Stories by Julianne Escobedo Shepherd

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd is an associate editor at AlterNet and a Brooklyn-based freelance writer and editor. Formerly the executive editor of The FADER, her work has appeared in VIBE, SPIN, New York Times and various other magazines and websites. subscribe to Julianne Escobedo Shepherd's feed

Will Tammy Baldwin Become America's First Out Gay Senator?

Posted on: Sep 6, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Fox News Fakes Hoffa's Labor Speech to Spread Lies, Condemnation

Posted on: Sep 6, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Courts Uphold Your Rights to Film, Tape Cops

Posted on: Sep 5, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Rachel Maddow's 9/11 Documentary, "Day of Destruction, Decade of War"

Posted on: Sep 5, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Two in Mexico Charged With Terrorism for Tweeting Wrong Information

Posted on: Sep 5, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Default Crisis: Will The US Postal Service Shut Down For Good This Winter?

Posted on: Sep 5, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Exactly How Tight Were Libya and the CIA? New Documents Reveal Secret "War on Terror" Relationship

Posted on: Sep 3, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Will Julian Assange Be Arrested for Wikileaks Leak?

Posted on: Sep 3, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Black Unemployment Hits Highest in 27 Years

Posted on: Sep 3, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Is American TV Finally Facing Reality? 6 New TV Shows Bring Real Economic Struggle Into Your Living Room

Posted on: Sep 1, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Is TV finally catching up with us and depicting real life?

Black Politicians Continue Pressing Obama to Fight—But Is He Caught in a Classic Double-Bind?

Posted on: Aug 30, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Rick Perry's Prayer Rally Leader Wants to Recriminalize Homosexuality

Posted on: Aug 30, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Did Wikileaks Leak Informant Names in Latest Cables? Or Is Mainstream Media Just Parroting Itself?

Posted on: Aug 30, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Revolting: Republicans Now Want to Blackmail UN Into Doing Their Bidding

Posted on: Aug 30, 2011, Source: AlterNet

White House Creates 9/11 Commemoration Guidelines for a "Positive, Forward-Thinking Narrative" (And Avoiding Exceptionalism)

Posted on: Aug 30, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei Speaks on Beijing and Political Imprisonment: "There's No Way to Even Question It"

Posted on: Aug 29, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Callous Michele Bachmann Calls Deadly Hurricane Irene "Message from God" to Cut Spending

Posted on: Aug 29, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Mental Illness Rates Are Up. Could Climate Change Be to Blame?

Posted on: Aug 29, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Hurricane Irene Cleanup to Cost Billions—Will Republicans Demand Funds Come from Public Programs?

Posted on: Aug 29, 2011, Source: AlterNet

10 Best Movies Where Humanity Gets Its Comeuppance

Posted on: Aug 25, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Humanity does terrible things to the earth and to each other. But Hollywood loves to depict our punishment.

8 Ways Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert Show More Leadership Than Our "Leaders"

Posted on: Aug 24, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Why are two comedians stronger beacons for the American people than our elected officials?

Revolting: KBR aka Halliburton Wants Alleged Gang-Rape Victim to Pay Its $2 Million Legal Fees

Posted on: Aug 23, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Arrested Nebraskans Speak on Oil Pipeline Planned for their Backyards

Posted on: Aug 23, 2011, Source: AlterNet

News Corp Was Still Paying Coulson After He Left to Work for British Conservatives

Posted on: Aug 23, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Libya: Fighting at Gadhafi's Compound, NATO Says It's Almost Over

Posted on: Aug 23, 2011, Source: AlterNet

After Despicable Media Campaign Against Nafissatou Diallo, Charges to Be Dropped Against Dominique Strauss-Kahn

Posted on: Aug 23, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Rep. Maxine Waters Tells Tea Party to "Go Straight to Hell"

Posted on: Aug 22, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Mitt Romney, Mid-Fundraising, Decides to Quadruple Size of His $12 Million California Beach Mansion

Posted on: Aug 22, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Bank of America and Citigroup, Rolling in Cash, Also Got Trillions in "Secret Loans" from the Fed

Posted on: Aug 22, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Celebration in Tripoli, Gadhafi's Sons Arrested... Is Libya Finally Free?

Posted on: Aug 22, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Are These TV Programs Really Destroying Society? Five Vilified Shows Critics Have Got Wrong

Posted on: Aug 19, 2011, Source: AlterNet

These are the worst shows on television. Or are they?

This is Real: GOP So Afraid of Public Outrage, They're Charging You to Ask Them Questions

Posted on: Aug 16, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Over 53,000 People Pledge $100,000 for Elizabeth Warren

Posted on: Aug 16, 2011, Source: AlterNet

UK Cops "Accessed" Blackberrys to Squash Riots

Posted on: Aug 16, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Warren Buffett on Charlie Rose: The Rich Pay Lower Taxes "Than the People Who Clean Their Offices"

Posted on: Aug 16, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Rachel Maddow's Refresher Course on Ames Straw Poll: "It's a Racket"

Posted on: Aug 16, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Wait--Did Rick Perry Threaten to Beat Up Ben Bernanke?!

Posted on: Aug 16, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Dozens of Deadly Bomb Blasts Tear Across Iraq

Posted on: Aug 15, 2011, Source: AlterNet

DSK Legal Defense to Mirror NY Post Slander

Posted on: Aug 15, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Anonymous Hacks BART Website for Protest-Busting

Posted on: Aug 15, 2011, Source: AlterNet

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