The Masher, AlterNet. September 9, 2008. Maddow shows that smart, provocative, truth-telling journalism and commentary has a potential massive audience on cable TV.
Nomi Prins, The Women's International Perspective AlterNet: Election 2008. August 29, 2008. Why didn't Obama choose Hillary as his running mate? It's a question he needs to answer.
Eric Boehlert, Media Matters for America. August 29, 2008. From the primaries to the convention, the media have become experts at inventing a storyline and skewing facts to support it.
John Nichols, The Nation AlterNet: PEEK. August 28, 2008. Reports say it's not Romney or Pawlenty; whether or not it turns out to be Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, the networks are over Obama's DNC speech.
Linda Milazzo, CODEPINK Women for Peace: Action Blog AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. August 28, 2008. Denver -- your protesters should be greeted with flowers!
Alex Kane, Jessica Lee, Indypendent. August 28, 2008. With no reply from Obama to their letter asking him to endorse their goals, IVAW marched to the Pepsi Center to demand that their voices be heard.
Jeremy Scahill, Democracy Now! AlterNet: War on Iraq. August 28, 2008. As Democrats rally in support of candidates who want an escalation in Afghanistan, the 7-year old war is claiming more lives than ever.
Michael Winship, TruthOut.org. August 28, 2008. The parties' conventions offer plenty of opportunity to skirt the spirit of campaign finance laws without violating them.
Justin Peters, Columbia Journalism Review. August 28, 2008. Drinking, complaining and getting massages are just a few of reporters' preferred convention activities.
John Nichols, TheNation.com. August 28, 2008. A hundred years ago, Dems questioned whether to take a stand against lynching. Today, Obama's nomination completes a long process of transformation.
Ari Berman, The Nation AlterNet: PEEK. August 27, 2008. Some think political journalists are too cozy with the powerful sources they cover. Events in Denver do little to dispel that suspicion.
Gail Russell Chaddock, Christian Science Monitor. August 27, 2008. Women not only earn less money than men, they often pay more for the same services, like tailoring, dry cleaning and hair cuts.
