AlterNet.org: Joshua Holland

Joshua Holland: Wells Fargo, Terrified to Face Victims of Its Foreclosure Fraud and Predatory Lending, Locks Shareholders Out of Annual Meeting

Joshua Holland, AlterNet — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:00:01 PDT

The move to lock out shareholders was unprecedented, according to organizers.

Joshua Holland: Noam Chomsky on America's Declining Empire, Occupy and the Arab Spring

Joshua Holland, AlterNet — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:01 PDT

According to Chomsky, America's declining power is self-inflicted.

Joshua Holland: Green Party Candidate Jill Stein: 'Political Silence Has Not Been an Effective Strategy'

Joshua Holland, AlterNet — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:00:01 PDT

"I entered into this race in order to really build an organization for the long haul."

Joshua Holland: Freedom from a Dead-End Life: True Liberty Means Defeating the Right-Wing's Nightmare Vision for America

Joshua Holland, AlterNet — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 21:00:01 PDT

The Right likes the parts of "big government" that limit our freedoms and attacks those that expand them.

Joshua Holland: Understanding the Ideological Divide Between Liberals and Conservatives: Is it Possible for Us to Get Along?

Joshua Holland, AlterNet — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:00:01 PDT

Journalist Chris Mooney discusses his new book, "The Republican Brain: The Science of Why They Reject Science -- and Reality."

Joshua Holland: Why the Right's Zombie Lie About Gas Prices Is Wrong But They'll Never Let it Die

Joshua Holland, AlterNet — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:00:01 PDT

The lie that Obama is responsible for high gas prices will become another un-killable "zombie lie" in our political discourse.

Joshua Holland: How One Local Official in North Carolina Is Trying to Hold Wall Street Giants Accountable for Widespread Fraud

Joshua Holland, AlterNet — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 13:00:01 PDT

Jeff Thigpen is trying to restore the rule of law in one North Carolina county.

Joshua Holland: A New Glass Ceiling? Why African-American Politicians Face an Uphill Battle for Senate Seats and Governorships

Joshua Holland, AlterNet — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 21:00:01 PDT

It looks like we will have zero African Americans elected as a Senator or Governor -- what's behind the dismal number?

Joshua Holland: 5 Reasons the GOP's Attack on Birth Control Screws Men

Joshua Holland, AlterNet — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 00:00:01 PDT

How can straight men not see their own interests in this fight?

Joshua Holland: Max Blumenthal Demolishes Talking-Points About Israel's 'Liberal Democracy'

Joshua Holland, AlterNet — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 20:00:01 PDT

Key members of Israel's opposition parties say Israel's rightward-turn poses a threat to its democracy.

Joshua Holland: How Republicans Are Trying to Force You to Pay for Others' Religious Beliefs

Joshua Holland, AlterNet — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 11:00:01 PST

We shouldn't have to subsidize the antiquated religious beliefs of a small minority.

Joshua Holland: Glenn Greenwald Tears Apart the Propaganda Driving the Insane Push for War With Iran

Joshua Holland, AlterNet — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 00:00:01 PST

There are similarities in the run up to the Iraq war, but there is also a key difference -- this time, the driving force for the push for war with Iran isn't Washington.

Joshua Holland: America Has Never Been Safer -- So Why Are Politicians and the Media Trying to Terrify Us?

Joshua Holland, AlterNet — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 23:00:01 PST

Republicans tend to engage in blatant alarmism about foreign threats and Democrats respond in kind for fear of being portrayed as weak.

Joshua Holland: How the Right Has Turned Everything Into a Culture War -- And Why That's Terrible for Our Democracy

Joshua Holland, AlterNet — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 15:00:01 PST

It's tough to find common ground in a divided country, but it's almost impossible when the emotional heat of the culture wars is added to the mix.

Joshua Holland: Why No One Likes Mitt Romney

Joshua Holland, AlterNet — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:00:01 PST

Unfortunately for Romney, this may just be the wrong cycle for an obviously out-of-touch Wall Street elitist.

Joshua Holland: Why Right-Wingers' Hatred of Modern Women Is Going to Cost Them the Birth Control Battle (and a Whole Lot of Votes)

Joshua Holland, AlterNet — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:01 PST

Conservatives are going wildly off-message when it comes to the fight over contraception.

Joshua Holland: Do Conservatives Understand How the Female Body Works? The Myth Fueling the Right-Wing Freak-Out Over Birth Control

Joshua Holland, AlterNet — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:00:01 PST

The Republicans' chosen narrative about Obama's contraceptive coverage betrays a total lack of understanding of the most basic realities of human reproduction.

Joshua Holland: Dear Israel Lobby, We Give Up -- Please Give Us an Acceptable Way of Insulting You

Joshua Holland, AlterNet — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:00:01 PST

In general, American political discourse isn't terribly civil. But critics of Israel's far-right government and its enablers at home aren't even allowed to throw a sharp elbow.

Joshua Holland: How a Few Ãœber-Wealthy Donors Helped Buy Republicans a Presidential Field They Hate

Joshua Holland, AlterNet — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:01 PST

In the era of Citizens United, early money from deep-pocketed donors played a major role in shaping the GOP field.

Joshua Holland: Crashing the Gates: How a Handful of Progressive Activists Brought Liberal Talk-Radio Back to the Nation's Capitol

Joshua Holland, AlterNet — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:00:01 PST

DC is the most liberal region of the country, but until now all the talk on the radio dial skewed right.

Joshua Holland: Clashes in Oakland: 400 Arrests, Tear Gas, Flash-Bang Grenades

Joshua Holland, AlterNet — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 11:00:01 PST

Police once again ratcheted up the tension by using force against an entire crowd of protesters.

Joshua Holland: The 10 Most Brazen Lies Offered By the Remaining GOP Presidential Hopefuls

Joshua Holland, AlterNet — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:00:01 PST

Just because some of its wheels have come flying off, that doesn't mean the GOP clown car isn't still moving down the road toward Election Day.

Joshua Holland: How Newt Gingrich Shamelessly Feeds the Fears and Egos of White Conservatives -- and Why That May Win Him the GOP Nomination

Joshua Holland, AlterNet — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:00:01 PST

If Gingrich does manage to pull off an unlikely victory, it will be the result of running a picture-perfect right-populist campaign.

Joshua Holland: Mitt Romney Wouldn't Know a Free Market If It Bit Him on the Ass

Joshua Holland, AlterNet — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:00:01 PST

At Bain Capital, Romney used the tax code to redistribute wealth from taxpayers to his investors and partners.

Joshua Holland: Shocker: Is Our World Becoming Less Violent?

Joshua Holland, AlterNet — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:00:01 PST

Many believe the 20th century represents the pinnacle of human violence, but psychologist Steven Pinker argues that the opposite is true.