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/84582/ Government secrecy does not make us safer; it undermines the Constitution. Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:01 PDT Sean Gonsalves http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/83761/ It is becoming more and more difficult for the news media to undertake serious investigative reporting. Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:00:01 PDT Sean Gonsalves http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/83153/ Why Americans should care that print journalism is going down the drain. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:00:01 PDT Sean Gonsalves http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/81643/ Foreign military bases have served as launch pads for American military adventures. Increasingly, they are also being used as CIA 'black sites'. Mon, 07 Apr 2008 18:00:01 PDT Sean Gonsalves http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/80974/ To have a truly productive conversation about race we must address the wealth disparities that perpetuate racial inequality. Tue, 01 Apr 2008 11:00:01 PDT Sean Gonsalves http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/80530/ The manufactured controversy over Rev. Jeremiah Wright ignores the tradition of 'prophetic preaching' in African-American churches. Tue, 25 Mar 2008 16:00:01 PDT Sean Gonsalves http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/80130/ You wouldn't know it from the past 50 years of American history, but Congress has the legal authority to curb presidential warmongering. Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:00:01 PDT Sean Gonsalves http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/79287/ Clinton keeps saying she has experience. But all that her record shows is how good she is at undermining the Constitution. Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:00:01 PDT Sean Gonsalves http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/78495/ If Clinton had focused on women's roles in the economy, maybe we wouldn't be talking so much about the Senator from Illinois. Mon, 03 Mar 2008 12:00:01 PST Sean Gonsalves http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/77202/ I like Clinton as a person. But I don't vote based on whether I'd like to have a beer with a candidate. Fri, 15 Feb 2008 12:00:01 PST Sean Gonsalves http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/76664/ Why Obama may win more votes, but Clinton will get the party's blessing. Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:00:01 PST Sean Gonsalves http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/75942/ That's what a lot of folks are wondering, including petitioners in Vermont who want Bush and Cheney arrested for crimes against humanity. Mon, 04 Feb 2008 11:00:01 PST Sean Gonsalves http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/73541/ These days we don't want to hear from poor folk. Today's motto is: The poor should not be seen, nor heard. It's survival of the richest. Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:00:01 PST Sean Gonsalves http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/72959/ It is hard to imagine the candidates providing much change when their political strategists are the same crew who've been around for years. Mon, 07 Jan 2008 10:00:01 PST Sean Gonsalves http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/72342/ Now is the time to consider our utopian dreams and confront our dystopian nightmares. Wed, 02 Jan 2008 11:00:01 PST Sean Gonsalves http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/70898/ Using steroids to bulk up isn't just a problem in baseball, but it's afflicting law enforcement in New York and Blackwater mercenaries in Iraq. Mon, 17 Dec 2007 11:00:01 PST Sean Gonsalves http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/70226/ How can social conservatives deny Darwin's theory of evolution while espousing social Darwinism? Mon, 10 Dec 2007 16:00:01 PST Sean Gonsalves http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/69677/ By imposing tougher penalties on those who break the law, we're becoming a society that is cutting off its nose to spite its face. Tue, 04 Dec 2007 12:00:01 PST Sean Gonsalves http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/69040/ Scientists might not be sure exactly how it works, but musically and artistically inclined students are better readers and mathematicians. Tue, 27 Nov 2007 12:00:01 PST Sean Gonsalves http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/68357/ The Army's high desertion rates are prompting Uncle Sam to fish harder for high school seniors to join the ranks. Mon, 19 Nov 2007 13:00:01 PST Sean Gonsalves http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/67456/ When reforming the No Child Left Behind Act, it would be good to consider the different ways people learn and the different kinds of intelligence. Fri, 09 Nov 2007 11:00:01 PST Sean Gonsalves http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/67111/ No Child Left Behind imposes serious consequences on schools for low test scores, but regarding dropout rates -- where students are literally left behind -- it barely does anything. Tue, 06 Nov 2007 10:00:01 PST Sean Gonsalves http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/66444/ Closing the education gap between races requires a critical look at early education and health care disparities -- not unfounded statements that black people are less intelligent. Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:00:01 PDT Sean Gonsalves http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/65863/ Bush's ironically-named No Child Left Behind program cheatsschools out of money and time. Mon, 22 Oct 2007 16:00:01 PDT Sean Gonsalves http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/64067/ Is the Lieberman-Kyl amendment a stepping stone to waging a preemptive war on Iran? Mon, 01 Oct 2007 11:00:01 PDT Sean Gonsalves