AltWeeklies Wire
Want Change?new
Don't count on the candidates -- take to the streets.
Artvoice |
Michael I. Niman |
03-07-2008 |
Commentary
The 2008 Horse Racenew
The coverage is all about who's in the lead -- not why or how. We all love a winner, issues be damned. We're the cheering mob with our life savings on the line, and they're the horses.
Artvoice |
Michael I. Niman |
01-25-2008 |
Commentary
Armenian Genocide Denial: An American Problemnew
If, as genocide scholars maintain, the final crime of genocide is denial, one gets the feeling that the Armenian genocide has not yet ended.
Artvoice |
Dimitri Anastasopolous |
11-02-2007 |
Commentary
Bush's $hameless Vetonew
The president's most noticeable piece of roadkill to date, victim of veto number four, is the bill to fund health insurance for children of lower-income families.
Artvoice |
Michael I. Niman |
10-15-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: SCHIP
Once and For All, There is No Myanmar!new
Even the CIA identifies the nation as "Burma," explaining, "since 1989 the military authorities in Burma have promoted the name Myanmar as a conventional name for their state; this decision was not approved by any sitting legislature in Burma, and the U.S. Government did not adopt the name."
Artvoice |
Michael I. Niman |
10-05-2007 |
Commentary
The Death of Brand Americanew
Adding up what the pundits now see as the most destructive legacy of the Bush administration -- the destruction of the United States' image in the world.
Artvoice |
Michael I. Niman |
07-13-2007 |
Commentary
'If Only This Was a Dictatorship'new
The junta occupying the White House has a proven track record of undermining or destroying that which they rhetorically claim to support.
Artvoice |
Michael I. Niman |
06-01-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: George W. Bush
Is Bush Backing Al-Qaeda?new
We know that the Bush family's policies have so far only served to strengthen both Al-Qaeda and Iran -- now there are credible allegations of the Bush administration hijacking American resources and using them to lend material support to Al-Qaeda.
Artvoice |
Michael I. Niman |
03-16-2007 |
Commentary
Imagine!new
Let's go back and image what the world would have been like if we'd had a different president in 2001 -- one with the courage to wage peace.
Artvoice |
Michael I. Niman |
02-16-2007 |
Commentary
A Draft in the Airnew
Our current economic draft is unfair, and, in practice, it's racist -- that's why Charles Rangel is calling to reinstate the draft.
Artvoice |
Michael I. Niman |
12-01-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: war in iraq, draft
Normalizing Torturenew
The Bush administration's rationale for torture rests on a hypothetical argument, a legal argument, and a syllogism.
Artvoice |
Bruce Jackson |
10-27-2006 |
Commentary
Petrotreasonnew
How can the Bush administration justify putting Saudi interests ahead of American interests?
Artvoice |
Michael I. Niman |
07-14-2006 |
Commentary
