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Occupy Wall Street is Transforming its Participants, Our Country, and Democracy

Manissa McCleave Maharawal, AlterNet. October 31, 2011.

A participant in the Liberty Plaza occupation on the way the movement is changing and the people it's touching, from Eliot Spitzer to Baruch college freshmen.

What's Wrong with Ashton Kutcher's Campaign Against Sex Work? Plenty.

Melissa Gira Grant, Comment Is Free. September 25, 2011.

Campaigns that focus on "ending demand" for sex work ignore the financial pressures on sex workers--the same pressures that all working people face.

Glenn Greenwald Clobbers Eliot Spitzer in Debate on the Gaza Flotilla

Jane Hamsher, Firedoglake. June 3, 2010.

One of the best cable news smackdowns ever recorded.

Is Your Favorite Politician a Sociopath?

Tony Schwartz, AlterNet. March 4, 2010.

So many politicians are caught lying or breaking laws, yet none of them seem to believe they did anything wrong.

Why is David Vitter Still in Office and Not Eliot Spitzer?

Steve Kornacki, New York Observer. April 15, 2008.

Eliot Spitzer may have been a major hypocrite on prostitution -- but Vitter built his career on "traditional" family values and moral purity.

As the Spitzer Sex Firestorm Cools, It's Time for the Real Questions

Lindsay Beyerstein, AlterNet. March 26, 2008.

As people stop asking "Why did he do it?", now is a good time to ask: Why was the Department of Justice really investigating Eliot Spitzer?

The Mann Act: From Jack Johnson to Eliot Spitzer

Omar Wasow, The Root. March 20, 2008.

The troubling history of the White-Slave Traffic Act.

Spitzer Did Nothing Wrong

Annalee Newitz, AlterNet. March 19, 2008.

Eliot Spitzer's decision to pay money for sex was personal. It's not like he issued a policy of mandatory hookers for everybody.

Instead of Standing By Their Men, Political Wives Should Show Them the Door

Katha Pollitt, The Nation. March 18, 2008.

The post-scandal humiliated wife standing next to her politician husband is a trend that needs to die.

Why Men Do Stupid Things: The Psychological Appeal of Prostitutes

Michael Bader, AlterNet. March 14, 2008.

A psychotherapist explains what might go on in the deeper recesses of the minds of men like Eliot Spitzer.

A Cause Bigger Than Any Scandal

Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate. March 13, 2008.

Before his administration was derailed by scandal, Eliot Spitzer promoted reproductive rights legislation that inspired a grass-roots movement.

Spitzer's Shame Is Wall Street's Gain

Robert Scheer, Truthdig. March 12, 2008.

Wall Street crooks cheer the downfall of the man who tried to check their criminal greed.

Spitzer's Folly: How Could He Think He'd Get Away With It?

Chris Kelly, Huffington Post. March 11, 2008.

It took a rare combination of arrogance, amorality and shit for brains. With details on the Emperor's Club sex ring.

Reports: NY Gov. Spitzer Is Indicted, Will Resign in Prostitution Scandal

Huffington PostMarch 10, 2008.

Gov. Eliot Spitzer has admitted to being involved with a prostitution ring; reports are that he will be indicted.

Lobbyists: 'I’m Going to Be Hugged & Kissed As Long As I’m Giving Them A Check'

David Sirota, AlterNet: PEEK. January 4, 2007.

Democrats refusal to push public financing of elections means lobbyists will continue to have their way...