AltWeeklies Wire
The Undoing of Americanew
Author Gore Vidal gives his views on war for oil, politics-free elections and the late, great U.S. Constitution.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Steve Perry |
03-23-2005 |
Commentary
The Dead Wouldn't Describe War As Funnew
In essence, our soldiers in Iraq are being ordered -- not asked -- to participate in a war crime.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
03-18-2005 |
Commentary
Western Revolutionnew
Public land-use fees? Usurping of states' rights? Montana tells D.C. where to stick it.
Missoula Independent |
George Ochenski |
03-17-2005 |
Commentary
The Rise of the Boo-yaa'snew
The internet demimonde of right-wing bloggers and chat boards is the purest expression of what has happened to political "dialogue" in the past 15 years. Together the forces of radical conservatism have contrived an extreme makeover in the language of politics: They've turned it into the idiot stepchild of sports programming.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Steve Perry |
03-09-2005 |
Commentary
Schwarzenegger Chose Friend to Manage His 'Blind' Trustnew
When California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger set up a blind trust for his fortune in 2003, he designated as trustee his close friend and financial adviser Paul D. Wachter. Wachter is hardly a disinterested party.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
03-07-2005 |
Commentary
Dean and the Elephants in Dixienew
Donna Ladd discusses Howard Dean's controversial comment to the Democratic National Committee's Black Caucus: "The truth hurts. And sometimes it needs to."
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
03-01-2005 |
Commentary
On Abortion, a New Search for Common Groundnew
Thanks to Sen. Hillary Clinton for her recent attempt to reopen and reframe the abortion discussion. Everyone, she said, want to reduce the number of unplanned pregnancies, promote adoption, and, in general, to reduce the number of abortions.
Illinois Times |
Fletcher Farrar |
02-28-2005 |
Commentary
Transfer of Wealthnew
Bush has used enormous tax cuts primarily directed toward the wealthy and an expanded federal bureaucracy largely devoted to corporate welfare to drive up the federal deficit. He is then trying to alleviate that deficit by reducing education, health care, housing, and environmental protection.
Seattle Weekly |
Geov Parrish |
02-23-2005 |
Commentary
The Patriotism Problemnew
Patriotism is not political. It is not blind faith in a country. It is an alliance with a nation, not a leader.
Jackson Free Press |
John Sawyer |
02-17-2005 |
Commentary
What Has Happened to Our Country?new
Nothing the Bush administration has done has damaged America as much as the torture and murder of prisoners at Abu Ghraib and Guantánamo Bay.
Illinois Times |
Rod Helle |
02-05-2005 |
Commentary
Profiting from the Military-Industrial-Financial Complexnew
With Condoleezza Rice confirmed as Secretary of State, the business of death and occupation looks rosy as hell for Dianne Feinstein. The California senator's husband, Richard Blum, has invested heavily in defense contractors.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
02-05-2005 |
Commentary
When Will Barack Obama Find His Voice on Iraq?new
The new senator from Illinois was an early opponent of the war, but now his silence is showing.
Illinois Times |
Fletcher Farrar |
01-28-2005 |
Commentary
Schwarzenegger's 'Reforms' Hurt Children and Teachersnew
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's new budget drastically undermines an already substandard educational system in the name of keeping alive tax breaks for profitable corporations.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
01-28-2005 |
Commentary
The Irony of a 'Christian' Inauguration
Christians who are not part of the Christian Right worry that the person most upset about the Inaugural Party is Jesus.
Oklahoma Gazette |
Robin Meyers |
01-28-2005 |
Commentary
The Next Bobby Kennedy ...new
... Could be Bobby Kennedy Jr.
Seattle Weekly |
Knute Berger |
01-26-2005 |
Commentary
