Stories by Byard Duncan

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Halting Town Hall Intimidation Is AlterNet's Top Take Action Campaign This Week

Posted on: Aug 10, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Effigies, Nazi rhetoric, guns and threatening phone calls. How are you going to help counter this despicable intimidation campaign?

How Churches May Actually Help Gays Win the Marriage Fight

Posted on: Aug 7, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Religious communities don't have to be the enemy of gay rights -- in fact, as some are showing, they can help swing votes for equality.

Why Did Bill O'Reilly Write Obama a Love Letter?

Posted on: Aug 7, 2009, Source: AlterNet

The be-jowled bloviator penned an homage to Obama in Sunday's Parade Magazine. WTF?

Condemn CNN for Its Lou Dobbs "Birther" Fiasco

Posted on: Aug 3, 2009, Source: AlterNet

By continuing to sanction Dobbs' thinly veiled racism, the network is jeopardizing its status as America's "most trusted" news source.

Join MoveOn's Fight to Stop "Birthers"

Posted on: Jul 29, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Sign the petition condemning CNN's resident conspiracy theorist, Lou Dobbs.

Tell Senators: Now's Not the Time for a Break on Health Care Reform

Posted on: Jul 27, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Making sure senators keep hammering out health care reform is AlterNet's top Take Action Campaign for the week.

What's the Best Way to Read the Latest Donald Rumsfeld Biography?

Posted on: Jul 23, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Bradley Graham's "By His Own Rules" is an exhaustively researched piece on Rumsfeld. Maybe that's why it's not so great.

Protecting the Rights of Afghan Women is AlterNet's Top Take Action Campaign This Week

Posted on: Jul 20, 2009, Source: AlterNet

See that the issue of women's rights in Afghanistan does not get swept under the rug.

British Law Makes Children's Authors Register in Pedophile Database

Posted on: Jul 16, 2009, Source: AlterNet

To fight back, several authors have vowed to cease visiting schools at the beginning of next academic year.

Give Don Siegelman a Fair Shot

Posted on: Jul 14, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Why has Obama reportedly struck a deal to keep two Bush lawyers on the democratic ex-governor's case?

Press Attorney General Eric Holder to Bring Torture Architects to Justice

Posted on: Jul 13, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Demand accountability and help topple ugly Bush precedents.

My First Abortion Party

Posted on: Jul 8, 2009, Source: AlterNet

When I got the invite to a friend's abortion party, I thought it was a way to help her through a difficult decision. I was right and wrong.

Ending Indefinite Detention Is AlterNet's Top Take Action Campaign of the Week

Posted on: Jul 7, 2009, Source: AlterNet

It's up to us to make sure that Obama does away with this horrid Bush administration legacy.

Why is Dianne Feinstein Really Poo-Pooing Obama's Public Option?

Posted on: Jul 1, 2009, Source: AlterNet

The senator's health plan is structured the same way as Obama's public option. What's really stalling her?

Pressuring Obama to Make the Right Decision on Health Care is AlterNet's Top Campaign of the Week

Posted on: Jun 29, 2009, Source: AlterNet

This is no time to let up. We must let Obama know how important a public option is for all of America.

Obama Is Making the Wrong Decision on Health Care Reform

Posted on: Jun 24, 2009, Source: AlterNet

By backing away from a public option, Obama is letting down 72 percent of America.

Americans Want a Public Option on Health Care -- Here's How We Can Make it Happen

Posted on: Jun 23, 2009, Source: AlterNet

The only thing standing between us and real health care for all Americans are some senators and their industry friends. Time for battle.

A Public Option is Within Reach -- Dems Can't Back Down

Posted on: Jun 23, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Tom Daschle and Dianne Feinstein are among the many who need to step up to the plate.

Ninety-Four Year Old West Virginia Congressman Arrested For Protesting Big Coal

Posted on: Jun 23, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Ken Hechler has been taken into custody for trespassing on Massey Energy premises.

Ending Mountaintop Removal Mining is AlterNet's Top Take Action Campaign of The Week

Posted on: Jun 22, 2009, Source: AlterNet

No source of energy is worth the price we're paying. Tell your senators it's time to stop blowing up our mountains.

Why Did The Washington Post Axe Dan Froomkin and Give Paul Wolfowitz a Column?

Posted on: Jun 19, 2009, Source: AlterNet

By eliminating objectivity in the name of objectivity, the Washington Post is shooting itself in the foot.

Fox Newser Arrested for Dragging Cyclist 200 Yards

Posted on: Jun 17, 2009, Source: AlterNet

The NYPD has confirmed that Don Broderick, a news writer at Fox, has been taken into custody for his SUV-capades.

Obama's Multilateral Approach to North Korea: Are You Kidding Me?

Posted on: Jun 17, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Obama and South Korean president Lee Myung-bak met yesterday to discuss a multilateral approach to confronting North Korea.

Supporting Obama's Push For a Public Health Option is AlterNet's Top Campaign of the Week

Posted on: Jun 16, 2009, Source: AlterNet

The time is now: Help Obama secure a reasonable option for the millions of Americans who don't have health care.

What Should Be Done With Dick Cheney and Scott Roeder?

Posted on: Jun 9, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Cheney loves torturing terrorists. Roeder's a terrorist. Hmmm...

Freeing Journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee Is AlterNet's Top Take Action Campaign of the Week

Posted on: Jun 8, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Call on the North Korean government to release the two American journalists sentenced to 12 years of hard labor.

Leftover Policies Pose a Challenge to Obama's Cairo Message

Posted on: Jun 5, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Delivering on the changes he promised means addressing outrageous policies still in existence

What Would Happen If We Simply Ignored Bill O'Reilly?

Posted on: Jun 3, 2009, Source: AlterNet

It's probably been said before, but...

As New Afghanistan Commander Sails Toward Confirmation, Key Torture Questions Go Unasked

Posted on: Jun 3, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Gen. Stanley McChrystal testified before the Senate this week, but no one asked him about the skeletons in his closet.

Are Obama and Petraeus in a Horror Movie?

Posted on: May 29, 2009, Source: AlterNet

The administration's eagerness to 'move forward' past the torture issue will bite it in the ass. Or stab it in the neck.

Hidden or Not, Abu Ghraib Rapes Happened

Posted on: May 28, 2009, Source: AlterNet

As the government battles it out with the media, the question of rapes gets diluted.

Borrowing From the Bushies: Obama's Refusal to Release New Abu Ghraib Photos

Posted on: May 28, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Obama's maneuvering goes against his promises. It will do more harm than good.

Not in 'Our Town': San Franciscans Take to the Streets After Proposition 8 Decision [With Photo Slideshow]

Posted on: May 26, 2009, Source: AlterNet

600 gay-rights activists gathered Tuesday to protest the California Supreme Court's decision to uphold Prop. 8.

Why Is it Different When Americans Rape?

Posted on: May 22, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Steven Green and Uday Hussein both committed the same crime, so why is the media's treatment of them so different?

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