AltWeeklies Wire
Why Obama's Great Speech on Race Fell Shortnew
The trouble with the speech was that the core issue raised by Obama's relationship with Rev. Jeremiah Wright isn't race. It's patriotism.
Boulder Weekly |
Paul Danish |
03-31-2008 |
Commentary
Presidential Politics 101new
A word of warning: If you don't want to know who's going to win the presidential election, don't read further.
Jackson Free Press |
James L. Dickerson |
03-28-2008 |
Commentary
What About John McCain's Pastors?new
The GOP's propaganda wing has successfully shifted the election focus away from our endless wars and our imploding economy and environment, over to Barack Obama's pastor. Lost amid this newfound obsession was any mention of John McCain's two lunatic preachers.
Artvoice |
Michael I. Niman |
03-28-2008 |
Commentary
Election '08: Catholic Identity Politicsnew
Delegates don't matter. Money doesn't matter. Reverend Jeremiah Wright's statements about AIDS as a US government conspiracy to kill blacks, and about American perfidy at home and abroad, may have doomed Senator Barack Obama's candidacy for president -- because millions of traditional Democratic voters don't want to be blamed for old wrongs.
Artvoice |
Bruce Fisher |
03-28-2008 |
Commentary
The Bush Economynew
The president absolutely deserves the blame for the mess the country is in right now.
Tucson Weekly |
Tom Danehy |
03-27-2008 |
Commentary
Precedent-Breaking Presidentnew
A November win for Obama would make history in more ways than race.
Boston Phoenix |
Steven Stark |
03-27-2008 |
Commentary
Why is There Violence in Tibet?new
Don't Panic ... your war questions answered.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
03-27-2008 |
Commentary
Tags: china politics, tibet politics
Obamalotnew
Can Barack ever measure up to Jack? We ponder the endless Kennedy comparisons.
New York Press |
Russ Smith |
03-27-2008 |
Commentary
The White House's Despicable Duonew
We wish George W. Bush and Dick Cheney would just shut the hell up and go away.
San Diego CityBeat |
Editorial |
03-26-2008 |
Commentary
My Grandson Looks Like Barack Obamanew
We're a multiracial society and should stop listening to reactionary voices.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
h. Brown |
03-26-2008 |
Commentary
The Case Against Wal-Martnew
The free market, like government, should have its limits.
Charleston City Paper |
Jack Hunter |
03-26-2008 |
Commentary
Tags: Wal-Mart
8/29 Commission -- Nownew
Congress should pass the 8/29 Investigation Act to review why New Orleans' levees failed in the wake of Hurricane Katrina to prevent similar catastrophes in the future. New Orleans isn't the only major American city that depends on levees; this is a national issue.
Gambit |
Editorial |
03-25-2008 |
Commentary
Is Chicago Burning?
As Hillary Clinton tries to woo superdelegates into overturning Obama's status as frontrunner, she and other Democrats ought to ask themselves: is prolonging a losing battle worth the risk of race riots?
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
03-25-2008 |
Commentary
Election '08: Clinton's Hot Pokernew
Letting racism do its damage.
Weekly Alibi |
Jim Scarantino |
03-25-2008 |
Commentary
Eliot's Alphabetnew
Everything from A to Z with Eliot Spitzer in between.
Pasadena Weekly |
Ellen Snortland |
03-24-2008 |
Commentary
