AltWeeklies Wire
DeFazio Does Itnew
The fiery Oregon congressman's Occupy Wall Street-inspired diatribe on the economy and the financial bailout was vintage Peter DeFazio. In this time of political confusion that pits Tea Partiers against the Democrats and the Dems against themselves, Oregon’s longtime 4th District representative takes great pleasure in cutting through the political confusion.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
10-13-2011 |
Politics
Meet the Occupiersnew
As with the Tea Party movement, organizers of #OccupyCharleston expressed concern Thursday night about not being used for political gain by an existing party. Larry Carter Center, who attended to give advice on parade ordinances and protest strategy, says group members are trying to figure out “how not to let this become a Democratic Party front.”
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
10-07-2011 |
Politics
96-Year-Old Woman Who Voted During Jim Crow Is Denied Photo IDnew
At age 96, Dorothy Cooper is the new poster child for what's wrong with Tennessee's photo ID voter law.
Nashville Scene |
Jeff Woods |
10-05-2011 |
Politics
Rick Perry and the Curious Case of 'Niggerhead' Ranchnew
Rick Perry is between a rock (with a racial epithet painted on it) and a hard place. He's the governor of a border state with an enormous Latino population, and his efforts to not demonize all of them as potential illegal immigrants have already left him castigated by the Tea Party.
The Village Voice |
Steven Thrasher |
10-04-2011 |
Politics
Tags: Rick Perry, Election 2012
It's Fall Already, but "Occupy Wall Street" Has Finally Brought an American Springnew
Well, it's finally happening; as the headline of my piece in February, "Gadfly: Aux Barricades, Wisconsin!", foreshadowed, the barricades are finally being stormed, and, this time not just in Madison, Wisconsin. It's beginning to look like “American Spring” may have finally arrived!
The Memphis Flyer |
Marty Auusenberg |
10-04-2011 |
Politics
It's Fall Already, but "Occupy Wall Street" Has Finally Brought an American Springnew
Well, it's finally happening; as the headline of my piece in February, "Gadfly: Aux Barricades, Wisconsin!", foreshadowed, the barricades are finally being stormed, and, this time not just in Madison, Wisconsin. It's beginning to look like “American Spring” may have finally arrived!
The Memphis Flyer |
Marty Auusenberg |
10-04-2011 |
Politics
Meals, Wheels and $49,000new
Louisiana state representative John LaBruzzo's ethics filings show that he's spent $49,000 of his campaign funds on food and auto expenses since 2009.
Mudslungnew
Tales from the other side of New Mexico’s corruption epidemic.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Joey Peters |
09-30-2011 |
Politics
Sinking Shipnew
Proposition 103 is the latest attempt to deal with Colorado's worsening state budget crisis, and some of the worst educational funding in the country.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pamela White |
09-29-2011 |
Politics
The Boy from Haskellnew
Rick Perry's small-town Texas politics.
The Texas Observer |
Saul Elbein |
09-23-2011 |
Politics
Remember the Birthers? They’re Still Herenew
Poll of South Carolina conservatives shows ‘kicked puppy syndrome,’ says professor.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
09-23-2011 |
Politics
Mayor Union-Busternew
Rahm Emanuel fights the Chicago Teachers Union over a longer school day–and it’s not about the kids.
Chicago Reader |
Ben Joravsky |
09-22-2011 |
Politics
Under-Sold?new
Pima County's sale of its nursing home is raising numerous eyebrows.
Tucson Weekly |
Mari Herreras |
09-14-2011 |
Politics
Farewell, Jack Laytonnew
Canada grieves a hero.
NOW Magazine |
Michael Hollett |
08-26-2011 |
Politics
Dispatches From the Front Lines of Rick Perry’s Political Revivalnew
Before a throng of 30,000 faithful, Texas Governor Rick Perry delivered a message that was anything but apolitical. Amid the calls to defend marriage from homosexuals and end abortion, an even more fundamental refrain kept repeating: a call for the “faithful” to drive the nation and her leaders “back to God.”
San Antonio Current |
Michael Barajas |
08-10-2011 |
Politics
