AltWeeklies Wire
The Party's Overnew
Will Republicans be able to solve the big problems facing Georgia?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John Sugg and Max Pizarro |
11-16-2006 |
Politics
A Rewarding Risknew
Jerome Russell sees new communities arising in West Atlanta.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John Sugg |
11-16-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: Metropolis
Gestapo, Thought Police and Usnew
Immigration is a real problem -- police-state tactics aren't the solution.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John Sugg |
11-09-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: Metropolis
Wal-Mart's Evangelistnew
Michael Mills, the new "face" of Wal-Mart -- 32, with twinkly blue eyes, a natty blue blazer and a never-flagging, big-tooth grin -- is not the corporate spokesman of bygone days.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John Sugg |
02-09-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: Fishwrapper, hottopic
Racial Nightmares Haunt the Southnew
For most blacks, a society in which race doesn't hold them back is still a distant goal -- all things are not equal by a long shot.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John Sugg |
02-02-2006 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
A Familiar Abuse of Federal Powernew
I know a few things about secret, illegal wiretaps: To begin with, they don't stay secret, and second, George Bush should have read the articles of impeachment for Richard Nixon before authorizing the illegal snooping on American citizens.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John Sugg |
01-26-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: Fishwrapper
Judgment Day for Judge Roy Moorenew
Armageddon is just six months away, at least in Alabama. A vote for Roy Moore is an endorsement of Jesus; a vote for Bob Riley (or one of the long-shot Democrat contenders) is a ballot cast for Old Scratch.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John Sugg |
12-08-2005 |
Politics
Tags: Fishwrapper
Why You Should Know About the Death of Jimmy Chastainnew
A soldier handled toxic chemicals during the Gulf War. The government made it difficult for him to receive benefits.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John Sugg |
12-01-2005 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Protesting Mounts Over I-3new
Along with his Senate chums Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson, Charles Norwood is championing an interstate that they've informally dubbed "I-3" -- an up to 1,000-foot-wide gash of concrete stretching 400 miles from Knoxville to Savannah.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John Sugg |
11-04-2005 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Katrina Leaves Us Asking: Are We Prepared? Are We Protected?new
In the wake of our government's response to Hurricane Katrina, Americans now must ask if we're safer or more secure than we were before 9/11.
The evidence throws back a scary answer: Maybe not.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Ken Edelstein and John Sugg |
09-08-2005 |
Disasters
Where Was Jeb?new
When the Southern Growth Policy Board holds a summit to discuss the issue of rural poverty, why is Florida Gov. Jeb Bush nowhere to be found?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John Sugg |
06-30-2005 |
Commentary
Racial Healing In Mississippinew
Two men reveal the worst and the best of the South -- Edgar Ray Killen, and the man who helped put him behind bars.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John Sugg |
06-30-2005 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Roses for an Unmarked Killing Fieldnew
In his blog, John Sugg follows the trial of Edgar Ray Killen, accused of the 1964 killings of three civil rights workers in Mississippi.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John Sugg |
06-16-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Mountain Families Clash With Environmentalistsnew
It's a conflict where both sides are right, each in their own way, and no one is a villain -- except the federal government, but that goes without saying.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John Sugg |
06-02-2005 |
Environment
Tags: environment
What Options Are There for My Child in the State of the Empire?new
Thanks to George Bush's profligate spending and siphoning of middle-class money to the extremely wealthy, Amy will start her adult life with the, um, "choice" of $40,000 in debt, her share of the trillions-and-counting national deficit.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John Sugg |
02-10-2005 |
Commentary
