Alternative News and Information. en-us http://www.alternet.org/rss/button.gif http://www.alternet.org/ AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/ Copyright 2012 Independent Media Institute. All rights reserved. http://www.alternet.org/story/153505/grover_norquist%27s_real_game%3A_shifting_power_and_wealth_to_the_1_percent___/ Norquist's real mission has been government that serves corporate America. Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:00:01 PST Peter Dreier, AlterNet -bd9e2dc9337dd327b64f7ce65b9de5a8 http://www.alternet.org/story/150796/make_wall_st._pay_for_the_catastrophe_they_caused%3A_new_bill_would_fine_banks_%2420%2C000_for_each_forclosure/ Wall Street's predatory lending practices are responsible for the mess we're now in. Why make severe cuts to state budgets even as Wall Street keeps making bank? Sun, 01 May 2011 11:00:01 PDT Peter Dreier, AlterNet -f9cb6991c7c1457d353970b113973d6d http://www.alternet.org/story/150468/like_glenn_beck%2C_maine_gov_lepage_rails_against_%26quot%3Bcommunist%26quot%3B_artwork/ The kulturkampf against working people. Fri, 01 Apr 2011 07:00:01 PDT Peter Dreier, Huffington Post -8e174b92581e7aa12efcea0bad25873b http://www.alternet.org/story/150234/unions%2C_big_business_and_the_forgotten_lessons_of_a_disaster_that_killed_dozens_of_workers_100_years_ago_this_month/ On March 25, 1911, 146 garment workers perished after a fire broke out at the Triangle Waist Company in New York City’s Greenwich Village. Mon, 14 Mar 2011 10:00:01 PDT Peter Dreier, AlterNet -d3c4d55d22641d9ba073fe8bfa9afdf7 http://www.alternet.org/story/149864/is_glenn_beck_sinking/ Has Beck gone too far even for Fox News and his conservative viewers? Wed, 09 Feb 2011 13:00:01 PST Peter Dreier, AlterNet -25325f48b51b015b78245e09d77fd70f http://www.alternet.org/story/149433/who_needs_lobbyists_darrell_issa_asks_gop%27s_corporate_masters_for_a_wish-list_of_deregulation_/ Issa wants to hand the government over to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and a who's who of corporate America. Thu, 06 Jan 2011 09:00:01 PST Peter Dreier, AlterNet -16f779c958f0b1c9e257f2b05d55c24c http://www.alternet.org/story/147629/fighting_back_against_the_dangerous_lies_spewed_by_right-wing_propagandist_andrew_breitbart/ Breitbart spreads lies and distortions to advance a right-wing agenda, embarrass liberals, and undermine the Obama administration. We must fight back. Sun, 25 Jul 2010 12:00:01 PDT Peter Dreier, AlterNet -ee4bebab517fe015dea25941aafb8133 http://www.alternet.org/story/146164/how_a_77-year-old_visionary_author_became_the_target_of_a_far-ranging_right-wing_conspiracy_theory/ The bizarre tale of how Frances Fox Piven came to be seen as the author of a blueprint for a radical takeover of American society by paranoid conservatives. Thu, 25 Mar 2010 00:00:01 PDT Peter Dreier, AlterNet -53b8c54c28ead5269ce7fe0392895a75 http://www.alternet.org/story/144837/why_it%27s_essential_to_pass_the_health_care_bill%2C_then_improve_it/ Progressives take heed: Killing a bill that could save thousands is not good politics; it's like stealing food from the mouths of hungry children. Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:00:01 PST Peter Dreier, AlterNet -a6ef095032774322feac1393225682e5 http://www.alternet.org/story/143501/holy_cow%2C_is_congress_getting_serious_about_real_health_care_reform/ There is still no guarantee that a progressive bill will end up on Obama's desk. But the chorus in favor of the public option is getting louder. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:01 PDT Peter Dreier, The Nation -7124bb88223b5f69956549addde2616b http://www.alternet.org/story/143114/corporate_media_performing_miserably_in_health_care_debate_/ If it bleeds, it leads. So what happens when demonstrators play nice? Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:00:01 PDT Peter Dreier, AlterNet -e430bba926faac41a0e6a3d114d40d3e http://www.alternet.org/story/142809/citizens_confront_wellpoint%3A_giant_insurer_a_poster-child_for_abusive_practices/ The action is part of a wave of protests sweeping over big insurers opposing health reform. Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:00:01 PDT Peter Dreier, Huffington Post -328a12f02db130d78d76f85ba3fb68c8 http://www.alternet.org/story/111386/how_obama_can_leverage_the_chicago_factory_sit-in_to_help_american_workers/ Grassroots activism helped Obama win the presidency. It could also help him fix the economy. Tue, 09 Dec 2008 23:00:01 PST Peter Dreier, Huffington Post -e1124c85b8750ec73766ed905c3ff2b2 http://www.alternet.org/story/104726/if_the_gop_had_listened_to_acorn%27s_advice%2C_the_mortgage_industry_wouldn%27t_be_in_meltdown/ Desperate Republicans are scapegoating the respected community advocacy group for Wall Street's disastrous lending spree. Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:00:01 PDT Peter Dreier, The Nation -0c3690a6bca4bd6bc3dabb0b5b956059 http://www.alternet.org/story/80894/does_obama_really_have_a_race_problem_/ Contrary to class stereotypes, wealthy whites are more likely than working-class whites to use the race card in the voting booth. Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:00:01 PDT Peter Dreier, The American Prospect -da2786dc07836a577be14de5e39c87c5 http://www.alternet.org/story/80581/economic_meltdown%3A_the_consequences_of_legal_bribery/ The financial services industry has shown again and again that it cannot self-regulate. It's time for the government to step in. Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:00:01 PDT Peter Dreier, Huffington Post -489a8ff378a9717ca9ef1f21e2403d90 http://www.alternet.org/story/70098/npr%2C_dems_all_wet_over_sweat_shop_labor/ At NPR's Dem debate, the way moderators framed the issue of sweatshops revealed ignorance about the realities of globalized trade and labor. Sun, 09 Dec 2007 16:00:01 PST Peter Dreier, Huffington Post -bce8403d04e4001147b158740f6c3b35 http://www.alternet.org/story/70040/wouldn%27t_you_pay_a_dollar_for_fair_labor/ Raising prices a dollar on a pair of Nike shoes could drastically improve the lives of Chinese factory workers. Fri, 07 Dec 2007 16:00:01 PST Peter Dreier, Huffington Post -cc6388500f9aeb15adc5a201fb985f3c http://www.alternet.org/story/58108/for_a_brief_moment%2C_the_media_rediscover_poverty/ In July, a presidential candidate took the media on a tour of an America they don't talk much about. Thu, 26 Jul 2007 18:00:01 PDT Peter Dreier, TomPaine.com -7d2bb55bb8d4a35025b15eb652920f3d http://www.alternet.org/story/51714/fair_labor_laws_would_benefit_all_working_americans/ Another Big Lie: For 30 years, the corporate Right has successfully portrayed American labor as a corrupt "special interest." The truth is that desperately needed labor-law reform will benefit everyone who works for a living. Wed, 16 May 2007 00:00:01 PDT Peter Dreier, TomPaine.com -5ef19f54cac134f6d6b9dd96142c2bfa http://www.alternet.org/story/44906/memo_to_congress%3A_the_working_poor_need_a_raise/ Fed up after watching the minimum wage stagnate at poverty level for nearly a decade, a growing number of states are introducing their own pay raises with cost-of-living adjustments. Congress should follow their lead. Thu, 30 Nov 2006 00:00:01 PST Peter Dreier, TomPaine.com -66f68f5bf67a47ff636f782f4172d690 http://www.alternet.org/story/38839/now_republicans_control_the_courts%2C_too/ Progressives are boasting that three recent Supreme Court decisions have stopped GOP tactics dead in their tracks -- but nothing could be further from the truth. Thu, 13 Jul 2006 00:00:01 PDT Peter Dreier, TomPaine.com -c715b6e2c4d7f98d50275cf056232b73 http://www.alternet.org/story/37445/the_sweatshop_stops_here/ In the past decade, over 200 universities have adopted antisweatshop codes of conduct in response to student protest. Mon, 12 Jun 2006 00:00:01 PDT Peter Dreier, The Nation -e0446dc76a36c6e0713fe4bb0eacad1a http://www.alternet.org/story/35849/john_edwards%3A_%27poverty_is_personal%27/ The former vice-presidential candidate has resurrected his 'two Americas' platform for a possible bid for the White House in 2008. Mon, 08 May 2006 00:00:01 PDT Peter Dreier, AlterNet -0ac24513513fdd5235836d33cc4fdadd http://www.alternet.org/story/25514/bush_helps_disaster_profiteers/ President Bush is taking advantage of the Katrina tragedy to get rid of workers' protections in favor of higher profits for politically connected corporations. Sat, 17 Sep 2005 00:00:01 PDT Peter Dreier, AlterNet -4011b4f479762db72d1fd2c007c57532