Stories by Alex Kane

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

Posted on: Jul 31, 2013, Source: AlterNet

Activists battle the military over its refusal to release the names of trainees at the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation.

Posted on: Jul 30, 2013, Source: AlterNet

The military intelligence analyst was found not guilty on the most serious charge of "aiding the enemy," but was found guilty of violating the Espionage Act.

Posted on: Jul 30, 2013, Source: AlterNet

A new study shows that doubling the salaries and benefits of every single McDonald’s employee would result in only a 68 cent increase in the price of Big Macs.

Posted on: Jul 30, 2013, Source: AlterNet

20 teachers, administrators and staff are using an Arkansas law to arm themselves while working at Clarksville High School.

Posted on: Jul 29, 2013, Source: AlterNet

Sharon Snyder says she was fired for providing a document that helped free a wrongfully convicted man in jail.

Posted on: Jul 29, 2013, Source: AlterNet

A lawsuit says police allegedly watched their dog attack Katie Hess after she fell asleep.

Posted on: Jul 29, 2013, Source: AlterNet

Cumulus Media is reportedly set to drop Limbaugh and Hannity from its stations by the end of the year.

Posted on: Jul 29, 2013, Source: AlterNet

Fox News’ ignorance and anti-Muslim bigotry shined bright over the weekend.

Posted on: Jul 23, 2013, Source: AlterNet

The ACLU says the lawsuit is a last resort after requests for public records on the racial profiling orders were denied.

Posted on: Jul 23, 2013, Source: AlterNet

The successful move by Chevron is about harassing activists, a lawyer said.

Posted on: Jul 23, 2013, Source: AlterNet

New York City cop Sean Christian is under internal investigation after being accused of sending sexually explicit photos taken from a woman to himself.

Posted on: Jul 22, 2013, Source: AlterNet

The food giant has been hit by a strike over a store with no A/C and a drop in stock prices. Now they have to contend with falling stocks.

Posted on: Jul 22, 2013, Source: AlterNet

The fundraising appeal was published after the Justice Department requested that police in Florida hold on to the gun Zimmerman used to kill Trayvon Martin.

Posted on: Jul 22, 2013, Source: AlterNet

A new study demonstrates that cities in the Southeast lag behind those in the Northeast when it comes to income mobility.

Posted on: Jul 16, 2013, Source: AlterNet

18-year-old Robert Ethan Saylor died in a Maryland movie theater in January.

Posted on: Jul 16, 2013, Source: AlterNet

A petition appealing to the Department of Justice has garnered over 470,000 signatures.

Posted on: Jul 16, 2013, Source: AlterNet

The budget suggestions by the mega-corporation have little bearing in reality.

Posted on: Jul 15, 2013, Source: AlterNet

One juror who found George Zimmerman innocent has signed on with a literary agent in the hopes of a future book deal about her experience.

Posted on: Jul 15, 2013, Source: AlterNet

The Justice Department announced Sunday that they will review the facts of Trayvon Martin's death to see if civil rights charges against George Zimmerman are warranted.

Posted on: Jul 9, 2013, Source: AlterNet

The presence of guards who work for Bulletproof Securities is raising eyebrows among Wisconsin lawmakers.

Posted on: Jul 9, 2013, Source: AlterNet

The three women who were kidnap victims used the video to express their appreciation to the public for their support.

Posted on: Jul 8, 2013, Source: AlterNet

Doctors say that the pregnant girl's health is in danger.

Posted on: Jul 8, 2013, Source: AlterNet

The killings punctuate a week of violence between opposing sides in Egypt.

Posted on: Jul 3, 2013, Source: AlterNet

The military has taken over, installed an interim president, and placed Morsi and Muslim Brotherhood leaders under arrest.

Posted on: Jul 2, 2013, Source: AlterNet

Guardian columnist Glenn Greenwald slammed the Obama administration's war on whistleblowers on Fox News.

Posted on: Jul 2, 2013, Source: AlterNet

Occupy-inspired protester Jeff Olson faced 13 years in jail for drawing chalk slogans outside Bank of America branches in California.

Posted on: Jul 1, 2013, Source: AlterNet

A Belgian diplomat's family was kicked out of the Metropolis Country Club last month for breastfeeding.

Posted on: Jul 1, 2013, Source: AlterNet

The deaths of two kids in New Orleans and Kentucky add to an already grim tally of child deaths by firearm.

Posted on: Jul 1, 2013, Source: AlterNet

Ohio becomes the latest state targeted by the Republican Party's extreme anti-abortion faction.

Posted on: Jun 25, 2013, Source: AlterNet

You could be stunting your development or speeding your demise by spending too many hours a day on that device.

Posted on: Jun 25, 2013, Source: AlterNet

The disclosure that the IRS targeted liberals too deals a blow to the conservative narrative about the scandal.

Posted on: Jun 25, 2013, Source: AlterNet

Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy has introduced a bill that would place restrictions on the NSA’s ability to collect intelligence on Americans.

Posted on: Jun 24, 2013, Source: AlterNet

A Rolling Stone article details how the ratings agencies supposed to watch investment deals rubber-stamped dubious transactions.

Posted on: Jun 24, 2013, Source: AlterNet

An e-mail obtained by a local news outlet reveals that the Atlanta mayor has "designated traffic court/ticket revenue for future pay increases."

Posted on: Jun 24, 2013, Source: AlterNet

The comment came during during a debate on a bill that would restrict reproductive rights.

Posted on: Jun 24, 2013, Source: AlterNet

They wanted him to snitch, a disturbing lawsuit alleges.

Posted on: Jun 24, 2013, Source: AlterNet

The fast-food restaurant has become the first chain establishment to label all GMO-derived ingredients.

Posted on: Jun 19, 2013, Source: AlterNet

A drone strike that killed 42 people is the focus of filmmaker Robert Greenwald's new video on the American war in Pakistan.

Posted on: Jun 18, 2013, Source: AlterNet

The police officer, 36-year-old Anthony Dattilo, could serve more than four years in state prison.

Posted on: Jun 18, 2013, Source: AlterNet

How often do technology companies hand over user information to the government? More answers to that question have come out in recent days.

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