Alternative News and Information. en-us http://www.alternet.org/rss/button.gif http://www.alternet.org/ AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/ Copyright 2008 Independent Media Institute. All rights reserved. http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/99610/how_obama_can_demonstrate_real_leadership_on_the_economic_crisis/ Obama needs to put himself at odds with the Dem establishment: He did it with Iraq in 2002, and he can do it in 2008 with the economy. Sat, 20 Sep 2008 00:00:01 PDT Arianna Huffington http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/94313/why_every_politician_should_go_see_%22swing_vote%22/ "Swing Vote" offers a cynical and entirely apt commentary on the sad reality of real-life politics. Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:00:01 PDT Arianna Huffington http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/90465/memo_to_obama%3A_moving_to_the_middle_is_for_losers/ Realpolitik is one thing. Realstupidpolitik is quite another. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:00:01 PDT Arianna Huffington http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/85968/right_is_wrong_--_how_the_lunatic_fringe_hijacked_america/ The GOP is now a dark, putrefied party of Bush, Cheney, Rove, Limbaugh and Coulter. And we're all the worse because of it. Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:01 PDT Arianna Huffington http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/85853/hillary_clinton%27s_defeat%3A_an_historic_triumph/ Even though Rocky didn't win, he was ultimately seen as a triumphant figure. And that's how Hillary will be seen too. Tue, 20 May 2008 00:00:01 PDT Arianna Huffington http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/82624/caught_shilling_for_the_drug_war%2C_pollster_attacks_the_messenger/ Pollster Mark Mellman was hired by Lockheed Martin to push for funding for drug tracking planes in Colombia and doesn't like being called on it. Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:00:01 PDT Arianna Huffington http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/80537/a_mccain_moment%3A_do_you_want_four_more_years_of_this/ It's not just George Bush's war that McCain wants to continue; it's George Bush's approach. Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:00:01 PDT Arianna Huffington http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/78410/microtrends_vs._macrotrends%3A_why_obama_is_winning/ Clinton guru Mark Penn tried to slice the electorate into the "small forces behind tomorrow's big changes," while Obama tried to unify us. Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:00:01 PST Arianna Huffington http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/77178/john_mccain_sells_his_soul%3A_backs_off_on_torture_ban/ The former POW embraces extreme interrogation techniques. Fri, 15 Feb 2008 10:00:01 PST Arianna Huffington http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/76783/why_the_media_and_independent_voters_need_to_break_up_with_mccain/ The straight-shooting John McCain people fell in love with in 2000 is no more. Tue, 12 Feb 2008 10:00:01 PST Arianna Huffington http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/76044/the_2008_race_for_president_and_the_search_for_our_better_selves/ Which presidential candidate can lead us to do more good than we think we're capable of? Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:00:01 PST Arianna Huffington http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/72596/what_obama%27s_iowa_win_means_for_everyone/ Obama's win gives us all hope. It signifies the kind of country we imagine ourselves being: optimistic, forward-looking and unafraid to take risks. Fri, 04 Jan 2008 00:00:01 PST Arianna Huffington http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/71677/the_imperial_presidency%3A_the_%2708_candidates_weigh_in/ How do '08 hopefuls view Bush's abuse of executive power? Fri, 28 Dec 2007 00:00:01 PST Arianna Huffington http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/71030/big_money_conservatives_do_not_heart_huckabee/ Why is the Republican establishment in a state of near-apoplexy about Mike Huckabee? Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:00:01 PST Arianna Huffington http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/67685/with_norman_mailer%27s_passing%2C_heaven_just_got_a_lot_more_interesting/ In an age when torture has become a "harsh interrogation technique" and "freedom" and "democracy" are used to curtail freedom and democracy, we'll surely miss his critical eye and his passionate love affair with language. Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:00:01 PST Arianna Huffington http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/67124/will_bush_suck_the_gop_down_the_drain_with_him/ George Bush continues to swirl around the drain; the only question now is: will he suck the Republican Party down with him? Tue, 06 Nov 2007 11:00:01 PST Arianna Huffington http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/66262/ending_the_war%3A_time_for_the_dems_to_play_hardball/ It is time the Democrats reframe the debate over funding for the Iraq war. Fri, 26 Oct 2007 12:00:01 PDT Arianna Huffington http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/61597/in_the_age_of_terror%2C_isn%27t_busting_toe-tappers_an_insane_use_of_our_law_enforcement_resources/ Isn't it the height of madness to use America's finite law enforcement resources to seek out and arrest people for tapping the foot of a cute undercover officer in a restroom? Tue, 04 Sep 2007 10:00:01 PDT Arianna Huffington http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/60589/the_utah_mine_disaster%3A_a_teachable_moment_about_workplace_safety/ During the Bush administration, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has been more intent on providing protection to employers than workers. Thu, 23 Aug 2007 17:00:01 PDT Arianna Huffington http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/60389/connect_the_dots%3A_karl_rove%27s_politics_uber_alles_strategy_and_the_utah_mine_disaster/ Karl Rove may be on his way out the door, but his destructive legacy will be with us for years to come. Tue, 21 Aug 2007 16:00:01 PDT Arianna Huffington http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/59630/rove_exits_with_his_usual_m.o.%3A_delusional_and_deceptive/ Karl Rove is heading out the door the doughy, fanatical personification of the Bush White House. Tue, 14 Aug 2007 00:00:01 PDT Arianna Huffington http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/59415/candidates_turn_negative_comments_into_fundraising_gold/ Welcome to one of the hottest new trends of Campaign 2008: raising money by being insulted. Or, at least, acting like you've been insulted. Fri, 10 Aug 2007 13:00:01 PDT Arianna Huffington http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/57565/in_the_name_of_objectivity%2C_the_media_clouds_the_reality_of_terror_report/ The newly released National Intelligence Estimate which utterly repudiates Bush's war in Iraq is being spun as a mixed bag of evidence -- with the spin dutifully echoed by the media. Sat, 21 Jul 2007 15:00:01 PDT Arianna Huffington http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/56561/democrats_can%27t_wait_around_for_gop_defectors_to_end_the_war/ No matter how many Republicans abandon the president on Iraq, it is Democrats who must seize this moment and take the lead in bringing our troops home. Tue, 10 Jul 2007 16:00:01 PDT Arianna Huffington http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/55933/the_upside_of_flaming_cars%3A_politicians_and_the_press_exploit_the_british_terror_attacks/ When it comes to the threat of terrorism, it seems that if the government isn't trying to scare us to death, the press is. Tue, 03 Jul 2007 13:00:01 PDT Arianna Huffington