Tag Archives: politics

How You Can Boycott the Kochs

AlterNet | February 28, 2011

The backlash against the Kochs’ influence in Wisconsin is gaining steam, with labor supporters starting to boycott Koch Industries’ many products (listed here).

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Right-Wing Group Funded By the Kochs Ratchets Up Interference in Wisconsin Uprising

AlterNet | February 23, 2011

Americans for Prosperity is taking an active role in Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s campaign to destroy state workers’ collective bargaining rights.

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The GOP’s 5 Most Absurd Lies About Health-Care Reform, Debunked

AlterNet | January 20, 2011

Now is the time to brush up on the facts about health-care reform so we can keep the latest crop of Republican lies from taking hold.

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When You’re Forced to Cheer for the Man Who Raped You

AlterNet | November 12, 2010

The story of a high school cheerleader from Texas who was forced to cheer for her rapist has become a horrifying Rorschach test for how our culture views rape and rape victims.

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Limbaugh, Beck, Hannity and O’Reilly Are at the Apex of Newsweek’s Most Powerful/Highest Paid Pundits and Politicians List

AlterNet | November 4, 2010

What does it mean that right-wing blowhards have been deemed the most powerful people in the country?

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