Ann Friedman, The American Prospect. July 22, 2008. The Year of the Woman was 16 years ago, and the number of women in elected office has flatlined. We have yet to break the 25 percent barrier.
Don Hazen, AlterNet. July 8, 2008. A pilot feature of AlterNet on key questions of the day -- is Obama really tacking to the center, and why gas is so damn pricey.
Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. April 21, 2008. For a state that hasn't had a competitive presidential primary in decades, there is enormous voter interest in the Dem candidates.
Celeste Fremon, Huffington Post. April 18, 2008. At a closed-door fundraiser after Super Tuesday, Clinton blamed what she called the "activist base" of the Dem Party for electoral defeats.
Barbara Ehrenreich, Barbaraehrenreich.com. March 20, 2008. When it comes to unsavory religious affiliations, Hillary Clinton is a lot more vulnerable than Barack Obama.
Ellen Snortland, Pasadena Weekly. March 17, 2008. Without breaking through the female leadership dearth, women will never be able to see if they can end war.
Peggy Simpson, Women's Media Center. February 6, 2008. Wonkish Clinton may never match Obama's soaring rhetoric about hope, but the media should not underestimate the strength of her campaign.
Liliana Segura, AlterNet. January 25, 2008. Opposing the death penalty used to distinguish Democrats from Republicans. Now, across party lines, death is just another day at the office.
Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. January 25, 2008. Obama is not just running against another senator, he is running against personal and political ties -- the deepest Democratic campaign in years.
Guy T. Saperstein, AlterNet. December 7, 2007. While Hillary Clinton maintains her lead in national polling among Democrats, in direct match-ups against Republicans, she consistently trails her competitors.
Cliff Schecter, Brave New Films AlterNet: PEEK. November 15, 2007. Cliff Schecter: Here they go again with their made up cries of left-wing media bias.
Susan Faludi, Tomdispatch.com. November 15, 2007. Gender issues always matter in presidential campaigns, but in this one, Hillary is the only one playing to her strengths.
Jeff Cohen, AlterNet. January 24, 2007. Last night, Webb offered a populist, anti-corporate stand on economics and a blunt attack on Bush for "recklessly" dragging our country into war, while Hillary and Obama barely uttered a peep.
Jack Hitt, Mother Jones. January 24, 2007. Hillary Clinton is like our national Rorschach: She stokes our every emotion, from our deepest fears to our darkest hatreds.
Earl Ofari Hutchinson, AlterNet. November 14, 2006. Dems are convinced that they're within striking distance of the White House, so they need Hillary Clinton. But they also need someone who can win.