AltWeeklies Wire
Attack on the Middle Class!new
The remarkable thing about the American middle class is that we still have one, given the job losses, housing bust, and 401(k) wipeout of the past three years — and considering that for 35 years, politicians (and the bankers who own them) have been hammering away at middle-class institutions.
Boston Phoenix |
James K. Galbraith |
01-06-2011 |
Commentary
After Removing the N-Word From Huck Finn, the Publishing World Takes on Fear and Loathingnew
A spy within an unnamed publishing house recently sent me an advanced copy of the revised Fear and Loathing.
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Haire |
01-06-2011 |
Commentary
Double-Secret Probation: 2010's Biggest Boston Political Scandalnew
As the previous Beacon Hill scandals wind down, another — a potentially bigger one — emerged this year: political patronage.
Boston Phoenix |
David Bernstein |
01-05-2011 |
Commentary
The New Blacknew
Can a new group of leaders help Boston finally shed its reputation as hostile territory for the black professional middle class?
Boston Phoenix |
David Bernstein |
01-04-2011 |
Commentary
Gen X Goes to Washingtonnew
It's the first major slacker-generation wave of congressmen — but are they Alex P. Keatons, or nihilistic cranks?
Boston Phoenix |
David Bernstein |
01-04-2011 |
Commentary
Mapping Out The New Year's Political Landscapenew
A 5-part breakdown for 2011.
Boston Phoenix |
Steven Stark |
01-04-2011 |
Commentary
"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" and the DREAM Actnew
The haters lose one battle, but win another.
INDY Week |
Lisa Sorg |
01-03-2011 |
Commentary
One-Party Rule Hurts Georgianew
The defections of nine state lawmakers to the GOP has ensured the state's foreseeable future.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
12-30-2010 |
Commentary
Holigay Seasonnew
When I was younger, my family always celebrated Christmas together. I have brothers that are much older than me, and despite the various relationships that they were in, it was an understood rule in the family that they were coming home to our house for the holidays. I never knew any different.
Charleston City Paper |
Lake Terrace |
12-27-2010 |
Commentary
Tags: LGBT
Despairnew
I was talking to a friend about the increasing despair I had been feeling since Boryana left me. I said I was afraid it was starting to morph into a black hole that would all but consume me. “Maybe it’s not just her,” Lee said. “Maybe it’s all the bad news that’s going on,” he said.
Boek said that we had had a shadow government for decades now. “The politicians are just the fronts for them,” he said. “Obama has to know that, even if he tries to get as much for the workingman as possible.”
Random Lengths News |
Lionel Rolfe |
12-20-2010 |
Commentary
Elizabeth Edwards: She Was One Of Usnew
The day after she died, someone posted a newspaper article about Elizabeth Edwards on a progressive political blog and added this one-sentence introduction: "When all is said and done," it read, "she was one of us."
INDY Week |
Bob Geary |
12-15-2010 |
Commentary
Tags: Elizabeth Edwards
Recasting the Civil Warnew
An absurd attempt to rewrite history.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Henry E. Scott |
12-10-2010 |
Commentary
The Tea Party Was Foretold by Sinclair Lewis' Classic, "It Can't Happen Here"new
As the Tea Party has forced a new low in American politics, making the threat of fascism the most real it has been in decades, I am reminded of a novel Sinclair Lewis wrote about eight decades ago called "It Can't Happen Here."
Random Lengths News |
Lionel Rolfe |
12-10-2010 |
Commentary
In Central Asia, WikiLeaks Unmasks the Devils We Know
If Goldman Sachs executives can make $50 million a year and then run America's economy in Washington, what's so different about what Central Asian oligarchs do?
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
12-08-2010 |
Commentary
10 Best Student-Led Protestsnew
From Greensboro, N.C. to Tiananmen Square.
YES! Weekly |
Keith T. Barber |
12-01-2010 |
Commentary
