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    <title>AlterNet.org: Don Hazen</title>
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		<title>Don Hazen: Join Us: AlterNet Expands its Coverage of Labor and Workers&#039; Rights </title>
		<link>http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/29127032/0/alternet_columnists_1241~Don-Hazen-Join-Us-AlterNet-Expands-its-Coverage-of-Labor-and-Workers-Rights</link>
		<description>Conservatives&#039; anti-worker crusade will not go unchallenged. We&#039;re ratcheting up our worker coverage by establishing a unique Labor special coverage area.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:feedblitz.com,2012-02-07:2719/http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/29127032/0/6bfd1f25a28de8b9465e1887190b6bdb</guid>
<content:encoded>&lt;Img align=&quot;left&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0&quot; vspace=&quot;0&quot; hspace=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/29127032/0/alternet_columnists_1241&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Conservatives&amp;#039; anti-worker crusade will not go unchallenged. We&amp;#039;re ratcheting up our worker coverage by establishing a unique Labor special coverage area.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:00:01 PST</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Hazen, AlterNet</dc:creator></item>
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		<title>Don Hazen: What&#039;s Next? Join With AlterNet in Looking into the Future</title>
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		<description>It&#039;s time to generate a new conversation about how to create the future we want. That&#039;s why we&#039;re launching a full-fledged Visions section.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:feedblitz.com,2012-01-31:2719/http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/29047178/0/cb38458ac942259aef172490ef51bc1a</guid>
<content:encoded>&lt;Img align=&quot;left&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0&quot; vspace=&quot;0&quot; hspace=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/29047178/0/alternet_columnists_1241&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;It&amp;#039;s time to generate a new conversation about how to create the future we want. That&amp;#039;s why we&amp;#039;re launching a full-fledged Visions section.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:00:01 PST</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Hazen, AlterNet</dc:creator></item>
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		<title>Don Hazen: We&#039;ve Come a Long Way in 2011, From Depression and Heartbreak to Authentic Hope for the Future &amp;acirc;&amp;euro;&amp;rdquo; Help Us Keep Going</title>
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		<description>If we have done a good job, if we have kept you informed, stimulated, and inspired, we hope you will make a contribution.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:feedblitz.com,2011-12-14:2719/http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/28479764/0/cdde68ec149a380ef6b39b5cd0e76304</guid>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 22:00:01 PST</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Hazen, AlterNet</dc:creator></item>
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		<title>Don Hazen: OWS: To Change the Country, We Just Might Have to Change Ourselves </title>
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		<description>If we are going to contribute to this huge fight against unbridled global capitalism, we must accept the anxiety and uncertainty of doing things differently.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:feedblitz.com,2011-11-22:2719/http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/28216064/0/7ef5d979def991a372066f61259b7f49</guid>
<content:encoded>&lt;Img align=&quot;left&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0&quot; vspace=&quot;0&quot; hspace=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/28216064/0/alternet_columnists_1241&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;If we are going to contribute to this huge fight against unbridled global capitalism, we must accept the anxiety and uncertainty of doing things differently.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 23:00:01 PST</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Hazen, AlterNet</dc:creator></item>
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		<title>Don Hazen: Message to Occupiers: Stay Strong -- They Can&#039;t Beat Down Hopes, Dreams and the Fight for a More Humane World</title>
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		<description>There is a long road ahead, but every obstacle overcome leads to a better tomorrow. We just have to refuse to take no for an answer.  </description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:feedblitz.com,2011-11-16:2719/http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/28109912/0/f7b87e46b762f5e31f6bcdbceeaeea55</guid>
<content:encoded>&lt;Img align=&quot;left&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0&quot; vspace=&quot;0&quot; hspace=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/28109912/0/alternet_columnists_1241&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;There is a long road ahead, but every obstacle overcome leads to a better tomorrow. We just have to refuse to take no for an answer.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:00:01 PST</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Hazen, AlterNet</dc:creator></item>
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		<title>Don Hazen: Belated Thank-You for Your Super-Successful Fundraising Support</title>
