AltWeeklies Wire
GOP Strategy: Divide and Be Conquerednew
The partisans will howl in protest, but while certainly not the only culprit, the relentless stream of invective from the right side of the dial has undeniably been a major contributor to the GOP's demise. It's no coincidence that the Republican eclipse began just when conservative talk radio found its audience.
Boston Phoenix |
Steven Stark |
11-13-2008 |
Commentary
Is the Red State/Blue State Thing Over?new
Will the end of the Bush years signal the simultaneous end of interstate rifts? Or will the antipathies between the government and its malcontents only calcify further?
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
11-13-2008 |
Commentary
Democrats Get Their Reagan in Obamanew
Not since John F. Kennedy has a Democratic figure energized his party to such a degree. No doubt, Democrats favored Obama's policies over the Republicans, but for most supporters, their choice for president was primarily a matter of the heart.
Charleston City Paper |
Jack Hunter |
11-13-2008 |
Commentary
How the Movie 'Soul Man' Paved the Way for President Obamanew
It's not far-fetched for a movie lover to think that Obama's rise was prepared -- if not predicted -- by the a 1986 race comedy about a guy who fakes his way into Harvard.
New York Press |
Armond White |
11-13-2008 |
Commentary
What Nov. 4 Meant to Me -- and Americanew
Americans have great cause for celebration, as does the world. As for black folks, in the coming days we shall no doubt see the importance of the election both understated and overstated.
INDY Week |
Derek Jennings |
11-13-2008 |
Commentary
In Obama's Slogan, 'Yes We Can,' the Operative Word is 'We'new
The fresh air that rushes in now is the conviction that personal responsibility is not antithetical to collective obligation -- realized ultimately in government -- and that personal reward comes not from getting mine but from creating ours.
Seven Days |
Judith Levine |
11-12-2008 |
Commentary
I've Got No Love for Seven Out of 10 Black Voters in Californianew
Yes, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008, was a day when you truly felt proud to be an American. But then, on Nov. 5, I read something that changed all that. I read that California's black voters favored Proposition 8 by a margin of 70 percent to 30 percent, which means seven out of 10 black voters voted against gay marriage.
San Diego CityBeat |
Edwin Decker |
11-12-2008 |
Commentary
Which Lesser-Known World Crisis Do You Want Obama to Solve First?new
The Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia could use some attention from the president-elect. Here's what he should do.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
11-12-2008 |
Commentary
Election '08: Virginia, the Wild Blue Yondernew
Obama was a shoe-in to win the whole thing -- but Virginia?
C-Ville Weekly |
Dan Catalano |
11-12-2008 |
Commentary
Election '08: Now Comes the Hard Partnew
Finally, at long last, the election is over. Now comes the really, really hard part. Our nation is facing a bad time economically. Detroit and Michigan are facing something much worse. Avoiding something that looks more like a depression than a recession will be tremendously difficult.
Metro Times |
Jack Lessenberry |
11-11-2008 |
Commentary
Election '08: Welcome Back, Americanew
This election was America's absolute last chance not to be a dick. And you took it. Electing Obama was such an astoundingly cool thing to do that it wiped out -- at least temporarily -- all the incompetent, arrogant, bloody horror of the Bush years. You are forgiven.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Steven Wells |
11-10-2008 |
Commentary
Chicago Dispatch: Obama's Indie Uprisingnew
As I stood in Grant Park with hundreds of thousands of fervent Obama supporters, it was hard not to wonder if all the rhetoric might be true. Was I, a Canadian interloper in Obama-land, about to witness the birth of a new America? Was a younger, more vital force taking over the country?
NOW Magazine |
Ben Spurr |
11-10-2008 |
Commentary
An Open Letter to President-Elect Obamanew
Before Tuesday's election results were announced, we asked our fellow Milwaukeeans: If you could sit with the next president for two minutes, what would you tell him about your area of expertise? Here's what they had to say.
Shepherd Express |
Staff |
11-10-2008 |
Commentary
How Obama Can Become the President for Citiesnew
Here's what the president-elect's task could be: He could so shape federal policies on energy, infrastructure, transportation, housing, and environment that the 60-year trend toward suburbanization could change, such that the city once again becomes the focus of human activity in this country.
Artvoice |
Bruce Fisher |
11-10-2008 |
Commentary
Election '08: OK, So Now What?new
This word, change, which we've fussed about and assumed to know its meaning, is still enigmatic. What kind of change are we talking about? What form will it take? Will it last? How receptive is our politics to change?
Las Vegas Weekly |
T.R. Witcher |
11-10-2008 |
Commentary
