AltWeeklies Wire
Baby Killersnew
Our soldiers have become baby killers, not figuratively but literally, and government spokespeople downplay despicable murders as "overzealous" reaction to the death of a Marine.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
06-09-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: war in iraq, haditha
Gone Missingnew
Where did the real Republicans go?
The Memphis Flyer |
Editorial |
06-09-2006 |
Commentary
Tester Timenew
In Montana's Democratic Senate primary, money walks while the grassroots talk.
Missoula Independent |
George Ochenski |
06-08-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: 2006elect
Arnold's Armynew
The war on immigrants dovetails nicely with electoral dirty tricks.
San Diego CityBeat |
Greg Palast |
06-07-2006 |
Commentary
The Urbanity of Evil
Tariq Aziz had good reason to fear for his life if he ran afoul of Saddam -- in contrast, many officials in Washington have gone along with lethal policies because of fear of losing power.
Random Lengths News |
Norman Solomon |
06-06-2006 |
Commentary
Bush Link Energized Enronnew
The Bush family consistently acted to put Enron and Ken Lay in a position to rip off investors and taxpayers -- why is the mass media ignoring that fact now that Lay has been convicted?
L.A. Alternative |
Robert Scheer |
06-06-2006 |
Commentary
Are the Dems Dead?new
The Alabama Democratic Party survives still, almost in spite of itself -- but if its lingering life ever expires, the obituary will surely read that the deceased died of an extended illness.
Birmingham Weekly |
Kyle Whitmire |
06-05-2006 |
Commentary
Discipline Nownew
Virtually killing independent preschools in California, Rob Reiner's Proposition 82 would institutionalize a system for manufacturing English-only constrained consumers and angry soldiers.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
06-02-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: 2006elect
Hello, Vietnamnew
Poor leadership and bad policy are often to blame for war crimes, not the behavior of a few "bad apples."
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Editorial |
06-02-2006 |
Commentary
Another Campaign Turning Pointnew
Bush again says Iraq is at a "turning point," but the "turning point" he's actually concerned about is the midterm elections, coming up fast in his windshield.
L.A. Alternative |
Robert Scheer |
05-30-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: 2006elect
Common Sensenew
Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey was one of the first members of Congress to actively oppose the invasion of Iraq and the Patriot Act -- today, her forthright stands have been vindicated by a sea change in public opinion.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
05-26-2006 |
Commentary
Their Turnnew
Democrats also owe Americans an explanation for these last several years, and specifically about Iraq -- too often, they have been either afraid to speak against the war or actually voted to make it happen.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Editorial |
05-26-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: 2006elect
Worst President?new
Try worst Attorney General -- Alberto Gonzales is leaving a legacy that would make Stalin smile.
San Antonio Current |
Elaine Wolff |
05-24-2006 |
Commentary
The NSA's Political Fictionnew
Most people cannot take apart a piece of rhetoric -- in this case, spying makes us safer -- and tell you whether its component parts are facts and evidence or merely seductive fiction.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Annalee Newitz |
05-24-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: domesticspying
A Political Sea Changenew
Illegal immigration threatens to cause a major shift in black politics.
Pasadena Weekly |
Earl Ofari Hutchinson |
05-23-2006 |
Commentary