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		<description>Thanks to hundreds of you who came through in the clutch.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:feedblitz.com,2011-10-26:2719/http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/27838867/0/a9c34d6c6e9299ec79ee7e16e9b59258</guid>
<content:encoded>&lt;Img align=&quot;left&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0&quot; vspace=&quot;0&quot; hspace=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/27838867/0/alternet_columnists_1241&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thanks to hundreds of you who came through in the clutch.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 20:00:01 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Hazen, AlterNet</dc:creator></item>
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		<title>Don Hazen: Van Jones on America&#039;s Uprising: It&#039;s Going To Be an Epic Battle</title>
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		<description>Jones talked to AlterNet about the growing social movements for change, running real progressives in 2012, and how we can train a million new leaders.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:feedblitz.com,2011-10-05:2719/http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/27549388/0/2fa4104820be3bc1290eab3f3f3e900a</guid>
<content:encoded>&lt;Img align=&quot;left&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0&quot; vspace=&quot;0&quot; hspace=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/27549388/0/alternet_columnists_1241&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Jones talked to AlterNet about the growing social movements for change, running real progressives in 2012, and how we can train a million new leaders.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 20:00:01 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Hazen, AlterNet</dc:creator></item>
<item><feedburner:origLink>http://www.alternet.org/story/152605/the_big_picture%3A_a_40-year_scan_of_the_right-wing_corporate_takeover_of_america__/</feedburner:origLink>
		<title>Don Hazen: The Big Picture: A 40-Year Scan of the Right-Wing Corporate Takeover of America  </title>
		<link>http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/27519885/0/alternet_columnists_1241~Don-Hazen-The-Big-Picture-A-Year-Scan-of-the-RightWing-Corporate-Takeover-of-America</link>
		<description>Author and public intellectual Colin Greer tells us how we got where we are today. It&#039;s not a pretty picture, but hope is on the way.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:feedblitz.com,2011-10-04:2719/http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/27519885/0/ac8f84a127f7c8988f25e16819ad2a86</guid>
<content:encoded>&lt;Img align=&quot;left&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0&quot; vspace=&quot;0&quot; hspace=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/27519885/0/alternet_columnists_1241&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Author and public intellectual Colin Greer tells us how we got where we are today. It&amp;#039;s not a pretty picture, but hope is on the way.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 23:00:01 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Hazen, AlterNet</dc:creator></item>
<item><feedburner:origLink>http://www.alternet.org/story/152437/editorial_appeal%3A_it%27s_time_to_really_support_our_team/</feedburner:origLink>
		<title>Don Hazen: Editorial/Appeal: It&#039;s Time to Really Support Our Team</title>
		<link>http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/27236707/0/alternet_columnists_1241~Don-Hazen-EditorialAppeal-Its-Time-to-Really-Support-Our-Team</link>
		<description>Team Tea Party, led by the Kochs and other wealthy right-wingers, want an America for the wealthy, dominated by conservative religion and the extremist Ayn Rand fanatics. </description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:feedblitz.com,2011-09-15:2719/http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/27236707/0/d418f97b1cb51002ed8cd830bfdb6477</guid>
<content:encoded>&lt;Img align=&quot;left&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0&quot; vspace=&quot;0&quot; hspace=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/27236707/0/alternet_columnists_1241&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Team Tea Party, led by the Kochs and other wealthy right-wingers, want an America for the wealthy, dominated by conservative religion and the extremist Ayn Rand fanatics.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:00:01 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Hazen, AlterNet</dc:creator></item>
<item><feedburner:origLink>http://www.alternet.org/story/152186/how_do_we_stop_the_relentless_expansion_of_the_american_empire_first%2C_uncover_the_truth_about_it/</feedburner:origLink>
		<title>Don Hazen: How Do We Stop the Relentless Expansion of the American Empire? First, Uncover the Truth About It</title>
		<link>http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/26924361/0/alternet_columnists_1241~Don-Hazen-How-Do-We-Stop-the-Relentless-Expansion-of-the-American-Empire-First-Uncover-the-Truth-About-It</link>
		<description>AlterNet has dedicated some serious editorial muscle to do investigative reporting on US military operations around the globe -- can you help?</description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:feedblitz.com,2011-08-27:2719/http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/26924361/0/15811131426baacd893fd77abfb84e5b</guid>
<content:encoded>&lt;Img align=&quot;left&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0&quot; vspace=&quot;0&quot; hspace=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/26924361/0/alternet_columnists_1241&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;AlterNet has dedicated some serious editorial muscle to do investigative reporting on US military operations around the globe -- can you help?&lt;/p&gt;
