AltWeeklies Wire
Remember Who Pays the Billnew
At the heart of every political decision, real people will be affected. No political ideology should ever take the place of doing what's best and right for the people--not to mention the state's economic strength.
Jackson Free Press |
JFP Editorial Board |
01-11-2013 |
Commentary
21st Century Congress Scum Meet 19th Century Ethics
People are calling the recently adjourned 112th Congress "the most dysfunctional ever" and the least productive since the infamous "do-nothing Congress" of the 1940s. There's lots of blame to go around, but one cause for congressional gridlock has gone unnoticed and unremarked upon: we no longer have a sense of honor.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
01-07-2013 |
Commentary
A Kinder, Gentler Unionnew
Picking on food stamps has long been a way to gather votes from people who don't bother to pay attention to who is poor and why (call them the 47-percenters).
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
01-05-2013 |
Commentary
Get Back to Work, Congressnew
Last Thursday, Republican House Majority Leader Rep. John Boehner sent his party home and effectively adjourned the U.S. House of Representatives for the holidays. In his wake, he left the GOP—and much of the nation—disheveled and rudderless regarding the nation's so-called fiscal cliff.
Jackson Free Press |
JFP Editorial Board |
12-27-2012 |
Commentary
A Tag-Away-and-blender-filled Christmasnew
A humorous look at the difficulties of buying gifts for men as we get older.
Lagniappe |
Rob Holbert |
12-13-2012 |
Commentary
Tags: Gifts
Put the Marriage Amendment on Holdnew
The U.S. Supreme Court Friday may have given Indiana Republicans an early Christmas present when it decided to hear the constitutionality of California's Prop 8, which would ban same-sex marriage in the Golden State.
NUVO |
Abdul-Hakim Shabazz |
12-12-2012 |
Commentary
The Contraception Warsnew
Most of you have surely heard by now that former presidential hopeful Mitt Romney is blaming his resounding loss on "gifts" that President Obama offered young voters, African Americans and Latinos.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
11-30-2012 |
Commentary
What we imagine an interview with Joan Crockatt would be likenew
Conservative Joan Crockatt just won a by-election to become the Member of Parliament for Calgary Centre. Joan doesn't talk to us, but if she did, we imagine it would go like this.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Drew Anderson |
11-29-2012 |
Commentary
A 12-year mental health crisis comes to a headnew
North Carolina Gov.-elect Pat McCrory will need to straighten out the group homes mess. After that, much bigger questions loom.
INDY Week |
Bob Geary |
11-29-2012 |
Commentary
Some Big Ideas We'd Like To Seenew
For our first annual Big Ideas issue, we asked ourselves: what changes would we like to see? Legalize drugs, high-speed rail, cultural zoning and more.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Drew Anderson |
11-23-2012 |
Commentary
A Jump to the Left? Mississippi: The 2012 Elections and Beyondnew
Among the many names folks have called Mississippi—from the Hospitality State to the Cradle of the Confederacy—“political trendsetter” probably doesn’t rank high on many lists.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
11-17-2012 |
Commentary
Art Snyder: A Genuinely Interesting Dudenew
Most people knew Art as the very white Los Angeles councilman in the heavily Latino northeastern district, who was elected sometime in the late ‘60s. So Art became the councilman representing El Sereno, Eagle Rock and Glassell Park, among others. He held the post for nearly two decades.
He was a red-headed Irishman who looked like the Marine he had been. But he was born in Lincoln Heights at the bottom of the Great Depression, so it was natural he learned to speak Spanish.
Random Lengths News |
Lionel Rolfe |
11-16-2012 |
Commentary
Stinker Quote of the Week: "Suppressing"new
Once again, it seems that a conservative is attempting to appropriate words and change history.
Jackson Free Press |
JFP Editorial Board |
11-16-2012 |
Commentary
'We Can't Be Bought'new
Mama was right: Money can't buy everything.
Jackson Free Press |
Joe Atkins |
11-16-2012 |
Commentary
GOP Must Help Us Pay for Bush's Promisesnew
Regardless of your opinion on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the undeniable truth is that these wars have cost us a great deal of money.
Jackson Free Press |
JFP Editorial Board |
11-16-2012 |
Commentary
