AltWeeklies Wire
The Senate Snow Job on Iraqnew
Senators hide behind MoveOn.org in an outrageous attempt to deflect the debate.
LEO Weekly |
Stephen George |
10-01-2007 |
Commentary
Heavy Medals
Were Gen Petraeus's nine rows of medals enough to win the hearts and minds of Congress?
The Inlander |
Robert Herold |
09-28-2007 |
Commentary
Public Campaign Funding Could Clean Up Wisconsinnew
State leaders could study publicly financed campaigns in Arizona and Maine -- or they could wait for a scandal that forces a wholesale reform of the system.
Shepherd Express |
Dennis A. Shook |
09-28-2007 |
Commentary
How Many Iraqis Have Died?new
While Surgin' Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker were in D.C., the British polling agency ORB released a horrifying report -- it says 1,220,580 Iraqis have died since the invasion, and half of all households in Baghdad alone have lost a family member.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
09-27-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
2008's X Factorsnew
Independent voters and second-choice surges have the potential to shake up the primaries, boosting Rudy and Barack.
Boston Phoenix |
Steven Stark |
09-27-2007 |
Commentary
Iran: The Next Crisisnew
Trying to make sense of Ahmadinejad at Columbia will not shed light on Bush's emerging plans to attack Iran.
Boston Phoenix |
Editorial |
09-27-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: Iran
We Are All Mercenariesnew
Blackwater is not the problem, it is a symptom: A symptom of a rush to war on the cheap and without proper planning, and a symptom of our bias toward privatization combined with a failure to establish clear rules for just who these private contractors are accountable to.
Dig Boston |
Baratunde Thurston |
09-27-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: war in iraq, Blackwater
The Jena 6: MLK's Dream, Downscaled
African-Americans still suffer from systemic racism, so why are they rushing to the defense of six high school bullies instead of fighting for what matters?
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
09-26-2007 |
Commentary
John Warner Supports Troops, Except When He Doesn'tnew
The senator originally supported a bill, sponsored by the other Virginia senator, James Webb, that would even the amount of time troops spend training with the amount of time they spend on tours in Iraq and Afganistan -- but last week, he changed his mind, which killed Senate momentum to pass the measure.
C-Ville Weekly |
Alan Zimmerman |
09-26-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: war in iraq, Congress
Searching for Bobby Jindalnew
During a runoff for Louisiana governor four years ago, I was impressed by Bobby Jindal's intelligence, energy, focus, thoroughness on the issues, his stand on economic development and that he moderated some of his hard-right positions over time. In the governor's race this time around, I don't recognize the guy who calls himself Bobby Jindal.
Gambit |
Clancy DuBos |
09-25-2007 |
Commentary
Objective Proofnew
It's time for Congress to address the disparity between Louisiana's and Mississippi's relative shares of federal aid stemming from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
Gambit |
Clancy DuBos |
09-25-2007 |
Commentary
Larry Craig Exposed Himself, and the GOP, as Hypocriticalnew
I'd love to have been a fly on the wall to hear the advice-and-consent huddles among the GOP brass as they decided to muscle the senator out on what amounts to a morals charge.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Lewis Whittington |
09-25-2007 |
Commentary
Victory in Iraq, Now Certain!new
Yeah, right -- let your Democrats in Congress know that they were elected to end this war, and it's time they grew some backbones.
Metro Times |
Jack Lessenberry |
09-25-2007 |
Commentary
2008's Candidates Have Yet to Define Their Campaignsnew
Presidential campaigns are won by unifying ideas, and because no candidate in either party has yet to articulate the kind of broad theme that can galvanize an electorate, this year's race remains undefined.
Boston Phoenix |
Steven Stark |
09-24-2007 |
Commentary
The Democrats' Surge Selloutnew
Sad truth is that no major players are willing to pull plug on Iraq till after next election.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
09-21-2007 |
Commentary
