Gabriel Thompson, AlterNet. July 4, 2008. Meet the Council of Conservative Citizens -- a group that offers a biblical defense of slavery and laments the surivival of African babies.
Isaac Fitzgerald, The Young Turks AlterNet: Video. July 3, 2008. Carl Linder Jr., a top funder for John McCain, has knowingly given money to terrorist organizations.
Isaac Fitzgerald, AlterNet AlterNet: Video. July 1, 2008. Obama made a mistake concerning telecom immunity; but it is a mistake that can still be righted.
David Weigel, The American Prospect. July 1, 2008. The former CIA officer has morphed from defender of Valerie Plame to crazed purveyor of a debunked Michelle Obama rumor. What happened?
Earl Ofari Hutchinson, AlterNet. June 30, 2008. Nader holds Obama to a different standard than he holds McCain or any other white mainstream politician; a standard based solely on his color.
Isaac Fitzgerald, The Real News Network AlterNet: Video. June 30, 2008. Eric Alterman and Pepe Escobar duke it out over Obama's recent moves on the campaign trail.
Robert Scheer, Truthdig. June 25, 2008. Most of our political representatives seem to be engaged in a contest over who can throw more money at defense contractors.
John Nichols, TheNation.com. June 25, 2008. Obama campaigned against NAFTA during the primaries. Now he's backpedaling and reassuring Wall Street about that same policy.
David Sirota, Creators Syndicate. June 24, 2008. If Obama counters the GOP's race-baiting by promoting working-class interests and a fairer trade agenda, he will win the White House.
Suman Raghunathan, Feet in 2 Worlds AlterNet: Immigration. June 23, 2008. It appears the Latino voter is poised to join this election's mythic soccer moms and security dads.
Stanley Kutler, Truthdig. June 20, 2008. In the past, being second-in-command conferred far less power and prestige than now. Has Cheney imposed a new standard for the vice presidency?