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

Conservative and Tea Party Rallies and Trainings Dominate the Capital: Are Progressives and Liberal Democrats About to Be Out-Organized?

Posted on: Sep 12, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Conservative protests in Washington show the breadth of energy and money marshaled to organize the right-wing base, while progressives lag behind.

5 Ways the Tea Party Agenda Screws Tea Party Supporters

Posted on: Sep 2, 2010, Source: AlterNet

In their quest to save the country from liberals, Tea Partiers signed on to an agenda that will cause them untold pain while granting unlimited powers to corporations.

Billionaire Who Denies Connection to Tea Parties Bankrolls Tea-Partying Glenn Beck Fans

Posted on: Aug 29, 2010, Source: AlterNet

David Koch, billionaire backer of the Tea Party movement, says he's never been to a Tea Party event. So, what do you call the conference full of Tea Partiers he just convened?

Glenn Beck's Messiah Complex

Posted on: Aug 27, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Rupert Murdoch's community organizer says that God speaks through him. Does Beck think he's the Second Coming? (His followers just may think so.)

Why Won't Sarah Palin and Tea Party Leaders Condemn Racism in Their Midst?

Posted on: Jul 16, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Instead of saying racism is unacceptable in their movement, Palin and Tea Party leaders pretend the NAACP called them all racists. Call it the politics of resentment.

Tea Party Think Tank Headed By Clarence Thomas' Wife Makes Common Cause With Militia Guru Larry Pratt

Posted on: Jul 7, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Listed among the friends of Virginia Thomas' new Tea Party think-tank is Gun Owners of America, headed by white-supremacist-friendly, militia guru Larry Pratt.

The Tea Party Is Dangerous: Dispelling 7 Myths That Help Us Avoid Reality About the New Right-Wing Politics

Posted on: Jun 30, 2010, Source: AlterNet

It may be fashionable to dismiss the Tea Party and its radical, right-wing pals, but we do so at our peril.

Arch-Conservative U.S. Christians Help Uganda 'Kill-the-Gays' Bill Stay Alive

Posted on: Jun 15, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Uganda's anti-gay bill, which espouses the death penalty for homosexual acts, still lives -- with the help of the U.S. religious right.

How BP, Big Oil and the Feds Screw Louisiana to Bring You Cheap Gas

Posted on: Jun 4, 2010, Source: AlterNet

The waters off Louisiana produce more oil than anywhere else in the nation. So why is it the second poorest state?

Tea Party's Rand Paul Squashes GOP Candidate in KY Primary

Posted on: May 18, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Tea Party libertarian Rand Paul handed Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell his head in Kentucky's primary. A lurch to the right, or just an anti-establishment election?

Dismiss the Tea Parties at Your Peril -- They're a Force to Be Reckoned With

Posted on: May 3, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Never before in our lifetimes has the Right taken to the streets. Combine that with the astroturfing and the megaphone of Fox News, and you have the recipe for a powerful force.

Low Turnout at Gun March the NRA's Fault, Organizer Says

Posted on: Apr 21, 2010, Source: AlterNet

March organizer Skip Coryell attributed his low turnout to lack of support from the NRA. "They let us down on this one," he said.

Gun March Warm-Up: Oath Keepers Founder Goes Off on Maddow, Mother Jones -- And AlterNet

Posted on: Apr 18, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Stewart Rhodes seemed to suggest that progressive and mainstream media are in league with the government to try to discredit his constitutionalist group.

Virginia "Sovereignty March" Claims Rep. Eric Cantor in Movement Steeped in Civil War Rhetoric -- And Worse

Posted on: Apr 15, 2010, Source: AlterNet

House Minority Whip Eric Cantor is reportedly scheduled to receive the Virginia Sovereignty March, organized by a group with racist "friends", on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol.

If You Think the Civil War Ever Ended, Think Again

Posted on: Apr 8, 2010, Source: AlterNet

But the larger issue is the notion that a Confederate History Month should be celebrated at all, with or without an overt mention of slavery.

Ethics Complaint Leveled at Right-Wing Congressional Members of Shadowy Christian Group

Posted on: Apr 2, 2010, Source: AlterNet

A group of congressmen and senators living in a posh townhouse on Capitol Hill owned by the notorious Family may now have to answer to ethics committees for low rent.

"This Is What Change Looks Like": Congress Passes Health-Care Reform

Posted on: Mar 21, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Once Rep. Bart Stupak announced he would vote for the Senate version of the health-care reform bill that came before the House, Democrats had their votes.

Religious Right and Tea Party Nation Turn to Michele Bachmann in Desperate Attempt to Defeat Health-Care Bill

Posted on: Mar 17, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Quoting scripture, spouting lies and blowing dog-whistles to violence, the right wing's queen of crazy takes center stage in desperate, last-gasp fight against health-care reform.

Massa Ruins Glenn Beck's Day; Admits to Groping "Tickle Fight" with Staffer

Posted on: Mar 9, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Backtracking on accusations of being forced to resign House seat, former Rep. Eric Massa frustrated Glenn Beck in an interview that promised dirt on Dems but delivered none.

Will Stupak and the Catholic Bishops Kill Health-Care Reform?

Posted on: Mar 9, 2010, Source: AlterNet

The outcome of the battle for health-care reform may rest on the say-so of one man, Rep. Bart Stupak. But he's got an army of Catholic bishops pulling his strings.

