Stories by Deanna Zandt
Deanna Zandt is a contributing editor at AlterNet.
To balance out the inanities of celebs trying to self-promote, you should get on Twitter and talk about what's important to you.
Posted on Apr 27, 2009, Source: AlterNet
On the eve of the release of her new album, the folk singer talks about elections, random acts of activism, and wild, wild weather in New Orleans. Plus: an exclusive download from 'Reprieve.'
Posted on Jul 7, 2006, Source: AlterNet
Ben Cohen has built a grassroots organization of half a million to fight the obscene size of the U.S. military budget -- and he uses Oreo cookies to make the case.
Posted on May 22, 2006, Source: AlterNet
The author of a new book on pop language describes how media-driven popular culture is not only changing the way we speak, but maybe even the way we think.
Posted on Nov 11, 2005, Source: AlterNet
Wealth inequality, wrongful death on 9/11, Ashcroft's attack on human rights laws, science snuffed, and more: these are the stories that didn't get the play they deserved this year.
Posted on Sep 8, 2004, Source: AlterNet
The first major protest in Manhattan this week was a wild bike ride that led to hundreds of arrests – and lots of media attention.
Posted on Aug 28, 2004, Source: AlterNet
The New York creative community steps into the fray of the Republican Convention, offering up the Imagine Festival – six days, 50 venues, over 100 events.
Posted on Jul 16, 2004, Source: AlterNet
Young talent raises dough for an election push at one party in New York, while High Times magazine goes activist at another.
Posted on Jul 13, 2004, Source: AlterNet
MoveOn hopes to get its 'Bush in 30 Seconds' winner in front of a Super Bowl audience, placing its progressive message squarely in front of mainstream America.
Posted on Jan 14, 2004, Source: AlterNet
Some families of the victims of 9/11 show that the path toward healing may best be achieved by working for peace.
Posted on Sep 11, 2003, Source: AlterNet
