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Howard Zinn: Obama "Is Going to Need Demonstrations and Protest and Letters and Petitions" to Do the Right Things

By Liliana Segura, AlterNet. March 12, 2009.
Rights and Liberties: The author of A People's History of the United States discusses his newest project and why dissent is as important as ever.

Afghan MP Fatima Nazari: U.S. 'Has Focused on Mujahedeen Warlords; They Should Listen to the People'

By Anand Gopal, IPS News. March 10, 2009.
World: A conversation with the head of Afghanistan's new political party devoted to women's rights.

Jim Hightower's Tips on 21st Century Populism, and Obama's Rare Opportunity

By Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash. March 4, 2009.
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: "I say the greatest thing about America is Americans. The people themselves, at a grassroots level, are doing the most extraordinary things."

Zombie Banks Are Devouring Our Public Money with No End in Sight

By Bill Moyers, Bill Moyers Journal. March 4, 2009.
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: What needs to be done to protect the American taxpayer from the next round of multi-hundred billion dollar layoffs.

Backwards Brain Drain: Highly Skilled Migrants Returning Home

By Sandip Roy, New America Media. March 2, 2009.
Immigration: "The funny thing is the only thing they gave the U.S. higher marks for was health care benefits."

Al Franken Opens Up on His Recount Battle, Rush Limbaugh and Recession Politics

By Mark Green, Air America. February 21, 2009.
Media and Technology: In his first national media interview since November, Franken discusses the trials of his Senate election battle and political fights ahead.

"The Most Powerful Single Black Individual That’s Ever Walked Planet Earth" -- Historian Puts Obama in Context

By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. February 17, 2009.
Rights and Liberties: Ali Marzui, a giant in African studies, explains Obama's unprecedented rise to power.

How Economists (and Pundits and Politicians) Helped Steer America Off a Cliff

By Joshua Holland, AlterNet. February 12, 2009.
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: Dean Baker, one of few economists who warned of the housing market's impending crash, discusses where we should go from here.

Porn Star Stormy Daniels to Take on Sexual Hypocrite Sen. David Vitter?

By Max Blumenthal, The Daily Beast. February 10, 2009.
Sex and Relationships: Vitter's phone number was found in the records of the notorious D.C. madam. Now he faces re-election against a sultry adult entertainer.

Which Way to Universal Health Care?

By Ezra Klein, In These Times. February 5, 2009.
Health and Wellness: Two leading reformers debate the role of private insurers.

Van Jones: "This Is Not Your Grandma's Environmental Movement Anymore"

By Ariane Conrad, The Rumpus. February 5, 2009.
Environment: The tanking economy is also changing the environmental movement. Van Jones talks about what we should be doing next.

Maliki Leads in Iraqi Election: Voters See Party as 'Most Expedient Way to End the Occupation'

By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. February 3, 2009.
World: The U.S. likes to cast elections as proof of the legitimacy of the occupation, but many Iraqis saw their votes as a way to end it.

Republicans' Bizarre Collective Response to Obama's Economic Recovery Plan: We're Out to Lunch

By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. January 30, 2009.
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: The economy is in freefall and the House GOP just stood back, making ridiculous ideological speeches about socialism.

Obama Tested on Executive Privilege as Karl Rove is Subpoenaed (Again) Over Shady Dealings at DOJ

By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. January 29, 2009.
Rights and Liberties: Former AL Gov. Don Siegelman: "This is far more important than my case or Karl Rove. This is about restoring justice and preserving our democracy."

Obama Could Issue an Executive Order to End the Wars Tomorrow (Yes, It's That Simple)

By Nora Eisenberg, AlterNet. January 29, 2009.
World: In a wide-ranging interview, veteran Paul Sullivan discusses Bush, Obama and the legacies of the Gulf War.

Is America on the Brink of a Food Crisis?

By Robert Jensen, AlterNet. January 29, 2009.
Water: If we continue our offenses against the land, we will have a problem far more complex than the failure of our economy.

Is the American Southwest Running Dry?

By Tara Lohan, AlterNet. January 23, 2009.
Water: Filmmaker Jim Thebaut talks about the precarious future of the Southwest and the call for a national water plan.

Firing the Boss: The Man Who Organized Chicago's Factory Takeover Speaks Out

By Benjamin Dangl, AlterNet. January 22, 2009.
Rights and Liberties: "Because there have been very few plant occupations in the U.S. since the 1930s, we needed to look to workers' struggles in other countries."

Alice Walker and Bob Moses Reflect on an Obama Presidency and the Struggle for African Americans to Vote

By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. January 21, 2009.
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: Pulitzer Prize-winner Walker and civil rights hero Moses on the struggles that paved the way for Obama's success.

Facebook and Twitter Are Reshaping Journalism As We Know It

By Rory O'Connor, RoryOConnor.org. January 20, 2009.
Media and Technology: The rise of Facebook and Twitter herald changes for journalism, and pose serious challenges to about journalistic credibility and trust.

