Stories by Jan Frel

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The Sad Death of a Mighty Publication -- eXile, R.I.P.

Posted on: Jun 16, 2008, Source: AlterNet

One of the greatest and most original English publications has gone into the night, thanks to Russian authorities.

Soldiers Increasingly Take to Pill Popping to Cope with Fighting Bush's Wars

Posted on: Jun 12, 2008, Source: AlterNet

12% of combat troops in Iraq and 17% of those in Afghanistan are taking prescription antidepressants or sleeping pills.

Using Higher Ed.'s $340 Billion in Endowments to Make the World a Better Place

Posted on: May 4, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Morgan Simon of the Responsible Endowment Coalition is helping student activists across the U.S. leverage their school endowments.

In Exclusive Interview Obama Says He "Misspoke But Didn't Lie" About Smalltown Pa.

Posted on: Apr 14, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Will Bunch reports: Obama says he never meant to suggest that firearms or the church were bad things to "cling" to.

Former NM Gov.: GOP Rep. Heather Wilson Under Investigation for Vote Buying

Posted on: Mar 6, 2008, Source: AlterNet

New Mexico reporter who pursued story resigned after her stories were spiked.

Cops Who Ate Pot Burger Unhappy with Cooks' Sentences

Posted on: Feb 13, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Probation isn't enough for a little prank?

Chris Dodd Wins on FISA Spying Bill

Posted on: Dec 17, 2007, Source: AlterNet

A victory against Bush's spying programs? Well, at least a delay.

Why Can't the U.S. Have the Debate about Naomi Klein's Book That Europe Has?

Posted on: Sep 20, 2007, Source: AlterNet

In Europe and Canada debate is raging about Naomi Klein's new book on disaster capitalism, <i>The Shock Doctrine</i>. This interview with Klein considers why U.S. public debate is unable to ask fundamental questions about our economic system.

Newsweek Dishes on Why Gonzales Bailed

Posted on: Sep 2, 2007, Source: AlterNet

Jan Frel: It wasn't to spend more time with the family...

Navy vet: Chaplains tried converting me

Posted on: May 15, 2007, Source: AlterNet

So much for separation of church and military-industrial complex.

'Getting out of Iraq' is a lot more than just leaving Iraq

Posted on: May 14, 2007, Source: AlterNet

Jan Frel: We need to expand the discussion to dismantling the American empire.

How cops learned to harass pot smokers in the '60s

Posted on: May 13, 2007, Source: AlterNet

Video teaches young narcs how to distinguish joints from cigarettes, and catch users of 'mind-warping' pot and hash.

CNN lets GOPer lie about CNN poll on CNN

Posted on: May 9, 2007, Source: AlterNet

How much 'balance' can you take?

Rockerfeller Drug Laws Have Created Lockdown, USA (Video)

Posted on: May 8, 2007, Source: AlterNet

Hip-Hopper Jim Jones marks the 34th anniversary of New York's draconian Rockefeller Drug Laws with his new rap single "Lockdown, USA."

Rocky Anderson vs. Sean Hannity: The Smackdown

Posted on: May 8, 2007, Source: AlterNet

An ultra progressive devastates Bush apologist Hannity in a live debate.

Colbert meets his match with Mike Gravel [VIDEO]

Posted on: May 3, 2007, Source: AlterNet

It looks like Colbert is a real fan...

Hey, that monkey drank my Mai Tai (Video)

Posted on: May 2, 2007, Source: AlterNet

Like us, most monkeys drink "responsibly," some get trashed all the time, and a small group goes for teetotaling ginger ales.

Cheney behind forged Niger documents, says former CIA officer

Posted on: May 1, 2007, Source: AlterNet

Quite an allegation. Is the evidence soon to follow?

Duh, "I just sold him the gun"

Posted on: Apr 18, 2007, Source: AlterNet

Gun store dealer to Va. Tech killer shows little remorse

Tom Friedman: apologist for the faux enviros

Posted on: Apr 16, 2007, Source: AlterNet

Jim Kunstler renders Tom Friedman black and blue -- anything but green.

Why you can't get your iPhone

Posted on: Apr 13, 2007, Source: AlterNet

The next stage in the net neutrality fight.

