AltWeeklies Wire
Protofascism with Bright, Patriotic Logosnew
It's long past time for people to stop treating Fox-style, Malkin-style, Limbaugh-style conservatism as merely a "political" phenomenon -- as of this millennium, it's nothing but a hate movement with neckties.
Dig Boston |
Hunter |
10-17-2007 |
Commentary
Marijuana Prohibition Was Wrong from the Beginningnew
In 2006, almost 830,000 Americans were arrested for marijuana violations -- this represents 44 percent of all U.S. drug arrests and is more than those arrested for all violent crimes combined.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Chris Goldstein |
10-16-2007 |
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
Lapel Pins of Our Countrymennew
Wearing a lapel pin does not make you patriotic. In fact, the lapel pin is false patriotism, a substitute for action. It is indeed, as Obama said, your deeds toward your fellow man that define your patriotism.
Jackson Free Press |
Kamikaze |
10-12-2007 |
Commentary
Hillary Clinton's Health Plannew
The new Hillary health-care plan is fundamentally like the old one but without all the regulatory detail that flummoxed Americans and without the layer of health-care "alliances" and the confusing nomenclature like "managed competition" that allowed opponents to create scary scenarios.
Arkansas Times |
Ernest Dumas |
10-12-2007 |
Commentary
Why Are Foreign Powers Getting Involved in the Iraq War?new
Iran's meddling in Iraq, just like Turkey's meddling and Saudi Arabia's meddling, is part of an overall national security strategy that does have logic.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
10-11-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
OK, I'll Say It: I Don't 'Support the Troops'new
That is, I don't support them qua troops. I support them as people, just as I support -- or rather, worry, grieve and rage on behalf of -- the Iraqis: as people caught in a senseless, fruitless, apparently endless bloodletting.
Seven Days |
Judith Levine |
10-10-2007 |
Commentary
Barack Obama Reminds Me of ... Ronald Reagan?new
I remember those days in 1980 when my friends moaned the coming of Reagan. They feared he would change their world, and they could see that he had the charisma to make it happen -- I think Obama has it, too.
Metro Spirit |
Tom Grant |
10-10-2007 |
Commentary
Barack's Book Could Save Americanew
From this column forward, I am Obama's blatant, unapologetic Philly partisan.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Brian Hickey |
10-09-2007 |
Commentary
CHIPped Offnew
Why doesn't Bush want kids to have medical coverage?
Philadelphia City Paper |
Mary Wilson |
10-09-2007 |
Commentary
New Patriots and the Old Politics of Ron Paulnew
Anti-war conservatives organize for liberty.
Illinois Times |
Fletcher Farrar |
10-09-2007 |
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
Rating Bill Richardson's Debatingnew
His performance during the Sept. 26 MSNBC debate was flat and meandering.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Dave Maass |
10-05-2007 |
Commentary
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
Fred Thompson is a Tall Man, But a Straw Candidatenew
Without demeaning Thompson's experience as a former senator, in the law and politics -- not to mention his forays into sleazy Washington lobbying -- I'm inclined to believe his current voter support stems merely from his being the Hollywood stereotype of an authority figure.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
10-05-2007 |
Commentary
