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/92431/america%27s_middle_class_can%27t_take_much_more_punishment/ Whether we like it or not, America is in the midst of revolutionary economic changes that are crushing the middle class. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:01 PDT Matt Taibbi http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/91927/economic_realities_are_killing_our_era_of_fantasy_politics/ Election season will be packed with horserace media distractions, but our economic situation is becoming a matter of life and death. Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:00:01 PDT Matt Taibbi http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/88211/mccain%27s_playbook%3A_hate%2C_fear_and_caveman_politics/ Haunted by the ghosts of Vietnam, the media-manufactured 'maverick' has remade himself into a dumbed-down Republican Party stooge. Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:00:01 PDT Matt Taibbi http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/87629/hillary%27s_pivotal_role%3A_help_obama_or_let_him_twist_in_the_wind/ Clinton must choose between two loyalties: party and self. Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:00:01 PDT Matt Taibbi http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/85723/if_cheney_%26_co._had_really_plotted_the_9_11_attacks_.../ Matt Taibbi's hilarious re-enactment of the secret govt. conspiracy (that never happened) to conduct the attacks. Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:01 PDT Matt Taibbi http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/85554/will_hillary_be_the_last_one_to_know_it%27s_over/ Because mathematically, the game is over. Thu, 15 May 2008 16:00:01 PDT Matt Taibbi http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/84043/an_atheist_goes_undercover_to_join_the_flock_of_mad_pastor_john_hagee/ In this excerpt from his new book, Matt Taibbi shares his experiences at a Hagee's boot camp for new converts. Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:01 PDT Matt Taibbi http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/83211/hillary_serves_out_the_pork/ Nobody doles out taxpayer money like Hillary Clinton -- or rakes in as much campaign cash from the companies she does favors for. Sun, 27 Apr 2008 15:00:01 PDT Matt Taibbi http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/81140/hillary%27s_flimsy_case_for_the_nomination/ Addressing the myth of that Hillary's chances are better in the battleground states, and other frequently asked questions from the campaign trail. Sat, 05 Apr 2008 00:00:01 PDT Matt Taibbi http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/80577/the_wright_controversy_revealed_america%27s_deeply_insecure_side/ A society at peace with itself wouldn't have reacted in the way it did to the partly true/partly crazy remarks of Obama's former pastor. Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:00:01 PDT Matt Taibbi http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/78024/john_mccain%27s_bizarre_%27conservative_problem%27/ He's gone from laughingstock to presumptive nominee by campaigning for World War III. So why do conservatives fear him? Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:00:01 PST Matt Taibbi http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/75233/hillary_clinton%3A_the_new_nixon/ Hillary has taken her strategy straight out of Tricky Dick's paranoid, press-bashing playbook. Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:00:01 PST Matt Taibbi http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/73727/how_trivial_can_the_media_make_the_presidential_race/ Corporate media are turning one of the most exciting primary seasons in history into a trivia contest. Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:00:01 PST Matt Taibbi http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/70714/obama_on_the_rise/ Barack Obama has stormed the Democratic race for the nomination -- can he and his supporters be stopped? Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:00:01 PST Matt Taibbi http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/70104/iowa%3A_hillary_looks_shaky_in_a_pivotal_contest/ After months as the front-runner, Hillary Clinton suddenly finds herself in a three-way heat. Mon, 10 Dec 2007 00:00:01 PST Matt Taibbi http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/68057/mike_huckabee_is_not_a_sane_man/ Surging Mike Huckabee may talk about poverty and trade, but the wild-eyed Baptist goofball doesn't believe he is evolved from primates. Does that even worry Republican voters? Sat, 24 Nov 2007 00:00:01 PST Matt Taibbi http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/66068/mitt_romney%3A_will_republicans_elect_a_bloodsucking_ceo/ Mitt Romney's endless bragging about his wealth and success has kept him near the top of the Republican polls, but he's running for the nomination of a party that has nothing left to sell. Sat, 27 Oct 2007 00:00:01 PDT Matt Taibbi http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/64639/it%27s_the_end_of_the_road_for_john_mccain/ Let's hope that John McCain's political downfall remains his own personal tragedy -- and doesn't become, by means of some terrible accident at the polls, ours. Mon, 08 Oct 2007 00:00:01 PDT Matt Taibbi http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/64109/taibbi%3A_political_absurdity_hits_the_iowa_caucuses/ The media following the presidential campaigns in Iowa depict voters as gravely caring about meaningless issues like "likeability" and "electability." Tue, 02 Oct 2007 00:00:01 PDT Matt Taibbi http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/63351/fred_thompson%3A_desperate_republicans_cheer_for_a_reagan_wannabe/ In Fred Thompson's fantasy world, all you have to do to be president is pretend you're the Gipper and act tough on TV. Mon, 24 Sep 2007 00:00:01 PDT Matt Taibbi http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/61951/the_gop%27s_%2708_candidates_can%27t_keep_dodging_iraq_much_longer/ First Republicans screwed up on Iraq, sending thousands of Americans to their deaths. Then they refused to apologize. And now they're going to pay for it in the 2008 elections. Mon, 10 Sep 2007 00:00:01 PDT Matt Taibbi http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/60950/the_rip-off_in_iraq%3A_you_will_not_believe_how_low_the_war_profiteers_have_gone/ In Iraq, private contractors are guaranteed huge profits no matter how badly they fuck things up. Thu, 30 Aug 2007 00:00:01 PDT Matt Taibbi http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/55275/matt_taibbi_writes_back%21/ The author responds to reader questions, sharing his views on the 2008 election and that while he's often attacked for being a Hunter Thompson wannabe, the writer he's actually trying to rip off is H.L. Mencken. Tue, 26 Jun 2007 10:00:01 PDT Matt Taibbi http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/53941/neocon_ii%3A_lie_hard_with_a_vengeance/ Despite the walloping defeat of the Republicans in the 2006 midterm elections that seemed to spell the end of neocon rule in Washington, the clowns are once again spilling out of the Volkswagen. Fri, 15 Jun 2007 00:00:01 PDT Matt Taibbi http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/53356/will_fiendish_giuliani_be_bush_iii/ He's cashing in on 9/11, working with Karl Rove's henchmen and in cahoots with a Swift Boat-style attack on Hillary. By all accounts, he's a perfect choice to uphold the legacy of George W. Bush. Thu, 07 Jun 2007 00:00:01 PDT Matt Taibbi