James Blagden, No Mas. November 16, 2009. Perhaps the greatest athletic achievement while on a psychedelic journey, No Mas and artist James Blagden proudly present the animated tale of Dock Ellis' legendary LSD no-hitter.
Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: Media and Technology. April 25, 2009. "The president did the right thing ... It's a war.... It's about good versus evil. And what you said is evil. It's hate speech. I won't tolerate it."
Leon Fink, AlterNet. April 16, 2009. Though they may be the most violent actors at sea, the Somali pirates' mercenary motives place them in the mainstream of today's shipping world.
Lindsay Beyerstein, Majikthise AlterNet: PEEK. April 14, 2009. It's creepy to see so many Americans are exulting over the fact that the United States military managed to shoot three teenagers.
Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports. April 13, 2009. Prisoners have been tortured and held without trial for years. Obama should show respect for the legal rights of prisoners held by the U.S.
Johann Hari, Independent UK. April 13, 2009. Some are clearly just kidnappers and gangsters. But others are trying to stop illegal dumping and devastating fishing.
Amanda Terkel, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. April 12, 2009. Phillips is "uninjured and in good condition," and three of the four pirates were killed.
Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports AlterNet: PEEK. April 10, 2009. In today's episode of "Pirates," the most powerful Navy in the world remains in a stand-off with four pirates in a small boat in the Indian Ocean.
Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports. April 8, 2009. Reports say the crew of a U.S. cargo vessel seized early today has retaken the ship, but there's more to the story of rising "pirate" attacks.
Faiz Shakir, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. December 3, 2008. The private security firm Blackwater is planning to offer a new service to make money: protection from the pirates off the coast of East Africa.