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Stories by Donnell Alexander

How Social Tech Fuels Iran's Election Revolution

It's less about celebrity and more about connection, humanity and the ability to inject values into the wider culture in a populist way.
Posted on Jun 15, 2009, Source: DeannaZandt.com

Empowerment Through Technology: Do You Tech?

If you're a woman (broadly and inclusively defined and intended), and you're interested in how technology can fuel social change, come join us.
Posted on May 8, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Even More AmazonFAIL: 'It was the French! Seriously!' How Not to Handle a Social Media Rampage

Amazon is blaming their PR nightmare on their French brethren.
Posted on Apr 14, 2009, Source: DeannaZandt.com

More on AmazonFAIL: Hackers, Misogyny, Homophobia and You

This is the kind of story that sends me down the rabbit hole of musing for days.
Posted on Apr 13, 2009, Source: DeannaZandt.com

Amazon.com Provokes Online Firestorm Over "Banned" Books

Using blogs, Facebook and Twitter, angry authors and readers go on attack for apparent censorship -- company claims "glitch."
Posted on Apr 13, 2009, Source: The Women's Media Center

Binghamton Is My Home Town: Reflections on the Shooting

Economic distress might have been the thing that flipped this guy's sanity over to the dark side. And now people are dead.
Posted on Apr 3, 2009, Source: DeannaZandt.com

Dear World: America Is Sorry for Its 8 Year Service Outage

The USA, your quality supplier of the ideals of liberty and democracy, would like to apologize for its 2001-2008 service outage.
Posted on Jan 28, 2009, Source: DeannaZandt.com

My meeting with Bill Clinton: Wall Street vs Main Street

If you had an hour to spend with Bill Clinton, what would you say?
Posted on Sep 23, 2008

Movie Review: "Body of War" by Phil Donahue

Phil Donahue and Ellen Spiro document five years of post-war life with paralyzed soldier Tomas Young.
Posted on Apr 10, 2008

Iraqi Journalist Killed In Raid

Ali Shafeya Al-Moussawi was killed in his home Friday night. His family needs your help.
Posted on Dec 15, 2007, Source: AlterNet

Take Back America Next Week in DC

Deanna Zandt: It's time for activists, elected officials and candidates to get together at Campaign for America's Future's annual conference.
Posted on Jun 11, 2007

Jessica Valenti takes on Stephen Colbert [VIDEO]

The editor of Feministing.com and author of "Full Frontal Feminism" goes on the notorious show... and even leaves Stephen speechless.
Posted on Jun 5, 2007

Ralph Nader, An Unreasonable Man

Deanna Zandt: A new documentary gets down to the bone on the life and times of America's consumer advocate...
Posted on Feb 1, 2007

Demanding progressive infrastructure

Deanna Zandt: An army of technologists, activists and organizers are insisting on tech tools that work.
Posted on Jan 12, 2007

Action alert: Shut down Guantanamo and stop troop escalation

Deanna Zandt: Help Witness Against Torture, UFPJ, MoveOn and more end the torture and violence carried out in your name.
Posted on Jan 10, 2007

Time's Person of the Year: you.

Deanna Zandt: The people-fueled content-sharing madness of the Internet evolution is changing the media dynamic, and it's all because of you.
Posted on Dec 17, 2006

My cell phone is bigger than yours...

Deanna Zandt: What do you *really* use your cellphone for, hmmmm?
Posted on Nov 14, 2006

Election Protection volunteers needed

An urgent request from the Election Defense Alliance.
Posted on Nov 8, 2006

South Dakota votes to preserve women's rights

They voted no on the abortion ban!
Posted on Nov 7, 2006

Indy journalist slain in Mexico violence

Deanna Zandt: Left-wing protesters in Oaxaca were attacked by pro-government forces, and videographer Brad Will was caught in the crossfire.
Posted on Oct 29, 2006

Crossfire with Jeff Cohen and Robert Novak, January 1996: For Vengeance.

Archive footage of Novak's confession on how he really feels about the death penalty.
Posted on Sep 19, 2006

Crossfire with Jeff Cohen and Robert Novak, February 1996: Feminist Weenies

Novak's intolerance for independent women and the men who support them comes flying out.
Posted on Sep 19, 2006

AOL exposes private info in the name of 'research'

If you performed any searchs via AOL this year, you might see yourself in this new report.
Posted on Aug 7, 2006

How your cellphone portends the future

What will happen to your Internet if the freedom to connect is taken away from you.
Posted on Jul 25, 2006

Yahoo, Google, Microsoft censor the Internet

A new Amnesty report and campaign sheds light on the tech giants' nefarious overseas activities.
Posted on Jul 24, 2006

Congress trying to send spying scandals to secret court

You can help stop this new bill in its tracks.
Posted on Jul 17, 2006

Steal this... wiki

The classic Abbie Hoffman book has been turned into a collaborative online project.
Posted on Jul 6, 2006

When illiterate senators make laws...

Your Internet freedom is being determined by people whose "receive an internet" on their computers in the morning.
Posted on Jul 3, 2006

Subway groping arrests on the rise

Is harassment really just "accepted subway culture?"
Posted on Jun 27, 2006

The Web's inventor slams the telco lies

Tim Berners-Lee goes to town on silly lies and distortions of Internet freedom and Net Neutrality.
Posted on Jun 22, 2006

Attacks on the Internet, TV and radio: call now!

Technology is getting it from all sides. Don't let us get sent back to the Dark Ages.
Posted on Jun 22, 2006

RFK Jr. seeking litigation in Ohio election fraud

Plans to be announced soon, while Republican candidates are the foxes watching the henhouse in Ohio.
Posted on Jun 20, 2006

Internet Freedom smackdown: Amazon.com vs. telco lobby

The giant retailer swiftly deflates the lobby's "nothing to see here, folks," strategy.
Posted on Jun 19, 2006

Peace activists silenced at Hillary speech

Choosing a pro-war congressperson to speak at a national progressive conference might not be such a good idea.
Posted on Jun 16, 2006

Internet headed back to Dark Ages

If the telcos have their way, they'll all be partying like it's 1987 again.
Posted on Jun 15, 2006

Arianna Huffington: Hillary and Kerry bring me to tears on Iraq

... But for very different reasons.
Posted on Jun 14, 2006

Can I be arrested for having "shared folders" on my computer?

Answers to some pressing digital civil rights questions of the day.
Posted on Jun 9, 2006

Craigslist blocked by Internet provider

Malware provided by Cox prevents access to the one of the Internet's most popular sites.
Posted on Jun 8, 2006

Kiddie propaganda poisoning young Canadians

The Canadian government decides it needs to "teach" kids lessons about filesharing and copyrighting.
Posted on Jun 6, 2006

International pirates take on Hollywood

In the face of harassment, civil rights violations and punishment, a group of Swedish technologists is facing down the movie and music industries to promote cultural enlightenment.
Posted on Jun 5, 2006

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