Lucile Malandain, Agence France Presse. September 8, 2009. Opponents of the death penalty hope the case of Cameron Todd Willingham, who was executed in Texas, will be a turning point towards abolition.
The Innocence Project, AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. August 31, 2009. The tragic case of Cameron Todd Willingham, who was falsely accused of setting a fire that killed his children -- and then executed for it.
John Nichols, The Nation. March 25, 2009. As long as the former VP is on the interview circuit, why not invite him to Capitol Hill to explain these frightening allegations?
Faisal Abbas, Asharq Al-Awsat. December 25, 2008. The New Yorker's star reporter discusses Abu Ghraib, the "war on terror," and why U.S. reporters don't pay enough attention to the Arab press.
Sam Pizzigati, Too Much: A Commentary on Excess and Inequality. August 25, 2008. Politicians can't seem to see any wealthy people when deciding whom to tax.
Laura Flanders, Firedoglake AlterNet: PEEK. July 24, 2008. If Vanity Fair wanted to flip the New Yorker cover on the GOP, they'd have to portray the media's lies about the candidate. Not the true stuff.
Don Hazen, AlterNet. July 18, 2008. From Bush's oil hoax to the New Yorker's sorry attempt at satire, our Zeitgeist list tracks the progressive issues of the week.
Eric Umansky, ProPublica. July 17, 2008. The investigative reporter who connected the dots on detention, rendition and torture, discusses her new book, The Dark Side.
AlterNet Staff, The Women's Media Center AlterNet: PEEK. July 16, 2008. You can let the New Yorker's staff know what you think of their misfired "satire."
Don Hazen, AlterNet. July 14, 2008. This week's New Yorker cover image of the Obamas is shocking in the racism and gross stereotyping that is built into its supposed satire.
Charles Hawley, David Gordon Smith, Der Spiegel. October 1, 2007. Interview: Investigative journalist Seymour Hersh talks about Bush's Vietnam, Iran's nuclear ambitions and how the US press failed the First Amendment.
