Stories by Laura Barcella
Laura Barcella is a former associate editor at AlterNet. Her writing has appeared in the Village Voice, Salon.com, and the anthology BITCHfest: Ten Years of Cultural Criticism from the Pages of Bitch Magazine.
Jessica Valenti's new book aims to make women's rights cool again -- to make feminism a lifestyle as well as a movement. Read an excerpt from the book and her conversation with AlterNet.
Posted on Apr 24, 2007
In her new book, "Dancing in the Streets," Barbara Ehrenreich links the current epidemic of depression with our lack of group bonding rituals and explores how festive gatherings can be vehicles for social change.
Posted on Apr 7, 2007
Conservatives are working hard to dismantle almost every policy that protects average American workers. Air America host Thom Hartmann speaks up about how we can fight back.
Posted on Sep 6, 2006
A pair of contradictory opinion pieces sparked heated debate among AlterNet readers about male roles in parenthood and contraception.
Posted on Aug 24, 2006
Readers responded with intensity to two recent AlterNet stories about rape perpetrated by servicemen in the U.S. military.
Posted on Jul 24, 2006
Today, more and more twenty- and thirty-somethings are struggling to stay afloat -- and 'Strapped' author Tamara Draut knows why.
Posted on May 31, 2006
Author Louis Uchitelle talks about how the rising tide of layoffs in corporate America isn't just damaging the nation's job security, but our sense of self-worth.
Posted on Apr 7, 2006
The famous funnyman speaks out about his latest book, Air America's future, and his potential run for the Senate in '08.
Posted on Feb 9, 2006
A powerful new documentary explores the struggle of seven former prisoners, newly exonerated of horrible crimes.
Posted on Jan 20, 2006
A new book showcases Iran's burgeoning blog world -- a vibrant 75,000-member community struggling for free expression in the face of a militant Islamic regime.
Posted on Jan 14, 2006
Lisa Crystal Carver, creator of the underground zine 'Rollerderby,' opens up about her transformation from small-town teen to international lit-punk sensation.
Posted on Jan 13, 2006
A new book asks America's top journalists for insights on why post-9/11, pre-Iraq War news coverage was so shoddy.
Posted on Jan 2, 2006
The author of a history of our favorite Caribbean libation discusses how rum affected slavery, Indians, and culture as a whole.
Posted on Dec 2, 2005
Tomorrow, thousands of people will mobilize in DC -- and scores of other cities nationwide -- to voice opposition to the war in Iraq. Here's where to go if you're
not in Washington.
Posted on Sep 23, 2005
For those of us far from the eye of the storm, there are things we can do to help Katrina's victims.
Posted on Sep 2, 2005
In his book
American Mania, a psychiatrist urges us to stop our endless quest of accumulation -- unless we want to witness a mass psychological and economic meltdown.
Posted on Aug 26, 2005
David LaChapelle's new documentary chronicles the evolution of a dance craze in South Central L.A. -- but skims over harder questions about race.
Posted on Aug 8, 2005
John Graham's recent article, about being on the government's 'no fly' list, sparked a number of insightful comments from alarmed AlterNet readers.
Posted on Jul 11, 2005
We talk with media darling Steven Johnson about pop culture, 'media diet,' and -- ahem -- whether his much-hyped new book should really be taken seriously.
Posted on Jul 8, 2005
Former police chief Norm Stamper opens up about the dark side of American policing, from institutionalized racism to misogyny and homophobia.
Posted on Jun 15, 2005
Why is Wal-Mart wicked? AlterNet counted the ways in a June 1 article -- and lots of ever-opinionated readers weighed in.
Posted on Jun 13, 2005
The flood of comments provoked by a recent article on post-abortion counseling moved us to highlight them in a forum of their own.
Posted on Jun 7, 2005
