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Joshua Holland is a freelance writer and editor-at-large 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

Roseanne Barr on Presidential Run: Two Major Parties Are a 'Bunch of Prostitutes Who Work for Big Money'

Posted on: May 27, 2012, Source: AlterNet

The irrepressible comic is trying to bring attention to electoral issues that are too often ignored.

Paul Krugman: We Could End This Depression Right Now

Posted on: May 22, 2012, Source: AlterNet

The Nobel laureate talks about Washington, Europe and the bizarre alternate universe inhabited by deficit fear-mongering media and political elites.

Actions Speak Louder Than Words: How the Obama Administration Has Worked Behind the Scenes to Advance Marriage Equality

Posted on: May 18, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Ultimately, it's the courts that will ultimately make marriage equality the law of the land in all 50 states.

Tasing a Pregnant Woman in Front of Her Kid? The Outrageous -- And Dangerous -- Abuse of Tasers by Police

Posted on: May 17, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Police often misuse tasers -- with terrible results.

How the Corporate Right Hijacked America's Courts to Enrich the Top 1 Percent

Posted on: May 10, 2012, Source: AlterNet

America's political-economy is caught in a vicious cycle, with concentrated wealth at the top leading to outsized political power.

12 of the Weirdest Campaign Ads Ever

Posted on: May 8, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Is free media worth the mockery that comes with these bizarre pitches? Many candidates think so.

Meet the Former Right-Wing Blogger Who Realized Conservatives Are Crazy

Posted on: May 7, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Charles Johnson was among the nation's leading "anti-jihad" bloggers until he realized that his compatriots were totally nuts.

Why Is the Conservative Brain More Fearful? The Alternate Reality Right-Wingers Inhabit Is Terrifying

Posted on: May 1, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Walk a mile in your ideological counterparts' shoes...if you dare.

'Festive, Righteous Anger': Occupy Makes May-Day Comeback With Massive Demonstrations

Posted on: May 1, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Yesterday, Occupy recaptured the public's attention with rallies, marches, parties, and yes, arrests all over the country.

Wells Fargo, Terrified to Face Victims of Its Foreclosure Fraud and Predatory Lending, Locks Shareholders Out of Annual Meeting

Posted on: Apr 24, 2012, Source: AlterNet

The move to lock out shareholders was unprecedented, according to organizers.

Noam Chomsky on America's Declining Empire, Occupy and the Arab Spring

Posted on: Apr 23, 2012, Source: AlterNet

According to Chomsky, America's declining power is self-inflicted.

Green Party Candidate Jill Stein: 'Political Silence Has Not Been an Effective Strategy'

Posted on: Apr 17, 2012, Source: AlterNet

"I entered into this race in order to really build an organization for the long haul."

Freedom from a Dead-End Life: True Liberty Means Defeating the Right-Wing's Nightmare Vision for America

Posted on: Apr 16, 2012, Source: AlterNet

The Right likes the parts of "big government" that limit our freedoms and attacks those that expand them.

Understanding the Ideological Divide Between Liberals and Conservatives: Is it Possible for Us to Get Along?

Posted on: Apr 10, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Journalist Chris Mooney discusses his new book, "The Republican Brain: The Science of Why They Reject Science -- and Reality."

Why the Right's Zombie Lie About Gas Prices Is Wrong But They'll Never Let it Die

Posted on: Mar 27, 2012, Source: AlterNet

The lie that Obama is responsible for high gas prices will become another un-killable "zombie lie" in our political discourse.

How One Local Official in North Carolina Is Trying to Hold Wall Street Giants Accountable for Widespread Fraud

Posted on: Mar 25, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Jeff Thigpen is trying to restore the rule of law in one North Carolina county.

A New Glass Ceiling? Why African-American Politicians Face an Uphill Battle for Senate Seats and Governorships

Posted on: Mar 20, 2012, Source: AlterNet

It looks like we will have zero African Americans elected as a Senator or Governor -- what's behind the dismal number?

5 Reasons the GOP's Attack on Birth Control Screws Men

Posted on: Mar 19, 2012, Source: AlterNet

How can straight men not see their own interests in this fight?

Max Blumenthal Demolishes Talking-Points About Israel's 'Liberal Democracy'

Posted on: Mar 12, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Key members of Israel's opposition parties say Israel's rightward-turn poses a threat to its democracy.

How Republicans Are Trying to Force You to Pay for Others' Religious Beliefs

Posted on: Mar 6, 2012, Source: AlterNet

We shouldn't have to subsidize the antiquated religious beliefs of a small minority.

