AltWeeklies Wire
Prez Nomination Season is Over Before it Has Begunnew
The presidential primaries turns "goofy" in a sea of money, ego, and hubris.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andrew Gumbel |
10-05-2007 |
Commentary
Why'd the Military Massacre Peaceful Protesters in Burma?new
For reasons I don't understand, but for which I am nevertheless grateful, Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton, O.J. Simpson and Britney Spears all managed to shut the fuck up and not get arrested last week. The result: a sudden vacancy in America's collective consciousness, into which snuck Burma.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
10-04-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
The 'New' New Orleans: Better for Whom?new
New Orleans' reconstruction, like Iraq's, is mostly building private bank accounts.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Laurie Barker James |
10-04-2007 |
Commentary
Who Should Sen. John Cornyn Condemn Next?new
Now that he's taken on MoveOn.org, we would like to keep the momentum rolling by offering him a list of some other individuals and organizations deserving of Senatorial condemnation.
San Antonio Current |
Gilbert Garcia |
10-03-2007 |
Commentary
Is Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Really the Next Hitler?new
By creating a new bogeyman and ignoring common sense, our leaders are consciously constructing a scenario that might serve as a pretext to justify invading Iran.
Charleston City Paper |
Jack Hunter |
10-03-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: Iran
Mitt Loony: You Have To be Crazy to Vote for This Guynew
You have to be several Sundays short of a calendar month to vote for a Mormon for president.
San Diego CityBeat |
Edwin Decker |
10-03-2007 |
Commentary
'We Don't Speak to Evil'
Iran is a powerful regional rival to US interests in the Middle East. But an "enemy"?
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
10-02-2007 |
Commentary
The Senate Snow Job on Iraqnew
Senators hide behind MoveOn.org in an outrageous attempt to deflect the debate.
LEO Weekly |
Stephen George |
10-01-2007 |
Commentary
Heavy Medals
Were Gen Petraeus's nine rows of medals enough to win the hearts and minds of Congress?
The Inlander |
Robert Herold |
09-28-2007 |
Commentary
Public Campaign Funding Could Clean Up Wisconsinnew
State leaders could study publicly financed campaigns in Arizona and Maine -- or they could wait for a scandal that forces a wholesale reform of the system.
Shepherd Express |
Dennis A. Shook |
09-28-2007 |
Commentary
How Many Iraqis Have Died?new
While Surgin' Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker were in D.C., the British polling agency ORB released a horrifying report -- it says 1,220,580 Iraqis have died since the invasion, and half of all households in Baghdad alone have lost a family member.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
09-27-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
2008's X Factorsnew
Independent voters and second-choice surges have the potential to shake up the primaries, boosting Rudy and Barack.
Boston Phoenix |
Steven Stark |
09-27-2007 |
Commentary
Iran: The Next Crisisnew
Trying to make sense of Ahmadinejad at Columbia will not shed light on Bush's emerging plans to attack Iran.
Boston Phoenix |
Editorial |
09-27-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: Iran
We Are All Mercenariesnew
Blackwater is not the problem, it is a symptom: A symptom of a rush to war on the cheap and without proper planning, and a symptom of our bias toward privatization combined with a failure to establish clear rules for just who these private contractors are accountable to.
Dig Boston |
Baratunde Thurston |
09-27-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: war in iraq, Blackwater
The Jena 6: MLK's Dream, Downscaled
African-Americans still suffer from systemic racism, so why are they rushing to the defense of six high school bullies instead of fighting for what matters?
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
09-26-2007 |
Commentary
