AltWeeklies Wire
Dealing with racismnew
Andisheh Nouraee explains why he thinks Nathan Deal's jumping on the "birther" bandwagon is racist
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
08-19-2010 |
Policy Issues
CNN Solves One 'Credibility' Problem and Creates Anothernew
If expressing an opinion destroyed Nasr's credibility, then why wouldn't policy advocacy also destroy Blitzer's?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
07-22-2010 |
Policy Issues
Tags: CNN, Octavia Nasr
I Was a Teenage Republicannew
Wedge politics has cost the GOP my vote
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
06-17-2010 |
Policy Issues
How Many Civilians Has the U.S. Killed in the War On Terror?new
The Pentagon insists it manages civilian casualties. According to Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, "Gen. [Stanley] McChrystal is doing everything humanly possible to avoid civilian casualties." But the surprising truth is that the Pentagon doesn't actually measure those casualties.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
04-12-2010 |
War
Is There a Foreign Policy Bright Side to the Economic Crisis?new
The sinking economies of the West are dragging the price of oil down with them. For car-driving Americans, lower fuel prices mean a few extra bucks in our pockets each week. That's good news. Even better news: Lower oil prices mean a few extra billion dollars not pouring into the bank accounts of oil-rich countries like Venezuela.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
10-29-2008 |
International
Gun-Toting in Georgia: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Carrying My Gunnew
Although I had a permit, I was less than thrilled that the Georgia General Assembly passed H.B. 89 in April. The new law would give licensed firearms permit holders the right to legally carry guns into places that used to be off-limits: city and state parks, public transportation, and restaurants that serve alcohol.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
07-31-2008 |
Policy Issues
What is FARC?new
Despite the homophony, FARC and FARK are not the same. FARK kills time, brain cells and bandwidth. FARC kills people.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
03-19-2008 |
International
Tags: WAR, international
DeKalb's Oldest Home May Soon Disappearnew
Brookhaven's Goodwin House for sale and could be demolished.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
03-05-2008 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
From Baghdad to Georgianew
An Iraqi refugee finds safety in America.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
02-13-2008 |
Immigration
One Man's Battle Against Midtown Prostitutesnew
Armed with a flashlight, a video camera and pepper spray, the longtime Midtown resident takes the MPSA's white pickup truck on regular predawn patrols of his neighborhood's tree-lined residential streets.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
01-17-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
What Are the Worst Countries in the World?new
Here are the worst countries in the world, according to the Failed States Index -- all 10 are violent, miserable, corrupt and poor, so I'll focus my short descriptions on the traits that vault them ahead of other notorious shitholes.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
09-06-2007 |
International
Tags: WAR, international
The War on Terror, So Farnew
How has a cave-dwelling trust-fund baby with a video camera and a chip on his shoulder managed to outfight the most powerful nation in the history of Earth?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
08-09-2007 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Monica Bowie Kidnapping Falls Through Cracksnew
Frustrations voiced for relative lack of media coverage.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
07-26-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Atlanta's 11 Least Influential Peoplenew
Our second annual homage to the ineffectual, the underachieving and the consistently unappreciated.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
11-09-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
