Chris Bowers, Open Left AlterNet: Politics. June 29, 2009. Wingnuttery is a tempting and easy target. But the political reality has changed. We need to change with it.
Reuters June 16, 2009. The move follows the Obama administration's new support of Defense of Marriage Act, which allows states not to recognize same-sex marriages.
Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: Health and Wellness. May 5, 2009. Karen Tumulty shares an important anecdote about negations over health care reform.
Isaac Fitzgerald, AlterNet. May 5, 2009. Troy Davis faces execution for murdering a police officer, despite that 7 out of 9 witnesses have recanted or contradicted their testimony.
Zach Carter, Media Consortium AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. April 17, 2009. The banking lobby maintains a stranglehold on any realm of U.S. public policy it can loot for a profit.
Lindsay Beyerstein, Media Consortium AlterNet: PEEK. March 6, 2009. Two major nominations on Monday: Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius for Secretary of Health and Human Services and Nancy-Ann DeParle for health czar.
Joshua Holland, AlterNet. January 9, 2009. The SEIU says it's making a big push and committing huge resources to work for the passage of key progressive measures to aid working families.
Donna Norton, Huffington Post. November 17, 2008. Children are the least expensive population to insure -- there's no good reason why we can't cover all kids now.
AlterNet Staff, The Washington Post AlterNet: PEEK. August 4, 2008. Analyzing personal information in commercial databases is an industry that's poised to take off as we enter the age of electronic medical records.
Katrina Vanden Heuvel, The Nation AlterNet: War on Iraq. July 24, 2008. Obama is showing sound thinking on Iraq, so why does he continue to talk abou tescalating the U.S. military presence in Afghanistan?
Dave Johnson, Huffington Post. May 12, 2008. Security guards at Kaiser are supposed to be provided with health care after working for 90 days, but it turns out that many are not.
Louisa Pyle, RH Reality Check. April 15, 2008. In a sane world, abortion would be included in medical school curriculum where appropriate, just like any other common, safe procedure.
Jalan Washington, RH Reality Check. April 14, 2008. Pro-choice doctors must address the socioeconomic realities patients face, and respond to the full range of individuals' reproductive health needs.
Beth Fredrick, AlterNet. April 7, 2008. The President's AIDS policy may be well-intentioned, but it fails to provide comprehensive and compassionate care for the people who need it.