On AlterNet: barack obama
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Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: PEEK. December 3, 2008.
"An aide to Barack Obama reaffirmed the President-elect's support for the labor movement's chief legislative priority in a one-word statement."
Andy Worthington, AlterNet. December 3, 2008.
The repatriation of Salim Hamdan to Yemen should hasten the demise of the U.S. prison camp.
Melissa McEwan, Shakesville AlterNet: PEEK. December 3, 2008.
Influential folk singer Odetta has passed away.
Staff, Brave New Films AlterNet: Video. December 2, 2008.
FOX forced to issue rare apology.
Staff, AlterNet: Video. December 2, 2008.
Why Obama isn't betraying the left with his early appointments.
Robert Creamer, Blog for Our Future. December 2, 2008.
Have progressives been suckered into supporting a President who will really govern from the 'center-right'? The short answer is no.
Katrina vanden Heuvel, The Nation. December 1, 2008.
The appointment of Robert Gates -- a vocal critic of Obama's Iraq withdrawal plan who will undoubtedly shape policy-- is alarming.
Jeremy Scahill, AlterNet AlterNet: War on Iraq. November 30, 2008.
A collection of praise for Obama's White House team from Karl Rove, David Brooks, Henry Kissinger and more.
Marjorie Cohn, Jurist Legal News and Research. November 29, 2008.
Judge: "Seven years of waiting for a legal system to give them an answer ... is more than enough."
Liliana Segura, AlterNet. November 28, 2008.
Obama isn't likely to pursue torture atrocities during the Bush era, but this is one problem you simply can't wish away.
Matthew Rothschild, The Progressive. November 28, 2008.
Peter Orszag, Barack Obama’s choice to head the budget office, is on record favoring a reduction in Social Security benefits.
Noam Chomsky, Democracy Now!. November 28, 2008.
In a fascinating speech, Chomsky warns, "Changes and progress very rarely are gifts from above. They come out of struggles from below."
AlterNetNovember 28, 2008.
Contribute your 100-word essay laying out your hopes for Obama's first 100 days, to be published on AlterNet.
Robert L. Borosage, Huffington Post AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. November 27, 2008.
Is this the change we need? The depth of the crisis we face renders the old arguments irrelevant.
ZP Heller, AlterNet AlterNet: Video. November 26, 2008.
Jane Hamsher and Rachel Maddow talk about yesterday's big news.
David Sirota, Open Left. November 26, 2008.
Obama's early list of names for his staff doesn't bode well for all the progressive policy promises Obama made during the campaign.
Frida Berrigan, Tomdispatch.com. November 26, 2008.
Tackling the Pentagon, with its mega-budget and its mega-power, may be the hardest task Obama faces.
Tim Wise, Red Room. November 26, 2008.
We don't need the "everything sucks" analysis; Obama has mobilized millions of activists and that energy is looking for an outlet.
Jason Linkins, Huffington Post AlterNet: War on Iraq. November 25, 2008.
Rachel Maddow and Dahlia Lithwick discuss Obama, war crimes, and torture.
DJK, Brave New Films AlterNet: Video. November 25, 2008.
A Brave New Review about the Tipton Three.
James Warren, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. November 25, 2008.
All that was missing Monday was a gilded sedan chair for Barack Obama and a rocking chair for George Bush.
Stephen Soldz, Psyche, Science, and Society. November 25, 2008.
An open letter from 200 psychologists and allies who are urging Obama not to select John Brennan to be Director of the CIA.
Maia Szalavitz, Huffington Post. November 25, 2008.
We can't ignore science like Bill Clinton did and install a drug czar who will ignore science and push dogma.
William Greider, TheNation.com. November 25, 2008.
Timothy Geithner is an architect, and now an enabler, of the unfolding crisis.
Staff, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. November 24, 2008.
Barack Obama officially announced the key players in his economic team. Some reactions are excited, others doubtful.
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