On AlterNet: air america

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "air america"

Can Obama and Dems Overcome the Right's Talk Radio Monopoly?

Sue Wilson, AlterNet. February 5, 2010.

Will a recent plea by President Obama to learn more about talk radio be enough to loosen Limbaugh's stranglehold on the airwaves?

Adios, Air America

Don Hazen, AlterNet. January 21, 2010.

Air America has just announced that they're declaring bankruptcy and will cease operations.

Whatever Happened to Progressive Talk Radio? Did Air America Kiss it Good Bye?

Cynthia Lowen, AlterNet. August 10, 2009.

We need a progressive antidote to Limbaugh, Savage and Beck. Yet Air America Radio seems to have gone in a different direction.

The Ridiculous Nancy Pelosi 'Scandal' Made Simple (and Hilarious)

Isaac Fitzgerald, AlterNet. May 19, 2009.

Much ado about Nancy Pelosi, the Bush Administration, torture, and stealing office supplies.

Incredible New Poll: 90% Want Bush Crimes Investigation

Beau Friedlander, Air America. February 23, 2009.

Sign a petition to show Obama that an investigation of possible crimes committed by the Bush administration is the will of the nation.

Franken: 'We're Going to Win Soon'

Stuart Whatley, Huffington Post. February 21, 2009.

Al Franken gave his first national media interview since November to Air America's Mark Green Friday.

The Time Has Come to Create a Real 'Liberal Media'

Robert Parry, Consortium News. November 21, 2008.

Deep-pocketed conservatives have long dominated the media landscape. If we want real change, it's time for progressives to fight fire with fire.

GRITtv and The Nation Live at Noon: Voters on the Verge

Staff, GRITtv. November 4, 2008.

Don't sit at home and bite your nails. Be part of the conversation.

Mad for Rachel Maddow

Rebecca Traister, The Nation. August 7, 2008.

Will Maddow's unlikely success, reliant on her ability to defy cliche, signal a move in punditry away from the thuggish and toward the sophisticated?

Arianna Huffington Storms NYC With New Book, Skewering McCain as a 'Pandering Pawn of the Right'

Don Hazen, AlterNet. May 15, 2008.

Huffington blasts corporate media and lampoons McCain. She tells all in an interview with Grit TV's Laura Flanders and AlterNet's Don Hazen.

Give Sam Seder a Daily Show!

ZP Heller, Brave New Films. April 15, 2008.

Air America should bring Seder back into the daily mix.

Updated: Randi Rhodes Quits Air America Rather Than Apologize for Clinton Hit

AlterNet Staff, AlterNet. April 10, 2008.

The talker leaves after suspension; Air America staffers say there's no love lost between the broadcaster and host.

Rachel Maddow: Progressive Media's Next Mainstream Star

Rory O'Connor, AlterNet. April 10, 2008.

This quick-witted woman has shattered another glass ceiling and is taking her rightful place in the traditional boys' club of big-time politics.

Air America Suspends Randi Rhodes for Calling Hillary Clinton a "F**king Whore"

Jon Ponder, Pensito Review. April 4, 2008.

Rhodes says her employers have "damaged my hard won excellent reputation in the broadcast industry."

Air America challenges FOX, offers to host Republican debate

Evan Derkacz, March 13, 2007.

Those Stalinists called us Right Wing!!!

Air America 2.0 Begins Today

Mark Green, Huffington Post. March 6, 2007.

Air America Radio has a new owner. Why? Because if progressive values were a stock, now is the time to buy.

Air America goes Green... hallelujah

Don Hazen, February 4, 2007.

Don Hazen: An investor steps this week in to rescue the radio network from bankruptcy.

Do us a favor. Keep Air America on the air!

The Masher, October 31, 2006.

The Masher: Help the progressive talk radio station survive its troubled times.