Kim Bobo, Dissent Magazine. December 5, 2008. Wage theft is a widespread crisis affecting millions of U.S. workers from whom billions of dollars are stolen each year.
Mark Weisbrot, AlterNet. December 4, 2008. The president-elect has the opportunity to forge a new relationship with the region after Bush drove U.S.-Latin American relations into a ditch.
Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: PEEK. December 4, 2008. The financial crisis isn't an excuse to push off health care reform until the economy grows. In fact, it's quite the opposite.
David Sirota, Blog for Our Future AlterNet: PEEK. December 3, 2008. Between this move and the move to wait to repeal the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy, it looks like Obama is breaking some promises.
Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: PEEK. December 3, 2008. "An aide to Barack Obama reaffirmed the President-elect's support for the labor movement's chief legislative priority in a one-word statement."
Roberto Lovato, New America Media. December 3, 2008. Recent talk about immigration issues coming from Washington inspires some hope, some fear and reveals the need for clarity on the issue.
Davin Hutchins, American News Project AlterNet: Video. December 2, 2008. It's the taboo subject you're not supposed to talk about -- Barack Obama's safety in light of the rise of white supremacists in America.
Jane Hamsher, Firedoglake AlterNet: Video. December 2, 2008. Cherrypicking information, ignoring facts, generating fake outrage -- the media did their best to create a caricature of Obama.
Matt Stoller, Open Left AlterNet: Democracy and Elections. December 2, 2008. Jim Martin is up against Saxby Chambliss in Georgia today, and there just is not that much enthusiasm for this race on the Democrati side.
James Howard Kunstler, Kunstler.com. December 2, 2008. The economy may go back up, but the decline in oil production can't be stopped. Does the president-elect know this?
Kate Sheppard, Grist.org. December 1, 2008. How should Obama act on the environment? A report by 29 major enviro groups gave Obama a list of actions and policies.
Kaytee Riek, RH Reality Check. December 1, 2008. Obama promises to leave behind ideology-driven debates over how to spend money, and instead put common sense and science first.
Melissa McEwan, Shakesville AlterNet: PEEK. December 1, 2008. I'm hoping that this selection means the president-elect is going to put some much-needed emphasis on global human rights.
Stephen Zunes, AlterNet. December 1, 2008. Hillary Clinton is our new Secretary of State -- will she continue the United States' hypocrisy on human rights and the rule of law?
Staff, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. November 30, 2008. "A once-bitter political rivalry" will now "a high-level strategic and diplomatic partnership."
Joshua Holland, AlterNet. November 29, 2008. While we deliberate major economic transformation, there are good ideas waiting on the shelf right now the new president can green light.
