AlterNet
Online | Independent
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:
Contact Web Form
Location:
77 Federal Street, San Francisco, CA, 94107, US
Editorial
Edited By:
Jon Mitchell
Last Edit:
Nov 19, 2010 - 9:50 AM PST
Story Stats
Top Topics:
Politics (1055), U.S. (923), World (570), Business (537), Republicans (267), Money and Politics (229), Media (204), Sci/Tech (192), Health (169), Community (140), U.S. Economy (127), Living (126), Religion (119), Corruption (118), Bush Administration (114)...
Top Authors:
Joshua Holland (76), Steven Rosenfeld (38), Adele M Stan (26), Tara Lohan (17), Jim Hightower (16), Sarah Seltzer (15), Chris Hedges (13), Alex Kane (12), Mark Ames (12), Tom Engelhardt (11), Amy Goodman (11), Steve Benen (11), Bill Moyers (11), Lynn Stuart Parramore (10), Sara Robinson (9)...
Top Formats:
Opinion (462), News Report (283), News Analysis (277), Special Report (215), Investigative Report (46), Interview (36), Review (19), Advocacy (18), News (18), Editorial (13), Comment (12), Other (11), Comedy News (8), Poll (7), Press Release (6)...
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Rooftop Revolution: How Solar Energy Is Putting Power Back in the Hands of the People
Danny Kennedy, Greenpeace activist, Project Underground founder and long-time campaigner, decided to apply his organizing skills to harness the sun’s energy. Choosing to do ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
GOPer Who Got Millions in Farm Subsidies Thinks the Poor Should Starve Rather Than Get Food Stamps
He fulminates about people who are allegedly "unwilling to work" sucking off the government teat with impunity. This is a patently dishonest representation of the SNAP ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Meet the Senate's Powerful and Progressive Policy Wonk, Ron Wyden
Oregon Democrat Ron Wyden has established a reputation as one of the Senate's more serious and diligent members. Over the years on Capitol Hill, he has watched the Republican ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Corporations Are Stealing Billions in Tax Breaks, While the Confused, Screwed Citizenry Turn On Each Other
As global capital becomes ever more powerful, giant corporations are holding governments and citizens up for ransom — eliciting subsidies and tax breaks from countries ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Being a Democracy Hating, Corporate Power-Defending Newspaper Owner Runs Deep in the Koch Family
There’s a rumor going around that the Koch brothers are interested in buying up the Tribune Company, which includes the Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, the Baltimore ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
How the US Turned Three Pacifists Into 'Multiple Felony Saboteurs'
In just ten months, the United States managed to transform an 82 year-old Catholic nun and two pacifists from non-violent anti-nuclear peace protestors accused of misdemeanor ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
The 4 Big Ways That Insatiable Corporate Hunger for Profits Has Devastated American Life -- and the World Along with It
In this dream world of global capitalism, young people are going from zero income on the farm to a few dollars a day on a 12-hour factory shift, and as a result, based on the ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Outrageous Attacks on Supporters of Church-State Separation: Death Threats, Murdered Pets, and Vandalized Property
The religious right despises the First Amendment, since it's constantly foiled their efforts to inject Christian doctrine into government. And when they've lost in court, ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Popular Resistance Is Percolating Across the Country -- Inspiring Activism That the Corporate Media Always Ignores
The heart of the conflict faced in the United States is the inequity of an unfair economy supported by a corrupt two party system. This week there was a very creative ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
The Real Scandal: Official Washington Goes Nuts Over IRS Doing Its Job
The IRS was doing its job. Its staff was overwhelmed by the thousands of obvious political groups that sought the cover of being designated as charities in the 2010 and 2012 ...Posted by Dwight Rousu
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