AltWeeklies Wire
The Gabrielle Giffords Shootingnew

Rightbloggers comfort the real victims of the Gabrielle Giffords shooting: Themselves.
The Village Voice |
Roy Edroso |
01-11-2011 |
Commentary
Tags: Gabrielle Giffords, Sarah Palin
White America Has Lost Its Mindnew

The white brain, beset with worries, finally goes haywire in spectacular fashion.
The Village Voice |
Steven Thrasher |
09-29-2010 |
Commentary
Afraid of Freedom?new
Backtracking on warrantless surveillance, president still scorns privacy rights.
The Village Voice |
Nat Hentoff |
02-01-2007 |
Commentary
Our Human Rights Shownew
Countries abusing their prisoners say they are following America's practices.
The Village Voice |
Nat Hentoff |
01-18-2007 |
Commentary
What the Democrats Must Donew
Mandate for the new majority: Curb the president's power to torture.
The Village Voice |
Nat Hentoff |
11-30-2006 |
Commentary
A Question of 'Compromise'new
McCain's deal on prisoners means the White House's lawlessness rolls on.
The Village Voice |
Nat Hentoff |
10-04-2006 |
Commentary
Prisons of Darknessnew
The CIA leads the United States in "researching for the low moral ground" in the war against terrorism.
The Village Voice |
Nat Hentoff |
12-05-2005 |
Commentary
A Wounded Cheney Becomes Even More Dangerousnew

People are finally starting to talk about that elephant in the living room, U.S. CEO Dick Cheney.
The Village Voice |
Ward Harkavy |
11-10-2005 |
Commentary
The Conservative Crack-Up Over Harriet Miersnew
Harriet Miers is not the openly committed conservative ideologue right-wingers dreamed about.
The Village Voice |
Brian Z. Tamanaha |
10-05-2005 |
Commentary
CIA Criminalsnew
For the first time in any country where CIA kidnappers have plucked people off the street, 13 CIA agents involved in the abduction of a radical imam have been indicted in Italy.
The Village Voice |
Nat Hentoff |
07-13-2005 |
Commentary
Bush's Pap About Innocent Folksnew
George W. Bush's reaction to the London attacks was typically moronic, reflecting his comic-book view of the world.
The Village Voice |
Ward Harkavy |
07-08-2005 |
Commentary
The Case of the Ohio Recountnew
As a strategy for election reform, a recount in Ohio can only work if it produces a convincing record of abuse. That hasn't happened, and so neither has the necessary work of educating the public.
The Village Voice |
Rick Perlstein |
12-22-2004 |
Commentary
Right-Wing Class Warfare Swung the 2004 Electionnew
The idea that last week's election results show that there is a great silent majority of Americans who vote first and foremost on their moral values is nonsense. What put Bush over the top is the wealth.
The Village Voice |
Rick Perlstein |
11-09-2004 |
Commentary
The Dream Is Lost: Bush Gets Mandate for Theocracynew

Not only did George Bush win, but he captured the presidency by a margin of what now looks like 4 million votes. That's a clear mandate and a big green light for the right wing to push ahead with an ideological program.
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway |
11-03-2004 |
Commentary
Convention of Hate: Presidency Shouldn't Be Won on Slandernew
We have seen nastiness at both parties' rallies before, but in my time, which goes back to FDR, I can remember no oratory sanctioned by a major party that was more obviously a hate speech than Zell Miller's.
The Village Voice |
Sydney H. Schanberg |
09-08-2004 |
Commentary