AltWeeklies Wire
What Is the Swat Valley?new
The Swat Valley is a magical place in northern Pakistan where every child is born with the innate ability to batter down doors, rescue hostages and safely apprehend suspected drug kingpins. Additionally, the area's notoriously boy-crazy, clique-y teenage girls inspired the hugely popular Swat Valley High teen fiction series.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
02-25-2009 |
Commentary
Why Are Republicans So Damn Republican?new
Now that three renegade Republican senators have forced Obama to sign a stimulus bill that is woefully inadequate for the job it is supposed to do, I have been puzzling the oddness of people who are Republicans.
Random Lengths News |
Lionel Rolfe |
02-21-2009 |
Commentary
Is Pakistan Getting Serious About Fighting Terrorists?new
Next time you get irritated at an U.S. politician for using responsibility-shirking language, be thankful Pakistan's Interior Ministry Chief Rehman Malik isn't a member of our government.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
02-18-2009 |
Commentary
Bobby Jindal's Ethics Reform: The Governor's New Clothesnew
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal ran for office on ethics reform, but three months ago he began concentrating on other priorities -- like not running for president.
Gambit |
Jeremy Alford |
02-17-2009 |
Commentary
Talking Trash: Ray Nagin and City Sanitationnew
New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin gets what he wants from the city council with threats and strong-arm tactics, but how much do his victories cost the city.
Gambit |
David Winkler-Schmit |
02-17-2009 |
Commentary
What Were the Results of Iraq's Recent Elections?new
Three months after the November 2008 elections, Minnesota still doesn't have a second U.S. senator. Yet we have 140,000-or-so U.S. troops in Iraq who just spent much of their January helping that country carry out its provincial elections.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
02-11-2009 |
Commentary
Bobby Jindal: On the Road Againnew
As an unprecedented $2 billion shortfall eats away at health care and higher education and state government braces for lockdown, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal hits the road on predominantly PR junkets.
Gambit |
Jeremy Alford |
02-11-2009 |
Commentary
The Departure of New Orleans' Inspector Generalnew
New Orleans Inspector General Robert Cerasoli's resignation is a blow to a city yearning for reform. But from the start, Cerasoli faced an intransigent city government that seemed to block his every move.
Gambit |
Kevin Allman |
02-11-2009 |
Commentary
Death and the Citynew
As 2009 gets off to a violent start, a crime writer suggests New Orleans' approach to non-violent offenders is a big part of the problem.
Gambit |
Ethan Brown |
02-11-2009 |
Commentary
Purple Tunnel Stress Disordernew
Columnist Judith Levine was one of the unlucky purple ticket-holders who were locked out of the inauguration. But she's not bitter. Heh.
Seven Days |
Judith Levine |
02-09-2009 |
Commentary
Tags: Obama inauguration
Clearing Up Myths About the Stimulus Packagenew
Obama critics advocate the same policies that created this disaster.
Shepherd Express |
Louis Fortis and Lisa Kaiser |
02-06-2009 |
Commentary
What Is the U.S. Mission in Afghanistan?new
The big stimulus bill isn't the only economic lifeline being tossed out by Team Obama. The Feds are also offering a generous subsidy to foreign policy columnists. The Obama administration's war strategy in Afghanistan is so unclear, newspapers have no choice but to keep paying people like me to help explain it.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
02-04-2009 |
Commentary
Tags: War on terror, Afghanistan
Sins of Commission: Alabama's Jefferson County Approves Absurd Lobbying Contractnew
"Like flushing money down the toilet." Now there’s an expression just about everybody in Jefferson County understands. Just about everybody — with the exception of three county commissioners.
Birmingham Weekly |
Kyle Whitmire |
02-03-2009 |
Commentary
Robert Ford Takes a Step Forward for African Americansnew
While the conventional wisdom may be to dismiss Sen. Robert Ford's candidacy for South Carolina governor as some sort of publicity stunt, the surrealism of the recent inauguration has prompted me to view it as something different, the latest best chance to get more black South Carolinians engaged in state politics.
Charleston City Paper |
Dwayne Green |
01-28-2009 |
Commentary
Tags: 2010 state elections, Robert Ford
The Hypocrisy of the American Pro-Life Movementnew
For pro-lifers to consistently and enthusiastically vote for leaders whose foreign policies will admittedly lead to the deaths of thousands of civilians — women, children, babies — in order to achieve political objectives is something I cannot understand.
Charleston City Paper |
Jack Hunter |
01-28-2009 |
Commentary
