Stories by Alex Kane

Alex Kane is AlterNet's New York-based World editor, and a staff reporter for Mondoweiss. Follow him on Twitter @alexbkane.subscribe to Alex Kane's rss feed

Mitt Romney's Dangerous Foreign Policy Team: Nostalgic for Bush, Hellbent on War with Iran

Posted on May 2, 2012, Source: AlterNet

The candidate's foreign policy team features the usual belligerence, mixed with some serious nostalgia for a thoroughly discredited foreign policy framework.

'Festive, Righteous Anger': Occupy Makes May-Day Comeback With Massive Demonstrations

Posted on May 1, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Yesterday, Occupy recaptured the public's attention with rallies, marches, parties, and yes, arrests all over the country.

How the West Used Libya to Hijack the Arab Revolts

Posted on Apr 5, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Vijay Prashad talks neoliberal economics, the uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia and why NATO's intervention in Libya marked a new chapter in the story of the Arab revolts.

5 Politicians Pushing the US Closer to a Disastrous War With Iran

Posted on Mar 16, 2012, Source: AlterNet

President Obama may be pushing back against the “loose talk of war,” but Congress sure isn't.

Occupy AIPAC Confronts Bibi Netanyahu's Insane Push for War with Iran

Posted on Mar 6, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Activists gathered in Washington, DC to try to "disrupt business as usual."

New York Muslims Fight Back Against Police Department's Institutionalized Paranoia About Islam

Posted on Jan 31, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Muslim community leaders say Islamophobia is deep-seated in the New York Police Department.

Obama Administration Using Anti-Terror Laws to Intimidate and Harass American Palestine Solidarity Activists

Posted on Jul 8, 2011, Source: AlterNet

The Obama administration is using the prohibition on material support like a weapon against activists trying to break Israel’s blockade.

How Your Tax Dollars Fuel the Hatred of Muslims

Posted on Apr 18, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Public servants are regularly presented with misleading, inflammatory, and dangerous information about the nature of the terror threat.

New Pressures on Egyptian Government to Assist in Easing Gaza Blockade

Posted on Mar 22, 2011, Source: Indypendent

“Egypt has a moral responsibility to address the humanitarian situation in Gaza, as well as encourage the international community to pressure Israel into lifting the siege.”

J Street Sticks to the Script at its Annual Conference, Despite Coming to a Two-State Dead-End

Posted on Mar 4, 2011, Source: AlterNet

The 'Palestine papers' revealed a grim prospect for the existing peace process, but J Street continues to talk about the need for 'American leadership.'

One Nation Progressive Coalition Organizes Huge Rally to Push for 'Jobs, Justice and Education' This Saturday in Washington

Posted on Sep 30, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Unions are leading the way, mobilizing progressives for big DC rally, in order to mobilize for Nov. election, and press corporate corruption agenda.

Israeli Beauty Products Company Ahava Complicit in the Sins of Occupation

Posted on Sep 18, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Ahava is owned by entities deeply involved in Israel's settlement project in the occupied West Bank. Activists are fighting to show it can't hide its dirty side.

Standoff with Police as Iraq Vets Demand to Meet with Obama Campaign

Posted on Aug 28, 2008, Source: Indypendent

With no reply from Obama to their letter asking him to endorse their goals, IVAW marched to the Pepsi Center to demand that their voices be heard.
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