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It's Over for Clinton

By Will Durst, AlterNet. May 10, 2008.
Election 2008: In politics, anything can happen. Except for what needs to happen for Clinton to secure the nomination.

Acknowledging the Race Chasm

By David Sirota, Creators Syndicate. May 9, 2008.
Election 2008: The pervasive racism that taints our political discourse will persist until we recognize and reject it.

America's War on Journalists

By Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate. May 8, 2008.
War on Iraq: The Bush administration has engaged in assault, intimidation, and imprisonment to limit the ability of journalists to do their jobs.

Who's Afraid of Grand Theft Auto?

By Annalee Newitz, AlterNet. May 7, 2008.
MediaCulture: If the controversial video game were a movie, we'd all be mightily impressed by its dark, ironic vision of a world at war with itself.

Battle of the Hawks

By Robert Scheer, Truthdig. May 7, 2008.
Election 2008: Both McCain and Clinton have shown a dangerously cavalier attitude towards the option of a nuclear strike against Iran.

Obama's Triumph Over Media Frivolity

By Norman Solomon, AlterNet. May 7, 2008.
MediaCulture: Obama's Tuesday win represents a victory over a press corps fixated on fluff over substance.

Our Great 'Secretocracy'

By Sean Gonsalves, AlterNet. May 6, 2008.
Government secrecy does not make us safer; it undermines the Constitution.

Courageous Gay Bishop Weathers Storm

By Deb Price, Creators Syndicate. May 5, 2008.
Bishop Gene Robinson calls on religious gays and lesbians to fight for acceptance within their spiritual communities.

Pretrial Lock Up

By Earl Ofari Hutchinson, AlterNet. May 2, 2008.
Thousands of prisoners languish in jail for months, even years, before they are tried.

Potomac Fever

By David Sirota, Creators Syndicate. May 2, 2008.
Washington has been debilitated by a horrible disease -- one that inhibits emotions like compassion and integrity.

The Worst Food Crisis in 45 Years

By Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate. May 1, 2008.
If our government and large food and energy interests don't change direction, the food riots in distant lands will soon be coming to their doors.

The IMF's Going Down -- Is that a Bad Thing?

By Mark Weisbrot, AlterNet. May 1, 2008.
ForeignPolicy: Thanks to disasters of its own making, the agency is losing money and influence.

User-Generated Censorship

By Annalee Newitz, AlterNet. April 30, 2008.
MediaCulture: The Web makes it easy for crowds to collaborate. But it also makes it simple for mobs to crush free expression.

No Country for Old Men

By Robert Scheer, Truthdig. April 30, 2008.
Election 2008: McCain's age matters; especially if he picks his running mate from the crazy wing of the Republican Party.

The News Media: Watchdog or Lap Dog?

By Sean Gonsalves, AlterNet. April 28, 2008.
MediaCulture: It is becoming more and more difficult for the news media to undertake serious investigative reporting.

Verdict in Bell Shooting Is No Big Surprise

By Earl Ofari Hutchinson, New American Media. April 25, 2008.
Rights and Liberties: Nailing cops for bad shootings has always been virtually impossible. The Bell case was no exception.

Welcome to the Nomination Race That Will Not Die

By Will Durst, AlterNet. April 25, 2008.
Election 2008: Thanks to Pennsylvania, the Democratic primary circus continues. Meanwhile, McCain is free to roam the country frightening children.

Pushing the Single-Payer Solution

By Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate. April 24, 2008.
Health and Wellness: It's time for the candidates to stop dancing around real health-care reform and get behind a single-payer system.

The Real Elitists Work in Mainstream Media

By David Sirota, Creators Syndicate. April 24, 2008.
MediaCulture: The media elite pretend there are not two Americas but only one: theirs.

Writing Online: The Key to Literary Immortality

By Annalee Newitz, AlterNet. April 23, 2008.
MediaCulture: The advantage of publishing online rather than in books? Nobody can burn the Internet.