History Cannot Save Bush

By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. January 14, 2009.
In a final, childish act, Bush refuses to answer a question from Helen Thomas, the most senior member of the White House press corps.

Mobilized Against Israel's Bombs, Jewish Activists Say 'Not in Our Name'

By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. January 12, 2009.
Rights and Liberties: "We as Jews have to say to this country that claims to represent us, 'Stop. Stop. This is a humanitarian disaster.'"

"Everything You Can Imagine, We Do Not Have": A Q&A with Gaza-Based Journalist Sameh A. Habeeb

By Zahra Hankir, Indypendent. January 8, 2009.
Rights and Liberties: "Today I wanted to go to the market to bring home some food. Thank God, I did not go; there was a massacre from artillery shells."

Israel Bombs UN School, Three Killed; Death Toll 100 on Monday Alone

By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. January 6, 2009.
Rights and Liberties: A "large number" of Monday's casualties were civilians, and twelve of them were children.

Karl Rove Destroyed My Life

By Paul Alexander, The Daily Beast. December 27, 2008.
Rights and Liberties: How a former governor -- and a rising star in the Democratic Party -- ended up mopping floors in prison and how he's fighting to get out.

Seymour Hersh: "After 9/11 We Became a Different Country"

By Faisal Abbas, Asharq Al-Awsat. December 25, 2008.
Rights and Liberties: The New Yorker's star reporter discusses Abu Ghraib, the "war on terror," and why U.S. reporters don't pay enough attention to the Arab press.

No Justice for the African-Americans Targeted by White Vigilantes After the Katrina Flooding

By Liliana Segura, AlterNet. December 20, 2008.
Rights and Liberties: A.C. Thompson discusses his Nation report on the men who roamed New Orleans shooting African Americans. (With full text of Thompson's article).

How Compulsive Hoarding Can Threaten Your Health and Take Over Your Life

By Emily Wilson, AlterNet. December 9, 2008.
Health and Wellness: The inability to part with possessions is often a symptom of psychiatric disorder -- and it's on the rise in America.

Naomi Klein: The Shock Doctrine Got Shot Down in Canada

By Kim Elliott, rabble.ca. December 8, 2008.
Politics: Canada's Bush-imitating prime minister gets a political smackdown for trying to ram through radical policies.

Why the U.S. Military Is in Shambles

By Andrew Cockburn, CounterPunch. December 8, 2008.
Our bloated, declining military structure is the result of a bought-off Congress and a Pentagon distracted by bureaucratic agendas.

Former U.S. Interrogator: Torture Policy Has Led to More Deaths than 9/11 Attacks

By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. December 5, 2008.
World: "How anyone can say that torture keeps Americans safe is beyond me," says the author of How to Break a Terrorist.

SNL's Amy Poehler: Smart Girls Have More Fun

By Marianne Schnall, Huffington Post. December 2, 2008.
Reproductive Justice and Gender: SNL star Amy Poehler talks about her new online TV series, Smart Girls at the Party.

Mumbai Attacks: 'If You Go After the Wrong People, You Convert Moderates into Extremists'

CNN. November 28, 2008.
Rights and Liberties: Deepak Chopra argues for a cool-headed response, saying that this is "Obama's opportunity to actually harness the help of the Muslims."

Why Sarah Palin Fired up the Public's Sexual Imagination

By Susannah Breslin, The Frisky. November 14, 2008.
Sex and Relationships: From her hairstyle to her politics, America remains obsessed with the female politician who seemingly came out of nowhere.

Michael Pollan: Eating Is a Political Act

By Mark Eisen, The Progressive. November 8, 2008.
Health and Wellness: Michael Pollan discusses food production, consumer choices, the future of organics and climate change.

Why Iraqis, Afghans, Palestinians, and Others Might Be Nervous About President Obama

By Amy Goodman, Juan Gonzalez, Democracy Now!. November 7, 2008.
World: John Pilger, Mahmood Mamdani, Raed Jarrar, Tariq Ali, Laura Carlsen, and more on Obama's troubling foreign policy ideas.

Michael Moore on the Election, the Bailout, Healthcare, and 10 Proposals for the Next President

By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. November 1, 2008.
Election 2008: "At this point it's just kind of sad to see John McCain and the others going to the dark side ... a sad way to end his career."

Hip-Hop Generation's "Independence" Is Very Obama-Like

By Don Hazen, AlterNet. October 31, 2008.
Election 2008: The hip-hop generation was all about becoming more independent from the Democratic Party -- until Obama came along.

The Real Story Behind How McCain Chose Sarah Palin

By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. October 31, 2008.
Election 2008: Journalist Jane Mayer on how right-wing Washington insiders became "smitten" with Sarah Palin, and crowned her their VP.

Drilling and Killing: Landmark Trial Against Chevron Begins Over its Role in the Niger Delta

By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. October 29, 2008.
Rights and Liberties: In 1998, Nigerian protesters occupying a Chevron oil platform were jailed and murdered. Now, the case is in a U.S. court.

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