Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. October 20, 2009. The Family has spent decades consolidating power within the GOP and may have come to dominate the party even among those who do not belong to the cult.
Sady Doyle, Comment Is Free AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. October 16, 2009. The horrifying case of Jamie Leigh Jones, who was allegedly gang raped in Iraq shows how corporate interests take priority over human life.
AlterNet Staff, AlterNet AlterNet: Politics. September 4, 2009. Crop artist Kim Cope offers a priceless rendering of Minnesota's Patron Saint of Wingnuts.
Chris Bowers, AlterNet: World. July 6, 2009. It looks as if the Democrats have potentially 45 Democrats signed up to support the public option. Now is the time for the final push.
Sam Stein, Huffington Post AlterNet: Democracy and Elections. May 20, 2009. Two-thirds of Minnesotans now "believe it's time for [Coleman] to concede."
Sam Stein, Huffington Post AlterNet: Video. April 14, 2009. The drumbeat is growing louder for Norm to drop his long-shot appeal of Minnesota's prolonged recount.
Amanda Terkel, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. April 14, 2009. "Franken actually gained more votes from the election challenge than Coleman, the candidate who brought it."
Digby, Hullabaloo AlterNet: PEEK. March 18, 2009. The fact that Republicans are willing to bring up Bush vs Gore shows once again that they have absolutely no shame.
Phoenix Woman, Firedoglake AlterNet: PEEK. March 14, 2009. The trial part of Norm Coleman's contest of Al Franken's certification as the winner of the 2008 election for Norm's old Senate seat is now over.
Phoenix Woman, Firedoglake AlterNet: PEEK. March 4, 2009. After six weeks of representing Coleman's case to the three judges on the Election Contest Court, the Coleman legal team has "provisionally" rested.
Stuart Whatley, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. February 21, 2009. Al Franken gave his first national media interview since November to Air America's Mark Green Friday.
Mark Green, Air America. February 21, 2009. In his first national media interview since November, Franken discusses the trials of his Senate election battle and political fights ahead.
John Nichols, The Nation AlterNet: PEEK. February 17, 2009. Republican senators are pouring money into the dead-end recount fight of former Senate Norm Coleman.
Sam Stein, Huffington Post AlterNet: Democracy and Elections. January 22, 2009. Coleman is making preparations for life after office, having signed up as a paid adviser to the Republican Jewish Coalition earlier this week.
Ryan Grim, Huffington Post AlterNet: Democracy and Elections. January 21, 2009. Al Franken, has been declared the winner of the Minnesota contest but has yet to be sworn in as court battles continue.
