Stories by Joshua Holland
Joshua Holland is an editor and senior writer at AlterNet.
The majority party is preparing to roll over, again, on Iraq.
Posted on Sep 6, 2007, Source: AlterNet
A reality check in anticipation of General Petraeus' Iraq dog-and-pony show.
Posted on Sep 4, 2007, Source: AlterNet
In a dramatic speech, John Edwards fired a major broadside against corporate America and, more significantly, "corporate Democrats," -- the likes of which hasn't been heard from a viable candidate with national appeal in decades.
Posted on Aug 26, 2007, Source: AlterNet
Despite the ethnic bloodshed in Iraq, majorities of Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds are united in their disapproval of the proposed oil laws that Washington and Big Oil are pushing.
Posted on Aug 9, 2007, Source: AlterNet
After swallowing 30 years of small-government rhetoric, our infrastructure, once the pride of the developed world, is falling apart around us. We're reaping what we've sown.
Posted on Aug 3, 2007, Source: AlterNet
Between 2001 and 2006, the healthcare sector added 1.7 million jobs while the rest of the economy added none. So how well is the economy really doing?
Posted on Jul 28, 2007, Source: AlterNet
This week: Iraq's government in "deep crisis"; PM Nouri al-Maliki taking fire from all sides; US military, State Department 100 times more corrupt than the UN and the Iraqi soccer team braves bombings to advance to Asia Cup semi-final!
Posted on Jul 27, 2007, Source: AlterNet
While the rich are getting richer, they're slashing social security, medicare and other social programs for the rest of us. What gives?
Posted on Jul 18, 2007, Source: AlterNet
Junk food diets and shoddy healthcare are making Americans shorter than Western Europeans.
Posted on Jul 9, 2007, Source: AlterNet
Robert Greenwald and Brave New Films take a look at those on the front-lines in the fight for economic justice.
Posted on Jul 3, 2007, Source: AlterNet
Andrew Bossie found the staggering costs of tuition, books, and living expenses at college in Maine to be untenable. Working with fellow activists, his campaign eventually convinced the Legislature to offer a way out of debt.
Posted on Jun 30, 2007, Source: AlterNet
A new report by the Center for American Progress and the Free Press has the right up-in-arms. Its message: right-wingers' dominance of talkradio is a classic market failure.
Posted on Jun 29, 2007, Source: AlterNet
The North American Union, an increasingly popular conspiracy theory about a group of shadowy international "elites" who are planning to "replace the United States" with a transnational government, is a manifestation of xenophobia that would do the John Birch Society proud.
Posted on Jun 15, 2007, Source: AlterNet
Hardliners, far outside of the mainstream, are using the "big lie technique" to derail immigration reform.
Posted on Jun 12, 2007, Source: AlterNet
When George Bush announced that he favored keeping troops in Iraq for decades, the media apparently didn't think the opinion of Iraqis mattered.
Posted on Jun 8, 2007, Source: AlterNet
While Washington lawmakers play procedural games with an out-of-control executive branch, Iraqi legislators are working to bring an end to the occupation of their country.
Posted on Jun 5, 2007, Source: AlterNet
A new study by Media Matters for America shows that when the topic is religion, the media looks disproportionately to hard-line right-wingers for comment.
Posted on May 30, 2007, Source: AlterNet
Iraq's resistance groups have offered a series of peace plans that might put an end to the country's sectarian violence, but they've been ignored by the U.S.-led coalition because they're opposed to foreign occupation and privatization of oil.
Posted on May 21, 2007
More than half of the members of Iraq's parliament rejected for the first time on Tuesday the continuing occupation of their country. The U.S. media ignored the story.
Posted on May 9, 2007, Source: AlterNet
This week George W. Bush vetoed more than $100 billion in funds for the war he chose to start and now refuses to end -- and now the ball is in the Democrats' court.
Posted on May 4, 2007, Source: AlterNet
Kucinich may be with the American people and way ahead of the DC curve.
Posted on Apr 25, 2007, Source: AlterNet
For years, companies have been keeping workers from exercising their legal rights to organize and exacerbating America's income and wealth inequality. A new bill could help reverse that trend, but does it stand a chance against Bush's veto pen?
Posted on Apr 23, 2007, Source: AlterNet
Bush’s court-packing pays off, and Democrats who voted for Scalia and Roberts get their comeuppance.
Posted on Apr 18, 2007, Source: AlterNet
A recent Newsweek op-ed by global warming denier Richard Lindzen claims the meteorologist has no industry ties, but his bio is as misleading as his writing.
Posted on Apr 12, 2007, Source: AlterNet
When Saddam was ousted from power, one corrupt state was replaced with another. In that sense, we lost the war before it had begun.
Posted on Apr 10, 2007, Source: AlterNet
The outspoken actress and comedienne has pushed the envelope again; this time it's landed her in some hot water. Has she crossed the line?
Posted on Apr 4, 2007, Source: AlterNet
Maxed Out director James Scurlock explains how without credit cards, millions of apparently middle-class Americans would live at the poverty level.
Posted on Mar 24, 2007, Source: AlterNet
This week, Senate Democrats agreed with key Republicans on a watered-down resolution opposing Bush's troop escalation. It may be smart politics, but it's bad policy.
Posted on Feb 2, 2007, Source: AlterNet
What Pizzo misses is that a comprehensive immigration debate should include the effects of trade policies, reforming the World Bank, and providing debt relief to poorer countries.
Posted on Jan 31, 2007, Source: AlterNet
Bush's seventh State of the Union speech was loaded with proposals that will go nowhere and had little relationship with reality. So much for hoping that a 28 percent approval rating would teach him anything.
Posted on Jan 24, 2007, Source: AlterNet
Public record reveals what the media haven't about McCain: He's been flip-flopping on Iraq since before the first war. First he said he could "not even contemplate" the bloodshed. Now he says more troops should "do the trick."
Posted on Jan 17, 2007, Source: AlterNet
The Democrats' passage of tough budget rules in Congress mark another step in righting the course of GOP profligacy.
Posted on Jan 15, 2007, Source: AlterNet
Israel may well find itself at war with Syria and Hezbollah in the coming months, and the American foreign policy establishment needs to let go of its long-standing biases to prevent these conflicts.
Posted on Dec 23, 2006, Source: AlterNet
Dogged by serious allegations of human rights abuses in Iraq, a leading profiteer from the Iraq war engages in intimidation campaigns against journalists in America who seek to expose its practices.
Posted on Nov 21, 2006, Source: AlterNet
Because who but another "Rummy" would stay the course in Iraq with the Bush administration?
Posted on Nov 8, 2006, Source: AlterNet
The Bush administration had the opportunity to show the world the best principles of liberal democracy. Instead, it opted for a dog-and-pony show for the sake of partisan gain.
Posted on Nov 6, 2006, Source: AlterNet
Next Tuesday's midterms could be just another election or they could mark a major electoral shift. Grassroots progressives could have an enormous impact on the outcome.
Posted on Nov 1, 2006, Source: AlterNet
Newly elected politicians, swept into power power by insurgent Democratic voters, include a heavy contingent of economic populists. These new officials will stand up to bad trade policies and push legislation for America's working class. They'll face a tough fight.
Posted on Nov 1, 2006, Source: AlterNet
Bush's White House is going down in flames, and the Republican machine is doing everything it can to keep "conservatism" from burning along with it.
Posted on Oct 27, 2006, Source: AlterNet
As Iraq falls apart, rumors are flying that there will be a Bush-backed coup, an open three-sided civil war and a host of other nightmarish outcomes.
Posted on Oct 21, 2006, Source: AlterNet
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