AltWeeklies Wire
Institutional Inertia: The Corps of Engineersnew
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has failed to draft a Congress-mandated plan for Category 5 hurricane protection and coastal restoration for Louisiana. It's time for the president to step in.
Gambit |
Gambit Weekly Staff |
03-17-2009 |
Commentary
Reasons To Be Cheerful, 1-9
Everything's going to hell. But there's a lot of reasons for optimism in an age of suckitude.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
03-10-2009 |
Commentary
The Fuzziness of Human Rightsnew
On the anniversary of its legal birth, the concept is losing its interpretive luster.
East Bay Express |
Jay Youngdahl |
03-04-2009 |
Commentary
Leave Bobby Jindal Alone!new
Video: Who is this guy? We'd rather not say. But we feel his pain. We really do.
The Memphis Flyer |
Staff |
02-27-2009 |
Commentary
CEO-Bashing for Fun and Profit
Bashing CEOs is fun, but misses the point.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
02-25-2009 |
Commentary
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
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
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
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
Can Foreign Countries Bribe the U.S. Secretary of State?new
Despite her obvious intellect, Hillary Clinton is a proven failure as a political leader.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
01-28-2009 |
Commentary
Tags: Hillary Clinton, international
Outrageless: Is Chicago More Complacent Than Other Big Cities?new
Big news in Chicago can be something of an illusion. Look closely after a media feeding frenzy subsides and you’ll often see that not only has little or nothing changed but no actual confrontation of any consequence has taken place between the powers that be and outraged elected officials, activists, and citizens.
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
01-26-2009 |
Commentary
Hopelessness You Can Count On
Americans think politics is something that happens on Election Day. They vote, wash their hands, hope the guy who won does a good job and go back to watching TV. Unless Obama's supporters lean on him to do the right thing, however, there's little reason to think he'll make things better.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
01-26-2009 |
Commentary
Tags: Barack Obama
Gaza = Warsaw?: Americans Should Unite to Stop Israel's Shoahnew
The shoah that the Israelis have brought to Gaza is being carried out with our phosphorus bombs, our DIME fusion bombs and our high-tech rocketry purchased with our $3 billion a year in foreign aid.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
01-23-2009 |
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