AltWeeklies Wire
America Has Outgrown its Need for Shock Jocksnew
While Don Imus did grab the nation's attention, it wasn't because he "shocked" us. It was because he was cruel, crude, embarrassing and disgusting -- something anyone can do by taking a dump on a puppy.
Dig Boston |
Baratunde Thurston |
04-25-2007 |
Commentary
Now More Than Ever, New Orleans Needs Leadershipnew
A new report by the Public Affairs Research Council and the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government describes recovery efforts 18 months after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita as "uneven" across the Gulf Coast.
Gambit |
Staff |
04-24-2007 |
Commentary
School and Workplace Shootings Are All Remarkably Similarnew
And little is done to correct the conditions that bring them on.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andrew Gumbel |
04-20-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: shooting, virginia tech
Sweet Bird of Nokianew
You know we need to do more to protect the Earth when birds start singing ringtones.
Jackson Free Press |
Lori Gregory |
04-19-2007 |
Commentary
How's the So-called Surge in Iraq Going?new
The surge is doomed -- you don't need to read newspaper columns to understand this; the Pentagon and White House have already announced the surge's failure.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
04-19-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
To All You Burlesque Performers Who Claim 'Empowerment'new
Whether or not you put old-fashioned sass into what you're doing, you're still removing your clothes to get men off and simultaneously submitting to current attitudes of crass commercialism.
Weekly Alibi |
Jessica Cassyle Carr |
04-17-2007 |
Commentary
Ask a Mexican!new
Is this over-reliance on her family a cultural difference?
OC Weekly |
Gustavo Arellano |
04-17-2007 |
Commentary
Why Nuclear Power is Not the Answer to Looming Energy Crisisnew
Going the nuclear route might keep our air conditioners running for a few more years, but if there's a surefire route to really blowing it and rendering the planet absolutely uninhabitable, this is it.
Artvoice |
Michael I. Niman |
04-13-2007 |
Commentary
Rosie's Run-on Mouthnew
Is Rosie O'Donnell becoming the left's Ann Coulter?
Tucson Weekly |
Tom Danehy |
04-12-2007 |
Commentary
What's the Latest on the U.S. Invasion of Somalia?new
If Iraq is "the war" and Afghanistan is "the forgotten war," then what the heck is Somalia? The forgotten forgotten war? The war that dare not speak its name? I Can't Believe It's Not War?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
04-12-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Smithfield's Messnew
There's an arc to the history of meatpacking in America.
INDY Week |
Bob Geary |
04-12-2007 |
Commentary
Revolution, Inc.new
Can big business help change the world?
Monterey County Weekly |
Staff |
04-06-2007 |
Commentary
Has the Bush Administration Implemented Any of the Iraq Study Group's Recommendations?new
Bush did not in fact use the ISG's December report to politically cover a withdrawal. In fact, Bush ignored the report's key recommendations and announced that his "way forward" in Iraq was a troop increase.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
04-05-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
What is Culture?new
Everything is now said to have a "culture" -- we have "Nazi culture," we have "corporate culture," and every city has its own culture. The only thing worse than "culture" is when it's joined with "creative" -- that's when I reach for both of my red pens.
Gambit |
Andrei Codrescu |
04-04-2007 |
Commentary
Why I Hate Elizabeth Edwardsnew
I know that hate is fear; I hate this cancer, this strange overgrowth inside me that is against my own interests -- we don't deserve this.
Chicago Newcity |
S.L. Wisenberg |
04-04-2007 |
Commentary
