AltWeeklies Wire
Mayor Menino's Mosquenew
A few weeks ago the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center finally opened its doors for prayer -- five years late, millions over budget, and still far from complete. The bizarre story behind the construction of the city's most controversial building.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
11-19-2008 |
Politics
A Cross-Country Messenger Collecting Messages for the Preznew
Since March 1, Massachusetts school teacher B.J. Hill has been walking across the country in near Kerouacian fashion collecting messages for the next U.S. president.
Boston Phoenix |
Sara Faith Alterman |
10-30-2008 |
Politics
Sarahs for Obamanew
The "My Name is Sarah" web project offers pitches for Obama from swing-state voters named Sarah.
Boston Phoenix |
Sara Faith Alterman |
10-23-2008 |
Politics
Was Sarah Palin Sent By God?new
To hear some supporters tell it, a road-map drawn by God led the GOP veep nominee from Alaska to New Hampshire -- by way of Ohio. Has the GOP veep nominee transformed from jester to Queen Esther?
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
10-23-2008 |
Politics
Sarah Palin Boosts Planned Parenthoodnew
A viral email has urged people who disliked the Alaska governor's under-no-circumstance view on abortion to donate to Planned Parenthood, in her honor.
Boston Phoenix |
Shuchi Saraswat |
10-09-2008 |
Politics
The Inside Story of the Great Schlepnew
Chances are, by now you've heard about the Great Schlep, the Sarah Silverman–endorsed political/social experiment to send Jewish grandkids to Florida to get out the yenta vote. But did you know, smarty pants, that the movement originated in Cambridge?
Boston Phoenix |
Sara Faith Alterman |
10-09-2008 |
Politics
Revisiting the Rethuglican National Conventionnew
Minnesota is known as the Gopher State, but for one terrifying, riot-gear-and-grenade-filled week it was a police state.
Boston Phoenix |
Anne Elizabeth Moore |
10-02-2008 |
Politics
Romney Addresses Massachusetts Delegates at RNCnew
Maybe, deep down, the former Massachusetts governor rages at the injustice of being passed over for VP. But rather than retreating to Belmont to lick his wounds, Romney is doing his darndest to get McCain and Sarah Palin elected.
Boston Phoenix |
Adam Reilly |
09-04-2008 |
Politics
Political Puppetsnew
Bread and Puppet Theater founder Peter Schumann is a national treasure. Maybe that’s why George W. Bush wants to bury him.
Boston Phoenix |
Greg Cook |
08-28-2008 |
Politics
Hillary's Girls Define Angry Massachusetts Female Syndromenew
Clinton die-hards have created a new-girls' network bent on remedying decades of sexism by putting women in elected state offices.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
08-21-2008 |
Politics
Kansas Rep. Raised $100,000 for His Campaign with a Web Comicnew
Sean Tevis, a 39-year-old information architect from Olathe, Kansas, raised $100,000 for his state-rep campaign with an internet comic.
Boston Phoenix |
Jonathan Seitz |
08-14-2008 |
Politics
McCain's Telemarketers Invade Bostonnew
The McCain team opened phone-bank operations here in Boston on July 14, but has largely focused on New Hampshire, where the race is still within single digits. Volunteers are conducting a combination of marketing and polling.
Boston Phoenix |
Scott Lieber |
07-31-2008 |
Politics
Barack Obama's Stand-In Performance for Ted Kennedy at Wesleyan Was Low-Keynew
Traffic was light, the weather was beautiful, and parking was a breeze. Security outside consisted of smiling and helpful Wesleyan undergraduates in red "event staff" T-shirts and courteous Wesleyan Public Safety officers. As for demonstrators, I bumped into three standing on the periphery of the event.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
05-29-2008 |
Politics
Is a Senate Shuffle on the Horizon for Massachusetts?new
Massachusetts hasn’t had a Senate-seat vacancy in nearly 25 years. Now we may have two. Let the speculation begin.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
05-29-2008 |
Politics
Obama Bicycle Cyclenew
Mat Honan will start your next online fad. If you're lucky.
Boston Phoenix |
Nina MacLaughlin |
02-29-2008 |
Politics
