Alternative News and Information. en-us http://www.alternet.org/rss/button.gif http://www.alternet.org/ AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/ Copyright 2008 Independent Media Institute. All rights reserved. http://www.alternet.org/bloggers/joshua/96966/dems%27_godly_god-fest_ends_with_prayer_by_former_christian_coalition_leader/ A leader among the "New Evangelicals." Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:17:01 PDT Joshua Holland http://www.alternet.org/bloggers//96974/john_mccain_is_older_than_alaska/ 23 years older. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:05:01 PDT Isaac Fitzgerald http://www.alternet.org/bloggers/mcewan/96958/palin_thinks_hillary_is_a_whiner/ These days Palin is all about praising Hillary's efforts, but she used to sing a different tune. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:19:01 PDT Melissa McEwan http://www.alternet.org/bloggers//96948/obama_and_mlk%3A_extra_fly/ Barack Obama restores the American Dream in a way that John McCain, son of privilege, never could. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:18:01 PDT Jill Tubman http://www.alternet.org/bloggers//96947/obama%27s_speech%2C_and_the_strategy_behind_it/ Republicans should be scared. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:22:01 PDT Chris Meserole http://www.alternet.org/bloggers//96944/peace_voters_face_new_challenges_/ What Obama's nomination means for the antiwar movement. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:28:01 PDT Tom Hayden http://www.alternet.org/bloggers/bowers/96941/sarah_palin_doesn%27t_know_what_a_vice-president_does/ Palin on the position she has been nominated for " ... what is it exactly that the V.P. does every day?" Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:20:01 PDT Chris Bowers http://www.alternet.org/bloggers/joshua/96936/mccain%E2%80%99s_palin_gamble%3A_untested_governor_is_only_a_%27heartbeat%27_away_from_the_white_house/ McCain shores up religious right support and tries to grab disaffected Clinton supporters. Will it work or will it backfire? Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:00:01 PDT Joshua Holland http://www.alternet.org/bloggers/scahill/96933/would_obama_ban_blackwater_and_other_mercenary_companies/ Democracy Now! correspondent Jeremy Scahill reports from the DNC. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:31:01 PDT Jeremy Scahill http://www.alternet.org/bloggers/texan/96876/thuggish_cops_get_physical_with_abc_reporter_in_denver_/ Ugly stuff. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:27:01 PDT Blue Texan http://www.alternet.org/bloggers/greenwald/96925/michael_moore_returns_for_an_encore_appearance_on_meet_the_bloggers/ Watch it live today 1pm ET/10 am PT. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:12:01 PDT Robert Greenwald http://www.alternet.org/bloggers/liliana/96915/confirmed%3A_mccain%27s_vp_pick_is_sarah_palin/ It's official: staunch pro-gun, anti-choice Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is the Republican vice presidential choice. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:45:01 PDT Liliana Segura http://www.alternet.org/bloggers//96871/u.s._contractor_in_iraq%2C_kbr%2C_accused_of_slavery_/ A Washington law firm has filed a lawsuit against KBR alleging their involvement in human trafficking, forced labor and slavery. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:27:01 PDT Satyam http://www.alternet.org/bloggers/deeky/96866/obama_wants_the_gay_vote_..._sorta/ This isn't change I can believe in, it's the same old bullshit I've been hearing for most of my life. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:25:01 PDT Deeky http://www.alternet.org/bloggers//96867/joe_has_some_tough_folks_pulling_for_him%3A_why_unions_love_biden/ Biden recognizes that a five-letter word has too long been missing from the Democratic vocabulary: Union. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 05:23:01 PDT Tula Connell