David Sirota, Open Left. November 26, 2008. Obama's early list of names for his staff doesn't bode well for all the progressive policy promises Obama made during the campaign.
Marie Cocco, Washington Post Writers Group. November 21, 2008. Unlike Ah-nold, no woman will ever burst into high political office without a lick of experience. And women with credentials don't fare much better.
Jill Filipovic, Feministe AlterNet: PEEK. November 18, 2008. When you think about it, it really isn't that surprising. Logic has never been their strong suit.
Nina Berman, Brenda Ann Kenneally, AlterNet. November 4, 2008. Brenda Ann Kenneally captures the female working poor and culture of incarceration in Troy, N.Y., where the presidential race has little resonance.
George Monbiot, Monbiot.com. October 31, 2008. Obama has a lot to offer, but until our education system is fixed or religious fundamentalism withers, anti-intellectuals will flaunt their ignorance.
Cara, Feministe AlterNet: Sex and Relationships. October 29, 2008. Strip club look alike contests and the 'Nailin Palin' porno by Hustler are not in good fun.
Matt Corley, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. October 28, 2008. Palin's statement neglects to mention that she also has ties to "the big oil service company," Veco.
Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. October 23, 2008. But that won't stop him from trying; his latest Hail Mary bomb comes equipped with a nuclear warhead.
Ray Ring, High Country News. October 22, 2008. California's Prop. 8 has exploded into an expensive, extensive battle between religious conservatives and gay rights advocates.
Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: Election 2008. October 7, 2008. McCain has run the popularity he gained during his 2000 campaign straight into the ground.
Kathy G, The G-Spot AlterNet: Election 2008. September 24, 2008. Margriet Oostveen produced pro-McCain letters that would then be signed by supporters in battleground states and placed in local papers.
T.A. Frank, Washington Monthly AlterNet: PEEK. September 11, 2008. If earpieces are indeed so easy to wear and hide, then we should expect that politicians to use them.
Heather Gehlert, AlterNet AlterNet: Reproductive Justice and Gender. September 8, 2008. New research shows women outperform men in five of eight leadership categories.
Terrence McNally, AlterNet. August 15, 2008. Sad but true: Intelligence is a political liability in the US. Author of The Age of American Unreason Susan Jacoby explains why.
J. Robert Parks, The G-Spot AlterNet: PEEK. August 8, 2008. "Of course, few of the millions of people who've already seen the movie went because of Batman's politics."