Robert Kuttner, AlterNet. September 19, 2008. Help must go to the ordinary people who have suffered harm, not just wealthy insiders. That should be the price of a deal.
Tom Engelhardt, Tomdispatch.com. August 19, 2008. The media's already losing interest on the anthrax story, but there are plenty of simple questions that really deserve answers.
Sean Gonsalves, AlterNet. July 7, 2008. While journalists should view Wikileaks with some skepticism, it cannot be ignored. Welcome to the brave new world of investigative reporting.
Chris Mooney, Yale Environment 360. June 30, 2008. The Bush administration has been widely criticized for placing politics over science. The next president must act to reverse that trend.
Sean Gonsalves, AlterNet. June 24, 2008. The VP used to be a bench-warmer called in to perform PR tasks. When did vice presidents become important political figures?
Sean Gonsalves, AlterNet. May 12, 2008. The government's attempt to gut a law protecting whistle-blowers does not bode well for our First Amendment rights.
Greta Christina, The Blowfish Blog. May 9, 2008. Right-wingers who fight gay rights are the same sex-phobes who want to stop birth control, sex education and abortion.
Ryan A. Dodd, Dollars and Sense. April 14, 2008. The idea that the government in a capitalist economy should provide jobs for the unemployed is not new.
Paul Armentano, AlterNet. July 13, 2007. The Republican governor of Connectictut is the latest politician to look foolish for pushing tough anti-marijuana policies in the face of scientific data that proves the arguments hollow.