AltWeeklies Wire
Some Homeless Women Still Can't Find Shelternew
In two weeks, the federal government stops paying to help the Katrina evacuees in our midst. Many of them will be on the streets, too.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Doug Monroe |
11-23-2005 |
Commentary
Where is Omar Al-Farouq?new
Omar al-Farouq is one of the worst of the worst. If you ever need to be reminded why the United States should be fighting fundamentalist Muslim terrorists, all you have to do is think of al-Farouq.
So where is he?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
11-17-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
A Flutter of Life in the Democratic Corpsenew
A former U.S. Army captain who served in Bosnia and Iraq is running as a Democrat for Georgia secretary of state. The entry of a strong candidate into the race is a surprise to anyone who'd thought Georgia Democrats were toast.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Doug Monroe |
11-17-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: Humbug Square, Scott Holcomb
Is It True the CIA Operates Secret Prisons?new
By maintaining prisons outside the United States, the CIA can skirt quaint, outmoded American legal procedures such as charging people with actual crimes and giving them trials.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
11-10-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Another Misstep in the Stumbling World of Journalismnew
Last month, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution made a stunning announcement: The paper's editorial board would not endorse candidates in Atlanta's elections.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Doug Monroe |
11-10-2005 |
Commentary
Is the Iraq War Hastening the Remilitarization of Japan?new
In a nutshell, Japan is creeping in the direction of remilitarization -- it's a process that's been going on for decades. The Iraq War is simply speeding it up.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
11-04-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
'Immigration Crime Fighter' D.A. King Defies Criticsnew
D.A. King is not what you would expect, especially if you saw news coverage about him paying 14 homeless people to carry signs -- which King made himself -- during a Georgia state Capitol protest against illegal immigrants.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Doug Monroe |
11-04-2005 |
Commentary
Is Peace Petween Palestinians and Israelis Any Closer?new
Israelis and Palestinians are no closer to a comprehensive peace settlement today than they were two-and-a-half years ago when President Bush introduced the so-called "Road Map to Peace."
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
10-27-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
When Will Leaders Learn More Highways Aren't the Answer?new
A man who may become Georgia's next lieutenant governor thinks we ought to keep widening roads. "As long as Georgians have a love affair with their vehicles, we've got to widen the roads," Republican Casey Cagle said at a recent candidate forum.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Doug Monroe |
10-27-2005 |
Commentary
Why is Kashmir Politically Divided?new
Some of Kashmir is in Pakistan and China. To understand why that is, we've got to hop into our DeLoreans and go back to 1947.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
10-20-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
The World's Effort to Keep Iran From Building Nukesnew
Efforts to get Iran to give up its nuclear program haven't gotten anywhere so far but might soon.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
10-13-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Think Katrina Was Bad? Try an Avian Flu Pandemicnew
Politicians in Washington are beginning to wake up to the terrifying realization that a flu pandemic in America could wipe out a third of the population.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Doug Monroe |
10-13-2005 |
Commentary
Is the United States Planning to Invade Venezuela?new
"I'm telling you that I have evidence that there are plans to invade Venezuela."
That's what Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, through a translator, told Ted Koppel on "Nightline" last month.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
10-06-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Law Will Hammer Debtors and Victims in Perfect Economic Stormnew
On Oct. 17, the law changes drastically, making it much tougher to go bankrupt. The new law was drafted by the Republican Congress as a love note to the credit card industry.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Doug Monroe |
10-06-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: Hurricane Katrina, Humbug Square
Is North Korea Really Giving Up Its Nukes?new
North Korea's promise to de-nuke isn't just some amusing announcement from Kim Jong-Il's propaganda department. It's the fruit of a couple of years of on-and-off international negotiations.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
09-29-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