Hillary Turns Up Heat, Threatens to 'Obliterate' Iran

By Robert Scheer, Truthdig. April 23, 2008.
Election 2008: Is the campaign trail the best place to ratchet up the rhetoric against Iran? Clinton thinks so.

A Bad Week for Journalism

By Sean Gonsalves, AlterNet. April 22, 2008.
MediaCulture: Why Americans should care that print journalism is going down the drain.

By Norman Solomon, AlterNet. April 21, 2008.
Election 2008: Obama has the potential to become as great a president as FDR, while activists have the potential to prompt change comparable to the New Deal.

Schwarzenegger Backs Gay Rights

By Deb Price, Creators Syndicate. April 21, 2008.
Rights and Liberties: California's governor has taken a humane and reasonable stance on gay marriage. John McCain should pay attention.

The Ludlow Massacre

By David Sirota, Creators Syndicate. April 18, 2008.
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: The government's policy toward unions is marked by the same political cowardice and worker repression that brought on the Ludlow Massacre.

Gender Is Hillary Clinton's Achilles Heel

By Earl Ofari Hutchinson, New American Media. April 17, 2008.
Election 2008: No one would dare make a blatantly racist comment about Obama. Yet sexist remarks are constantly spewed at Hillary Clinton.

Does the Microsoft-Yahoo! Merger Threaten Google?

By Annalee Newitz, AlterNet. April 16, 2008.
A look at the facts on Microhoo!

The Man Who Would Be Bush

By Robert Scheer, Truthdig. April 16, 2008.
War on Iraq: How do we explain voter support for McCain in light of the nation's widespread, bipartisan rejection of the Bush administration?

President Whatshisname

By Will Durst, AlterNet. April 15, 2008.
Whatever happened to the Decider?

Race Is Still the X Factor for Obama

By Earl Ofari Hutchinson, New American Media. April 14, 2008.
Election 2008: Although they don't admit it to pollsters, many white Americans would not vote for a black candidate.

A Torture Debate Among Healers

By Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate. April 10, 2008.
Rights and Liberties: Why is the American Psychological Association still allowing its members to participate in torture?

Petraeus's Betrayal

By Robert Scheer, Truthdig. April 9, 2008.
War on Iraq: By undercutting the widespread support for getting out of Iraq, General Petraeus betrayed the American public.

Pregnant Men

By Annalee Newitz, AlterNet. April 8, 2008.
Sex and Relationships: Thomas Beatie is not the first transgendered man to get pregnant. So why is he getting so much attention, and why now?

Murky CIA Activity at Military Outposts

By Sean Gonsalves, AlterNet. April 7, 2008.
Foreign military bases have served as launch pads for American military adventures. Increasingly, they are also being used as CIA 'black sites'.

The Audacity of Populism

By Mark Weisbrot, AlterNet. April 7, 2008.
Election 2008: If Obama convinces white working-class voters that he cares about their economic plight, he will become the 44th President of the United States.

A Gay Friendly Message to Mega-Churches

By Deb Price, Creators Syndicate. April 7, 2008.
Rights and Liberties: A new generation of church leaders avoids rabid, anti-gay rhetoric. Can they be pushed to accept and support gay rights?

Stop Treating the Candidates Like Newborn Puppies

By Will Durst, AlterNet. April 4, 2008.
In the Democratic Party everyone ends up feeling like a winner. Until the general election that is.

Confessions of an Economic Hit Man

By David Sirota, Creators Syndicate. April 4, 2008.
Election 2008: "I'll admit it: I used to admire John McCain."

King's "Promised Land" Is Still Far Off

By Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate. April 3, 2008.
40 years ago Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. pointed to the link between war abroad and poverty at home. Sadly, his observation is just as true today.

The Queen's English Is Dead

By Annalee Newitz, AlterNet. April 3, 2008.
Proper English is being supplanted by a language that reflects the lives of all the people who speak it.

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