AltWeeklies Wire
Afghanistan War Promises Victory So Glorious We Never Shall Winnew
The old joke says that since 2003, U.S. soldiers have been between Iraq and a hard place. With a sanctioned Iraqi withdrawal underway at last, our troops are now in the hard place. It's no joke.
Birmingham Weekly |
Courtney Haden |
09-24-2009 |
Commentary
So What Would Jesus Do About Health Care Reform?new
Think Barack Obama's a socialist? He's practically Calvin Coolidge if you compare his ideas on health care to those of Jesus.
Birmingham Weekly |
Courtney Haden |
09-08-2009 |
Commentary
The Time Has Come to Pick a Presidentnew
The rise of Huckabee from Arkansan anonymity has given the GOP Establishment shivering fits, mainly because he is not beholden to them. He has shown disquieting willingness to forego Bush-Cheney talking points in favor of his own agenda, decidedly less billionaire-centric than the current Administration’s.
Birmingham Weekly |
Courtney Haden |
02-05-2008 |
Commentary
Forward, Backwards, Double-Timenew
The future of Iraq seen through space and time.
Birmingham Weekly |
Courtney Haden |
12-03-2007 |
Commentary
The Barred of Pakistannew
The dapper but doughy Pervez Musharraf, president of Pakistan, decided that democracy was getting a little out of hand on his watch and chose to take some liberties with liberty.
Birmingham Weekly |
Courtney Haden |
11-12-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: Pakistan
9/11: Six Years Later, Are We Any Safer?new
On this September 11, even as bin Laden remains at large, we are still waist-deep in The Big Sandy, with a mission lacking closure and yet another demand for supplemental billions of dollars in funding for endless war en route from the White House to Congress for a likely rubber-stamped approval.
Birmingham Weekly |
Courtney Haden |
09-10-2007 |
Commentary
Obama in 'Bama, Brieflynew
Rockstar? No doubt. Maker of history? Perhaps. Footnote in history? Also a maybe.
Birmingham Weekly |
Courtney Haden |
07-16-2007 |
Politics
Going Fissionnew
As the government continues to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to subsidize nuclear power with all its drawbacks, it sets aside only a pittance for research into and development of truly renewable energy sources -- perhaps that's because our national power policy is to sustain only the coal, oil, gas and nuclear energy providers.
Birmingham Weekly |
Courtney Haden |
07-02-2007 |
Commentary
Another Intolerable Anniversarynew
After four years of war, depression accomplished.
Birmingham Weekly |
Courtney Haden |
05-08-2007 |
Commentary
This is 'Supporting the Troops?'new
If sweeps made you weep, consider the treatment received by U.S. soldiers at home.
Birmingham Weekly |
Courtney Haden |
03-05-2007 |
Commentary
Looking at Clouds from Both Sidesnew
Global warming comes out of the blue.
Birmingham Weekly |
Courtney Haden |
01-29-2007 |
Commentary
Southern Mennew
MLK and Robert E. Lee share a common legacy.
Birmingham Weekly |
Courtney Haden |
01-22-2007 |
Commentary
The Election is Only the Beginningnew
Reading between the lines for a take on 2008.
Birmingham Weekly |
Courtney Haden |
11-20-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: 2006elect
Of Ballots and Bulletsnew
War is the only issue worth your vote.
Birmingham Weekly |
Courtney Haden |
11-06-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: war in iraq, 2006elect
Cutting, Running, Ducking, Dodgingnew
The GOP keeps mum on pedophilia, and gets mouthy about Iraq.
Birmingham Weekly |
Courtney Haden |
10-09-2006 |
Commentary
