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What This Country Owes Its Workers

By Don Hazen, AlterNet. November 2, 2006.
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: SEIU President Andy Stern is optimistic about improving life for the middle class -- and improving our economy at the same time. His new book suggests how it can happen.

Bioneers 2006: The Future is Green

By Terrence McNally, AlterNet. October 21, 2006.
Environment: Kenny Ausubel, the revolutionary founder of this weekend's 17th annual Bioneers conference speaks up about nature, science, and green-ing the future.

Howard Zinn on Our 'Addiction to Massive Violence'

By Yuri Loudon, The Internationalist. October 18, 2006.
The man who changed the way we look at history explains where Iraq war resistance fits into the history of peace activism.

'Gifted Child Industry' Preys on Parents' Insecurities

By Helaine Olen, AlterNet. October 18, 2006.
Even as a lucrative industry is making millions off of parents' desire to ensure that their kids are exceptional, public schools are cutting programs for children that are truly gifted.

Post-9/11 America is a Tough Place for Young Desis

Children's PressLine. October 12, 2006.
WireTap: In the last five years, Arab, South Asian and Muslim immigrants have faced an American government and population more likely to hate them for their skin color. Three young organizers discuss how life in America has changed since the 9/11 attacks.

The Religious Right's Crusade for 'Decency'

By Celina R. De Leon, AlterNet. October 11, 2006.
Media and Technology: The Christian right has done its best to keep America obsessed with clean, friendly family values. But what constitutes 'decency' -- and where does the Foley scandal fit in?

Helen Thomas: Asking Bush the Tough Questions

By Ann McFeatters, Ms. Magazine. October 9, 2006.
Media and Technology: Fearless White House correspondent Helen Thomas has covered nine presidents, and says Bush is undoubtedly the worst.

Frank Rich Reviews the Bush Follies

By Terrence McNally, AlterNet. October 4, 2006.
Media and Technology: The New York Times op-ed writer explains how the White House propaganda machine replaced reality with "truthiness" to lead us into Iraq.

Fundamentalist Camp Trains God's Little Army

By Evan Derkacz, AlterNet. September 28, 2006.
WireTap: The directors of the new documentary 'Jesus Camp' discuss the good, the bad, and the disharmony in the evangelical community.

Gitmo From the Inside

By Onnesha Roychoudhuri, AlterNet. September 27, 2006.
Media and Technology: An innocent man talks about his three years as a detainee and wonders if he can ever learn to forgive his American captors.

How White House Warmongers Learned to Love Empire

By Joshua Holland, AlterNet. September 27, 2006.
World: Historian Greg Grandin explains how 'militant anti-Communists' in the Reagan administration developed the model for the Bush doctrine.

Secret CIA Prisons in Your Backyard

By Onnesha Roychoudhuri, Truthdig. September 22, 2006.
Media and Technology: The largest covert CIA operation since the Cold War is run not only by shadowy government contractors in the darkest corners of Afghanistan, but also by unassuming Americans in places like Dedham, Mass.

Putting the "Izz" Back into Journalism

By Gary Moskowitz, WireTap. September 19, 2006.
WireTap: Pulitzer Prize-nominated author Myra MacPherson says journalism needs a good kick in the pants.

Cable News Confidential

By Don Hazen, AlterNet. September 19, 2006.
Media and Technology: FAIR co-founder, media critic and former Fox News commentator Jeff Cohen explains the importance of independent media and what it'll take to outfox Rupert Murdoch.

The State of the American Mom

By Celina R. De Leon, Feministing.com. September 14, 2006.
Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, co-author of "The Motherhood Manifesto," explains why even childless people should join the mothers' movement.

Candidate Franken

By Lindsay Beyerstein, AlterNet. September 14, 2006.
Media and Technology: Gearing up for a possible Minnesota state senate run, Al Franken is changing his image from provocateur to politico. Will he still call Rush Limbaugh a big fat idiot?

One-on-One with 1st Lt. Ehren Watada

By Carolyn Aoyagi-Stom, The Pacific Citizen. September 12, 2006.
World: 'How could I regret refusing to participate in something I believe is illegal? How could I continue to be silent?'

We're Getting Jacked by 'Conservative' Pickpockets

By Jan Frel, AlterNet. September 12, 2006.
Author Nomi Prins says it's time to stop letting so-called conservatives pull the money right out of our wallets.

