AltWeeklies Wire
Bully Pulpitnew
An IRS investigation of All Saints Church has gone in waves that -- coincidence or not -- almost exactly map the electoral calendar.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andrew Gumbel |
09-25-2006 |
Religion
Tags: religion
More Israeli than Israelnew
U.S. news reporting has badly skewed facts of the Israel-Hezbollah conflict.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andrew Gumbel |
08-25-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
An Opposition That Opposesnew
The Lamont victory gives Democrats a strong direction -- if they'll follow it.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andrew Gumbel |
08-11-2006 |
Politics
Tags: 2006elect
Not For Sale at Any Pricenew
As oil now heads toward $100 a barrel, one filmmaker examines the tawdry politics behind the annihilation of the electric car.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andrew Gumbel |
06-23-2006 |
Movies
Bride of Frankensteinnew
Harvard student Kaavya Viswanathan committed plagiarism with the help of an invisible and ruthless marketing machine.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andrew Gumbel |
05-12-2006 |
Books
A Tale of Two Citiesnew
The "Gran Marcha" proved that immigration is a national battleground issue, but can the resulting debate bridge the gulf separating two distinctly different ideas of America?
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andrew Gumbel |
04-07-2006 |
Immigration
The Criminals We Electnew
At the Enron trial, it becomes clear that government co-conspirators will never be prosecuted.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andrew Gumbel |
02-10-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Harbor Safety Measures Don't End Vulnerabilitynew
Radiation detection portals are being set up in the Los Angeles and Long Beach harbor area, but that's not enough to protect the twin ports from deadly shipments.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andrew Gumbel |
08-02-2005 |
Commentary
Mock the Vote: Machinery of Democracy Is in Troublenew
Florida made it clear in the last presidential election that the old punchcard system of voting is susceptible to serious mechanical flaws, but new computer-driven touchscreen voter machines may be much worse.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andrew Gumbel |
07-27-2004 |
Politics