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 23:00:01 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Hazen, AlterNet</dc:creator></item>
<item><feedburner:origLink>http://www.alternet.org/story/152169/don%27t_trust_the_corporate_media_/</feedburner:origLink>
		<title>Don Hazen: Don&#039;t Trust the Corporate Media </title>
		<link>http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/26904315/0/alternet_columnists_1241~Don-Hazen-Dont-Trust-the-Corporate-Media</link>
		<description>These are dark political times to be sure. The best way we can fight back is to support the most aggressive, effective progressive media we can muster. </description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:feedblitz.com,2011-08-26:2719/http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/26904315/0/bca79e6cfc559ae794fe399ac3c6fba6</guid>
<content:encoded>&lt;Img align=&quot;left&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0&quot; vspace=&quot;0&quot; hspace=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/26904315/0/alternet_columnists_1241&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;These are dark political times to be sure. The best way we can fight back is to support the most aggressive, effective progressive media we can muster.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 23:00:01 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Hazen, AlterNet</dc:creator></item>
<item><feedburner:origLink>http://www.alternet.org/story/152059/the_%27unfashionable%27_matt_damon%2C_mensch_of_the_year/</feedburner:origLink>
		<title>Don Hazen: The &#039;Unfashionable&#039; Matt Damon, Mensch of the Year</title>
		<link>http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/26767097/0/alternet_columnists_1241~Don-Hazen-The-Unfashionable-Matt-Damon-Mensch-of-the-Year</link>
		<description>Damon breaks out of Hollywood and into serious activism, earning the respect of hard-working activists and progressive leaders alike. </description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:feedblitz.com,2011-08-17:2719/http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/26767097/0/de895234d05aec9eae6450afffdd7857</guid>
<content:encoded>&lt;Img align=&quot;left&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0&quot; vspace=&quot;0&quot; hspace=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/26767097/0/alternet_columnists_1241&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Damon breaks out of Hollywood and into serious activism, earning the respect of hard-working activists and progressive leaders alike.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 19:00:01 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Hazen, AlterNet</dc:creator></item>
<item><feedburner:origLink>http://www.alternet.org/story/151430/a_message_to_all_baby_boomers_%28and_those_who_love_them%29/</feedburner:origLink>
		<title>Don Hazen: A Message to All Baby Boomers (and Those Who Love Them)</title>
		<link>http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/26259851/0/alternet_columnists_1241~Don-Hazen-A-Message-to-All-Baby-Boomers-and-Those-Who-Love-Them</link>
		<description>Will Baby Boomers&amp;acirc;&amp;euro;&amp;rdquo;some of the 77 million Americans born between 1946 and 1964&amp;acirc;&amp;euro;&amp;rdquo;become a powerful force by reconnecting to the ideals of our youth? </description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:feedblitz.com,2011-06-27:2719/http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/26259851/0/121b533c7c2a529da211a4501dc15a2c</guid>
<content:encoded>&lt;Img align=&quot;left&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0&quot; vspace=&quot;0&quot; hspace=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/26259851/0/alternet_columnists_1241&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Will Baby Boomers&amp;acirc;&amp;euro;&amp;rdquo;some of the 77 million Americans born between 1946 and 1964&amp;acirc;&amp;euro;&amp;rdquo;become a powerful force by reconnecting to the ideals of our youth?&lt;/p&gt;
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2011 19:00:01 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Hazen, AlterNet</dc:creator></item>
<item><feedburner:origLink>http://www.alternet.org/story/151397/tonight%2C_watch%3A_van_jones_jumpstarts_new_progressive_movement_to_confront_and_push_back_american_conservative_and_corporate_dominance_/</feedburner:origLink>
		<title>Don Hazen: Tonight, Watch: Van Jones Jumpstarts New Progressive Movement to Confront and Push Back American Conservative and Corporate Dominance </title>
		<link>http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/26227236/0/alternet_columnists_1241~Don-Hazen-Tonight-Watch-Van-Jones-Jumpstarts-New-Progressive-Movement-to-Confront-and-Push-Back-American-Conservative-and-Corporate-Dominance</link>
		<description>Tonight is Jones&#039; opening gambit in a large-scale, ambitious effort to create what many hope will be the progressives answer to the Tea Party.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:feedblitz.com,2011-06-23:2719/http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/26227236/0/285074068d2222997dbcecc3ef05be8e</guid>
<content:encoded>&lt;Img align=&quot;left&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0&quot; vspace=&quot;0&quot; hspace=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/26227236/0/alternet_columnists_1241&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tonight is Jones&amp;#039; opening gambit in a large-scale, ambitious effort to create what many hope will be the progressives answer to the Tea Party.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 18:00:01 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Hazen, AlterNet</dc:creator></item>
