AltWeeklies Wire
In its bigotry, North Carolina makes Jesse Helms proud—againnew

We're having a bigot's revival and a bully's carnival in North Carolina, and the infection may be spreading.
INDY Week |
Hal Crowther |
06-04-2012 |
Commentary
Florida: The Weirdest Place in America—and a Perfect Stage for the GOPnew

Even without Herman Cain and that baleful basilisk Mrs. Bachmann, the Republicans refused to be upstaged by the cavalcade of nightmares that's standard fare in the Sunshine State. They showed us they belonged here.
INDY Week |
Hal Crowther |
03-22-2012 |
Commentary
The Tea Party is Steeped in Angernew
Steeped in anger, its members live in a world of paranoia and rumor
INDY Week |
Hal Crowther |
05-06-2010 |
Commentary
Tags: Tea Party
The Historic 2008 Election ... Without John Edwardsnew

The Democratic Party, the U.S. Senate, the state of North Carolina, America, the legal profession -- everything that ever provided him with an identity is going on without him.
White Denial: Obama, Race and America's Selective Memorynew

Obama's election would be a stunning step forward. John McCain's election would be a stunning step backward, at a time when America can ill afford another false step. What's wrong with Obama? Not much that I can see, not compared to what's wrong with you if you think his election is a threatening proposition.
INDY Week |
Hal Crowther |
07-31-2008 |
Commentary
One Nation, Under Guns: How America Has Gone Madnew

American guns now outnumber Americans, and increase the gap by killing 30,000 of us every year.
INDY Week |
Hal Crowther |
04-17-2008 |
Commentary
The Elephants in the Room: How the GOP Lost its Waynew
The Republican Party traded Abraham Lincoln's legacy for George Wallace's constituency. It sold its soul to the devil for a chance to rule America.
The Sheriff of Nottingham Returnsnew

People are working harder, earning less, and the rich are raking it in -- where's Robin Hood when we need him?
INDY Week |
Hal Crowther |
10-04-2006 |
Commentary