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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.

Chicago Mayor Daley: 'Screw working people!'

Posted on: Sep 15, 2006, Source: AlterNet

Democratic mayor uses first ever veto to kill living wage ordinance for workers at Target and Walmart.

About that "Republican revolt" over kangaroo courts and the Geneva Conventions

Posted on: Sep 15, 2006, Source: AlterNet

Before getting too excited about GOP "moderates" taking on the preznit, take a look at their draft.

Quick, put some lipstick on that pig!

Posted on: Sep 13, 2006, Source: AlterNet

Wherein a pro-war guest challenges me to write something positive about Iraq and I fail miserably.

Bush's Dark 9/11 Speech Calls for More Wars

Posted on: Sep 12, 2006, Source: AlterNet

If you paid close attention to the president's rambling discourse on the "War on Terror" on Monday evening, it was clear that he was promising even more "constructive" destruction to come.

Crazies: Send more troops into the meat-grinder!

Posted on: Sep 12, 2006, Source: AlterNet

Neocon reality â€¦

Terrorism: It's Time to Get a Grip

Posted on: Sep 10, 2006, Source: AlterNet

The threat posed by terrorists -- like that of the Soviet menace during the Cold War -- has been massively exaggerated, and the public is understandably terrified. It's time for Americans to get a grip.

9/11 should mean nothing

Posted on: Sep 8, 2006, Source: AlterNet

Yeah, yeah blame Clinton â€¦

Progressives mount a hostile takeover of the Dems

Posted on: Sep 7, 2006, Source: AlterNet

Change is in the air.

Pentagon Spends Billions to Outsource Torture

Posted on: Sep 6, 2006, Source: AlterNet

Bush administration hawks are getting profit-hungry companies like CACI to do their dirty work in the war zones of the New American Empire. And we're footing the bill. Plus: links to related articles, including AlterNet's recent war profiteering coverage.

The Clash of Civilizations Doesn't Exist... Yet

Posted on: Sep 1, 2006, Source: AlterNet

The neocons who are pushing a Clash of Civilizations are mirror-images of the terrorists that inspire their hyperbolic fear -- they are just as irrational and just as great a threat to our security.

Updated: Latin America round up

Posted on: Sep 1, 2006, Source: AlterNet

Legal process in Mexico's election heads toward a potentially rocky conclusion â€¦ U.S. - Venezuela rift deepens as American embassy ships explosives, chicken in diplomatic pouch â€¦ U.S. meddles in elections in Nicaragua and elsewhere across the regionâ€¦

Democrats shouldn't raise the minimum wage

Posted on: Aug 31, 2006, Source: AlterNet

If they take a chamber of Congress in November, they shouldn't yield to the temptation of a quick fix.

Washington Post endorses "insurgent" progressive Donna Edwards ...

Posted on: Aug 30, 2006, Source: AlterNet

Yes, you read that right.

Can we put the 'Bush is a doofus' vs. 'Bush is an evil genius playing a doofus' debate to rest?

Posted on: Aug 30, 2006, Source: AlterNet

Darth Cheney is the key.

The War on Christmas sure came early this year

Posted on: Aug 28, 2006, Source: AlterNet

The season's just getting longer and longer.

If all you have is a Krauthammer, the whole world looks like a nail

Posted on: Aug 26, 2006, Source: AlterNet

Where's a cowboy when you really need one?

Updated: More neocon bullshit about Iran â€¦

Posted on: Aug 24, 2006, Source: AlterNet

Be very afraid.

Clintonista urges Dems to use caution â€¦

Posted on: Aug 23, 2006, Source: AlterNet

He's half right, but the other half is a big problem.

Congress: "Screw the troops!"

Posted on: Aug 22, 2006, Source: AlterNet

Priorities, priorities â€¦

Pavlov's dogs of terror

Posted on: Aug 11, 2006, Source: AlterNet

Oh, everyone's playing their assigned roles nicely.

Updated: L.A. Times' misleading poll on Israel/Lebanon

Posted on: Aug 10, 2006, Source: AlterNet

How can Israel's actions be justified and excessively harsh at the same time?

It's Always Hugo, Hugo, Hugo

Posted on: Aug 9, 2006, Source: AlterNet

Believe it or not, Hugo ChÃ¡vez isn't the only politician in Venezuela, just the most popular. And as he runs for reelection this year, it's time to take a look at what's he done, not just what he's said.