On AlterNet: rhetoric

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "rhetoric"

America's ‘Inexcusable’ Indifference to Extreme Poverty -- Frances Fox Piven Speaks

Lauren Feeney, BillMoyers.com. March 15, 2012.

An interview with Frances Fox Piven, a political scientist and activist whose writings on poverty, welfare rights, and protest movements have infuriated the Right.

After Nevada Caucus, Democrats and Republicans Bet on the Latino Vote in November

Maribel Hastings, Huffington Post. February 9, 2012.

Republicans bet that Obama's failure to pass immigration reform will cut his Latino votes, while Democrats bet that Republican anti-immigrant rhetoric will work in his favor.

Shameless GOP Lies: Is There Any Limit to What Republicans Will Say -- And What People Will Believe?

Ernest Partridge, The Crisis Papers. April 20, 2011.

If it were in the interest of the ruling oligarchs to convince a majority of the public that the earth is flat, could they succeed?

What the Right Gains From Poisoning Our Political Discourse and Inspiring Violence

Michael Winship, AlterNet. January 10, 2011.

Gifford's shooting, and the death and wounding of so many who came to meet with her, are just the latest example of ideologically-motivated bloodshed.

How Glenn Beck's Twisted Worldview Goads Disturbed People into Acts of Violence

Peter Montgomery, People for the American Way Foundation and Media Matters. December 9, 2010.

Glenn Beck’s inflammatory rhetoric has been tied to a number of violent attacks and threats against Beck's targets and other public figures.

Alan Keyes to Address "Tea Party" as Right-Wing Crack-up Deepens

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. April 9, 2009.

100 days in, and conservatives are throwing the "F-word" at Obama.

Palin's Attacks Get Desperate in Final Day

Sam Stein, Huffington Post. November 3, 2008.

With one day to go until the election's conclusion, Sarah Palin has really ramped up her rhetoric.

Words in a Time of War: Taking on the President's Rhetoric

Mark Danner, TomDispatch.com. June 1, 2007.

Never has an administration reached for its dictionaries more regularly to redefine reality to its own benefit.

Good News, Everybody: We've Got a New Iraq Slogan!

Arianna Huffington, AlterNet. December 13, 2006.

Bush's language has changed, but his idiocy hasn't.

How Obama\'s \"New\" Drug Strategy Uses Fresh Rhetoric for Old, Failed Policies

Bill Piper, December 31, 1969.

WATCH: Bill Maher: \"The Problem Isn\'t That There\'s Too Little Civility in Government, it\'s That There\'s Too Much\"

Lauren Kelley, December 31, 1969.