Maria Armoudian, AlterNet. October 7, 2009. Thousands of alternatives to the punishing corporate model have sprouted up across the US, building up an alternative economy as Wall St. crumbles.
Mike Elk, Campaign for America's Future AlterNet: Politics. August 28, 2009. West Virginia shows us how we could easily win over this key segment of society, working class whites, with a New Deal-style industrial policy.
Bernie Horn, Campaign for America's Future AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. March 2, 2009. There's no question that this is the battle of a lifetime.
Dean Baker, AlterNet. January 27, 2009. If the economy begins to turn around on Obama's watch, the GOP can look forward to decades in the political wilderness.
Walden Bello, Foreign Policy in Focus. January 13, 2009. The swift unraveling of the global economy has left the world anticipating a new era of social democracy.
Dean Baker, AlterNet. January 6, 2009. For Republicans, one lesson of the New Deal is that it left the Democrats firmly in power for more than 20 years.
Norman Solomon, AlterNet. April 21, 2008. Obama has the potential to become as great a president as FDR, while activists have the potential to prompt change comparable to the New Deal.
Joe Costello, AlterNet. April 15, 2008. The U.S. political and economic systems are not equipped to deal with the looming problems of the 21st century.
Sam Pizzigati, Too Much: A Commentary on Excess and Inequality. April 3, 2008. "Policies that produce more egalitarian societies may explain profound health improvements."
Howard Zinn, The Nation. March 31, 2008. In today's climate of uncontrolled greed, it seems like a no-brainer to channel one of the most innovative programs in US history.