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The Story of My 'Socialist Kidney'

Posted on: Oct 5, 2009, Source: AlterNet

If a public option works for one disease, there's no reason why Americans shouldn't enjoy the same level of care for all of them.

Want to Fight the Swift-Boat Obama Book? Here's How

Posted on: Aug 20, 2008, Source: Huffington Post

We have a real shot here to show the right what we can do by pushing a fact-based Obama book onto the bestseller list.

How Can Hillary Win the Nomination With Fewer Votes and Pledged Delegates?

Posted on: Mar 5, 2008, Source: Huffington Post

The question is: At what cost to the rest of the Democratic party, and the nation?

The Super Delegate Wiki-Watchdog: Find Out What's Really Happening in '08 Race

Posted on: Feb 6, 2008, Source: The Literary Outpost

This situation calls for some immediate action and collaboration-to drive a stake of transparency into the heart of this beast-of-a-process.

Excerpt: Interview with George Lakoff

Posted on: Apr 20, 2005, Source: AlterNet

An excerpt from the <i><a href="http://www.alternet.org/sms/">Start Making Sense</a></i> section Understanding the Right Wing.

Sleeping with the Enemy

Posted on: Mar 2, 2005, Source: AlterNet

Amy Goodman, Michael Moore, Al Franken: Why line the pockets of corporate publishers? The time has come for progressive authors &#8211; concerned about media reform &#8211; to make a commitment to independent book publishing.

Instant Film Festival

Posted on: Oct 17, 2004, Source: AlterNet

Organizers of the Films to See Before You Vote Tour have packaged this season's best political films into "film-festival-in-a-box" kits, which will bring the movies to key battleground states before the election.

Digi-Debate

Posted on: Apr 25, 2000, Source: deleted

Imagine being given a no-interest business loan after showing no business plan and telling the banker, "It's my right to do whatever I want with this money -- and you can't tell me to do anything!" That, says Kevin Taglang, is what happened on April 3, when the Federal Communications Commission bestowed upon the nation's broadcasters up to $70 billion worth of the prime spectrum real estate -- free of charge.