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Nobel Committee Admits Getting Into Derivatives Trading in Giving Peace Prize to Obama

By Drew Westen, AlterNet. October 12, 2009.
World: What led to the unusual decision to bet on futures rather than follow the century-old precedent of selecting someone who has actually accomplished something?

The Right-Wing Prescription for Economic Recovery: Lionize the Rich and Demonize the Poor

By Dylan Headley, AlterNet. July 11, 2009.
Media and Technology: Wing-nut commentary about the crisis blames the victims. As if things weren't already bad enough.

Laughter and Lots of Angry Republicans After Wanda Sykes's Jokes Blast Limbaugh and Palin

AlterNet. May 11, 2009.
Media and Technology: The stand-up comic stirs it up at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, ragging Rush Limbaugh for his OxyContin habits.

Colbert: Has the Drug War Gone on Long Enough?

By Stephen Colbert, The Colbert Report. May 1, 2009.
DrugReporter: Colbert interviews Ethan Nadelmann of the Drug Policy Alliance on the need for massive drug law reforms.

Life and Death in the Media Business

By Stanley Bing, Huffington Post. June 18, 2008.
Media and Technology: Newspapers aren't any deader right now than any other coughing, wheezing business in this lousy environment.

In Historic Moment, White People Exposed To 'Fist Bump" for First Time

By Katie Halper, KatieHalper.com. June 6, 2008.
Election 2008: The Obama pound, exchanged between Michelle and Barack on Tuesday night, marked a historic moment.

U.S. Finishes A 'Strong Second' In Iraq War

The Onion. April 1, 2008.
World: Iraq news for Tuesday, April 1.

JPMorgan Chase Acquires Bear Stearns In Tedious-To-Read News Article

The Onion. April 1, 2008.
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: Corporate Accountability news for Tuesday, April 1.

A Liberal Goes Undercover to Brave America's Premiere Right-Wing Gathering

By Mister Leonard Pierce, AlterNet. March 1, 2008.
Posing as a lobbyist for the American Milk Solids Council, one lefty blogger entered the belly of the CPAC beast.

The Funniest Stories of 2007

By Will Durst, AlterNet. December 27, 2007.
Media and Technology: What's the difference between Paris Hilton and Scooter Libby? Twenty-three days.

Announcing the 2007 P.U.-litzer Prizes

By Jeff Cohen, Norman Solomon, AlterNet. December 26, 2007.
The year's stinkiest media performances.

The Republican Plot to Stall Congress, Starring Jason Alexander [VIDEO]

By Julie Bergman Sender, Campaign for America's Future. August 6, 2007.
The Seinfeld star plays a part-Karl Rove, part-Lord Voldemort character who plots to keep the Democrats road blocked in Congress in this hilarious short video.

Southwest Airlines: Where Anarchy Reigns Supreme

By Leslie Goldman, Huffington Post. July 13, 2007.
Does anyone else think everything about Southwest Airlines is absolutely ridiculous?

Choosing Hillary Clinton's Theme Song

By Will Durst, AlterNet. May 28, 2007.
Hillary Clinton just offered up the choice of her official presidential campaign song into the hands of the people. Here are a few ideas.

Phony Romney Plays the French Card [VIDEO]

By Rachel Maddow, www.layercake.tv. May 10, 2007.
How Romney will convince us to elect him president based on his special ability to protect us from France.

The Most Sexiest Greenest Unlikely Story of the Year

Grist.org. April 21, 2007.
Environment: An Earth Day list of the year's goodies, oddities, and inanities.

From Foley to Frey: The Year in U.S. Scandals

By Martha Rosenberg, AlterNet. December 28, 2006.
This year's follies by the famous can be blamed on a host of evil twins.

Now It's Time to Play 'Iraq or Iran?'

Buffalo Beast. April 8, 2006.
World: Guess whether these conservative columnists are writing about Iraq in 2002 or Iran in 2006.

How to Cure Hollywood's Summertime Blues

By Nikki Finke, LA Weekly. July 18, 2005.
Movie Mix: 12 controversial steps to achieving better box office.

To Rick, With Love

By Michael Blanding, AlterNet. July 16, 2005.
We, the depraved citizens of Boston, would like to thank Sen. Santorum for recognizing our city as the modern-day Gomorrah that it is, and pointing out all the ways that Boston has led to the moral decline of the nation.

Devil's Dictionary of the Bush Era

Tomdispatch.com. March 29, 2005.
A survey of the world of pretzeled language coming from the administration – with thoughtful additions by Tom Engelhardt, Rebecca Solnit, Chalmers and Sheila Johnson, and Arlie and Adam Hochschild, among others.

Cel-Shaded Depression

By Joshua Love, Rocky Mountain Bullhorn. March 12, 2005.
Children's cartoons of past generations have caused an epidemic.

Wanted: Dirty Rotten Scoundrel

By John Cavanagh, Institute for Policy Studies. March 5, 2005.
Ten reasons why Paul Wolfowitz would be perfect for the job of World Bank president.

Queer Eye for the Green Guy

By Lou Bendrick, Grist.org. March 4, 2005.
Environment: Message to enviros: Ditch the Birks! After all, clothes really do make the activist.

The Republican Dictionary

By Katrina vanden Heuvel, The Nation. February 12, 2005.
While Republicans are busy remaking the nation, they're also remaking the English language.

FleeAmerica.com

By Barbara Ehrenreich, The Progressive. January 4, 2005.
There's no reason to be stuck with a nationality that doesn't reflect the real you! Apply now for a country appropriate to your personal tastes and values!

Osama! Saddam! Santa!

By Abid Aslam, Jim Lobe, AlterNet. December 24, 2004.
Environment: Add to Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein another bearded, remote-dwelling evildoer President Bush intends to rout from his habitat: Santa Claus.

The Ultimate Information Filter

By Liz Langley, AlterNet. December 22, 2004.
Sex and Relationships: The doom and gloom of daily news doesn't offer much good stimulation. One device takes the often inane chatter and adds a little buzz.

Bedroom Politics

By Liz Langley, AlterNet. November 13, 2004.
Sex and Relationships: Ten reasons why that Bush voter you're dating is wrong, all wrong.

The Scourge of PESTS

By Rachel Neumann, AlterNet. November 9, 2004.
Election 2004: Post Election Stress and Trauma Syndrome – PESTS – is sweeping the nation, with strange and often unexpected symptoms. The surprising medical diagnosis: That which doesn't kill us, makes us stronger.

17 Reasons Not to Slit Your Wrists

By Michael Moore, AlterNet. November 8, 2004.
Election 2004: If you're looking on the bright side, there's some good news to be found in Tuesday's results.

Florida Palms, Ungreased

By Chris Colin, AlterNet. October 30, 2004.
Florida: What's wrong with paying people to vote? I don't know, but don't ask in a battleground state.

The Third Debate: Jesus, Mary, Bob and Joseph! Oh My!

By Adrienne Maree Brown, WireTap. October 14, 2004.
Ohio: "Kerry is three for three with 18 days left for these boys to drop it like its hot in every battleground state in the country. May the best Skull & Bones Yalie boy rise victorious."

Bush: The Worst Mexican President Ever

By El Fisgón, Tomdispatch.com. October 14, 2004.
Election 2004: The typical Mexican political boss has an inclination toward violence and cruelty; he despises legality and intellectual activity, has a personal history of alcoholism and dissipation and lies systematically. Sound familiar?