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McCain's Warped Worldview

By Robert Scheer, Truthdig. August 20, 2008.
Election 2008: McCain's campaign is an irrational mix of patriotic swagger and blindness to reality that's proving scarily successful with uninformed voters.

The Clash Between Progressives and Obama

By Norman Solomon, AlterNet. August 20, 2008.
Election 2008: Support for Obama should not require a lack of candor about his defects.

Media Mash: Crashing an Obama Book | CNN: Getting as Bad as Fox

By The Masher, AlterNet. August 18, 2008.
Media and Technology: A new book about Obama is a welcome antidote to anti-Obama propaganda, and CNN does the right's dirty work for them.

Evan Bayh: Worst Choice for VP

By David Sirota, Creators Syndicate. August 15, 2008.
Election 2008: Bayh doesn't have a single significant accomplishment to his name -- a miraculous achievement, even by Washington's do-nothing standards.

Dissent Is Essential to Democracy

By Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate. August 14, 2008.
Election 2008: So why are people being arrested for lawful protest?

Courts Support Rights of Gay Students

By Deb Price, AlterNet. August 11, 2008.
Rights and Liberties: Court decisions across the country give school officials a timely reminder that gay kids have the right to express themselves.

The West Takes Center Stage in National Politics

By David Sirota, Creators Syndicate. August 8, 2008.
From energy policy to health care reform, the West is where America's political future will be forged.

Army Recruiter Threatens High School Student with Jail Time

By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. August 7, 2008.
War on Iraq: A Texas army recruiter was recently suspended for telling a teenager he would be sent to jail if he chose college over the military.

The New Face of Terrorism? A Square White Guy

By Robert Scheer, Truthdig. August 6, 2008.
The deadliest biological assault on the United States may have been perpetrated by a church-going white man, with anthrax from our own weapons labs.

Offshore Drilling Won't Help, But "Green Stimulus" Can

By Mark Weisbrot, AlterNet. August 1, 2008.
Environment: A "green stimulus" package would give the economy a lift while simultaneously reducing energy consumption.

Want to Learn About Politics? Go to the Movies

By David Sirota, Creators Syndicate. August 1, 2008.
Movie Mix: Many filmic treatments of Washington present a more hard-edged political reality than most of today's so-called journalism.

U.S. Election Turns Global

By Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate. July 31, 2008.
Election 2008: Obama's historic candidacy serves as an inspiration to people the world over.

Respected Academic Denied Entry into U.S.

By Sean Gonsalves, AlterNet. July 30, 2008.
Our government finds it necessary to protect Americans from academics who disagree with Bush.

Obama and McCain Suck Up to the Bankers

By Robert Scheer, Truthdig. July 30, 2008.
Election 2008: Both candidates are scrambling to enlist the expertise of the geniuses who helped spur our economic meltdown.

Congress Reconsiders Ban on Gays in the Military

By Deb Price, Creators Syndicate. July 28, 2008.
Rights and Liberties: The hearing was an important first step in repealing an un-American law that hurts the military by pushing away talented gays and lesbians.

How to Solve America's Wage Crisis

By David Sirota, Creators Syndicate. July 24, 2008.
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: When labor rights are protected, wages go up. It's time to make union-membership a civil right.

Who's Paying for the Conventions?

By Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate. July 24, 2008.
Election 2008: A loophole in campaign-finance law allows corporations to pour unlimited funding into political conventions.

Is Obama Betraying His Promise of Change?

By Robert Scheer, Truthdig. July 23, 2008.
War on Iraq: Like McCain, Obama seems to embrace the fundamental irrationality of Bush's "war on terror."

Anti-War Movement Successfully Pushes Back Against Military Confrontation With Iran

By Mark Weisbrot, AlterNet. July 22, 2008.
War on Iraq: For something that's not supposed to exist, the anti-war movement sure was effective in fighting a recent resolution to blockade Iran.

Online Adoption Agency Denies Service to Gays

By Deb Price, Creators Syndicate. July 21, 2008.
Sex and Relationships: The adoption website is brazenly violating anti-discrimination laws.