A Feminist Home on the Web

By Gary Moskowitz, Pop and Politics. September 11, 2006.
Media and Technology: Feministing, the popular blog site, aims to reignite the women's movement. But are we really witnessing a new wave of feminism? And can a blog -- no matter how fiery -- move meatspace toward gender equality?

The Slow Death of the Middle Class

By Laura Barcella, AlterNet. September 6, 2006.
Conservatives are working hard to dismantle almost every policy that protects average American workers. Air America host Thom Hartmann speaks up about how we can fight back.

Linda Hirshman's Manifesto For Women

By Mindy Farabee, LA CityBeat. September 5, 2006.
The political philosopher discusses why men don't stay home and why having Ph.D.s wiping butts is immoral.

Siren Song of the Counter Culture

By Adam McKibbin, WireTap. August 25, 2006.
WireTap: Interview: Punk rock band Rise Against's frontman Tim McIlrath talks about the importance of preaching to audiences on the opposite side of ones political views.

Partying in Baghdad

By Michael Slenske, SMITH Magazine. August 25, 2006.
World: How two young American T-shirt merchants scammed desk jobs -- and material for a memoir -- in post-invasion Iraq.

The Loose Cannon of 9/11

By Michael Slenske, SMITH Magazine. August 21, 2006.
Media and Technology: How a 23-year-old Army grunt-turned-film producer is undermining the 9/11 Commission Report with $8,000 and a laptop.

The Spirit of Tommy Chong

By Dean Kuipers, LA CityBeat. August 15, 2006.
DrugReporter: The world's funniest stoner talks about meditation, surviving prison, and his new book, 'The I Chong'

The Growing Threat of Right-Wing Christians

By Onnesha Roychoudhuri, AlterNet. July 19, 2006.
Michelle Goldberg says progressives need to wake up and pay attention to the enormous -- and growing -- influence of the radical Christian right.

Soldiers Wage Battle Against War

By Dean Kuipers, LA CityBeat. July 14, 2006.
World: The director of the new film 'Sir, No Sir!' speaks up about GI resistance to war -- and why it's absolutely essential now.

The Day Iraq's Music Died

By Dean Kuipers, LA CityBeat. July 12, 2006.
World: Veteran Middle East reporter Hadani Ditmars talks about the demise of the Baghdad Philharmonic, why Iraqis love Beckett, and the death of the Iraqi love song.

Ani DiFranco: Braving the Storms

By Deanna Zandt, AlterNet. July 7, 2006.
On the eve of the release of her new album, the folk singer talks about elections, random acts of activism, and wild, wild weather in New Orleans. Plus: an exclusive download from 'Reprieve.'

Talking to a 'Terrorist'

By Richard Wolinsky, AlterNet. July 6, 2006.
John Updike discusses how his politics affected his new book, 'Terrorist,' and the ways that today's politics are changing literature.

Five Minutes With Eric Schlosser

By Timothy Fernholz, Ben Adler, Campus Progress. July 5, 2006.
WireTap: The author of Fast Food Nation discusses his new book, the ongoing dangers of fast food and how the more things change, the more they stay the same under the Golden Arches.

The Mysterious Murder of the Electric Car

By Hannah Eaves, Grist.org. June 30, 2006.
Movie Mix: The makers of the documentary 'Who Killed the Electric Car?' try to solve the riddle of why the dearly beloved -- and wildly efficient -- EV was eliminated.

The Struggle Between Mothers and Daughters

By Terrence McNally, AlterNet. June 29, 2006.
Language guru Deborah Tannen explores the turbulent terrain of the mother-daughter relationship.

A Father Speaks Out Against the Iraq War

By Paul Rockwell, In Motion Magazine. June 17, 2006.
World: Imagine losing your child in a war based on lies and misinformation. On Father's Day, Fernando Suarez del Solar remembers his son.

Music and Politics: the Greatest Combination

By Dino-Ray Ramos, WireTap. June 14, 2006.
WireTap: Since 2003, Music for America is working hard to de-nerdify politics for punk rockers, indie rockers and hip-hoppers alike.

How the Media Made -- and Killed -- Zarqawi

By Brian Shott, New America Media. June 12, 2006.
World: Middle Eastern news outlets fed Zarqawi's public image as a fearless and indiscriminate killer -- but the truth is more complex.

The Mommy Wage Gap

By Terrence McNally, AlterNet. June 12, 2006.
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: Mothers are half as likely to be offered jobs as non-mothers -- and they get paid less for doing the same work. Joan Blades and Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner are out to change that.

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