Stories by Jan Frel

Jan Frel is AlterNet's editor-at-large and associate publisher.

Rumsfeld relaxes at Mt. Misery

Posted on: Dec 20, 2005, Source: AlterNet

The defense secretary's manor once hosted Frederick Douglass for beatings.

Wikipedia beats Encyclopedia Britannica three to four

Posted on: Dec 19, 2005, Source: AlterNet

<i>Nature</i> contradicts newspapers.

Arnold's Gray Zone

Posted on: Dec 18, 2005, Source: AlterNet

With his strange transformation into Gray Davis, Schwarzenegger is alienating his Republican base as well as the fickle voters of California.

Democrats and the War & Ohio Senate intrigue

Posted on: Dec 16, 2005, Source: AlterNet

<i>The Nation</i>'s got a great take on the politics of Iraq for the Democrats and Paul Hackett endorsed by UAW.

Best short history of trade agreements I've read

Posted on: Dec 15, 2005, Source: AlterNet

And it appeared, here, yesterday on <i>AlterNet</i>.

Salon calls Raw Storyâ€™s Rove reporting implausible

Posted on: Dec 14, 2005, Source: AlterNet

I called up Raw Story editor John Byrne to ask if he made anything up. Hereâ€™s what he said.

Hackett/Brown all over again?

Posted on: Dec 14, 2005, Source: AlterNet

Two Democrats vying for a congressional race in Illinois spark yet another netroots/establishment struggle.

UFPJ finds another answer

Posted on: Dec 13, 2005, Source: AlterNet

A progressive antiwar coalition finally boots out International ANSWER.

Vermin Supreme, dark-horse insurgent

Posted on: Dec 12, 2005, Source: AlterNet

Could the Internet make running for president A-B-C, 1-2-3 easy?

A dilemma for the owner of Meow Meow

Posted on: Dec 10, 2005, Source: AlterNet

My friend wants to give his cat an abortion.

Lieberman: Yes, no, maybe so

Posted on: Dec 9, 2005, Source: AlterNet

A post-Democrat at the Pentagon?

Britain, Italy and Germany to Condi: WTF?

Posted on: Dec 7, 2005, Source: AlterNet

An infantine diplomacy is on the loose.

Howard Dean: Just Plain Right

Posted on: Dec 6, 2005, Source: AlterNet

The notion that we can't win is now a permanent part of the debate on Iraq thanks to Howard Dean's recent remarks.

Howard Dean: Imperial Democrat?

Posted on: Dec 6, 2005, Source: AlterNet

D.C. is starting to taint him.

Not exactly Sparta on the Potomac

Posted on: Dec 5, 2005, Source: AlterNet

Flaunt it if you got it?

Two quotes I can't let go of

Posted on: Dec 1, 2005, Source: AlterNet

Gems from Michael Ledeen and Ann Coulter

Hartbroken

Posted on: Nov 30, 2005, Source: AlterNet

What inspired Gary Hart to jump on John Kerry's creaking bandwagon?

Hillary, you have a challenger

Posted on: Nov 28, 2005, Source: AlterNet

Iraq looms -- lightly -- in the NY Senate Democratic primary.

Bombing Al-Jazeera?

Posted on: Nov 23, 2005, Source: AlterNet

Yeah. We've been there, done that, three times already.

'The Ents are going to war'

Posted on: Nov 22, 2005, Source: AlterNet

Earth Liberation Front arsonists channel Tolkien in their latest house-burning effort.

Fall of the D.C. Democrats

Posted on: Nov 21, 2005, Source: AlterNet

John Kerry and a host of other squeamish Dems who have publicly 'regretted' their Iraq votes are now standing in a political wilderness.

Dishonest mistakes?

Posted on: Nov 21, 2005, Source: AlterNet

Radio Host Ian Masters says we can't count on just truth-tellers to prevent another Iraq.

When saying sorry ain't enough

Posted on: Nov 18, 2005, Source: AlterNet

Can Democrats who voted for the war in Iraq find redemption in public apology?

Answering Arianna

Posted on: Nov 17, 2005, Source: AlterNet

Arianna Huffington has 15 questions for Bob Woodward. I'm pretty sure I can answer one on Woodward's behalf.

Holocaust denier arrested in Austria

Posted on: Nov 17, 2005, Source: AlterNet

Note to Chris Hitchens: David Irving probably won't make it for future dinner appointments.

A blind army in Iraq

Posted on: Nov 16, 2005, Source: AlterNet

We're all hardware and no intelligence, like a Tim Allen show.

Voter psychology

Posted on: Nov 14, 2005, Source: AlterNet

Why did CA voters -- or at least my grandmother -- reject the anti-union, pro-corporate, anti-abortion and progressive initiatives comprehensively?

Intelligent design knocked out

Posted on: Nov 9, 2005, Source: AlterNet

One less nutty school board to worry about.

Neocons Driving Priuses

Posted on: Nov 8, 2005, Source: AlterNet

The prospect of peak oil has shaken some of the mainstays of the conservative establishment into doing something about America's energy crises.

Backstabbers

Posted on: Nov 7, 2005, Source: AlterNet

Naming the Democrats who serve Wal-Mart

If you poll the right question...

Posted on: Nov 4, 2005, Source: AlterNet

...you'll find out that the majority of Americans are ready to talk about impeachment.

Haven't heard enough

Posted on: Nov 2, 2005, Source: AlterNet

By massive majorities, the public doesn't know who Bush's Supreme Court nominees are to form an opinion.

Word matters on exiting Iraq

Posted on: Nov 2, 2005, Source: AlterNet

Is "orderly departure" the new "can't cut and run"?

Democrats Fiddling as the World Burns

Posted on: Oct 31, 2005, Source: AlterNet

Bush is at the nadir of his career and the entire Republican Party is a sinking ship. Why aren't we getting more than weak slogans from the Washington Dems?

Case sealed?

Posted on: Oct 30, 2005, Source: AlterNet

David Corn shares some potentially bad news on the Fitzgerald investigation.

Unitary Executive theory

Posted on: Oct 28, 2005, Source: AlterNet

Libby's replacement believes that the position of the president is all powerful.

Arnold's sagging special election

Posted on: Oct 27, 2005, Source: AlterNet

Polling update: NONE of Arnold's backed initiatives have majority support.

Tina Brown's buried wisdom

Posted on: Oct 27, 2005, Source: AlterNet

The media gadfly managed to say a pretty wise thing.

Not Nixon, No GOP breakdown!

Posted on: Oct 26, 2005, Source: AlterNet

Conservative crackup? Schafly and <i>The American Spectator</i> say not to worry.

Arnold's Very Special Election

Posted on: Oct 23, 2005, Source: AlterNet

Nix the first six: A guide to California's November 8 special election.

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