Susannah Breslin, The Frisky. November 14, 2008. From her hairstyle to her politics, America remains obsessed with the female politician who seemingly came out of nowhere.
Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: PEEK. November 12, 2008. I'm curious if Palin can hear the words coming out of her mouth while she's speaking.
Jay Walljasper, OnTheCommons.org AlterNet: PEEK. October 28, 2008. The commons helps explain the sharp difference between presidential candidates this year.
Zuzu, Shakesville AlterNet: Election 2008. October 27, 2008. There's something about a Republican candidate giving a "guarantee" of victory, that reminds me of voter suppression.
DCap, DistributorCap AlterNet: PEEK. October 19, 2008. Part of an ongoing series on the Constitutional and legal aspects of our government, a glimpse at the possible future.
Kristina Wilfore, Ms. Magazine. September 19, 2008. It's easy to get lost in the drama of the presidential contest. But some of the most important issues this election will play out at the state level.
Robert Parry, Consortium News. September 15, 2008. McCain and Palin reach a new level of campaign dishonesty as they tell lies about their records and their opponent. But will they pay a price?
Cristina Page, RH Reality Check. August 26, 2008. The issue many candidates don't want voters to think about is not abortion, but contraception -- and the media hasn't called them on it.
Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. August 26, 2008. Michelle Obama gives an inspiring and intimate introduction to her family's all-American success story. And: Ted Kennedy passes the torch.
Patricia J. Williams, The Nation. August 21, 2008. Critiques of Barack Obama's suitability for the office of the presidency have been bookended by astonishingly contradictory stereotypes.
Tim Kalich, Commonwealth. August 18, 2008. Developments in the investigation of the failed Mississippi Beef Processors plant may derail a democrat's bid to win a set in the U.S. Senate.
Suman Raghunathan, Feet in 2 Worlds AlterNet: PEEK. August 4, 2008. The occupational hazards of being a reporter for the Arab press in America: Al Jazeera English.
David Sirota, Creators Syndicate. August 1, 2008. Many filmic treatments of Washington present a more hard-edged political reality than most of today's so-called journalism.