<item><feedburner:origLink>http://www.alternet.org/story/151378/the_inner_secrets_of_the_right-wing_echo_chamber/</feedburner:origLink>
		<title>Don Hazen: The Inner Secrets of the Right-Wing Echo Chamber</title>
		<link>http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/26239189/0/alternet_columnists_1241~Don-Hazen-The-Inner-Secrets-of-the-RightWing-Echo-Chamber</link>
		<description>Brave New Films has provided, with Bernie Sanders, a clear deconstruction of the origins and process of the conservative disinformation propaganda machine. It&#039;s scary.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:feedblitz.com,2011-06-22:2719/http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/26239189/0/fdc9dd4a0f5316ccadc6e2d4e6eef0b7</guid>
<content:encoded>&lt;Img align=&quot;left&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0&quot; vspace=&quot;0&quot; hspace=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/26239189/0/alternet_columnists_1241&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Brave New Films has provided, with Bernie Sanders, a clear deconstruction of the origins and process of the conservative disinformation propaganda machine. It&amp;#039;s scary.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 20:00:01 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Hazen, AlterNet</dc:creator></item>
<item><feedburner:origLink>http://www.alternet.org/story/151339/%27to_end_all_wars%3A%27_lessons_from_the_past_--_why_it%27s_so_hard_to_stop_wars_and_prevent_new_ones_/</feedburner:origLink>
		<title>Don Hazen: &#039;To End All Wars:&#039; Lessons From the Past -- Why It&#039;s So Hard to Stop Wars and Prevent New Ones </title>
		<link>http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/26195788/0/alternet_columnists_1241~Don-Hazen-To-End-All-Wars-Lessons-From-the-Past-Why-Its-So-Hard-to-Stop-Wars-and-Prevent-New-Ones</link>
		<description>Adam Hochschild&#039;s new book shines a light on the mass carnage unleashed by Europe&#039;s suicidal rush to war in 1914.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:feedblitz.com,2011-06-19:2719/http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/26195788/0/f8eff91d0d7d313cd9a3ec131e247a9a</guid>
<content:encoded>&lt;Img align=&quot;left&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0&quot; vspace=&quot;0&quot; hspace=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/26195788/0/alternet_columnists_1241&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Adam Hochschild&amp;#039;s new book shines a light on the mass carnage unleashed by Europe&amp;#039;s suicidal rush to war in 1914.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jun 2011 08:00:01 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Hazen, AlterNet</dc:creator></item>
<item><feedburner:origLink>http://www.alternet.org/story/151272/why_wikileaks_is_essential/</feedburner:origLink>
		<title>Don Hazen: Why WikiLeaks Is Essential</title>
		<link>http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/26139234/0/alternet_columnists_1241~Don-Hazen-Why-WikiLeaks-Is-Essential</link>
		<description>WikiLeaks has been criminalized for doing, in essence, fundamental investigative work to keep people informed. </description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:feedblitz.com,2011-06-13:2719/http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/26139234/0/91d41e35a81055a733b1d56ac06685c5</guid>
<content:encoded>&lt;Img align=&quot;left&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0&quot; vspace=&quot;0&quot; hspace=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/26139234/0/alternet_columnists_1241&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;WikiLeaks has been criminalized for doing, in essence, fundamental investigative work to keep people informed.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jun 2011 18:00:01 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Hazen, AlterNet</dc:creator></item>
<item><feedburner:origLink>http://www.alternet.org/story/151265/take_a_stand%3A_sign_up_for_our_activism_%26amp%3B_vision_newsletter_and_our_new_alternet_smart_phone_app/</feedburner:origLink>
		<title>Don Hazen: Take a Stand: Sign up for Our Activism &amp;amp; Vision Newsletter and Our New AlterNet Smart Phone App</title>
		<link>http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/26128124/0/alternet_columnists_1241~Don-Hazen-Take-a-Stand-Sign-up-for-Our-Activism-amp-Vision-Newsletter-and-Our-New-AlterNet-Smart-Phone-App</link>
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<content:encoded>&lt;Img align=&quot;left&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0&quot; vspace=&quot;0&quot; hspace=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/26128124/0/alternet_columnists_1241&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;We&amp;#039;re making it easier for you to take action on the issues you care about and stay connected when you&amp;#039;re away from your computer.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jun 2011 00:00:01 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Hazen, AlterNet</dc:creator></item>
<item><feedburner:origLink>http://www.alternet.org/story/151238/exposing_corporate_power%2C_empire_and_the_koch-funded_radical_right/</feedburner:origLink>
		<title>Don Hazen: Exposing Corporate Power, Empire and the Koch-Funded Radical Right</title>
		<link>http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/26099898/0/alternet_columnists_1241~Don-Hazen-Exposing-Corporate-Power-Empire-and-the-KochFunded-Radical-Right</link>
