Stories by Don Hazen
Don Hazen is the executive editor of AlterNet.
Stroke is the third-leading cause of death in the United States. Not knowing its signs can be fatal.
Posted on Dec 22, 2008
Blacks, Latinos, single women, young voters, union members and gay people elected Obama. How will he represent them in his staff and his policies?
Posted on Nov 11, 2008
A recent book reminds us of one of the most inspirational figures in U.S. political history -- what a contrast Abzug is to media darling Sarah Palin.
Posted on Nov 2, 2008
The hip-hop generation was all about becoming more independent from the Democratic Party -- until Obama came along.
Posted on Oct 31, 2008
McCain's campaign is throwing in everything but the kitchen sink, but Obama is still in a fabulously good position to get elected.
Posted on Oct 20, 2008
Who needs the mainstream media's noise machine when you can cut through to the news you need?
Posted on Oct 3, 2008
A special message from AlterNet’s executive editor about AlterNet's approach to lies in the campaign.
Posted on Sep 23, 2008
By ignoring the needs of single women, Palin may have lit a fire under the country's biggest voting bloc -- one with the power to swing the election.
Posted on Sep 12, 2008
In a stark contrast to the endless talk and politics, Arianna Huffington launches campaign for more self-awareness at the Democratic Convention.
Posted on Aug 25, 2008
Progressive stars, celebs, activists and media are pushing the envelope for political relevance during the Democratic convention.
Posted on Aug 21, 2008
A rally outside Fox News headquarters led by Color of Change delivers 620,000 signatures.
Posted on Jul 24, 2008
From Bush's oil hoax to the New Yorker's sorry attempt at satire, our Zeitgeist list tracks the progressive issues of the week.
Posted on Jul 18, 2008
With its one-of-a-kind "Momentum" conference, Tides is tapping the progressive community's brightest minds to tackle the nation's biggest challenges.
Posted on Jul 17, 2008
This week's
New Yorker cover image of the Obamas is shocking in the racism and gross stereotyping that is built into its supposed satire.
Posted on Jul 14, 2008
A pilot feature of AlterNet on key questions of the day -- is Obama really tacking to the center, and why gas is so damn pricey.
Posted on Jul 8, 2008
AlterNet is stepping up to help make sure elections are fair and all votes are counted in November. But we need your help.
Posted on Jun 9, 2008
The enormous popularity of progressive authors like Scahill bodes well for the election.
Posted on Jun 3, 2008
Huffington blasts corporate media and lampoons McCain. She tells all in an interview with Grit TV's Laura Flanders and AlterNet's Don Hazen.
Posted on May 15, 2008
Joan Blades, founder of MomsRising.org, discusses bias against mothers in the workplace and the "mommy wars."
(with video)Posted on May 10, 2008
Morgan Simon of the Responsible Endowment Coalition is helping student activists across the U.S. leverage their school endowments.
Posted on May 5, 2008
Author Mary Roach on why you're lucky that you're not a rhesus monkey and other interesting tidbits from scientific sex research.
Posted on Apr 24, 2008
We have five kickass titles rolling off the presses over the next five months. We intend to rattle a few cages.
Posted on Apr 2, 2008
Change is in the air. Help AlterNet ensure that progressive values and vision don't get left behind.
Posted on Mar 13, 2008
Book experts, AlterNet staff and readers weighed in. Here are the groundbreakers that stood out from the crowd.
Posted on Jan 31, 2008
After New Hampshire, voters will have a month for a second look at the top candidates.
Posted on Jan 9, 2008
Check out our fun new design.
Posted on Dec 12, 2007
An interview with author Naomi Wolf, whose new book, "The End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot," may confirm your worries about democracy in America.
Posted on Nov 21, 2007
Giuliani did nothing to improve the New York City Fire Department's radio performance for seven years after the 1993 World Trade Center attack.
Posted on Nov 1, 2007
From video games to historical art, and from sexual repression to violence against women, AlterNet readers have a lot to say about porn. Here's the first in a two-part series.
Posted on Sep 27, 2007
Mainstream porn has come up with more ways than ever to humiliate and degrade women. Why then, is porn more popular? Includes an excerpt from Robert Jensen's new book, Getting Off.
Posted on Sep 22, 2007
Matt Bai's new book,
The Argument, pits Washington insiders against the progressive rebellion for control of the Democratic Party, but he's spent too much time inside the Beltway to get the story right.
Posted on Aug 21, 2007
DiCaprio's
11th Hour is a powerful documentary that makes the case that our way of life is totally at odds with the sustainability of our planet. But the film needs the Hollywood star to draw a lot more publicity to it.
Posted on Aug 19, 2007
This summer, at a time when the media is dominated by bombastic male voices, New York City's Culture Project's multidisciplined festival of women voices provides a welcome antidote.
Posted on Jun 20, 2007
The irony here is that many Black voters despise Fox, in particular its coverage of racial issues.
Posted on May 30, 2007
Moore's new film, debuting in Cannes this May, tackles the failures of the U.S. health care system and includes a segment where 9/11 rescue workers visit Cuba for treatment they couldn't get in America.
Posted on Apr 23, 2007
Tired of the war in Iraq, broken elections and crushing debt? Here's one way you can help.
Posted on Apr 11, 2007
A concerted campaign might be able to turn enough heat on Imus's corporate bosses and send the radio shock jock to the sidelines.
Posted on Apr 9, 2007
The Edwards campaign explains, "there's just no reason for Democrats to give Fox a platform to advance the right-wing agenda while pretending they're objective."
Posted on Apr 7, 2007
10 questions for MoveOn.org's co-founders Wes Boyd and Joan Blades about the recent progressive debate over how Democrats in Congress approached stopping the war in Iraq and their plans for the future.
Posted on Mar 30, 2007
But Coulter is unlikely to go away because "she provides an outlet ... for the twisted psychological impulses and truly hateful face that drives the entire pro-Bush, right-wing spectacle."
Posted on Mar 3, 2007
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