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Recovery's New Poster Boy: A Famous Addict Shares His Bumpy Road to Sobriety

Thomas Rogers, Salon. April 8, 2012.

Bill Clegg's first addiction memoir shocked readers. We talk to him about his follow-up -- and his newfound fame

How America's Sick Drug War Brought Death and Terror to Colombia

Dan Kovalik, Huffington Post. February 19, 2012.

The murder and "disappearance" of vast numbers of Colombians is part and parcel of the U.S.'s policy to "drain the sea [the civilian population] to kill the fish [the insurgents]."

The Right-Wing Propagandist Charles Murray Exposes the Truth About Conservatives -- They Hate Poor People, White and Black

Daniel Denvir, Philadelphia City Paper. February 13, 2012.

As usual, Charles Murray twists and invents economic arguments to demonize poor people. But this time, his targets are white.

How the Sexual Revolution Changed America Forever

Nancy L. Cohen, Counterpoint Press. February 5, 2012.

With a little pharmaceutical ingenuity, the double standard relaxed its clawing grip on female humanity.

Some Feet Not Meant for Shoes - Novel Excerpt

Pamela Klein, AlterNet. January 9, 2012.

A young woman embarks upon a mystical journey through greed, racism and intolerance to find that in a previous lifetime she was a black slave girl. Intro by Don Hazen.

Bill Clinton's Unreality: Tinkering With Unpassable Ideas, when Transformation is What We Need

Dave Johnson, AlterNet. November 27, 2011.

Clinton's prescription offers incremental change, at exactly the time so many are realizing that we need need transformational change.

As He Turns 93, Nelson Mandela's Quotations Still Inspire South Africa and the World

Danny Schechter, AlterNet. July 1, 2011.

Most of South Africa takes pride in Mandela, including the older generation that first knew him as an apartheid government-designated terrorist.

GOP Hitman Andrew Breitbart's Confessional Memoir: I Wouldn't Be a Foul, Raging Jerk If I Had Made It in Hollywood

Mark Howard, Alexander Zaitchik, AlterNet. May 10, 2011.

Andrew Breitbart serves up thin gruel in his clownish memoir-manifesto, "Righteous Indignation."

Move W.'s 'Decision Points' to the Crime Section

Jodie Evans, AlterNet. November 10, 2010.

Join us in moving Bush's memoir to the bookstore section it belongs in... Fiction, Fantasy, Crime, you decide!

Palin to Promote Her Book With Multiple Fox News Interviews: 'Variety Is the Spice of Life.'

Palin to Promote Her Book With Multiple Fox News Interviews: 'Variety Is the Spice of Life.'

Matt Corley, ThinkProgress. November 4, 2009.

Apparently, she plans to follow the same strategy as she used during the election.

Palin's New Book Selling for Dirt Cheap: How the Right Wing Boosts Sales

Palin's New Book Selling for Dirt Cheap: How the Right Wing Boosts Sales

Jamison Foser, Media Matters for America. October 28, 2009.

Normally you have to wait until the public displays pretty strong disinterest in a book before you can pick up the hardcover for $4.97.

Christian Group to Burn Children's Book at the Stake

Mustang Bobby, Shakesville. June 16, 2009.

These folks have a lot to learn about civil liberties, not to mention a lot about Christianity, too.

What Is Patrick Fitzgerald Trying to Hide from the Public?

Rory O'Connor, MediaChannel.org. June 12, 2009.

Powerful prosecutor and public figure Patrick Fitzgerald has been waging a chilling private jihad aimed at "killing" a book critical of him.

Who Should Resist, and Who Will Become Serfs?

Chris Hedges, Truthdig. April 7, 2009.

If we don't stop the rapacious looting of the public treasury, we'll be left with trillions in debts and a robust police state.

'The End of America,' Liberty: Use It or Lose It

Staff, AlterNet. December 3, 2008.

A look at the compelling new documentary based on Naomi Wolf's book of the same name.

Swift Boater Jerome Corsi Goes After Obama

Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog. August 13, 2008.

A note to Corsi: You shouldn't step in the same sewer twice.

Send Bill O'Reilly Back to School

Robert Greenwald, Brave New Films. August 7, 2008.

O'Reilly thinks he is qualified to teach to your children.

Historian Rick Perlstein Demolishes Pat Buchanan on MSNBC

Lindsay Beyerstein, AlterNet. June 25, 2008.

Author of Nixonland gives smug Republican a history lesson he won't forget.

Move over Book-of-the-Month: New book club courts liberals

Lindsay Beyerstein, AlterNet. June 16, 2008.

Lefty book club step forward in progressive infrastructure-building.

Former Intelligence Officials Hold Ex-CIA Chief George Tenet's Feet to the Fire

Former CIA Officers, AlterNet. April 29, 2007.

Former CIA officers write to Tenet: "You were a willing participant in a poorly considered policy to start an unnecessary war and you share culpability with Dick Cheney and George Bush for the debacle in Iraq."

What It Means to Be a Leftist in the 21st Century

Democracy Now!March 21, 2007.

Professor, culture critic, and social justice advocate Cornel West talks about the need to make radical reformism fashionable among young people again.

Is the Deadly Crash of Our Civilization Inevitable?

Terrence McNally, AlterNet. February 13, 2007.

An interview with author Thomas Homer-Dixon about the social, political, economic and technological crises we face and how long we can sustain the lifestyle that brought them about.

The Perfect Thing: How the iPod Shuffles Commerce, Culture, and Coolness

Joab Jackson, AlterNet. December 4, 2006.

Author Steve Levy explains the upsides and downsides of living with an iPod.

Cheney\'s New Book (Grab a Barf Bag): Does He Really Think He Can Pull A Fast One on History?

Tom Degan, December 31, 1969.


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