Stories by Joshua Holland

Joshua Holland is an editor and senior writer at AlterNet. He's the author of The 15 Biggest Lies About the Economy. Drop him an email or follow him on Twitter. subscribe to Joshua Holland's feed

Posted on: Sep 19, 2012, Source: AlterNet

The right-wing narrative that 47 percent of households pay no federal income taxes is ridiculous. Here's why.

Posted on: Sep 19, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Some are standing by Romney; the semi-smart ones are running away like he's carrying Ebola.

Posted on: Sep 17, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Assange remains at the center of an international standoff.

Posted on: Sep 17, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Bibi's fundamentally mis-reading America's political landscape.

Posted on: Sep 12, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Toxic right-wingers and their fanatical followers are desperate to ignite a "clash of civilizations."

Posted on: Sep 6, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Progressives had much to savor this week in Charlotte.

Posted on: Sep 5, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Clinton reminded people that there are few, if any, politicians with his power of persuasion.

Posted on: Aug 30, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Romney had to make himself seem accessible and lay out a vision for the future of the country. It didn't go terribly well.

Posted on: Aug 27, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Rob Zerban is running for Paul Ryan's House seat; he's the Koch brothers' candidate's first real challenger.

Posted on: Aug 24, 2012, Source: AlterNet

How long can they get away with blatantly lying?

Posted on: Aug 21, 2012, Source: AlterNet

You want a serious debate about the issues? Good luck!

Posted on: Aug 19, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Scientific research into the way we think explains the reasons decent people wind up supporting horrific policies.

Posted on: Aug 18, 2012, Source: AlterNet

The Telegraph has a story that could prove to be a disqualifier for Romney-Ryan.

Posted on: Aug 15, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Romney's team is trying to muddy the waters around Medicare, but they face an uphill climb.

Posted on: Aug 13, 2012, Source: AlterNet

After nearly three decades on Capitol Hill, Mike Lofgren quit last year after the Tea Party caucus pushed his party to new extremes.

Posted on: Aug 10, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Most people consider the Olympics a celebration of athletic prowess, but for the folks at Fox News, they're a source of endless outrage.

Posted on: Aug 9, 2012, Source: AlterNet

The author of a new book challenges Northerners and Southerners to consider the possibility of a friendly divorce.

Posted on: Aug 6, 2012, Source: AlterNet

The reason we can't have a sane, adult discussion of how to cut down on random gun violence is simple: the NRA has hoodwinked gun owners.

Posted on: Aug 6, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Jonathan Ben-Artzi reveals a perspective on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that is completely missing from the discourse in the U.S.

Posted on: Aug 3, 2012, Source: AlterNet

There's no cliff, but our media lemmings are nonetheless going over the edge.

Posted on: Aug 1, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Everyone knows it's something that would damage an already weak candidate, but nobody knows exactly what it is.

Posted on: Jul 29, 2012, Source: AlterNet

People all over the world are watching the Olympics online, but a lot of Americans are just out of luck.

Posted on: Jul 24, 2012, Source: AlterNet

"There’s always been partisan division, but not the idea that the only thing that mattered was blocking whoever had won the last election."

Posted on: Jul 10, 2012, Source: AlterNet

The American media are downplaying a huge banking scandal that's rocking the UK.

Posted on: Jul 9, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Political scientist Peter Beinart says that how Jews handle power will be the test of the Jewish tradition.

Posted on: Jul 3, 2012, Source: AlterNet

People are suspicious of Obamacare in the abstract, but when it gets to the specifics they tend to like it a lot better.

Posted on: Jun 29, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Here is what progressives can learn from right-wing messaging.

Posted on: Jun 28, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Over-the-top? You betcha!

Posted on: Jun 28, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Today's ruling was an enormous win for the Obama administration, and will likely lead to a fundraising bonanza for corporate front-groups opposed to the law.

Posted on: Jun 27, 2012, Source: AlterNet

The Texas populist talks about our out-of-control plutocracy.

Posted on: Jun 25, 2012, Source: AlterNet

While one of the law's most contentious issues remains unresolved, the 5-3 ruling represented a pretty big win for civil liberties advocates.

Posted on: Jun 20, 2012, Source: AlterNet

After giving a speech about the politics of abortion, Burner became the target of a dishonest campaign cooked up by conservative bloggers.

Posted on: Jun 17, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Middle East analyst MJ Rosenberg discusses the Israel lobby, Iran and the xenophobic riots that shook Israeli society.

Posted on: Jun 13, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Hayes talks about the failures of our elites, and what we need to do to advance a vision of a more equal society.

Posted on: Jun 12, 2012, Source: AlterNet

"Broken homes" are irrelevant when there are so few well-paid jobs with decent benefits.

Posted on: Jun 6, 2012, Source: AlterNet

The triumphalism is more a manifestation of conservatives' wishful thinking than a reflection of any objective reality.

Posted on: Jun 3, 2012, Source: AlterNet

The media's knee-jerk hostility to criticism of Wall Street is muddying the waters.

Posted on: Jun 2, 2012, Source: AlterNet

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