Glenn Greenwald Tears Apart the Propaganda Driving the Insane Push for War With Iran

Posted on: Mar 5, 2012, Source: AlterNet

There are similarities in the run up to the Iraq war, but there is also a key difference -- this time, the driving force for the push for war with Iran isn't Washington.

America Has Never Been Safer -- So Why Are Politicians and the Media Trying to Terrify Us?

Posted on: Mar 4, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Republicans tend to engage in blatant alarmism about foreign threats and Democrats respond in kind for fear of being portrayed as weak.

Darrel Issa Whines that Gov Is Using Too Much Paper Responding to His Witch-Hunts

Posted on: Mar 2, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Sandra Fluke Affair Proves that it's Right-Wingers Who Are the True Adherents of Saul Alinsky

Posted on: Mar 2, 2012, Source: AlterNet

How the Right Has Turned Everything Into a Culture War -- And Why That's Terrible for Our Democracy

Posted on: Feb 28, 2012, Source: AlterNet

It's tough to find common ground in a divided country, but it's almost impossible when the emotional heat of the culture wars is added to the mix.

Virginia Republican Jokes that His Wife Refused to Have Sex With Him After He Pushed the State-Rape Bill

Posted on: Feb 24, 2012, Source: AlterNet

WA Republican Says Maria Cantwell Is Unqualified to Talk About Birth Control Because She's an Unmarried Woman

Posted on: Feb 24, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Why No One Likes Mitt Romney

Posted on: Feb 22, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Unfortunately for Romney, this may just be the wrong cycle for an obviously out-of-touch Wall Street elitist.

Why Right-Wingers' Hatred of Modern Women Is Going to Cost Them the Birth Control Battle (and a Whole Lot of Votes)

Posted on: Feb 20, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Conservatives are going wildly off-message when it comes to the fight over contraception.

AlterNet Radio (PODCAST): Rape-by-State; The Future of Black Politics; Has NYPD Gone Rogue?

Posted on: Feb 19, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Do Conservatives Understand How the Female Body Works? The Myth Fueling the Right-Wing Freak-Out Over Birth Control

Posted on: Feb 14, 2012, Source: AlterNet

The Republicans' chosen narrative about Obama's contraceptive coverage betrays a total lack of understanding of the most basic realities of human reproduction.

Dear Israel Lobby, We Give Up -- Please Give Us an Acceptable Way of Insulting You

Posted on: Feb 13, 2012, Source: AlterNet

In general, American political discourse isn't terribly civil. But critics of Israel's far-right government and its enablers at home aren't even allowed to throw a sharp elbow.

Joshua Holland Talks to Naomi Klein, Sarah Posner and Dean Baker on the AlterNet Radio Hour

Posted on: Feb 12, 2012, Source: AlterNet

How a Few Über-Wealthy Donors Helped Buy Republicans a Presidential Field They Hate

Posted on: Feb 7, 2012, Source: AlterNet

In the era of Citizens United, early money from deep-pocketed donors played a major role in shaping the GOP field.

Crashing the Gates: How a Handful of Progressive Activists Brought Liberal Talk-Radio Back to the Nation's Capitol

Posted on: Feb 3, 2012, Source: AlterNet

DC is the most liberal region of the country, but until now all the talk on the radio dial skewed right.

Clashes in Oakland: 400 Arrests, Tear Gas, Flash-Bang Grenades

Posted on: Jan 29, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Police once again ratcheted up the tension by using force against an entire crowd of protesters.

The 10 Most Brazen Lies Offered By the Remaining GOP Presidential Hopefuls

Posted on: Jan 26, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Just because some of its wheels have come flying off, that doesn't mean the GOP clown car isn't still moving down the road toward Election Day.

Mitt Romney Offers Three Distortions About His Taxes All Rolled Up Into One Big Lie

Posted on: Jan 26, 2012, Source: AlterNet

How Newt Gingrich Shamelessly Feeds the Fears and Egos of White Conservatives -- and Why That May Win Him the GOP Nomination

Posted on: Jan 24, 2012, Source: AlterNet

If Gingrich does manage to pull off an unlikely victory, it will be the result of running a picture-perfect right-populist campaign.

Mitt Romney Wouldn't Know a Free Market If It Bit Him on the Ass

Posted on: Jan 18, 2012, Source: AlterNet

At Bain Capital, Romney used the tax code to redistribute wealth from taxpayers to his investors and partners.

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