Stories by Deanna Zandt
Deanna Zandt is a contributing editor at 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
