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The Democratic Slap Fight

By Will Durst, AlterNet. January 24, 2008.
The most recent televised debate that preceded this weekend's South Carolina primary was more like a candidate slap fight.

Who Will Stop the Banks?

By Robert Scheer, Truthdig. January 23, 2008.
No Dem candidate will say what Kucinich would have said: Bankers will steal from the public unless the government holds them accountable.

What We Learn from Mourning those We Love

By Norman Solomon, AlterNet. January 23, 2008.
Our own mourning should help us understand and strive to prevent the unspeakable pain of others.

Writing the Obituary for Bradley Effect is Premature and Foolhardy

By Earl Ofari Hutchinson, New America Media. January 23, 2008.
Voters claim they only look at competence and experience in a candidate, but race still plays a roll.

Big Rate Cuts and Fiscal Stimulus Trump Conservative Ideology

By Mark Weisbrot, AlterNet. January 22, 2008.
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: Like Nixon said, "We're all Keynesians now."

Why We Shouldn't Fear Cloned Meat

By Annalee Newitz, AlterNet. January 22, 2008.
Health and Wellness: People are freaked out by the FDA's ruling that cloned meat is safe to eat, but we eat cloned plants all the time.

The GOP Candidates' Love Affair with Reagan

By Will Durst, AlterNet. January 18, 2008.
Election 2008: The GOP could roll into their National Convention with an entire starting basketball team of prospective candidates posing as Ronald Reagan.

Digging In the Right Place

By David Sirota, Creators Syndicate. January 18, 2008.
Health and Wellness: There is a simple fix for our ailing healthcare system, and it has the right-wing in a panic.

MSNBC vs. Dennis Kucinich

By Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate. January 17, 2008.
How MSNBC tried to keep Kucinich out of the Las Vegas debate, and how he fought back.

What Happens When Blogs Go Mainstream?

By Annalee Newitz, AlterNet. January 17, 2008.
Media and Technology: Will blogs take on all the bad habits of the mainstream media or will it help the media progress just a bit further toward independence of thought?

Why the Saudis Hate Bush

By Robert Scheer, Truthdig. January 16, 2008.
ForeignPolicy: Even Osama bin Laden and Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad scored higher in a poll last month.

Obama Needs a History Lesson about Hillary and King

By Earl Ofari Hutchinson, New America Media. January 14, 2008.
The Obama campaign has misunderstood a comment by Senator Clinton about MLK's role in the civil rights movement.

We're Mad as Hell and the Dems Aren't Listening

By Jim Hightower, Hightower Lowdown. January 14, 2008.
The Democrats' fizzle in the face of the power-grabbing Bush administration is doing serious damage to America's political psyche.

Where Are the Working Class Heroes?

By Sean Gonsalves, AlterNet. January 11, 2008.
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: These days we don't want to hear from poor folk. Today's motto is: The poor should not be seen, nor heard. It's survival of the richest.

The Primaries Are Broadcasters' Big Payday

By Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate. January 10, 2008.
Television broadcasters are holding the electoral process hostage through their control of the public airwaves.

"Suitcase Scandal" is Another U.S. Foreign Policy Blunder

By Mark Weisbrot, AlterNet. January 10, 2008.
ForeignPolicy: The "suitcase scandal" has alienated the new Argentine government and will only further sully Washington's reputation in Latin America.

Richly Deserved Bad Night for Hillary Haters in New Hampshire

By Earl Ofari Hutchinson, New America Media. January 9, 2008.
Election 2008: The woman who they love to loathe did what they dread most, she won. But that was just the start of their dismal night.

In New Hampshire, Shadows Trumped Hope

By Will Durst, AlterNet. January 9, 2008.
Election 2008: Clinton's victory revealed the teeniest kind of invisible fear, a form of prejudice known as "the Bradley Effect."

Playing the Class Card

By Robert Scheer, Truthdig. January 9, 2008.
Election 2008: As long as Hillary Clinton and Gloria Steinem have chosen to play the women's card against the race card, let's throw in a third one: the class card.

A New Version of Moore's Law

By Annalee Newitz, AlterNet. January 8, 2008.
The amount of information in the world is always expanding faster than the data storage systems available to capture it.

