The Alternative Press Center

The Alternative Press Center (APC) is a non-profit collective dedicated to providing access to and increasing public awareness of the alternative press. Founded in 1969, it remains one of the oldest self-sustaining alternative media institutions in the United States. For more than a quarter of a century, the Alternative Press Index has been recognized as a leading guide to the alternative press in the United States and around the world.

The APC Blog

Saturday, 21 April 2012

Suicide Over Greek Pension Cuts. Working For Apple. Bolivia Cancels Highway Contract.

Pensioner kills himself because of pension cuts in Greece. Working conditions for Apple employees in US and China. Bolivian government cancels contract for highway through indigenous land and national park, maintains commitment to project.More

Sunday, 18 March 2012

Journalists. Whistleblowers. Obama.

US President Barack Obama on journalists and whistleblowers. Voters in 2008 may have pulled the level in support of free speech, free press and open government. But what are some practices of this imperial president engaged in war without end? Read Jeremy Scahill and Sam Knight.More

Saturday, 10 March 2012

Greece, Debt Crisis, and Goldman Sachs

Need for democracy, ending debt repayment in Greece; influence of Goldman Sachs throughout EuropeMore

Friday, 03 February 2012

Free Speech. US Militarism. Media Propaganda.

John Pilger argues that the WikiLeaks case shows that free speech is the threat to US and UK governments. William Astore discusses significance of US arms sales worldwide. FAIR shows how US media beats drums of war on Iran.More