AltWeeklies Wire
Nailing the Hammernew
With DeLay gone and the GOP falling apart, things look promising for a Democratic takeover of the House this November -- but what will they do with it?
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Editorial |
04-07-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: 2006elect
Redefining 'Inalienable'new
Student walkouts send an important reminder about what it means to be an American.
San Diego CityBeat |
Victor Payan |
04-06-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: illegal, immigrants
Schmucks Unlimitednew
Considering the climactic shifts that now seem inevitable, that wall that crackpots want erected on the Mexican border may well end up serving as the one levee Bush ever built that protects brown people from flooding.
Boston Phoenix |
Barry Crimmins |
04-06-2006 |
Commentary
Listen Up, Democrats!new
Jimmy Carter has some advice on morality and values.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John F. Sugg |
04-06-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: Fishwrapper
An Old Storynew
There is no immigration crisis -- other than the one created by a small but vocal stripe of opportunist politicians, media demagogues and freelance xenophobes.
L.A. Alternative |
Robert Scheer |
04-04-2006 |
Commentary
Constitutional Crisisnew
The Founding Fathers never imagined a Bush administration.
The Memphis Flyer |
Joyce Appleby and Gary Hart |
03-31-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: George W. Bush
Pale Ridernew
Not only have the counterinsurgency techniques from Vietnam been reborn in the Middle East, they are being globalized.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
03-31-2006 |
Commentary
The Money Trailnew
Though Jack Abramoff was an overwhelming Republican ally, corruption in Congress is a long tradition for both parties -- and calls for reform tend to fade out due to intentional neglect.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Editorial |
03-31-2006 |
Commentary
Plain Un-Americannew
The most brutal attacks on the American way of life are coming from within -- not from outside -- our borders.
Pasadena Weekly |
Editorial |
03-30-2006 |
Commentary
Africa's War on Terror™new
Inspired by the surprise success of 2001-2002's midseason replacement series "War on Terror: Afghanistan," George Bush ripped a page from the Law & Order and CSI playbooks and created a stable of War on Terror spin-offs.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
03-30-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
In a Blue State of Mindnew
Liberal pundits chase issues -- they're just all the wrong ones.
New York Press |
Russ Smith |
03-30-2006 |
Commentary
The Lessons of East Timornew
The U.S. acted effectively to end the suffering of East Timor because it finally required that one of our allies live up to the ideals we demand of our enemies.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Tom Gallagher |
03-29-2006 |
Commentary
The Constant Fudgernew
Even as the press turns against Bush's optimistic war, he stays the course.
L.A. Alternative |
Robert Scheer |
03-28-2006 |
Commentary
'Leaders'new
It's disappointing to see that the Democrats can't even muster the political spirit to call this weak and supercilious president to account.
Reno News & Review |
Editorial |
03-23-2006 |
Commentary
How Many Have Died?new
Whichever death total you choose to accept, and whatever you think of the Iraq war, there's no getting around that the human cost of this war has been colossal.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
03-23-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: war in iraq, War on terror
