AltWeeklies Wire
What We Missed While Obsessing Over Palinnew
What is interesting about America's fascination with Sarah Palin is that, while the world was watching her, few were watching the world.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Nsenga Burton |
09-17-2008 |
Commentary
Sarah Palin's Scary Recordnew
I've become genuinely horrified by the prospect of a Palin vice presidency. Behind her LensCrafters-model looks, I detect a backward-thinking, theocratic extremist with a serious oil addiction.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
John Grooms |
09-17-2008 |
Commentary
Community Organizing is Real Worknew
With the exception of trial lawyers and drug dealers, it's not often that politicians directly insult a profession. But community organizers found themselves in the spotlight recently when speakers at the RNC took potshots at their vocation. A few Charlotte organizers weigh in.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Karen Shugart |
09-17-2008 |
Commentary
Sarah Palin's White Female Privilegenew
White women have privileges that a black woman will never have. Take, for example, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. I could never run for vice president of the United States of America with her resume, scandals and daughter.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Nsenga Burton |
09-11-2008 |
Commentary
Bear-Baiting in Georgia: It's the Oil, Stupidnew
Not one American in ten could find Georgia on a map, but all of a sudden that country's "freedom-loving" government is of great importance to our national security. Bullshit. The situation in Georgia, pure and simple, is about access to oil and our contemptuous treatment of Russia in the post-communist era.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
John Grooms |
08-27-2008 |
Commentary
Jesse Helms Reconsiderednew
Jesse Helms' career, I see now, was simply an exercise in nostalgia, a pining for the good old days and a worldview rooted in the gallantry of the Old South. Jesse, I fear, was probably one of the last remnants of the wonderful way of life he fought to the last to preserve.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
John Grooms |
08-21-2008 |
Commentary
As Edwards Goes Down, He Takes the Media with Himnew
In the end, former Sen. John Edwards' affair was about a lot more than just sex. For the journalism profession, it may come to mark a historical turning point in which traditional journalists no longer set the national news agenda. And that's coming from some of the media outlets that deliberately ignored the story.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Tara Servatius |
08-21-2008 |
Commentary
Five Myths About Barack Obama and John McCainnew
The rhetoric that is floating around these candidates, also known as "spin," is astonishing. With this in mind, I thought it would be fun to explore and possibly explode the falsehoods in which these two giants have encased themselves. As we count down to Nov. 4, let's start poking at a few myths.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Nsenga Burton |
07-31-2008 |
Commentary
Jesse Jackson Sticks Foot in Mouth ... Againnew
Jackson has crossed the point of no return and for what? His obsession with being in the limelight pushed him to sabotage what's left of his career as a public and relevant figure in the world community for 15 more minutes of fame, or should I say infamy.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Nsenga Burton |
07-16-2008 |
Commentary
Jesse Helms, the Gracious Bigotnew
Helms, the Prince of Darkness, has left the building.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
John Grooms |
07-16-2008 |
Commentary
Hate Crimes and Misdemeanorsnew
The race for the White House sheds new light on old issues of self-loathing.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Nsenga Burton |
03-19-2008 |
Commentary
Am I Black Enough For You?new
This race is about more than skin color.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Nsenga Burton |
02-08-2008 |
Commentary
A Thug and a Rorschach Testnew
Giuliani's gone, Edwards' continuing influence.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
John Grooms |
02-08-2008 |
Commentary
Lynching: A Big Dealnew
Why hate crimes are an American issue.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Nsenga K. Burton |
10-26-2007 |
Commentary
Disconnected And Dangerousnew
Take guided tour through the bizarre and frighteningly similar United Nations addresses of President Bush and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
John Grooms |
10-05-2007 |
Commentary
