AltWeeklies Wire
To Turn the Page or Not
A response to Senator Obama's call to turn the page in American history.
Random Lengths News |
James Preston Allen |
01-16-2008 |
Commentary
The Other S-Wordnew
Real change will only happen when we learn the true meaning of the word "sacrifice."
Tucson Weekly |
Connie Tuttle |
01-16-2008 |
Commentary
The Return of South Carolina's Nativistsnew
Glenn McConnell introduced legislation calling for a U.S. Constitutional Convention to make illegal immigration even more illegal. He also submitted a bill that would make English the official language of South Carolina and require all state and civic publications be made manifest in English alone.
Charleston City Paper |
D.A. Smith |
01-16-2008 |
Commentary
South Carolina Democrats Aren't Ready for Changenew
Traditionally, South Carolinians don't like change. Many seem to prefer things as they were 200 years ago.
Charleston City Paper |
Barney Blakeney |
01-16-2008 |
Commentary
Iran Speedboat 'Crisis': The New Gulf of Tonkin?new
I had this eerie feeling last week as news reports began to come in of a naval engagement in the Strait of Hormuz. It was starting to feel like 1964.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Tim Redmond |
01-16-2008 |
Commentary
Tags: Iran
Ron Paul: The Only Candidatenew
Candidates like Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton or Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney are charismatic, understand the political machine, and use it to their advantage. Paul is an entirely different animal.
Charleston City Paper |
Jack Hunter |
01-16-2008 |
Commentary
No More False Dichotomies: Don't Piecemeal Me, Bronew
It's too bad we can't elect a president by pastiche. There are various bits to like about various candidates, but no single one seems worth swooning over.
LEO Weekly |
Cary Stemle |
01-15-2008 |
Commentary
The Next Phase of the Presidential Campaignnew
By this time next month, the primary election season will be all but over, and we will know who's going to be battling it out in November. I, for one, am partially looking upon this time with dread.
Baltimore City Paper |
Brian Morton |
01-15-2008 |
Commentary
President ... Obama?new
Maybe I've been wrong about what can and can't happen in relation to race in America. Maybe we're finally living in a country where you can honestly, honestly, tell every child that she can truly be anything she wants to be when she grows up.
Baltimore City Paper |
Vincent Williams |
01-15-2008 |
Commentary
Barack Obama, Empty Suit
Barack Obama's supporters compare him to John F. Kennedy. A better comparison might be Ted Kennedy.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
01-14-2008 |
Commentary
Tears and Loathing in New Hampshirenew
Hillary is not the first -- or last -- to be a crying shame.
Westword |
Patricia Calhoun |
01-14-2008 |
Commentary
Vote Kucinich in Muddled Michigan Primarynew
Because of the hopelessly messed-up nature of this year's Democratic primary, this is a perfect opportunity for progressives in Michigan to make a statement without taking any risk. And the way to do that is to vote for Dennis Kucinich.
Metro Times |
Staff |
01-14-2008 |
Commentary
New Mood, New Men, New Mountainsnew
The sudden elevation of Obama and McCain after Iowa and New Hampshire was almost Zen-like.
The Memphis Flyer |
Jackson Baker |
01-14-2008 |
Commentary
Hope Rises: When Change Trumps Experiencenew
Barack Obama is the America of the 21st century; multiracial; multinational; rooted in the American dream, but looking like absolutely nobody in the Thanksgiving pageant.
Metro Times |
Jack Lessenberry |
01-14-2008 |
Commentary
How the Media Beat Obama in New Hampshirenew
So what happened? Was everyone really so deaf, dumb and blind? Was the thing somehow rigged? Are New Hampshire voters just incurably fickle?
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andrew Gumbel |
01-11-2008 |
Commentary
