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Bush's Back-door Political Machine
Jerry Landay, AlterNet
Some 350 powerful right-wing political organizations, operating outside of campaign funding constraints, are marching in lock-step to support the president's re-election.
Posted
on April 4, 2004.
The Odd Warfare State
Barbara Ehrenreich, The Progressive
Frontline battle troops earn less than $16,000 a year. So when the Bush administration hurts the working poor, you can count the troops among them.
Posted
on April 4, 2004.
The Pregnancy Police
Lynn M. Paltrow, TomPaine.com
The Unborn Victims of Violence Act poses the greatest danger not to women seeking abortions, but to pregnant women who want to have their babies.
Posted
on April 4, 2004.
Twisted Sisters
Margaret Sullivan, Washington Monthly
Scratch at the surface of the pearl-draped image of college sororities, and a far different picture emerges, one of a disturbing subculture ruled by out-of-control peer pressure and the lust for prestige.
Posted
on April 4, 2004.
Flight Not Fight
Joy Lanzendorfer, AlterNet
As the U.S. political climate grows more conservative, some look north to Canada as a liberal beacon calling disillusioned Americans home.
Posted
on April 2, 2004.
This National Park Is Brought to You By...
Bill Berkowitz, AlterNet
Budget cuts are starving the national parks and spurring on a push towards privatization.
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on April 2, 2004.
Duped by Wal-Mart
Erin Aubry Kaplan, LA Weekly
Employing devious tactics, Wal-Mart managed to fool an 82-year-old woman into becoming a poster girl for Wal-Mart. That's one customer lost.
Posted
on April 2, 2004.
McCain's Lonely War on Global Warming
Bill McKibben, OnEarth Magazine
Despite mountains of evidence, the U.S. is the only industrialized nation without a global warming policy. McCain's about-face sheds some light on a GOP loathe to admit that there is a problem.
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in EnviroHealth on April 1, 2004.
Outsource the CEOs
Kevin Danaher, Jason Mark, AlterNet
Two veteran corporate accountability activists explain how outsourcing the CEO -- wink, wink -- is best for everyone.
Posted
on April 1, 2004.
The Return of the Cold War
Sean-Paul Kelley, AlterNet
The battle between Georgia and its breakaway republic is being fueled by the United States' desire to control the oil-rich region.
Posted
on April 1, 2004.
Thought Control for Middle East Studies
Joel Beinin, Foreign Policy in Focus
Neocons have proposed legislation that purports to ensure 'diverse perspectives' in academia -- which is code for limiting criticism of U.S. Middle East policy and of Israel.
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in MediaCulture on April 1, 2004.
Twenty-first Century Gunboat Diplomacy
Tom Engelhardt, tomdispatch.com
Our new military bases are essentially the 21st-century version of the old European warships. In the last decade-plus, as the pace of our foreign wars has picked up, we've left behind an ever-widening world of bases.
Posted
on March 31, 2004.
Bought and Paid For
Craig Aaron, In These Times
There are a lot of special interests behind the president's fundraising machine, and they've been given every reason to expect a strong return on their investment.
Posted
on March 30, 2004.
Irish Eyes Aren't Smiling
Christina Waters, AlterNet
Will our Irish brethren adapt to their new smoking ban, the way smokers in New York and California have? Or will they bemoan the loss of that certain something that only comes from lighting up in a pub?
Posted
on March 30, 2004.
The War on Clarke
Larry C. Johnson, TomPaine.com
A former intelligence professional who worked with the counterterrorism czar explains why the Bush administration should apologize to Clarke.
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on March 30, 2004.
More Liberal Than Us
Christopher Hayes, AlterNet
The provisional Iraqi constitution is a progressive's dream. And there is a good chance it may remain just that.
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in War on Iraq on March 30, 2004.
Personal Voices: America From Inside
Michael Santos, openDemocracy.net
Sixteen years after his incarceration for cocaine distribution, a federal prisoner reflects on the political cycle he has witnessed from the wrong side of the prison walls.
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in Election 2004 on March 30, 2004.
A Spiteful Spoon of Sugar
Liz Langley, AlterNet
Creative types are forced to agonize over math every year at tax time. What if accountants and tax professionals were forced to discover a malfunctioning creative side every year?
Posted
on March 30, 2004.
Mis-Covering Clarke
Danny Schechter, MediaChannel.org
The media are more eager to air accusations of partisanship and create 'heat' for ratings than shed light on the real intelligence failures that led to 9/11.
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on March 29, 2004.
Condi's Credibility Gap
David J. Sirota, Christy Harvey, Judd Legum, The Progress Report
The smear campaign against Richard Clarke reveals the Bush administration's anxiety over the 9/11 Commission's probe.
Posted
on March 29, 2004.
The Christian Taliban
Stephen Pizzo, AlterNet
Even as the Bush administration denounces and battles Islamic religious zealotry abroad, fundamental Christian zealotry is taking hold here at home.
Posted
on March 28, 2004.
The Powerful Women Problem
Susan J. Douglas, In These Times
The Bush administration has more women in powerful positions than any in history. Unfortunately, that's nothing to cheer about.
Posted
in Rights and Liberties on March 28, 2004.
The Visionaries of Barcelona
Darci Andresen, AlterNet
What's radical and fantastic, beautifully simple yet incredibly ambitious? The Universal Forum of Cultures, a five-month global gathering in the heart of Catalonia.
Posted
on March 28, 2004.
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Election 2004:
Show us the jobs
2.9 million jobs lost (worst since the Great Depression), 14.7 million unemployed, underemployed or given up looking, 43 consecutive months of manufacturing job loss; bad as they are, they're just... More »
War on Iraq:
Pride and shame in Fallujah
Residents of the town interviewed for this New York Times article say they support the killing of four American contractors, but not in the dismemberment of their bodies. A 20-year... More »
MediaCulture:
Blame the editors
Marvin Kalb, who knows something about being a star journalist, argues that the Jayson Blairs and Jack Kellys of the world are not blips on the newsroom radar: "The fact... More »
Rights & Liberties:
The U.S. vs. the World Court
The International Court of Justice, aka the World Court, has an impressive name, a history of fairness, and not an ounce of power. So when the Court voted this week... More »
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Columnists
SOLOMON: Media Strategy Memo to George and Dick
The public will never get to see key memos from Karl Rove, but a typical one these days might read something like this.
HUTCHINSON: Born Under a Bush Sign
How can it be that recent polls show Bush surging ahead of presumed Democratic presidential rival John Kerry?
IVINS: Strange Peaches This Election
The race has hardly begun and already we're in most bizarre territory.
DURST: Lyingest Liars of Them All
The little boys who cried 'the other side is nothing but a bunch of big fat liars.'
TECHSPLOITATION: Planning To Be Dead
Science may try to explain death as a biological process, but these explanations serve a purpose that's similar to those offered by mystics and dharma-addled hippies.
HIGHTOWER: A Cross of Political Infamy
Republicans stand to gain much from the rewriting of local district borders.
Alt Media
Naomi Klein, Live from Baghdad
Canadian journalist Naomi Klein has taken her critical reporting on globalization to occupied Iraq, tracking profiteers and privatizers, and analyzing their role in the reshaping of Iraq. Hear her findings on Wednesday's Your Call with Laura Flanders
Break the Chain
By building cars that burns less gas, cost less to operate and cut back on pollution we can break America's dependence on oil.
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