Christopher Moraff, The Philadelphia Tribune. June 23, 2008. It works like this: Republicans hijack the Senate, block important legislation, then complain nothing is getting done.
Lindsay Beyerstein, AlterNet. June 12, 2008. In his new book, The Family, author Jeff Sharlet reveals sordid details about this power-hungry, inside-the-Beltway fundamentalist group.
Bill Scher, Campaign for America's Future AlterNet: Environment. June 11, 2008. Conservatives filibuster to protect hedge fund managers and give renewable energy the shaft.
Ali Frick, Think Progress AlterNet: Health and Wellness. May 9, 2008. Elizabeth Edwards testified in the Senate yesterday about the American health care system.
Matt Stoller, Open Left AlterNet: PEEK. February 16, 2008. Staffers have no choice but to adopt a defensive and insecure posture, their limited range of motion gets constrained by those at the top.
Jonathan Stein, Mother Jones AlterNet: Election 2008. January 31, 2008. Regardless of how legitimate the numbers are, Obama has now been tagged. Will Hillary Clinton use it against him?
Sam Stein, Huffington Post AlterNet: Election 2008. December 19, 2007. After Dodd forced reconsideration of the surveillance legislation, by arguing for eight hours, he left many prominent bloggers yearning for more.
Joshua Holland, Raed Jarrar, AlterNet. October 15, 2007. Let's call Joe Biden's Senate plan to split Iraq in three pieces for what it is: a blueprint for ethnic cleansing and possibly a full-blown civil war.
Jane Hamsher, AlterNet: PEEK. September 20, 2007. Jane Hamsher: Democrats would rather just play along with that little kabuki than mount a meaningful fight on just about anything
Sen. Jean Carnahan, Huffington Post. September 1, 2007. Since Larry Craig was once a co-worker of mine in the U.S. Senate, I feel compelled to comment on his undoing.
Guest Blogger, AlterNet: PEEK. July 6, 2007. Jeff Fecke: As far as South Dakota Republican Joel Dykstra is concerned, rape and incest are just "buzzwords."
Bob Geiger, AlterNet: PEEK. July 5, 2007. Bob Geiger: The same GOP senators who fought to impeach Clinton because of the Monica Lewinsky affair remain silent or call for a pardon of Libby, whose crimes amount to treason.
Amy Traub, AlterNet: PEEK. June 25, 2007. Amy Traub: The Senate votes tomorrow on a bill that can determine the fate of America's middle class (and anyone trying to work his or her way into the middle class).
Guest Blogger, AlterNet: PEEK. June 14, 2007. Josh Dorner: The administration reached new heights of insanity by throwing down a veto threat against the Senate's energy bill.