AltWeeklies Wire
The CIA's Torture Taxinew
A plane that appears to be used by the CIA to carry terrorism suspects to dungeons in far-off lands is linked to a mysterious company in Reno and a prominent Nevada politico.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
A.C. Thompson and Trevor Paglen |
12-14-2005 |
Politics
Party Downnew
The mainstream media is softpedaling the GOP freefall. Here's what that means for democracy.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Steven T. Jones and Tim Redmond |
11-02-2005 |
Politics
A Problem With Principlesnew
Young Democrats, like their party as a whole, still struggle to show integrity on divisive issues.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Marshall Windmiller |
08-10-2005 |
Politics
Gavin Newsom's Perspectivenew
In an exclusive interview with the Bay Guardian, San Francisco's glamorous and controversial mayor laments the city's bad budget options and fires back at his critics.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Steven T. Jones |
03-09-2005 |
Politics
Boxer's Rebellionnew
Activists and Senator Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) forced Congress to discuss voting rights on Jan. 6 when Boxer joined members of the U.S. House of Representatives in challenging the certification of Ohio's Electoral College vote.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Rachel Brahinsky |
01-12-2005 |
Politics
Tags: 2004 election, election reform
Fighting Backnew
We know it's bad, but this is no time to wallow in despair. Here's how progressives can fight back and win.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
House Editorial |
11-10-2004 |
Politics
Tags: post-election
Battling Bushnew
The antiwar movement struggles to widen its base and raise its voice in the post-Nov. 2 world.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Camille Taiara |
11-10-2004 |
Politics
The Sky Didn't Fallnew
Despite all the doomsayers, ranked-choice voting in San Francisco worked.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Steven T. Jones |
11-10-2004 |
Politics
Tags: elections, ranked-choice voting
Democratic Dysfunctionnew
Technical problems and official incompetence at the polls disenfranchised thousands of voters. Here are three key lessons for bringing democracy back to America.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
A.C. Thompson and David Martinez |
11-10-2004 |
Politics
The Intimidatorsnew
Undercover agents harass activists -- along with a Bay Guardian reporter -- at the Republican National Convention.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Camille T. Taiara |
09-08-2004 |
Politics
Ground Zeronew
Republican convention protesters prepare for permitless rallies in bunkered-down city.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Marisa Handler |
08-25-2004 |
Politics
Prison Abuse Is Closer to Home Than Abu Ghraibnew
Many Americans who have found themselves on the wrong side of a cop's baton or a jailer's cell door recognize the cruelty and dehumanization depicted in those infamous images from Abu Ghraib prison.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Steven T. Jones |
08-07-2004 |
Politics
Moore's Armynew
With house party screenings of Fahrenheit 9/11, MoveOn.org galvanized neighborhood networks across the country.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Steven T. Jones |
08-05-2004 |
Politics
Florida and Beyondnew
In the wake of the Florida debacle, Congress passed the Help America Vote Act, which provided $3.86 billion to replace ossified punch-card systems with silicon-based voting machines and improve voter education. Now gadflies and activists say the new machines, most notably touch-screen voting terminals, could prove as problematic as their analog predecessors.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
A. C. Thompson |
08-05-2004 |
Politics
Road Trip for Changenew
Voter registration groups, including Stand Up! Florida and DrivingVotes.org, have sprouted up in the last year, sending dozens of Bay Area denizens on swing state registration drives.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Megan Cahn |
08-05-2004 |
Politics
Tags: Florida, fraud, states, Up, vote, Moveon.org, voter, swing, count, drivingvotes.org, registration, stand, standupflorida.com
