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Diversifying Politics

By Deb Price, AlterNet. February 25, 2008.
Rights and Liberties: The Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund is launching a political training program that helps gays of color serve their community.

Is Huckabee Waiting for God to Smite John McCain?

By Will Durst, AlterNet. February 25, 2008.
Election 2008: The GOP is down to a man who believes humans and dinosaurs walked the earth together and another who can refute that -- since he was there.

By David Sirota, Creators Syndicate. February 22, 2008.
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: Shrewdly, Barack Obama is promising to transform trade policies so that they do not encourage outsourcing.

Lessons of Internment

By Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate. February 21, 2008.
Rights and Liberties: At a time when the Bush Administration holds "enemy combatants" without charge, we have a lot to learn from history.

What Does Castro's Resignation Mean for Cuba?

By Robert Scheer, Truthdig. February 20, 2008.
ForeignPolicy: The Cuban people have suffered under an arrogant and idealistic revolutionary whose vision floundered on the rocks of cynical U.S. foreign policy.

You Cannot Afford Mars

By Annalee Newitz, AlterNet. February 19, 2008.
Even if we spent as much money on space exploration as we do on war, funding a mission to Mars would not solve any of our problems.

Is Washington Undermining Democracy in Bolivia?

By Mark Weisbrot, AlterNet. February 16, 2008.
ForeignPolicy: Bolivian officials say Washington is trying to destabilize and even topple their democratic government.

Bloomberg: Candidate of the Permanent Will

By David Sirota, Creators Syndicate. February 16, 2008.
Election 2008: The media and political establishments keep floating the idea of Michael Bloomberg's candidacy, showing just how much change frightens the status quo.

Understanding the Obama Surge

By Sean Gonsalves, AlterNet. February 15, 2008.
Election 2008: I like Clinton as a person. But I don't vote based on whether I'd like to have a beer with a candidate.

Can Bill Clinton Keep His Mouth Shut?

By Will Durst, AlterNet. February 14, 2008.
Election 2008: The most difficult fix for the Clinton campaign? Figuring out how to get the candidate's husband to shut the hell up.

What Will Obama Do When There's No Hillary Firewall?

By Earl Ofari Hutchinson, deleted. February 14, 2008.
Election 2008: Blinded by hatred for Hillary, the Right has not paid much attention to Obama. That will quickly change if he gets the nomination.

Aboard the Condoleezza Rice

By Robert Scheer, Truthdig. February 13, 2008.
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: Clearly, what's good for big oil isn't good for most Americans. So why are the interests of oil companies mistaken for those of the nation?

Three Reasons to Hate Facebook

By Annalee Newitz, AlterNet. February 12, 2008.
Media and Technology: I hate Facebook and I'm not afraid to say why.

Why the Media and Independent Voters Need to Break Up with McCain

By Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post. February 12, 2008.
Media and Technology: The straight-shooting John McCain people fell in love with in 2000 is no more.

Will John McCain Turn His Back on Gay Americans?

By Deb Price, AlterNet. February 11, 2008.
Rights and Liberties: After actively working to defeat Mitt Romney, Log Cabin Republicans hope John McCain will support gay rights. What does his record tell us?

Hillary Clinton's Superdelegate 'Firewall'

By Sean Gonsalves, AlterNet. February 11, 2008.
Why Obama may win more votes, but Clinton will get the party's blessing.

Disappointment, Thy Name Is Super Tuesday

By Will Durst, AlterNet. February 8, 2008.
Maybe the celebrated day was intimidated trying to live up to its own hype, like the New England Patriots.

The Democrats' Class War

By David Sirota, Creators Syndicate. February 8, 2008.
Election 2008: The Democrats' timidity on economic justice may end up guaranteeing no real 'change' at all.

Felony Disenfranchisement Aids Republicans

By Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate. February 7, 2008.
Rights and Liberties: Restoring the right to vote for felons is essential to our democracy and could dramatically change election results.

Immigrants Come Here Because Globalization Took Their Jobs Back There

By Jim Hightower, Hightower Lowdown. February 7, 2008.
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: Seal-the-border hysteria is everywhere. Instead of blaming immigrants for America's problems, let's look at executives on both sides of the border.

