Sam Pizzigati, Too Much: A Commentary on Excess and Inequality. August 13, 2008. In the UK, conservatives don't have to take the blame -- inequality has soared over the last decade with the Labor Party running the show.
Steven D., Booman Tribune AlterNet: PEEK. July 21, 2008. Talks with Iran about its nuclear program fail. Which isn't a surprise, given that the U.S. "senior diplomatic official" didn't speak.
Melissa Silverstein, Women & Hollywood. June 24, 2008. Brick Lane tells a story rarely heard or seen in popular culture: an immigrant woman's experience in an arranged marriage.
Ali Allawi, The Independent UK. June 9, 2008. The controversial security agreement seeks to salvage Bush's Iraq misadventure, claiming the country is pacified and a loyal ally. Iraqis know better.
GottaLaff, Brave New Films AlterNet: PEEK. December 3, 2007. GottaLaff: Why should there be boundaries? This is America, after all! Land of the free! As long as you're not the kidnapee, that is.
Tom Barrett, The Tyee. October 21, 2007. Climate change deniers are using a recent ruling by a British judge that Inconvenient Truth contains "errors" to attack Al Gore. But it all depends on how you define "errors."
GottaLaff, AlterNet: PEEK. October 9, 2007. GottaLaff: The U.S. and Britain are breaking up. No more pub dates, no more shared cream teas, no more romantic excursions to Iraq.
Gavin M, AlterNet: PEEK. October 2, 2007. Gavin M: Debra Cagan, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Coalition Affairs shared her anti-Iran beliefs with a shocked group of British MPs.
Guest Blogger, AlterNet: PEEK. May 20, 2007. Juan Cole: The steady exit of British troops from Iraq will accompany the arrival of the new UK Prime Minister.
Guest Blogger, AlterNet: PEEK. May 10, 2007. As Blair hands off to nemesis Gordon Brown, the policies on Iraq are unlikely to change and the British people are shut out of the process.
Trita Parsi, IPS News. April 2, 2007. As both the UK and Iran increase the stakes in an effort to gain the upper hand in the negotiations over the 15 captured British soldiers, both sides risk ruling out the option of diplomacy.
Bruce Mirken, AlterNet. March 15, 2007. A two-year study from a British commission is recommending a reality-based approach to drug law, rooted in science and focused on reducing harm. Americans should take note.
Sarah Stillman, Truthdig. March 14, 2007. While America is still begrudgingly coming to terms with the climate crisis, British politicians, scientists and newspapers have been shouting from the rooftops for years. So why is the U.S. so far behind its closest ally?