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<content:encoded>&lt;Img align=&quot;left&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0&quot; vspace=&quot;0&quot; hspace=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/26099898/0/alternet_columnists_1241&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;These are tough times, and we need hard-hitting journalism.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 15:00:01 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Hazen, AlterNet</dc:creator></item>
<item><feedburner:origLink>http://www.alternet.org/story/150711/rachel_maddow%2C_the_nation%2C_daily_kos%3A_winners_in_alternet%27s_poll_of_most_influential_progressives/</feedburner:origLink>
		<title>Don Hazen: Rachel Maddow, the Nation, Daily Kos: Winners in AlterNet&#039;s Poll of Most Influential Progressives</title>
		<link>http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/25711230/0/alternet_columnists_1241~Don-Hazen-Rachel-Maddow-the-Nation-Daily-Kos-Winners-in-AlterNets-Poll-of-Most-Influential-Progressives</link>
		<description>Here are the media personalities and publications that progressives love most.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:feedblitz.com,2011-04-22:2719/http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/25711230/0/ac226c5111eb9a42fffc7b1b5151d616</guid>
<content:encoded>&lt;Img align=&quot;left&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0&quot; vspace=&quot;0&quot; hspace=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/25711230/0/alternet_columnists_1241&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Here are the media personalities and publications that progressives love most.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2011 00:00:01 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Hazen, AlterNet</dc:creator></item>
<item><feedburner:origLink>http://www.alternet.org/story/150548/progressive_media_suffer_losses_in_the_fight_against_the_right-wing_media_machine/</feedburner:origLink>
		<title>Don Hazen: Progressive Media Suffer Losses In the Fight Against the Right-Wing Media Machine</title>
		<link>http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/25537713/0/alternet_columnists_1241~Don-Hazen-Progressive-Media-Suffer-Losses-In-the-Fight-Against-the-RightWing-Media-Machine</link>
		<description>Major progressive media stars have recently lost their platforms, while the Huffington Post eschews progressivism -- both worrying developments in the media war with the right.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:feedblitz.com,2011-04-12:2719/http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/25537713/0/d52a8705a48f3bedf18a10b5e830a7c6</guid>
<content:encoded>&lt;Img align=&quot;left&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0&quot; vspace=&quot;0&quot; hspace=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/25537713/0/alternet_columnists_1241&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Major progressive media stars have recently lost their platforms, while the Huffington Post eschews progressivism -- both worrying developments in the media war with the right.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 23:00:01 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Hazen, AlterNet</dc:creator></item>
<item><feedburner:origLink>http://www.alternet.org/story/150521/rachel_maddow_leads_for_most_influential_progressive%3B_mother_jones_and_the_nation_tied_for_best_online_mag%3B_daily_kos_slim_lead_among_top_blogs/</feedburner:origLink>
		<title>Don Hazen: Rachel Maddow Leads for Most Influential Progressive; Mother Jones and The Nation Tied for Best Online Mag; Daily Kos Slim Lead Among Top Blogs</title>
		<link>http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/25479256/0/alternet_columnists_1241~Don-Hazen-Rachel-Maddow-Leads-for-Most-Influential-Progressive-Mother-Jones-and-The-Nation-Tied-for-Best-Online-Mag-Daily-Kos-Slim-Lead-Among-Top-Blogs</link>
		<description>MSNBC host Rachel Maddow is demonstrating her huge popularity at the half-way mark of voting in AlterNet&#039;s poll of the &amp;quot;Most Influential Progressive Media Figures.&amp;quot;</description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:feedblitz.com,2011-04-06:2719/http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/25479256/0/a62345cffe5174b7d91714b62f5577a5</guid>
<content:encoded>&lt;Img align=&quot;left&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0&quot; vspace=&quot;0&quot; hspace=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/25479256/0/alternet_columnists_1241&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;MSNBC host Rachel Maddow is demonstrating her huge popularity at the half-way mark of voting in AlterNet&amp;#039;s poll of the &amp;quot;Most Influential Progressive Media Figures.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 08:00:01 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Hazen, AlterNet</dc:creator></item>
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		<title>Don Hazen: Tell Us Who YOU Think Is the Most Influential Progressive!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 17:00:01 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Hazen, AlterNet</dc:creator></item>
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		<title>Don Hazen: The Fundamental Need to Fight America&#039;s Leaders&#039; Obscene Preoccupation with War and Empire</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 18:00:01 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Hazen, AlterNet</dc:creator></item>
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		<title>Don Hazen: Hit Piece on Innovative NYC Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan Shows She Gets Under Pols&#039; Skin</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Mar 2011 16:00:01 PST</pubDate>
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