Sen. Jim Bunning Wreaks Havoc on the Unemployed -- And His Own Republican Party

Posted on: Mar 2, 2010, Source: AlterNet

The batty Republican ends his jobs filibuster, but not before he brings further damage to his party's reputation.

Heather Graham and MoveOn Team Up for Huge Push on Congress to Pass the Public Option

Posted on: Feb 23, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Progressive Change's Adam Green accuses the White House of having a 'loser mentality' on the public option despite public support, and MoveOn unleashes Heather Graham.

Wake Up, Progressives: The Right Is Ready to Rumble (Our Side, Not So Much)

Posted on: Feb 22, 2010, Source: AlterNet

We need to think differently -- to plan for victories that we may not live to see. And we need somebody to buy us a television network -- and a commercial publishing house.

Conservatives' Real Agenda Revealed at CPAC Conference: Love of Torture and Hatred of Obama

Posted on: Feb 18, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Day One of this year's conservafest included a surprise visit by torture advocate #1 Dick Cheney, and the crowd went wild for him.

Right-Wing Stunts and Tea Party Froth on the Eve of Conservatives' Yearly Conference

Posted on: Feb 16, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Right-wing leaders gather at a Masonic 'museum on Americanism' to sign a statement aimed at giving the Tea Party a set of principles.

Sarah Palin Aims to Bust Up the Republican Party -- And the Tea Party Movement

Posted on: Feb 7, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Palin's speech was her boilerplate of non sequiturs and cognitive disconnections, but in the interview that followed, she revealed her hand in a game for the presidency.

Obama Religious Adviser Wants President to Speak Against Ugandan 'Kill the Gays' Bill at Prayer Breakfast

Posted on: Feb 2, 2010, Source: AlterNet

At a press conference where a gay Ugandan was too frightened to show his face to the media, a member of Obama's religion council and other clergy threw down the gauntlet.

At National Prayer Breakfast, Obama to Address Shadowy Christian Group Tied to Uganda's 'Kill the Gays' Bill

Posted on: Jan 31, 2010, Source: AlterNet

The prayer breakfast is a display of power for an underground religious group that often shapes U.S. foreign policy in ways that sometimes conflict with our policy goals.

Rep. Grayson: Obama Needs to Push Health Care In Earnest -- With a Public Option

Posted on: Jan 27, 2010, Source: AlterNet

The health care battle between Republicans and Democrats has looked like a fight 'between the crazies and the lazies,' Grayson said. Now it's time to get serious.

Fox News Resorts to Homophobic Bathroom Jokes in Retaliation For Media Matters' Report on Fox Haiti Coverage

Posted on: Jan 21, 2010, Source: AlterNet

When Media Matters issued a report detailing the scant coverage Fox News programs gave the Haiti earthquake, Fox host Greg Gutfeld went homophobic on the watchdog group.

10 Pounds Overweight? Got High Cholesterol? It Could Cost You Big Unless the Dems Fix the Health Care Bill

Posted on: Jan 11, 2010, Source: AlterNet

A little-discussed provision of the Senate bill allows insurers to penalize subscribers by hundreds -- and even thousands -- of dollars for not meeting certain "wellness targets."

Updated: Catholic Bishops Embrace Anti-Abortion Terrorizers Missy Smith and Randall Terry

Posted on: Jan 6, 2010, Source: AlterNet

After the murder of George Tiller, Missy Smith said it was time to 'get' another abortion provider. At a center led by Catholic bishops, she will make her case again.

America the Traumatized: How 13 Events of the Decade Made Us the PTSD Nation

Posted on: Dec 29, 2009, Source: AlterNet

The Millennial Decade screwed with our heads and destroyed our national identity. Are we in for a cataclysmic century?

Right-Wingers' Big Day on Capitol Hill Proves to Be a Bust

Posted on: Dec 15, 2009, Source: AlterNet

A promised protest on Capitol Hill by right-wingers opposed to health-care reform doesn't happen; Dick Armey's speech at National Press Club canceled.

Has the GOP Collapse Begun? Hypothetical "Tea Party" Outpolls Republicans

Posted on: Dec 8, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Something is afoot among the conservative base -- voting Republican doesn't seem to cut it anymore, and incumbents are getting nervous.

"Tea Party: The Documentary" -- Attending a Bizarre Movie Premiere for Right-Wingers in Washington

Posted on: Dec 3, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Presented by FreedomWorks, the front group that organized the 9/12 March, a new documentary on the tea parties attempts to suggest that the protests were spontaneous.

Shocking: High School Grads Twice As Likely To Be Jobless Than College Grads – and Right-Wingers are Profiting From Their Pain

Posted on: Nov 27, 2009, Source: AlterNet

The economic meltdown has hit non-college grads much harder than the educated. And conservatives are very good at exploiting their anger and unease.

Just When You Thought It Was Safe: 3 Potential Obstacles to Health-Care Reform

Posted on: Nov 22, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Harry Reid may have gotten the Senate to move his health-care bill forward, but a handful of conservative Democrats could still keep the bill from getting a final vote.

Catholic Bishops Put Sex Obsession Ahead of Mission to the Sick and the Poor

Posted on: Nov 15, 2009, Source: AlterNet

First they threatened to take down health-care reform over abortion coverage. Now they're threatening services to the sick and poor of Washington, D.C., over same-sex marriage.

How Catholic Bishops Threw the Health Care Debate into Turmoil with Anti-Abortion Maneuver

Posted on: Nov 11, 2009, Source: AlterNet

It took a virulently anti-choice measure to pass the House's health care reform legislation. Progressives are strategizing how to keep it from the final bill.

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