Stories by Adele M. Stan

Adele M. Stan is AlterNet's Washington correspondent. She co-edited, with Don Hazen, the AlterNet book, Dangerous Brew: Exposing the Tea Party's Agenda to Take Over America. Follow her on Twitter: www.twitter.com/addiestan . Send tips to: adele@alternet.org subscribe to Adele M. Stan's feed

Debt Ceiling Vote: Tea Party Gives Speaker Boehner Something to Cry About

Posted on: Jul 28, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Even if John Boehner wins a vote on the debt ceiling, Tea Party-allied members of Congress may end his tenure as House speaker.

In Bid for Control of GOP, Tea Party Brings U.S. to Brink of Economic Calamity

Posted on: Jul 22, 2011, Source: AlterNet

The Tea Party doesn't care if it has to destroy the United States in order to grab the levers of GOP machinery.

Ralph Reed's Anti-Union Wisconsin Gambit

Posted on: Jul 21, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Will the Obama Administration Prosecute Murdoch?

Posted on: Jul 21, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Cenk Uygur Press Conference: I Left MSNBC So I Could Tell the Truth

Posted on: Jul 21, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Murdoch: Hacking Not My Fault; Everybody Done Me Wrong

Posted on: Jul 19, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Rupert Murdoch's refusal to take responsibility for the phone-hacking scandal now roiling his British newspapers exposes News Corp's culture of blame-laying.

The 12 Nastiest Villains in the Murdoch Phone-Hacking Scandal

Posted on: Jul 18, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Here's an incomplete guide to the villains in the drama that threatens to take down the Murdoch empire.

The Scary Religious Ideology Behind Michele Bachmann's Anti-Gay Crusade

Posted on: Jul 17, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Does the draconian mandate of Old Testament law drive Michele and Marcus Bachmann's war on LGBT people?

Murchoch's Empire Crumbling? Wall Street Journal CEO Resigns in Phone-Hack Scandal

Posted on: Jul 15, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Murdoch Ditches Top U.K. Exec After Big Saudi Investor Calls For Her Sacking

Posted on: Jul 15, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Protests Outide Rupert Murdoch's New York Home

Posted on: Jul 14, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Will Americans Turn on Murdoch the Way the Brits Have? UPDATE: Murdoch Reverses Refusal to Testify in U.K.

Posted on: Jul 13, 2011, Source: AlterNet

In Britain, Murdoch was the biggest cheese of all, until his readers turned on him. Amid allegations of phone-hacking of 9/11 victims, with the American people do the same?

Murdoch Drops His Bid for Satellite TV Giant, BSkyB, in Wake of Scandal

Posted on: Jul 13, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Wisconsin Primary: 'Real' Democrats Defeat Fakes Places on Dem Ballot by Republicans

Posted on: Jul 13, 2011, Source: AlterNet

4 Ways the Murdoch Scandal Points To Rot at the Top

Posted on: Jul 11, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Gag money, lies, political warfare and conflicts of interest are all in a day's work at Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation.

Betty Ford, RINO, RIP

Posted on: Jul 11, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Murdoch Phone-Hack Scandal Moves Closer to Wall Street Journal Chief

Posted on: Jul 7, 2011, Source: AlterNet

MoveOn, DFA Push Back on Dems' Potential Social Security Cuts

Posted on: Jul 7, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Murdoch Named PATRIOT Act Architect to Mop Up Paper's Eavesdropping Scandal; 'News of the World' to Close

Posted on: Jul 6, 2011, Source: AlterNet

One of Murdoch's UK papers is in trouble over hacking private cell phones, including one belonging to a murder victim--and some familiar US faces may be part of the coverup.

Yes, She's Serious: While You're Laughing, Michele Bachmann Is Gearing Up To Fight

Posted on: Jun 30, 2011, Source: AlterNet

There's no such thing as bad publicity for the GOP's most unpredictable candidate.

8 Reasons Justice Clarence Thomas Must Step Down

Posted on: Jun 23, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Plagued by ethical breaches and links to groups calling for armed insurrection against the U.S. government, Clarence Thomas must resign his seat on the Supreme Court.

RightOnline and Netroots Nation: Right and Left Mix It Up a Little in Minneapolis

Posted on: Jun 20, 2011, Source: AlterNet

RightOnline and Netroots Nation: Right and Left Mix It Up a Little in Minneapolis

Posted on: Jun 20, 2011, Source: AlterNet

When parallel universes collide.

Crowd Goes Wild for Bachmann at RightOnline (A Twitter Stream)

Posted on: Jun 18, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Meet MSNBC's Next New Host, Christopher Hayes

Posted on: Jun 15, 2011, Source: AlterNet

On television, Hayes is so likable and so quick at distilling the politics of the day, that it's easy to miss just how radical he is.

Bachmann Officially Tosses Hat in Ring for 2012

Posted on: Jun 13, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Gingrich Senior Campaign Staff Resigns En Masse

Posted on: Jun 9, 2011, Source: AlterNet

GOP Hopeful Herman Cain: David Koch's Stalking Horse?

Posted on: Jun 7, 2011, Source: AlterNet

What goes unremarked in profiles of Herman Cain is his connection to the Americans for Prosperity Foundation, the organization founded by David Koch.

Wall Street Journal Honcho Shills for Secret Worker 'Education' Program Linked to Koch Group

Posted on: Jun 3, 2011, Source: AlterNet/The Investigative Fund at The Nation Institute

During the 2010 election campaign, WSJ editorial board member Stephen Moore carried the Koch agenda to Wisconsin workers -- in workplace seminars called by their bosses.

Notorious Wisconsin Retailer Backs AFP-Linked Anti-Union Program

Posted on: Jun 2, 2011, Source: AlterNet/The Investigative Fund at The Nation Institute

Menards home improvement stores are known for their anti-union fervor, employee-abusive practices and environmental violations. And they preach Prosperity 101.

L.A. Public School Librarians Subjected to Basement Interrogations as Administrators Target Their Jobs

Posted on: May 26, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Patriot Act Extension Passes, 72-23

Posted on: May 26, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Accusing DSK of Sexual Assault Took Guts -- But Union Protection Is Essential

Posted on: May 19, 2011, Source: AlterNet

A woman attacked by her employer's very powerful customer was perhaps empowered to come forward knowing her union contract meant she wouldn't lose her job for it.

Religious Right Organization: Jesus Hates Yoga

Posted on: May 12, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Is Romney Already Toast? The Koch Machine Turns Up the Fire

Posted on: May 12, 2011, Source: AlterNet

5 Professional Tea Partiers: Who's Sucking the Most Money From the Movement?

Posted on: May 11, 2011, Source: AlterNet

These five Tea Party leaders are nicely compensated for leading the allegedly leaderless movement.

David Koch Can't Bear to Give Obama Credit For Bin Laden Demise

Posted on: May 5, 2011, Source: AlterNet

ColorOfChange Calls on 'Celebrity Apprentice' Stars Lil John and Star Jones to Repudiate Trump

Posted on: May 5, 2011, Source: AlterNet

What Would You Say to the Koch Brothers if You Had the Chance?

Posted on: May 5, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Bin Laden's Death: Triumph or Tumult Ahead?

Posted on: May 1, 2011, Source: AlterNet

The killing of Bin Laden will win Obama kudos at home, but will it further destabilize Pakistan?

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