AltWeeklies Wire
Will North Carolina Resume Executions or Keep the Ban?new
Now that the legal battle over a doctor's role in death row executions is nearing a conclusion, the issue of capital punishment in North Carolina is about to land in the laps of the 2009 General Assembly and Governor-elect Bev Perdue.
INDY Week |
Bob Geary |
12-04-2008 |
Crime & Justice
The Early Voting Frenzy in North Carolinanew
As we await perhaps the most exciting Election Day of our lives on Tuesday, we ... hold on, with early voting, it's already Election Day(s) in North Carolina.
Looking for Real Reform in North Carolina's Race for Governornew
Bev Perdue and Pat McCrory both pledge to overhaul state government. Who is better suited for the job?
Dean Baker: No Blank Check for Wall Streetnew
Done properly, Baker says, the $700 billion "bailout" of Wall Street and the big banks shouldn’t cost the taxpayers a dime. "My view," the progressive economist told the Indy following a speech in Raleigh, "is that [the bailout] is necessary, but if it's structured right, we're not giving the banks anything. We're keeping the banks functioning, and that's in the public interest."
How Conservatives are Dismantling the Federal Governmentnew
Fresh off listening to Republican presidential nominee John McCain's acceptance speech last week, it was cathartic to visit with Thomas Frank's The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Rule.
INDY Week |
Bob Geary |
09-11-2008 |
Nonfiction
Mobile Home Park Residents Caught in Catch-22new
Since the Homestead Village case began, some residents and affordable housing advocates have begun to ask whether the old park could be fixed up and restored as a place where people of modest means can continue to live, if not in grand style, then at least in very comfortable surroundings. Depending on the Raleigh City Council's decision, Homestead Village could add to the junk pile, or it could turn out to be a preservation success story.
INDY Week |
Bob Geary |
07-10-2008 |
Housing & Development
Elizabeth Dole Sides with Oil Industry on Key Votesnew
The North Carolina Senator, who is up for reelection this year, joined fellow Republicans in blocking Democratic measures, including one that would have repealed $17 billion in oil industry tax breaks over the next 10 years.
Retired Army Col. Ann Wright on War, Peace and Dissentnew
Wright joined the Foreign Service of the U.S. Department of State in 1987, and left in protest the day before the invasion of Iraq. Since then, Wright has been a leading antiwar activist and has now co-authored Dissent: Voices of Conscience.
INDY Week |
Bob Geary |
05-15-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
The New Guard of Black Democratsnew
Barack Obama's success is a tremendous boon to young black leaders, North Carolina State Rep. Ty Harrell Harrell says. But many more, and even younger, ones are needed too. "The next generation of leaders is what I'm about, and hopefully I'm a springboard for others."
Jim Hightower on Activism and Obamanew
"The significant thing about the Obama phenomenon isn't Obama but the phenomenon -- the fact that we've got millions of people, including a whole bunch of young folks and people who haven't been voting in the past, who believe that change really is possible. And not because of him."
INDY Week |
Bob Geary |
04-17-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Diluting Special Interest Funding in N.C. Campaignsnew
Public financing is catching on in North Carolina slowly but surely, as voters realize the price they're paying if campaigns are financed by the wealthy and special-interest donors.
Time to Tune In for North Carolina's May 6 Primarynew
In seven weeks, the state's voters may have the chance to help choose the next occupant of the White House -- for the first time in two decades, and there are plenty of in-state races going on as well.
Why John Edwards' Policies Caught On, But He Didn'tnew
John Edwards ended his '08 presidential campaign where it began, in New Orleans. The math of yesterday's Super Tuesday primaries and caucuses dictated that he do so: There were just not enough states where he could expect to win even 15 percent of the vote (the minimum required to earn delegates), let alone come in first.
INDY Week |
Bob Geary |
02-07-2008 |
Commentary
No Security in Muslim Americans' Homelandnew
Almost five years after Iyad Hindi passed the test to become a U. S. citizen, he's still waiting to be "cleared" by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
INDY Week |
Bob Geary |
01-31-2008 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
Is South Carolina John Edwards' Last Stand?new
After a poor showing in the Nevada caucus, Edwards limps into this Saturday's South Carolina primary, where polls show him running in the teens, far behind front-runners Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. He's in danger of falling below 15 percent there too -- in his native state. But it's not likely he'll quit the race.
INDY Week |
Bob Geary |
01-24-2008 |
Commentary
