Stories by Evan Derkacz
Evan Derkacz, a former AlterNet editor, is managing editor of the forthcoming web magazine on the intersection of religion and politics, Religion Dispatches.
Tuesday's
article on young women, club culture and rape has the feminist blog world hopping mad.
Posted on Jan 4, 2007
A new documentary that looks at the people most affected by the Israeli-Palestinian divide reminds us that lasting peace will come from popular movements, not political leaders.
Posted on Dec 2, 2006
Prominent liberals are lining up to praise Wal-Mart, and the company can thank its recently hired Democratic operative, Leslie Dach.
Posted on Oct 20, 2006
It's become clear that the Republican leadership protected a predator. Will it cost them the conservative Christian votes they so desperately need?
Posted on Oct 3, 2006
The directors of the new documentary 'Jesus Camp' discuss the good, the bad, and the disharmony in the evangelical community.
Posted on Sep 28, 2006
Taking advantage of 'Jefferson's Revenge,' state legislatures have brought impeachment much closer to reality.
Posted on Apr 26, 2006
Right-wing pundit and blogger Michelle Malkin touched off a storm of threats and hatred after crossing the line and publishing protesters' contact information.
Posted on Apr 24, 2006
A new documentary about the 'Protocols of the Elders of Zion' attempts to understand the lure of the book's anti-Semitic message.
Posted on Apr 11, 2006
Tom DeLay resigned after one too many scandals, but his culture of corruption is alive and healthy.
Posted on Apr 4, 2006
A whole mess of anti-war celebrities descended on Manhattan to rally around one simple message: Bring the Troops Home Now.
Posted on Mar 22, 2006
Right-wing pundits and conservative hawks are calling Hugo Chavez an anti-Semite. Venezuela's Jewish community says they don't know bupkus.
Posted on Mar 15, 2006
Comments from our interview with Michael Lerner tended to reinforce his message: that progressives are having a heckuva time trying to understand the Right.
Posted on Feb 20, 2006
Michael Lerner lays down a vision for a strong and successful Left -- but first it'll have to tackle its own demons.
Posted on Feb 10, 2006
Our latest article on 'intelligent design' pushed a lot of hot buttons among our readers.
Posted on Jan 10, 2006
With Ariel Sharon in all likelihood out of the picture, Israel and Palestine are facing a new, unpredictable future.
Posted on Jan 6, 2006
Will the volatile star's move to satellite radio bury Clear Channel and the traditional radio format, or is it just more sound and fury?
Posted on Oct 31, 2005
The president's 'Top 10 Derailed Plots' speech was a sorry attempt to convince a skeptical public that the U.S. should remain in Iraq.
Posted on Oct 10, 2005
In this complex scandal there's really only one thing to keep in mind: Karl Rove endangered America.
Posted on Jul 13, 2005
An excerpt from the
Start Making Sense section Understanding the Election.
Posted on Apr 20, 2005
An interview with Amy Goodman, host of
Democracy Now! — the only “daily, grassroots, un-embedded, international, independent news hour” in America today.
Posted on Feb 14, 2005
Media reformers look to the future as Powell leaves his post.
Posted on Jan 21, 2005
Owned by Bush-backers, an emboldened Sinclair Broadcasting is pushing forward with its right-wing agenda. It's time to push back.
Posted on Dec 14, 2004
Nov. 2 wasn't a wash for progressive causes. Anti-war senators won by landslides, polluters were voted out of office and progressive initiatives on the minimum wage, education, and drug policy won in states that Bush dominated.
Posted on Nov 10, 2004
The ethically challenged Texan House Majority Leader has represented his district of Sugarland for 10 terms. It doesn't look like the people want him back for an 11th.
Posted on Oct 27, 2004
The painful stories and pictures of some of the 16,000 American soldiers – like Cpl. Tyson Johnson – wounded in Iraq might move Americans to action. Maybe that's why we don't see them in the mainstream media.
Posted on Oct 5, 2004
Thirsty for the trappings of corporate power? For the Yes Men, all it takes is a suit and a laser pointer.
Posted on Oct 4, 2004
Rappers and poets unleashed eloquent and audacious rhymes at the Slam Bush party in Soho, New York.
Posted on Oct 1, 2004
Braving bad weather and a long bus ride, volunteers fan out through a swing state's suburbs, knocking on thousands of doors to talk to voters – and get a surprise visit from Howard Dean.
Posted on Sep 23, 2004
Will George Bush come clean about his youthful profligate ways?
Posted on Sep 9, 2004
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 latest: Evan strikes out badly when he tries to get passes for the convention from the delegates.
Posted on Sep 1, 2004
Arrests, agent provocateurs, and a wide mix of protesting hit New York's Herald Square.
Posted on Sep 1, 2004
Believers in the Second Amendment aren't necessarily believers in a second term for Bush.
Posted on Jul 14, 2004
Ralph Nader keeps claiming he will take more votes away from Bush than from Kerry. Now comes a study of polls which puts the lie to that assertion.
Posted on May 31, 2004
WireTap Magazine's new book creates a bridge between the daily lives of youth and the act of voting.
Posted on Apr 6, 2004
The assassination of Hamas' spiritual leader has unleashed the potential for violent chaos that could threaten not only Israel, but also the United States.
Posted on Mar 23, 2004
If the giant cable company succeeds in its plan to take over Disney, it will become the nation's single largest media conglomerate.
Posted on Feb 12, 2004
An outrageous tax loophole actually incentivizes the purchase of gas-guzzling SUVs -- and it has just been increased 300 percent.
Posted on Dec 10, 2003
