AltWeeklies Wire
Is Hillary Next?new
From Hillary Clinton's days as an intense, influential, and essentially inept co-president to husband Bill, to her establishment as a successful senator from New York, through the bitter trench warfare of the 2008 presidential primaries, and throughout her tenure as a majestic secretary of state, I have always kept the words of my high-school history teacher Dan Leary in mind.
Boston Phoenix |
PETER KADZIS |
09-29-2012 |
Politics
Tags: Hillary Clinton, Democrat
Romney's Shadow Yearsnew
Mitt wants to make his departure for the Olympics a clean break from his business life — but it’s not that simple.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
07-23-2012 |
Politics
Tags: Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney Rides Againnew
Mitt Romney has been running for president more or less nonstop for the past seven years -- and still hasn't figured out how to do it.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
04-15-2011 |
Politics
Sam Who?new
Six weeks on the campaign trail with a barely known Cambodian refugee who's running for Congress.
Boston Phoenix |
Lawrence Bergman |
10-18-2010 |
Politics
Tags: Niki Tsongas, Sam Meas
Dispatch From Outside the Obama-Patrick Rallynew
One thing even more certain than Tea Party bigotry is the fact that the Democratic demographic is a melting pot worthy of a college catalog cover.
Boston Phoenix |
Chris Faraone |
10-18-2010 |
Politics
In Memorium of the Anti-War Warrior: Howard Zinn, 1922-2010new
Howard Zinn was like a daddy to Boston University students of the Vietnam War era. The author of A People's History of the United States has been revered by generations of students, reviled by more conventional academics, and, mostly, re-read.
Boston Phoenix |
Raymond Mungo |
02-04-2010 |
Politics
Boston City Council Hopefuls Get Candid During “Speed Candidating” Eventnew
The eight remaining at-large City Council candidates have shaken more hands and kissed more behinds than anyone probably should in swine-flu season. When they first embarked on the campaign trail, however, they surely didn't imagine they’d have to get this intimate.
Boston Phoenix |
Chris Faraone |
10-30-2009 |
Politics
Patrick Kennedy is a Square Peg in His Family's Historic Round Tablenew
With his father's recent passing, Patrick is now the electoral flag-carrier of the Kennedy clan, and he's representing Rhode Island with a smaller, productive vision.
Boston Phoenix |
David Scharfenberg |
09-30-2009 |
Politics
A Look At the Six Still In The Mix in Race for Ted Kennedy's Seatnew
The field may not be finalized, but enough is known to allow us to take a preliminary look at who they are, how the Kennedy legacy might work to their advantage, and how each might or might not end up as the next U.S. senator from Massachusetts.
Boston Phoenix |
David Bernstein |
09-17-2009 |
Politics
Kennedy's Giant Shadownew
Though he won't be on the ballot, Ted Kennedy's influence will be keenly felt in the special election to replace him.
Boston Phoenix |
David Bernstein |
09-03-2009 |
Politics
Who Will Replace Ted Kennedy in the Senate?new
The death of Senator Edward M. Kennedy early Wednesday morning hastens the issue of succession to the seat he has held since he was elected in 1962, a topic that has gripped the state's political class since Kennedy's brain tumor was discovered more than a year ago.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
08-27-2009 |
Politics
The Race to be Boston's Number Twonew
City councilors Sam Yoon and Michael Flaherty are battling to bring change to Boston. Can Mayor Menino be moved?
Boston Phoenix |
David Bernstein |
08-12-2009 |
Politics
$arah, Inc.: Palin Enters the Burgeoning Right-Wing Marketplacenew
Thanks to the election of Barack Obama and a heavily Democratic Congress, the conservative industry is, despite the recession, experiencing boom times. Palin is poised to be the hottest brand to ever hit that market.
Boston Phoenix |
David Bernstein |
07-15-2009 |
Politics
Right-wing Crackpots Plot to Abandon the Unionnew
A quick survey of the laughable side of anti-government wing-nuttery.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
03-19-2009 |
Politics
Tags: secession, conservative discourse
The Right Tries to Divide the Nationnew
The last thing the Obama administration needs is a civil war, but large online communities of liberal-hating conservatives and legislators across the country have resurrected campaigns for state sovereignty and even secession.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
03-19-2009 |
Politics
