The fine folks over at The Mudflats Forum have now created a special place  to gather and post about your Occupy events and comment on others around the world.  You can join in and participate HERE. The Occupy Wall Street movement is gaining steam, and the unique sense of connection and solidarity between cities is [...]

So, what does Brian, the official moosecot of The Mudflats read?  All of it. Everything they put in front of him. And this week, Mudflatter ThatCrowWoman put in front of him a copy of the July/August issue of Sierra Club Magazine. Inside is a nice little nod to The Mudflats! Coming shortly, another one of [...]

Thursdays in the Mud is back after a little summer hiatus! I’ll be back in the studio with Shannyn Moore talking about all your favorite miscreants, ne’er-do-wells, and the news of the day. You can tune in to KOAN 1020am and 95.5fm in Anchorage, KXLJ 1330am in Juneau, or stream it live on the internets [...]

Thanks to Chriz Cillizza at The Fix (Washington Post) for listing The Mudflats as Alaska’s best state-based political blog! Thanks also to those who nominated us, and all of our amazing contributors, forum staff, and Mudflatters who make this community what it is. And yes, Shannyn and Linda, we can have cake!

By AlaskaPi Parent corporation Calista is closing and liquidating  their Alaska Newpapers, Inc subsidiary.  While we understand the business decision, we are  sad that these newspapers will no longer be available for news of rural Alaska within their  communities, and for the rest of the state. We are in a time of change all over America regarding news, news collection, news [...]

There have been many instances in the last three years that the Mudflats Forum community has risen to the call to help a fellow Mudpup in need. I want to share one such story with you as it came from Mudpuppy Bubbles. Her account brought to mind a parable of sorts that I’d heard a [...]

I’ve seen many Mudflatters comment about recent posts and how they wish they could go far and wide. Recently, we’ve added a feature that will let you help posts do just that! Please note at the top and bottom of all posts, there is now a way that you can share your favorite articles to [...]

By Jeanne Devon She will run, she won’t run, she will, she won’t, she will…   Everyone is weighing in. Everyone is asking. Hints are being dropped. Money is being raked. And yes, I believe that Sarah Palin is getting ready to inflict herself upon the nation once again. The national spotlight beckons to her [...]

Our needs are identical with labor’s needs — decent wages, fair working conditions, livable housing, old age security, health and welfare measures, conditions in which families can grow, have education for their children and respect in the community. –Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Doctor King did not die in a board room of a corporation [...]

How do you know it might be time to take a break from the revolution? You come home from work late, wife and child are sleeping, you pour yourself a glass of 2nd tier scotch and make a Parmesan/Sriracha omelette with a couple of Hebrew National hotdogs on the side. Yeah, need to go grocery [...]

By Ken Morris, co-author of Blind Allegiance to Sarah Palin, A Memoir of Our Tumultuous Years Mudflats Friends: When I first appeared on Jeanne’s ground-breaking pages well over one year ago, I wrote about participating in the eBay auction to buy a meal with Sarah Palin to benefit a worthy veterans’ charity. A short time [...]

By Zach Roberts Special note: This is a message to Sarah, that I sent to her via Facebook. Alaskans will get all the places, some of the references and some of the names. If you don’t get them, give it a Google, or read TheMudFlats.net (why aren’t you reading it already? What’re you a member [...]

Landing from The Rachel Maddow Show on Vimeo.   I may be the last person to actually see this awesome clip from Rachel Maddow’s blog. Yes, I’m running a little behind but, better late than never. Here you can see Rachel & crew’s plane coming in for a landing in Anchorage. They discover the mudflats, [...]

Our very own Shannyn Moore will be hosting The Thom Hartmann Program today, Thursday, September 16. Thom is winging his way cross-country and asked Shannyn to fill the coveted slot in his absence. For those of you who have been living in a cave where radio signals do not penetrate, Thom Hartmann is the number [...]

I had a great time today talking to Nicole Sandler of Radio Or Not on the occasion of the one year anniversary of Sarah Palin’s abdication from the governorship of Alaska. We talked about why Palin got elected, and where she’s headed now. The segment is about 20 minutes long. Other great interviews are also [...]