Melissa McEwan, Shakesville AlterNet: Media and Technology. October 19, 2009. In multiple TV appearances on Sunday, the White House Chief of Staff reiterated that the public option is not mandatory.
Lagan Sebert, David Murdock, Huffington Post, American News Project. June 5, 2009. More people than ever are using payday loans to keep bill collectors at bay, paying annual rates as high as 700%.
Sam Stein, Huffington Post AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. March 18, 2009. The disclosure should put to rest one aspect of the debate over how AIG was allowed to dole out $165 million in bonus payments.
Ryan Grim, Huffington Post, American News Project AlterNet: Video. March 18, 2009. Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), chairman of the Financial Services Committee, requested the names and threatened to subpoena them.
Joseph Stiglitz, The Nation. March 7, 2009. American banks have polluted the economy; it's a matter of equity and efficiency that they now be forced to clean it up.
Chris Bowers, Open Left AlterNet: PEEK. July 30, 2008. Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine has "told close associates that he has had 'very serious' conversations with Obama."
True MajorityJune 26, 2008. Congress thought granting immunity to phone companies that violate our rights was a good idea. Tens of thousands of their constituents disagreed.
Brian Beutler, Media Consortium. January 3, 2008. Where we've been, and where we're going, in the long, sordid saga of keeping Americans safe from the administration's spying.
Bill Boyarsky, Truthdig. December 26, 2007. With attendance in the single digits, the Iowa caucuses are hardly representative or democratic. Can grassroots efforts turn out more people in 2008?
