Don Hazen: In a sign of the times, five presidential candidates will be appearing at the Yearly Kos convention in Chicago, while the Democratic Leadership Conference draws none.
This summer, at a time when the media is dominated by bombastic male voices, New York City's Culture Project's multidisciplined festival of women voices provides a welcome antidote.
Moore's new film, debuting in Cannes this May, tackles the failures of the U.S. health care system and includes a segment where 9/11 rescue workers visit Cuba for treatment they couldn't get in America.
The Edwards campaign explains, "there's just no reason for Democrats to give Fox a platform to advance the right-wing agenda while pretending they're objective."
10 questions for MoveOn.org's co-founders Wes Boyd and Joan Blades about the recent progressive debate over how Democrats in Congress approached stopping the war in Iraq and their plans for the future.
But Coulter is unlikely to go away because "she provides an outlet ... for the twisted psychological impulses and truly hateful face that drives the entire pro-Bush, right-wing spectacle."
The "Sliming Bowl" is well under way, and Fox's influence is too big -- and too damaging -- to ignore. Can the progressive Internet media and blogosphere bring it down? Plus: A Brand New Video!
On the eve of the Media Reform Conference in Memphis, a new book by Jeffrey Chester documents the corporate media's behind-the-scenes efforts to transform our online media system into a powerful marketing machine. Media reformers and elected officials, please pay attention.
A New Year, Saddam Hussein is dead, but nothing has changed in Iraq. It is time to take it up another notch to end the brutal occupation and bring the troops home.
Don Hazen: Intervention: Confronting The Real Risks of Genetic Engineering And Life On A Biotech Planet, a new book by Denise Caruso, raises many tough questions.
An invitation to support AlterNet's coverage of the impeachment campaign, plus a collection of important reader responses to Tim Dickinson's article 'So You Want to Impeach.'
MoveOn has broken all of its records in terms of its grass roots engagement, voter contacts, and surpassed even their own ambitious intentions for election '06.
SEIU President Andy Stern is optimistic about improving life for the middle class -- and improving our economy at the same time. His new book suggests how it can happen.
Progressive Democrats are saying, "We need to get people to the polls in large numbers, win big and protect the vote counting to make sure that the congressional elections are not stolen on Nov. 7."
FAIR co-founder, media critic and former Fox News commentator Jeff Cohen explains the importance of independent media and what it'll take to outfox Rupert Murdoch.
We've made a few changes to AlterNet's design! Don't worry, nothing too radical -- just some new features that will help you get the most out of our site.
Gore wins big in AlterNet's presidential straw poll while Hillary trails badly; Chomsky grabs Most Valuable Progressive and Ivins gets Best Opinion Writer.
Separation of Oil & State is a campaign to get oil money out of politics and demand that our representatives stand up for the future of energy. Check out this hilarious video take off of Robert Palmer's infamous "Addicted to Love" video.
Many people understand that to make progress in politics, you have to break some eggs, sometimes in Democratic primaries. Senate candidate Jon Tester is doing just that in Montana, and succeeding.
