Stories by Jan Frel
Jan Frel is AlterNet's senior editor.
Morgan Simon of the Responsible Endowment Coalition is helping student activists across the U.S. leverage their school endowments.
Posted on May 5, 2008
In Europe and Canada debate is raging about Naomi Klein's new book on disaster capitalism,
The Shock Doctrine. This interview with Klein considers why U.S. public debate is unable to ask fundamental questions about our economic system.
Posted on Sep 21, 2007
Author Nomi Prins says it's time to stop letting so-called conservatives pull the money right out of our wallets.
Posted on Sep 12, 2006
Did the CIA take over AlterNet? That's a question readers asked after reading two articles published about the Venezuelan president.
Posted on Jul 29, 2006
A Nuremberg chief prosecutor says there is a case for trying Bush for the 'supreme crime against humanity, an illegal war of aggression against a sovereign nation.'
Posted on Jul 10, 2006
John Tester's victory in Montana offers a great chance for a serious progressive in the Senate; a loss for Marcy Winograd in CA against Dem hawk Jane Harman; Busby comes close in Republican-heavy San Diego in spite of $10 million in GOP cash;
new -- corporations get a county smackdown.
Posted on Jun 7, 2006
Another failed attempt by the neocons to compare Iran to Nazi Germany suggests the public won't stand for another propaganda campaign meant to drum up war fever.
Posted on May 25, 2006
The big names in the Democratic Party have even lower numbers than Bush -- is that because everyone's ignoring the crisis in our politics?
Posted on May 19, 2006
The biggest obstacle to getting our petro-dependent society to change its wasteful ways is collective insanity.
Posted on May 10, 2006
With Neil Young and Pearl Jam releasing devastating anti-Bush albums in the coming weeks, it looks like rock has rejuvenated its protest past.
Posted on Apr 28, 2006
With gas prices at an all-time high, Democrats, Republicans and President Bush are all quick to point blame. But they're ignoring the biggest offender: all of us.
Posted on Apr 26, 2006
Author Kevin Phillips discusses the growing power that the Christian Right has over the Republican Party.
Posted on Apr 11, 2006
DeLay's exit is part of a groundswell of Republicans retiring from public office. Is it a trend?
Posted on Apr 5, 2006
Star political bloggers Markos Moulitsas Zuniga and Jerome Armstrong talk about their new book, the state of the Democratic Party and the promise of people-powered politics.
Posted on Mar 30, 2006
Author Norah Vincent dressed up as a man to find out how men really behave in all-male environments. Surprise, surprise: They're nice guys.
Posted on Mar 17, 2006
AlterNet readers debate the growing public concern about immigration.
Posted on Mar 11, 2006
A fairly radical proposal is on the table to reform California politics by giving its citizens the power to offer proposals directly to the voters.
Posted on Feb 27, 2006
Two longtime voting rights activists have thrown their hats into state elections for secretary of state.
Posted on Feb 9, 2006
Environmental groups nationwide are pooling their funds for a campaign to unseat one of the worst environmental offenders in Congress.
Posted on Jan 27, 2006
A labor union's $100,000 contest inviting its networked community to submit fresh ideas on how to improve the lives of working Americans has sparked an online revolt.
Posted on Jan 13, 2006
Hot off the presses,
New York Times reporter James Risen's brand-new book on the NSA wiretap scandal is loaded with devastating allegations.
Posted on Jan 5, 2006
The NSA wiretapping scandal is an object lesson in how the American presidency -- not just this president -- has gained too much power.
Posted on Jan 4, 2006
With his strange transformation into Gray Davis, Schwarzenegger is alienating his Republican base as well as the fickle voters of California.
Posted on Dec 19, 2005
The notion that we can't win is now a permanent part of the debate on Iraq thanks to Howard Dean's recent remarks.
Posted on Dec 7, 2005
John Kerry and a host of other squeamish Dems who have publicly 'regretted' their Iraq votes are now standing in a political wilderness.
Posted on Nov 22, 2005
The prospect of peak oil has shaken some of the mainstays of the conservative establishment into doing something about America's energy crises.
Posted on Nov 9, 2005
Bush is at the nadir of his career and the entire Republican Party is a sinking ship. Why aren't we getting more than weak slogans from the Washington Dems?
Posted on Nov 1, 2005
Nix the first six: A guide to California's November 8 special election.
Posted on Oct 24, 2005
The progressive animal rights organization has a ruthless approach for getting coverage in the mass media -- with enviable results.
Posted on Oct 5, 2005
An interview with Mark Ames, whose book about rage murders in American schools and workplaces claims these violent acts are, in effect, failed revolts.
Posted on Oct 3, 2005
In the wake of DeLay's indictment, David Dreier -- one of the three Republicans who moved up in the power chain -- will likely face greater scrutiny from GOP allies for his closeted sexuality.
Posted on Sep 28, 2005
For once, Bush or Rove or somebody in this administration may get an uppercut that keeps them down on the mat, or at least out for an eight-count.
Posted on Jul 11, 2005
After some soul-searching about the war in Iraq, the North Carolina congressman made one of the most staggering political about-faces seen in Washington since George W. Bush took office.
Posted on Jun 22, 2005
Jerome Armstrong of the political blog MyDD discusses how the Internet has changed -- and how it's changing Democratic politics.
Posted on Jun 16, 2005
Every spring, activists and investors attend general meetings to protest and meet with CEOs and corporate boards. The goal is to place their agendas -- on everything from the environment to labor practices -- front and center.
Posted on May 10, 2005
Does peer-to-peer file sharing spell feast or famine for the recording industry?
Posted on Apr 20, 2005
Did a couple of paid bloggers help unseat South Dakota senator and Democratic leader Tom Daschle?
Posted on Mar 1, 2005
John Kerry showed the nation he has practical ways to deal with America’s problems. Meanwhile, Bush dodged all the difficult questions.
Posted on Oct 14, 2004
Mitch Kapor helped make the personal computer ubiquitous in the business world in the 1980s with the company Lotus, which he founded. Now he wants to start a national dialogue about self-governance in the 21st century and the restoration of our republic.
Posted on Oct 11, 2004
In the second of three debates, Bush sticks to his guns while Kerry reaches out to talk about making America stronger and safer.
Posted on Oct 9, 2004
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