Stories by Don Hazen

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Posted on: May 1, 2004, Source: AlterNet

Linguistic expert George Lakoff considers how John Kerry can hone his message more effectively as he struggles to find a defining theme.

Posted on: Apr 27, 2004, Source: AlterNet

Tom Hayden has consistently been at the forefront of efforts to expand democracy, civil rights, economic justice, peace, global human rights and environmental protection.

Posted on: Mar 25, 2004, Source: AlterNet

Tim Robbins' satirical anti-war play portrays media madness during an invasion of the fictional country, Gomorrah -- which sure looks a lot like Iraq.

Posted on: Mar 7, 2004, Source: AlterNet

When President Bush said he was a uniter, he was right -- he has united people across America to take their country back, and MoveOn is leading the charge.

Posted on: Feb 19, 2004, Source: AlterNet

Millions of Americans want George Bush out of the White House so badly they can taste it. They have reason to feel upbeat about the prospect of regime change.

Posted on: Feb 12, 2004, Source: AlterNet

The Drudge Report's sleazy allegation about John Kerry is the first 'bomb' to rock the Democratic presidential campaign -- but it won't be the last.

Posted on: Dec 31, 2003, Source: AlterNet

Viciously attacking his character, the Democrats and pundits of the Anybody But Dean Party are behaving as if they prefer a Bush re-election to a victory by the candidate who has captured the deep, broad energy of the Anybody But Bush Again movement.

Posted on: Dec 2, 2003, Source: AlterNet

MoveOn.org does an end-run around the media by facilitating thousands of house parties to build an audience for a powerful new film.

Posted on: Jul 29, 2003, Source: AlterNet

Voting security irregularities have put the populace on edge. The solution? Push hard on reform opportunities now, and don't stay home on Election Day.

Posted on: Jul 22, 2003, Source: AlterNet

Voting fairness is a crucial issue for all of us working for change. We must push hard on the reform opportunities now in front of us.

Posted on: Jul 13, 2003, Source: AlterNet

If Gray Davis is recalled, Arianna and Arnold could go head to head for the California governorship this fall.

Posted on: Jun 30, 2003, Source: AlterNet

MoveOn.org and Howard Dean are riding parallel waves of success -- and they are changing the ground rules of presidential politics at the same time.

Posted on: Jun 22, 2003, Source: AlterNet

MoveOn's online presidential primary is a terrific idea – but perhaps we need a MoveOn-sponsored debate before we're ready to vote?

Posted on: Jun 18, 2003, Source: AlterNet

MoveOn ups the national political ante with a grassroots online primary involving millions of voters.

Posted on: May 15, 2003, Source: AlterNet

The only accomplishment of President Bush's tax cut will be to stimulate more economic inequality.

Posted on: Apr 30, 2003, Source: AlterNet

Despite widespread protests and the Clear Channel debacle, the FCC is about to make it easier for the nation's biggest media conglomerates grow ever larger.

Posted on: Feb 28, 2003, Source: AlterNet

In the coming months, increasing numbers of an unhappy public will come together to protest the unbridled growth of media monopolies.

Posted on: Feb 12, 2003, Source: AlterNet

A media flap with Tikkun's Rabbi Michael Lerner at its center obscures the real goal: stopping the war.

Posted on: Feb 10, 2003, Source: AlterNet

MoveOn has leveraged the Internet to create a new kind of organization with the ability to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars and move tens of thousands of people to action within hours.

Posted on: Jan 22, 2003, Source: AlterNet

Salon's brave new business model -- everybody must pay -- is the beginning of a new era in media.

Posted on: Jan 9, 2003, Source: AlterNet

This time of year, the fever pitch of movie hype does a disservice to both filmmaker and moviegoer, making it difficult to tell which films are fulfilling and which are fluff. Isn't it time to rethink the awards system?

Posted on: Dec 18, 2002, Source: AlterNet

What's that vast sucking sound? Why, it's 2002. Here are 10 sinister right-wing trends from the year, followed by 10 reasons why progressives shouldn't throw in the towel just yet.

Posted on: Nov 24, 2002, Source: AlterNet

Progressives have underestimated the American people's need for safety. So what kind of antiwar message will connect with an anxious public?

Posted on: Nov 6, 2002, Source: AlterNet

We have to do better than just attack the Democratic party for Tuesday's debacle. There are some fundamental truths about this election that can't be ignored -- including, but not limited to Bush's pronounced popularity.

Posted on: Oct 30, 2002, Source: AlterNet

War, peace, elections and Paul Wellstone's death make this a hyper-political moment.

Posted on: Oct 27, 2002, Source: AlterNet

There are many reasons for hating electoral politics. But if one wants change, then compromise and doing battle are part of the deal.

Posted on: Oct 27, 2002, Source: AlterNet

The tens of thousands of people who showed up at Saturday's demonstration in San Francisco left no doubt about it: there IS a peace movement.

Posted on: Oct 24, 2002, Source: AlterNet

The death of the Minnesota senator, the conscience of the Senate, will have a major impact on American politics.

Posted on: Oct 14, 2002, Source: AlterNet

An analysis of a wide range of polls by concludes that the American public is at best "lukewarm" towards any upcoming war on Iraq.

Posted on: Sep 22, 2002, Source: AlterNet

How did we arrive at this potentially apocalyptic moment in history? It took a unique confluence of events, topped by a whole new way of thinking in America by those in power.

Posted on: Sep 18, 2002, Source: AlterNet

"I thought it was time to draw a line in the sand and say we welcome all eligible Californians to the polls." -- Rob McKay, sponsor of Prop. 52, Election Day Voter Registration.

Posted on: Sep 9, 2002, Source: AlterNet

What were you afraid of on Sept. 11, 2001? What frightens you today, one year later? Chances are, the two answers are quite different.

Posted on: Sep 3, 2002, Source: AlterNet

A landmark new anthology explores the confluence of Zen and psychedelics but leaves one question unanswered: what do we tell the kids?

Posted on: Sep 2, 2002, Source: AlterNet

Huge numbers of Americans are being screwed by deregulation, corporate corruption, political bribery and skyrocketing health care costs. The time is ripe to organize for change.

Posted on: Aug 25, 2002, Source: AlterNet

A new report shows that the top execs of companies under investigation earned 70 percent more than the average CEOs who didn’t cook the books.

Posted on: Aug 11, 2002, Source: AlterNet

Springsteen’s new album gets a hero’s welcome, while Earle’s latest is met with calls for a boycott. But we need both artists to help sort out the country’s post-9/11 trauma.

Posted on: Jul 11, 2002, Source: AlterNet

In the latest crushing blow dealt by the feds, a medical marijuana user in California faces a 10-year mandatory minimum sentence for a pot conviction.

Posted on: Jul 7, 2002, Source: AlterNet

Viewers who tune into Donahue’s new talk show will send a message to TV execs that there is a huge audience for unconventional television programming with a decidedly progressive edge.

Posted on: Jul 4, 2002, Source: AlterNet

Beneath the boiling, police-infested surface of New York City this Fourth of July week were healthy anti-establishment rumblings.

Posted on: Jun 26, 2002, Source: AlterNet

Despite a media black-out -- and themes that repudiate the myth of Bush's invincibility -- books by Michael Moore and Mark Crispin Miller are selling at a brisk pace.

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