of organization with the ability to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars and move tens of thousands of people to action within hours.
Posted on Feb 11, 2003, Source: AlterNet
Salon's brave new business model -- everybody must pay -- is the beginning of a new era in media.
Posted on Jan 23, 2003, Source: AlterNet
This time of year, the fever pitch of movie hype does a disservice to both filmmaker and moviegoer, making it difficult to tell which films are fulfilling and which are fluff. Isn't it time to rethink the awards system?
Posted on Jan 10, 2003, Source: AlterNet
What's that vast sucking sound? Why, it's 2002. Here are 10 sinister right-wing trends from the year, followed by 10 reasons why progressives shouldn't throw in the towel just yet.
Posted on Dec 19, 2002, Source: AlterNet
Progressives have underestimated the American people's need for safety. So what kind of antiwar message will connect with an anxious public?
Posted on Nov 25, 2002, Source: AlterNet
We have to do better than just attack the Democratic party for Tuesday's debacle. There are some fundamental truths about this election that can't be ignored -- including, but not limited to Bush's pronounced popularity.
Posted on Nov 7, 2002, Source: AlterNet
War, peace, elections and Paul Wellstone's death make this a hyper-political moment.
Posted on Oct 31, 2002, Source: AlterNet
The tens of thousands of people who showed up at Saturday's demonstration in San Francisco left no doubt about it: there IS a peace movement.
Posted on Oct 28, 2002, Source: AlterNet
There are many reasons for hating electoral politics. But if one wants change, then compromise and doing battle are part of the deal.
Posted on Oct 28, 2002, Source: AlterNet
The death of the Minnesota senator, the conscience of the Senate, will have a major impact on American politics.
Posted on Oct 25, 2002, Source: AlterNet
An analysis of a wide range of polls by concludes that the American public is at best "lukewarm" towards any upcoming war on Iraq.
Posted on Oct 15, 2002, Source: AlterNet
How did we arrive at this potentially apocalyptic moment in history? It took a unique confluence of events, topped by a whole new way of thinking in America by those in power.
Posted on Sep 23, 2002, Source: AlterNet
"I thought it was time to draw a line in the sand and say we welcome all eligible Californians to the polls." -- Rob McKay, sponsor of Prop. 52, Election Day Voter Registration.
Posted on Sep 19, 2002, Source: AlterNet
What were you afraid of on Sept. 11, 2001? What frightens you today, one year later? Chances are, the two answers are quite different.
Posted on Sep 10, 2002, Source: AlterNet
A landmark new anthology explores the confluence of Zen and psychedelics but leaves one question unanswered: what do we tell the kids?
Posted on Sep 4, 2002, Source: AlterNet
Huge numbers of Americans are being screwed by deregulation, corporate corruption, political bribery and skyrocketing health care costs. The time is ripe to organize for change.
Posted on Sep 3, 2002, Source: AlterNet
A new report shows that the top execs of companies under investigation earned 70 percent more than the average CEOs who didn’t cook the books.
Posted on Aug 26, 2002, Source: AlterNet
Springsteen’s new album gets a hero’s welcome, while Earle’s latest is met with calls for a boycott. But we need both artists to help sort out the country’s post-9/11 trauma.
Posted on Aug 12, 2002, Source: AlterNet
In the latest crushing blow dealt by the feds, a medical marijuana user in California faces a 10-year mandatory minimum sentence for a pot conviction.
Posted on Jul 12, 2002, Source: AlterNet
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