GOP Hit Squads Load Up For Obama

By Earl Ofari Hutchinson, New America Media. January 8, 2008.
Election 2008: If Obama's surge becomes a tidal wave, the hit squads will load up on him as they have on countless others.

New Hampshire Gayly Steps Forward

By Deb Price, Creators Syndicate. January 7, 2008.
Rights and Liberties: 2008 introduces civil unions to gay, lesbian, and queer couples in New Hampshire.

The Reality Behind Hollywood Pregnancies

By Susie Bright, SusieBright.com. January 7, 2008.
Reproductive Justice and Gender: Here's some of the things you can look forward to in your unplanned Hollywood pregnancy.

What Happens When Politicians Promise Change

By Sean Gonsalves, AlterNet. January 7, 2008.
Election 2008: It is hard to imagine the candidates providing much change when their political strategists are the same crew who've been around for years.

Edwards Reconsidered

By Norman Solomon, AlterNet. January 3, 2008.
Election 2008: Why Edwards was the most improved presidential candidate of 2007.

Technology in Wartime

By Annalee Newitz, AlterNet. January 3, 2008.
Gizmos that a decade ago would have been viewed entirely as communications tools and toys are now potential surveillance and killing machines.

Ron Paul is Scary, But Those Who Cheer Him Are Even Scarier

By Earl Ofari Hutchinson, New America Media. January 3, 2008.
Election 2008: The scariest thing about GOP presidential contender Ron Paul is not his fringe, odd-ball racial views. It is that people take him seriously.

A Lesson From the Last, and Next, Recession

By Mark Weisbrot, AlterNet. January 3, 2008.
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: This will be the second recession since 2001 that was caused by the bursting of an obviously speculative asset bubble.

Should Big Media Choose Our Candidates?

By Rory O'Connor, AlterNet. January 2, 2008.
Media and Technology: Why should ABC and Fox get to decide who is a viable candidate for president?

What Does the Future Hold for Us?

By Sean Gonsalves, AlterNet. January 2, 2008.
Environment: Now is the time to consider our utopian dreams and confront our dystopian nightmares.

What Iowa Will and Won't Do for Obama

By Earl Ofari Hutchinson, New America Media. January 2, 2008.
Election 2008: A win or a big showing in Iowa will give Obama's dream campaign an adrenalin shot, but it will be far from their final test.

Channeling Suze Orman

By Norman Solomon, AlterNet. December 28, 2007.
Sometimes it helps to get some advice on messaging from a pro.

The Path to a National Popular Vote

By David Sirota, Creators Syndicate. December 28, 2007.
Election 2008: If you don't live in a "battleground" like Florida or Ohio whose statewide vote is perpetually up for grabs, you are ignored.

A Story of International Intrigue

By Annalee Newitz, AlterNet. December 27, 2007.
How easily important information can fall into the wrong hands.

More Than Historical Stupidity in Paul's Slavery Crack

By Earl Ofari Hutchinson, New America Media. December 27, 2007.
Election 2008: Ron Paul tossed out yet another juicy zinger this time on "Meet the Press" when he said that Lincoln was a bad guy for fighting the civil war.

The FCC's Holiday Gift to Big Media

By Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate. December 26, 2007.
Media and Technology: A recent vote by Federal Communications Commission would have made George Orwell proud.

Where Did All the Good Journalism Go?

By Rory O'Connor, AlterNet. December 21, 2007.
When seeking the best news of 2007, maybe we should look to ourselves, rather than the mainstream media sources writing the news to begin with.

Fear, Loathing & the Crisis of Confidence

By David Sirota, Creators Syndicate. December 21, 2007.
Media and Technology: The 'paranoid style' in American politics is grounded in a profound disconnect between ordinary Americans and the political class.

Bonds Roasts, Clemens Coasts

By Earl Ofari Hutchinson, AlterNet. December 20, 2007.
The radically different treatment Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds have received about alleged drug use is a racist double standard.

Humans Aren't Much Smarter than Dogs

By Annalee Newitz, AlterNet. December 19, 2007.
Recent studies of animal cognitive ability prove that humans aren't much more intelligent than dogs or monkeys.

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