AlterNet
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AlterNet, a project of the non-profit Independent Media Institute, is a progressive/liberal activist news service. Launched in 1998, AlterNet now claims a readership of over 3 million visitors per month. AlterNet publishes original content as well as journalism from a wide variety of other sources. AlterNet states that its mission is to "inspire citizen action and advocacy on the environment, human rights and civil liberties, social justice, media, and health care issues." AlterNet's tagline is "The Mix is the Message." More » (Source: Wikipedia)
Overview
Media:
Online
Audience:
Large audience (500K-1M) (English)
Scope:
National
Political Viewpoint:
Left
Owners:
Don Hazen | Managers: Matthew Wheeland
Research
Contact Info:
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Location:
77 Federal Street, San Francisco, CA, 94107, US
Editorial
Edited By:
Jon Mitchell
Last Edit:
Nov 19, 2010 - 9:50 AM PST
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Actions Speak Louder Than Words: How the Obama Administration Has Worked Behind the Scenes to Advance Marriage Equality | Sex & Relationships
Actions Speak Louder Than Words: How the Obama Administration Has Worked ...AlterNetThe Obama administration has a pretty good record on LGBT issues, but it has also had a ...via Google News -
GOP Version of Violence Against Women Act Tries to Push Women Back Into the Home
By raising barriers to economic assistance and legal recourse, the legislation sends the message to countless women living in violent households that their place is still at home.via NewsRack -
Bill Clinton, Boehner, And Some Other Rich White Guys Had A "Summit" And Agreed: It's Your Fault
Any questions? Let's hope not, because they're all busy men and it's great golfing weather this week in DC.via NewsRack -
How a U.S. Company Is Breaking Laws and Grabbing Land in Africa
Indigenous people in Cameroon claim a company is stealing communal land to build a palm oil plantation -- a dispute that could lead to conflict, hunger and human rights abuses.via NewsRack -
5 Things That Put America to Shame
The golden door on the Statue of Liberty seems to have an invisible hand holding it shut.via NewsRack -
Why Atheists Have Become a Kick-Ass Movement You Want on Your Side
Atheists are becoming a force to be reckoned with. They are a powerful ally when inspired to take action -- and a powerful opponent when they're treated like dirt.Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Ayn Rand-Loving Right Is Like Teen Boys Gone Crazy
'Make no mistake: all this Ayn Rand libertarian me-first-and-the-rest-of-you-go-to-hell stuff - the there's-no-government-like-no-government theology..Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Frankenfoods: Why Is the Gates Foundation Helping Monsanto Push Genetically Modified Food?
serious concerns about viability, corporate dependency and health effects linger — even while leading research firms and NGOs do their best to smooth them over. ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Day After Obama Marriage Equality Move, Story Emerges of Teenage Romney Tackling, Cutting Hair of Boy He Believed to Be Gay
The Post reports that five former classmates of Romney's recalled the incident independently. The former classmates, who span the political spectrum, called the act "vicious," ...Posted by Tanya J. Maurer
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