AltWeeklies Wire
To act or reactnew
I feel conflicted about how to deal with the problem of homelessness.
INDY Week |
Lisa Sorg |
11-22-2013 |
Commentary
"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" and the DREAM Actnew
The haters lose one battle, but win another.
INDY Week |
Lisa Sorg |
01-03-2011 |
Commentary
Dress the Vice Presidential Candidatesnew
Forget the $150,000 that the Republican National Committee spent on Sarah Palin's campaign wardrobe: Now you can dress the veep hopefuls for much, much less, and in styles that best reflect their inner vice president.
INDY Week |
Lisa Sorg |
10-30-2008 |
Commentary
RNC Protest Arrests: Minneapolis, Meet Beijingnew
Some of the dimmer and, frankly, underreported stories of the Beijing Olympics were those of the political dissidents and protesters who were arrested, detained and shipped away, far from the ostentatious opening ceremonies and cheering crowds. Three weeks later in America at the Republican National Convention, we are seeing a similar disassembling of civil liberties; and unlike the Chinese, we have a Constitution guaranteeing our rights.
INDY Week |
Lisa Sorg |
09-04-2008 |
Commentary
John Edwards, the Gamblernew
When John Edwards finally confirmed that he had stepped out on his wife, initially I was disappointed, but not surprised. Power + overblown ego = misguided sense of invincibility & lack of caring for others. As for Elizabeth Edwards, I thought, Jesus, hasn't she been through enough.
INDY Week |
Lisa Sorg |
08-14-2008 |
Commentary
Election '08: The McHelms Campaignnew
If you thought a "McBush" presidency was frightening, look at the connections between John McCain and Jesse Helms. A McHelms administration? Get thee to the passport office.
INDY Week |
Lisa Sorg |
07-17-2008 |
Commentary
Obama Was Right: On Being Bitter in the Sticksnew
You could have just fallen off the turnip truck and still know the core of Obama's argument rang true: Many small-town voters feel embittered and frustrated by a government that largely ignores them.
INDY Week |
Lisa Sorg |
04-17-2008 |
Commentary
Cuba's Destinynew
Regardless of who leads Cuba, the embargo must go; that alone will help uplift the Cuban people.
INDY Week |
Lisa Sorg |
02-21-2008 |
Commentary
Tags: Cuba
I Was a Teenage Republicannew
This only proves there is only one scenario scarier than electing a Republican from this year's crop: Allowing 15-year-olds to vote.
INDY Week |
Lisa Sorg |
02-14-2008 |
Commentary
Durham County Bans Panhandlingnew
Apparently, banning panhandling is easier than allocating sufficient social services funds and developing compassionate public policy to help and treat people who seek handouts on the street.
INDY Week |
Lisa Sorg |
01-17-2008 |
Commentary
Ghost in the Voting Machinenew
With one caucus and a primary behind us, we think we know what wild cards could influence the 2008 elections: the unaffiliated, undecideds and under-30s. Yet, there is another unknown: the voting machines.
INDY Week |
Lisa Sorg |
01-10-2008 |
Commentary
Karl Rove, in Haikunew
Karl Rove at Duke U.
plays defense blocking questions
regarding treason
INDY Week |
Lisa Sorg |
12-06-2007 |
Commentary
An Ugly Veterans Daynew
While President Bush memorialized past and present troops last Monday, he threatened to veto a bill laden with millions of dollars for veterans job and rehabilitation programs.
INDY Week |
Lisa Sorg |
11-16-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: George W. Bush, Veterans Day
Elizabeth Dole's Bad Foreign Policynew
By voting for CAFTA, Dole ignores the link between U.S. economic policy and the throngs of immigrants crossing our southern border.
INDY Week |
Lisa Sorg |
08-23-2007 |
Commentary
