Stories by Joshua Holland

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Posted on: Jun 24, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Posted on: Jun 24, 2011, Source: AlterNet

"White Hispanics" are white people who trace their origins to Spain, and they're the reason reports of America's coming "white minority" status are 100-percent wrong.

Posted on: Jun 23, 2011, Source: AlterNet

A sizable share of corporate America's lackeys hold the view that American companies should be able to violate our labor laws with impunity.

Posted on: Jun 21, 2011, Source: AlterNet

In refuting Stewart's claim, Fox naturally went ahead and misinformed its viewers.

Posted on: Jun 17, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Hawks simultaneously argue that lavish U.S. military spending subsidizes Europe’s social welfare programs, and that we’re the smarter party in this deal.

Posted on: Jun 17, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Posted on: Jun 16, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Conservatives claim the "Texas Miracle" is a model for the nation, but it's actually a blueprint for winning the race to the bottom.

Posted on: Jun 15, 2011, Source: AlterNet

The world's wealthy democracies have somewhat different priorities, leading to some very different outcomes for their citizens.

Posted on: Jun 12, 2011, Source: AlterNet

The White House is desperate to get any measure that might boost the economy past a dysfunctional Congress.

Posted on: Jun 9, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Weiner's junk isn't the only perverse image rocketing around the Internet -- here are 10 other shocking pics.

Posted on: Jun 8, 2011, Source: AlterNet

The sensational interest in Weinergate is a sad reflection of our shallow, sex-and-celebrity-obsessed culture.

Posted on: Jun 1, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Three in 10 Americans say we're living through another depression -- are they right?

Posted on: May 31, 2011, Source: AlterNet

A plan being sold to the public as a “serious” attempt to reduce the federal deficit would cut the budget gap by just one-seventh of one percent over the next decade.

Posted on: May 30, 2011, Source: AlterNet

We must fight the deficit hysterics' relentless granny-bashing. Most people don't grasp that this group has already been hit hard by budget cuts and the recession.

Posted on: May 27, 2011, Source: AlterNet

A dollar spent on guns is one less buck available for butter.

Posted on: May 27, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Posted on: May 27, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Posted on: May 26, 2011, Source: AlterNet

The media is hoodwinking us into buying the Right's deficit hysteria -- they're not telling us the real story.

Posted on: May 24, 2011, Source: AlterNet

The global economy is shifting and developing countries are catching up.

Posted on: May 23, 2011, Source: AlterNet

The question is whether anyone in Congress will find the will to do something about it.

Posted on: May 20, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Despite promising to slash government spending, conservatives are apparently willing to break the bank defending their fringe policies in court.

Posted on: May 19, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Obama offered plenty of airy rhetoric about advancing our "values," but actions speak louder than words and the world continues to await some tangible results.

Posted on: May 18, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Beck's newfound adoration for Israel may seem comical, but it represents a convergence of right-wing ideologies that is in fact quite dangerous.

Posted on: May 17, 2011, Source: AlterNet

When politicians get caught taking bribes, it's big news, but most people take the usual legal corruption for granted.

Posted on: May 15, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Are you ready to join the fight for a truly progressive proposal?

Posted on: May 13, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Posted on: May 12, 2011, Source: AlterNet

The Rupert Murdoch-owned, right-wing Wall Street Journal is lying, plain and simple.

Posted on: May 11, 2011, Source: AlterNet

We don't know whether the administration ordered the al Qaeda leader killed, but that hasn't stopped an acrimonious debate.

Posted on: May 9, 2011, Source: AlterNet

“We hope to show the Congress and the administration that AIPAC is not the only game in town.”

Posted on: May 6, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Conservatives have spent 30 years divorcing the taxes we pay from the services they finance -- no wonder the public doesn't know where their tax dollars go.

Posted on: May 5, 2011, Source: AlterNet

As the week wore on, many of the details of the historic raid were "revised."

Posted on: May 4, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Perhaps we should stop cheering for our "success."

Posted on: May 3, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Has the Right finally gone off the deep end?

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