Melissa McEwan, Shakesville AlterNet: PEEK. December 1, 2008. I'm hoping that this selection means the president-elect is going to put some much-needed emphasis on global human rights.
Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: PEEK. November 26, 2008. Attacks in India, FBI warning for New York City, Obama helping Wall Street, and more.
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.
Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: Election 2008. November 14, 2008. I suppose, given the circumstances, cabinet speculation is inevitable ... but I really doubt that's what Obama is thinking.
Liliana Segura, AlterNet. October 27, 2008. A 25-year fight to bring Jon Burge and police who systematically tortured black men to justice makes a critical breakthrough.
Michael Lynn, Comment Is Free. May 10, 2008. With the Bush administration angling for war with Iran, the city of Chicago is considering going on record opposing it.
Michael C. Dawson, The Root. April 4, 2008. Forty years ago, the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. radicalized a generation of African Americans.
Mischa Gaus, In These Times. July 11, 2007. In Chicago, game boosters argue that Olympic construction, tourism and spillover business will bring relief to the city's long-suffering south side. Experience teaches a different lesson.