MoveOn's Iraq townhall delivers [VIDEO]

Posted on: Apr 10, 2007, Source: AlterNet

It's pretty clear which Dems are serious about Iraq, and which aren't.

Why the Progressive Caucus should vote no on the Iraq bill

Posted on: Mar 22, 2007, Source: AlterNet

David Swanson: The Iraq spending bill sponsored by Pelosi will be remembered as a pro-war vote, unless the Progressive Caucus stops it.

Hillary's Politics are sooo 1984 [VIDEO]

Posted on: Mar 19, 2007, Source: AlterNet

A video spoof lays bare the artificiality of Hillary Clinton's attempt to run her campaign as a one-way "national conversation."

After Bush's visit to holy site, Mayan priests will purify for "bad spirits"

Posted on: Mar 9, 2007, Source: AlterNet

Jan Frel: Sprit guides will cleanse the area so their ancestors may rest in peace.

Hedges bets on Nader?

Posted on: Feb 27, 2007, Source: AlterNet

Jan Frel: Chris Hedges thinks that because Hillary is a disaster, Ralph Nader is the answer. Dream on.

US Troops Attack Iraqi Sheep with Grenades [Video]

Posted on: Feb 18, 2007, Source: AlterNet

Bored soldiers+flash grenades+occupied country=sick laughs

Answers to key Iran questions

Posted on: Feb 18, 2007, Source: AlterNet

Jan Frel: Such as, are US forces ready to attack, and would they lose?

Oh, how the expectations for Iraq have fallen

Posted on: Feb 7, 2007, Source: AlterNet

Jan Frel: "Reduce the slaughter," keep the "conflict within Iraq's borders" ...

What does it mean to say that we've lost in Iraq?

Posted on: Jan 31, 2007, Source: AlterNet

Jan Frel: If you're willing to admit that we've lost in Iraq, don't stop there: what are the implications?

Why Mitt Romney's Mormonism ain't like Kennedy's Catholicism

Posted on: Jan 7, 2007, Source: AlterNet

Jan Frel: While Kennedy was able to promise the public a divided church and state, but Romney intends to be a darling of the religious right, which wants a theocracy. And explaining himself won't help his cause.

Albright and Condi think that US sponsored Iraq massacres are 'worth it'

Posted on: Dec 22, 2006, Source: AlterNet

Ten years ago, Madeleine Albright could be found saying the same thing about the human cost in Iraq that Condi Rice is sputtering now.

Breaking: Articles of Impeachment filed

Posted on: Dec 8, 2006, Source: AlterNet

Jan Frel: Rep. Cynthia McKinney charges that President Bush is guilty of high crimes and misdemeanors.

'Victory' in Iraq leaves scary options on the table

Posted on: Nov 22, 2006, Source: AlterNet

Jan Frel: US forces are obsolete in the face of the Iraqi insurgency, and the military alternatives prove that there's nothing to do but suck it up and admit we lost.

Future Dem senators, where are you on Iraq?

Posted on: Oct 26, 2006, Source: AlterNet

Jan Frel: If only more Dems were as clear as Lincoln Chafee challenger Sheldon Whitehouse on Iraq -- then we'd get out a lot faster.

Conservative magazine gives up on Republicans for the election

Posted on: Oct 25, 2006, Source: AlterNet

Jan Frel: <i>The Weekly Standard</i> puts John Tester on the cover and runs a fawning Howard Dean profile.

We're Getting Jacked by 'Conservative' Pickpockets

Posted on: Sep 11, 2006, Source: AlterNet

Author Nomi Prins says it's time to stop letting so-called conservatives pull the money right out of our wallets.

Lieberman is doomed

Posted on: Jul 30, 2006, Source: AlterNet

Bill and Hillary Clinton and the rest of the political class should be shaking in their boots after the Times' Lamont endorsement.

Conservative, old Pentagon pals are the Dems who lead on Iraq

Posted on: Jul 27, 2006, Source: AlterNet

It's odd, isn't it, that the Democrats who are out front on getting out of Iraq are Ike Skelton and Jack Murtha?

Why is Bill Clinton campaigning for Lieberman?

Posted on: Jul 24, 2006, Source: AlterNet

A friend running for Congress tells me it has everything to do with 2008, Hillary, AIPAC, and Israel.

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