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Now Is No Time to Sing Kumbaya: We Must Hold the Bush Regime Accountable

Ian Welsh, Firedoglake AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. November 14, 2008.
We cannot just ignore Bush's crimes and incompetence because Obama got elected.

'Center-Right' Is Wrong: Mitt Romney Gives Obama Terrible Advice

Digby, Hullabaloo AlterNet: PEEK. November 12, 2008.
This country is not center-right.

Proud to Be an American

Amanda Terkel, Think Progress AlterNet: Election 2008. November 4, 2008.
"One-third of voters said the 2008 presidential election has made them 'more proud' to be an American ..."

Hardcore Neocon Goes for Obama, Throws McCain AND Reagan Under the Bus

bmaz, Firedoglake AlterNet: Election 2008. October 30, 2008.
The guy who wrote "The End of History" has figured out that Obama is history in the making.

ICE'd: Another U.S. Citizen Detained and Deported for Looking Mexican

Staff, XicanoPwr.com AlterNet: PEEK. October 30, 2008.
Guillermo Olivares Romero, 25, was held in a detention center for two weeks.

Sarah Palin Gives Up on Muslim Attacks

Davin Hutchins, American News Project AlterNet: Video. October 24, 2008.
Palin states that Republicans and the McCain-Palin ticket welcome all Muslims, although her supporters say otherwise.

McCain Finds Americans No Longer Buying Into the Politics of Dread

Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. October 23, 2008.
But that won't stop him from trying; his latest Hail Mary bomb comes equipped with a nuclear warhead.

'Red State Road Trip 2': A Truly American Documentary

Staff, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. September 26, 2008.
10,000 miles of listening to the voices of the American people.

The US Has 761 Military Bases Across the Planet, and We Simply Never Talk About It

Tom Engelhardt, Tomdispatch.com. September 8, 2008.
America garrison the globe in ways that really are unprecedented, and yet, if you live in the United States, you basically wouldn't know it.

Big Agriculture's Exploitation of Migrant Workers

Inside USA, Al Jazeera AlterNet: Video. August 25, 2008.
Inside USA reports.

Majority of Middle Class Supports Progressive Policy

Amy Traub, Drum Major Institute AlterNet: PEEK. August 19, 2008.
A new poll from the Drum Major Institute shows that most middle class Americans agree with progressive platforms.

Obama Speaks the Truth to a Child, Right-Wingers Go Bananas

Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog AlterNet: PEEK. August 8, 2008.
The Right-wing media is in a tizzy over Obama's truthful comment.

Patriotism Without Nationalism

Amanda Marcotte, Pandagon AlterNet: PEEK. July 7, 2008.
Our country: Love it always, respect it when it deserves it.

The Intolerant States of America -- Why My Middle Name Is Now 'Hussein'

Kyle Hussein de Beausset, AlterNet. July 1, 2008.
Intolerance isn't just popular among the ignorant. It is within every one of us.

America Kicks Ass (nsfw)

Jim Gilliam, Brave New Films AlterNet: Video. May 1, 2008.
Def Poetry comedian on American imperialism

If America Declines, Don't Expect Anyone to Talk About It

Kevin Phillips, Viking Press. April 8, 2008.
Is our political system too far gone to even discuss the predicaments of the volatile dollar, run-amok debt and Middle East disasters?

Now the Theocrats Want 'American Religious History Week'

Chris Hedges, The Nation. January 15, 2008.
With House Resolution 888, the religious right seeks to rewrite American history, turning the founding fathers into Christian fundamentalists.

A Love of America Turned Ugly [Photo Essay]

Nina Berman, AlterNet. October 11, 2007.
White House photographer Christopher Morris' reveals how American pride has blinded us to the reason others hate us.

There's One Thing the US Presidential Contenders All Have in Common: God

Timothy Garton Ash, Comment Is Free. June 9, 2007.
While watching the Republican debates, the British author writes, "Jesus -- I found myself inwardly exclaiming, as a post-Christian European -- Jesus, what century are we in?"

The Religious Right's Crusade for 'Decency'

Celina R. De Leon, AlterNet. October 11, 2006.
The Christian right has done its best to keep America obsessed with clean, friendly family values. But what constitutes 'decency' -- and where does the Foley scandal fit in?