AltWeeklies Wire
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
Who Rules Us?new
Connecting a play about the Vietnam war called A Piece of My Heart and C. Wright Mill's classic 1956 study of the military-industrial-political complex, The Power Elite.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
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
A Chronicle of the Misunderstoodnew
More than 40 years after it was written, A Confederacy of Dunces remains perfect.
Tucson Weekly |
Catherine O'Sullivan |
05-03-2007 |
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
Living Green: Organic Trash, Garden Treasurenew
Instead of tossing those tough asparagus stems or the seemingly endless mounds of pine straw, consider composting.
INDY Week |
Lisa Sorg |
05-03-2007 |
Commentary
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
The Folks Are Comingnew
The JFP bloggers who caused defense lawyers for Mayor Frank Melton so much concern in jury selection are a tribute to an informed citizenry.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
05-02-2007 |
Commentary
'Ho' Downnew
While the term "nappy-headed hos" and hip-hop lyrics are currently under the spotlight, the overarching issues behind the present controversies are as old as African-American art -- and the problem isn't bad images; the problem is bad art.
Baltimore City Paper |
Vincent Williams |
05-01-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: imus
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