'Centrists' Are Running the Asylum

By David Sirota, Creators Syndicate. July 18, 2008.
Media and Technology: Washington's pundits and politicians have waged an ongoing propaganda campaign to pass off crazy, fringe politics as reasonable and mainstream.

Don't Drink the Nuclear Kool-Aid

By Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate. July 17, 2008.
Environment: We can't let the nuclear power industry use global warming as an opportunity to sell its insanely expensive and dangerous power plants.

The Real Legacy of the 'Reagan Revolution'

By Robert Scheer, Truthdig. July 16, 2008.
Greedy corporations expect government hand-outs and deregulation at the same time.

Changing Hearts and Minds on Gay Marriage

By Deb Price, Creators Syndicate. July 14, 2008.
Sex and Relationships: Young activists are trying to reach out to conservative voters.

Homogeneity Threatens Democracy

By David Sirota, Creators Syndicate. July 11, 2008.
Across America, local culture has been supplanted by fast food and sub-par Will Smith movies. No wonder people don't care about hometown issues.

Senator McCain Has a Serious "Knowledge Gap": It's an Issue

By Mark Weisbrot, AlterNet. July 11, 2008.
Election 2008: The Senator appears clueless on a number of crucial policy areas.

Celebrate Betancourt's Release, Not Colombia's Oppressive Regime

By Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate. July 10, 2008.
We shouldn't let Ingrid Betancourt's long-awaited rescue distract from the abuses of the Uribe government.

China and Taiwan Declare Peace

By Robert Scheer, Truthdig. July 9, 2008.
ForeignPolicy: America's military hawks will have to find a new reason to blow money on weapons we don't need.

Will Wikileaks Revolutionize Journalism?

By Sean Gonsalves, AlterNet. July 7, 2008.
Media and Technology: While journalists should view Wikileaks with some skepticism, it cannot be ignored. Welcome to the brave new world of investigative reporting.

Obama Runs to the Middle

By Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate. July 3, 2008.
Election 2008: What should progressives do about Obama's move to the center?

My Last Column

By Annalee Newitz, AlterNet. July 2, 2008.
Media and Technology: After 9 long years, it's time to move on. One final thought: don't ever stop ruthlessly criticizing everything that exists.

Nader Plays the Race Card

By Earl Ofari Hutchinson, AlterNet. June 30, 2008.
Election 2008: Nader holds Obama to a different standard than he holds McCain or any other white mainstream politician; a standard based solely on his color.

Congress Learns About Transgender Bias

By Deb Price, Creators Syndicate. June 30, 2008.
Rights and Liberties: The June 26th hearing was an important first step in educating Congress about why a federal law protecting transgender employees is sorely needed.

Cutting Through the News Noise

By David Sirota, Creators Syndicate. June 27, 2008.
Three books tackle issues rarely explored by the media: McCain's flip-flopping, America's political divide and the real story behind globalization.

George Carlin: A Funny Man in an Unfunny World

By Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate. June 26, 2008.
Media and Technology: Carlin gave voice to dissident perspectives that have been almost entirely blocked from mainstream media.

Wasteful Weapons and the Politicians Who Love Them

By Robert Scheer, Truthdig. June 25, 2008.
Most of our political representatives seem to be engaged in a contest over who can throw more money at defense contractors.

Who Cares About the Vice President?

By Sean Gonsalves, AlterNet. June 24, 2008.
The VP used to be a bench-warmer called in to perform PR tasks. When did vice presidents become important political figures?

Why Subsidize Purchases Made on the Internet?

By Mark Weisbrot, AlterNet. June 24, 2008.
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: If your local sporting goods store can collect and pay a sales tax on the running shoes that it sells, the big internet retailers can do the same.

Gay Marriage Is Supported by a Majority of the Public

By Deb Price, Creators Syndicate. June 23, 2008.
Sex and Relationships: One of the most exciting things about the delightful first wave of gay weddings across California was how much the nation took it in stride.

Three Myths About the Internet That Refuse to Die

By Annalee Newitz, AlterNet. June 20, 2008.
Media and Technology: The Internet will not magically bring the world together; nor is it likely to destroy us.

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