Erin Ferns, Nathan Henderson-James, Project Vote AlterNet: Democracy and Elections. August 8, 2008. Behind accusations of voter fraud are efforts to stop underserved minorities and young people from voting.
Frank Rich, The New York Times. October 15, 2007. "Bush lies" doesn’t cut it anymore. It’s time to confront the darker reality that we are lying to ourselves.
Jeffrey Buchanan, Chris Kromm, AlterNet. August 23, 2007. The federal government has promised more than $116 billion in recovery aid, but residents of the still-devastated Gulf Coast wonder whether the check bounced.
Christopher Silvester, The Independent. July 16, 2007. Conrad Black was a millionaire who wanted to live like a billionaire: he controlled hundreds of media outlets and had homes on two continents. But it wasn't enough for him: how a media tycoon became a humbled man.
Naomi Klein, The Nation. March 30, 2007. The jury selection for the trial of a Canadian press baron accused of looting shareholder earnings reveals popular discontent with the corporate elite.
Jim Hightower, Hightower Lowdown. October 25, 2006. Criss-crossing the country, I've learned most people are over the red-state/blue-state talk and are aching for politics that matter to them.