The Fragility of the Information Age

By Annalee Newitz, AlterNet. February 6, 2008.
Media and Technology: Our brave new infrastructure is failing around us even as we claim that it offers a shining path to the future.

Will Clinton and Obama Continue Bush's High-Priced Militarism?

By Robert Scheer, Truthdig. February 6, 2008.
World: Will your favorite Dem challenge the bloated military budget Bush proposed for 2009?

Proposed Stimulus Package Not Enough

By Mark Weisbrot, AlterNet. February 6, 2008.
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: Given the magnitude of the economic pain that Americans are facing, it's imperative to demand measures that will soften the blow.

The 2008 Race for President and the Search for Our Better Selves

By Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post. February 5, 2008.
Which presidential candidate can lead us to do more good than we think we're capable of?

Super Tuesday Answers Some Questions But Raises More for Clinton and Obama

By Earl Ofari Hutchinson, New America Media. February 4, 2008.
Super Tuesday will likely answer questions for the Republicans, but raise more questions for the Democrats.

"Between the Lines" Provides a Voice for Gay Community

By Deb Price, AlterNet. February 4, 2008.
Rights and Liberties: For 15 years, this Michigan newspaper has advocated for gay rights.

Super Duper Fat Tuesday

By Will Durst, AlterNet. February 4, 2008.
Tomorrow is the biggest Super Tuesday yet. It's Super Duper Tuesday or Tsunami Tuesday or Giga Tuesday or The Tuesday of Destiny.

What Is the Point of Congress?

By Sean Gonsalves, AlterNet. February 4, 2008.
That's what a lot of folks are wondering, including petitioners in Vermont who want Bush and Cheney arrested for crimes against humanity.

The Not-So-Great Debate

By Rory O'Connor, AlterNet. February 1, 2008.
Election 2008: Clinton won by not losing and Obama lost by not winning.

Rocky Mountain Realities

By David Sirota, Creators Syndicate. February 1, 2008.
Election 2008: As the candidates look to the West, a series of myths have developed about Western politics.

Latin America News Coverage: Half the Story Is Worse Than None

By Mark Weisbrot, AlterNet. February 1, 2008.
Media and Technology: Those who follow the commercial media's coverage of Latin America can end up with less understanding than those who ignore it.

Western Civilization: An Idea Whose Time Has Come

By Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate. January 31, 2008.
As the race narrows, it is a key moment to reflect on what we stand for as a country.

Obama, Clinton and the War

By Robert Scheer, Truthdig. January 30, 2008.
We should pay attention to Sen. Ted Kennedy's endorsement for president -- he was a rare sane voice among Dems in opposing the Iraq war.

Edwards' Withdrawl is America's Loss

By Earl Ofari Hutchinson, New America Media. January 30, 2008.
Edwards did something that no one else did: He made poverty no longer a dirty word in the mouths of many.

A Polite Message from the Surveillance State

By Annalee Newitz, AlterNet. January 29, 2008.
Rights and Liberties: If only the government would warn you when it was recording your conversations, like Google.

George W. Bush State of the Union Drinking Game

By Will Durst, AlterNet. January 28, 2008.
A list of the rules and what you need to play. Bottoms up!

First Black President?

By Rory O'Connor, AlterNet. January 28, 2008.
Election 2008: The real racial dynamics of the Democratic race are beginning to emerge.

Getting Latino Voters Is Obama's Big Challenge

By Earl Ofari Hutchinson, New America Media. January 28, 2008.
The continuing reluctance of Latino voters to back black candidates could have a blowback effect on Obama.

Parents Need to Tell Their Stories About Military's Gay Ban

By Deb Price, AlterNet. January 28, 2008.
The military's anti-gay climate doesn't just victimize gay men and women in uniform.

The Stimulus Swindle

By David Sirota, Creators Syndicate. January 25, 2008.
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: Leading figures of both parties seem eager to help limit the debate over "stimulus" and make the final package a corporate goodie bag.

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