AltWeeklies Wire
To Turn the Page or Not
A response to Senator Obama's call to turn the page in American history.
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James Preston Allen |
01-16-2008 |
Commentary
September 11 American Intolerance
The story behind the film September Dawn and the unveiling of one of the most hidden secrets of Mormon religious fanaticism -- the Mountain Meadows Massacre of September 11, 1857.
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James Preston Allen |
09-18-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Christopher Cain, September Dawn
LA's Scandals and the Media Distractions
The Los Angeles City Attorney and the Mayor seemed to have teamed up for a back to back scandal routine that has both of them working overtime to prove that they should be judged on their public performance and not their private lives.
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James Preston Allen |
07-12-2007 |
Commentary
The Tyranny of Fear Itself
Although most of us are most familiar with Roosevelt's most famous quote, "that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself," I truly wish we had that kind of leadership now in the White House that understood this idea rather than the little minds running around calling for "fear of fear."
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James Preston Allen |
05-30-2007 |
Commentary
Is There Really A War Going On?
Well, there's a simple and a complex answer to that, most of which has to do with how the corporate owned media reports the war, or in this case doesn't report the war.
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James Preston Allen |
05-02-2007 |
Commentary
A Bleak Anniversary
Bush is now moving to add not just 21,500 more troops as promised in his State of the Union address, but has added some 8,500 more on top of that.
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James Preston Allen |
03-21-2007 |
Commentary
The Wrong Way Home
Bush now seems poised to commit the next biggest blunder of his misguided war policy in Iraq -- to "surge" more troops into an already losing conflict.
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James Preston Allen |
01-10-2007 |
Commentary
When Faith and Politics Collide
I have difficulty at this time of year understanding how some in this country live with the inherent contradictions of being Christians while maintaining a belief that they are also patriotic Americans.
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James Preston Allen |
12-20-2006 |
Commentary
Goofy Golden State Vote
Sometimes the voters of this state are just plain goofy.
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James Preston Allen |
11-08-2006 |
Commentary
Neocons Target California
Even as friendly and smiling as Schwarzenegger appears on TV, it is his silent agenda that reveals his true loyalties to the California Chamber of Commerce, the oil companies and the Pacific Maritime Association.
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James Preston Allen |
10-25-2006 |
Commentary
A Commentary on Genre
While sleekly presented in an avant noir style, each vignette is a superb niche in the ten main genres commonly placed on the video shelf, reflecting as the artist insists on something similar to the ten Aristotelian categories of reality.
Random Lengths News |
Armando Ruiz and James Preston Allen |
09-15-2006 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
ABC of Propaganda
When Saigon fell, the US military vowed to never let this kind of war happen again, which many of us took to mean that they were never going to be used as a political pawn in an unjustified war with no exit strategy.
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James Preston Allen |
09-15-2006 |
Commentary
The Ghost of Nixon Rising
The political agenda of the Neocons is neither new or conservative -- it is just a recycled version of the Old Con developed under the Nixon regime.
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James Preston Allen |
09-01-2006 |
Commentary
Tale of Two Tonys
It is curious that Blair decided to be a tourist this week in California as I am sure that more than the weather is heating up in London over the invasion of Lebanon and the growing lack of confidence in the PM’s continuing stand to support the Bush agenda in Iraq.
Random Lengths News |
James Preston Allen |
08-02-2006 |
Commentary
World War On My Mind
When I heard of the latest reports on attacks by Hizbullah from Lebanon on Israel, I immediately thought of the question: "And where were you when World War III started?"
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James Preston Allen |
07-19-2006 |
Commentary
