AltWeeklies Wire
Guns & Mental Illness Are a Lethal Combonew
I could get a gun more easily than I could adopt a dog from most animal shelters; so could a lot of people like me -- sad, angry, desperate, but smiling and going out to dinner and seeing a movie and talking to friends.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Liz Spikol |
05-07-2007 |
Commentary
Global Warming Is Just a Symptomnew
If we're seriously pro-life and want to see the planet survive, we need to get a handle on the population explosion -- that's what is ultimately at the center of our unfolding environmental catastrophe.
Artvoice |
Michael I. Niman |
05-04-2007 |
Commentary
The LAPD's Clampdownnew
What happened at the close of immigration rights protests in Los Angeles this week was an unfortunate smear on a department that has shown great improvement in recent years, but it was also an insult to the constitutional rights these same police are sworn to protect.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Editorial |
05-04-2007 |
Commentary
George Tenet: The Bush Era Finds Its Albert Speer
Careerist enablers like tell-all-too-late George Tenet are more morally repugnant than "true believer" ideologues Bush and Cheney.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
05-04-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: Iraq, WAR, CIA, Bush, Storm, Powell, Colin Powell, George Tenet, resignation, Slam Dunk, Tenet
Is That A Pistol in Your Pocket?new
The motives behind suicide, not slaughter, is where the attention to the Virginia Tech gunman should point.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
05-04-2007 |
Commentary
How Might Recent Nigerian Elections Affect the U.S.?new
Nigeria is a time bomb -- its leaders have pocketed tens of billions in oil money, while the vast majority of the nation lives in squalor.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
05-03-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Are We Safer With More or Fewer Guns?new
We can't plead ignorance to these tragedies anymore -- we can love our guns or hate our guns, but there are over 270 million of them in this country and they are not going away.
Port Folio Weekly |
Alice Mountjoy |
05-02-2007 |
Commentary
What Would Jesus Drive?new
Will Christians like outspoken environmentalist Richard Cizik bring evangelicals back into the fold?
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
05-02-2007 |
Commentary
Not One More Soldiernew
Nine U.S. senators are demanding a military-wide investigation into what is happening to combat veterans suffering from traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental-health issues -- why haven't Colorado's senators signed on?
Colorado Springs Independent |
Cara DeGette |
05-01-2007 |
Commentary
No Right to Bear Armsnew
In the aftermath of murderous news from Virginia Tech, the possibility of banning handguns has once again become a topic of heated public discussion -- but given the clout of the National Rifle Association, it's unlikely to go anywhere.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
04-30-2007 |
Commentary
Guns: The New Global Warmingnew
With North America still reeling from the Virginia Tech shootings, what I want to know is why everybody assumes it's impossible to separate the Yanks from their guns.
NOW Magazine |
Susan G. Cole |
04-30-2007 |
Commentary
Slain Students Deserve Respect and Justicenew
Of all the sadness of the past week, the Virginia Tech incident was the most depressing and senseless of all.
NUVO |
Steve Hammer |
04-27-2007 |
Commentary
Giving Alec Baldwin the Benefit of the Doubtnew
Sure, it's not the best idea to leave a message for your 11-year-old daughter calling her a "filthy pig," but who really knows why he said that? Maybe she's a spoiled little brat who stomps her feet when she can't find her $300 flip-flops.
The Memphis Flyer |
Tim Sampson |
04-27-2007 |
Commentary
Ending the War: The Lysistrata Methodnew
We can start an Internet petition and go nationwide: No one sleeps with a Republican until we see a massive troop withdrawal -- March of 2008 is not soon enough!
Flagpole Magazine |
Elizabeth Deroshia |
04-26-2007 |
Commentary
Kurt Vonnegut's War on Warnew
He waged a funny crusade against violence, allowing us to look at the ugliest, scariest truths of our times -- and laugh.
Monterey County Weekly |
Staff |
04-26-2007 |
Commentary
