AltWeeklies Wire
The Year in Closed Governmentnew
How a private email network exposed the secret dealings of top government officials.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Justin Horwath and Joey Peters |
12-20-2012 |
Politics
Birther Gary Kreep's Family-Law Recordnew
Birther judge-elect opposed parental rights for communists and lesbians as a lawyer, and faced allegations of spousal abuse.
San Diego CityBeat |
Dave Maass |
12-20-2012 |
Politics
The "New" Bobby Jindalnew
How the Louisiana governor's current reinvention tracks with his past.
Tags: Bobby Jindal, Bobbby Jindal 2016
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Kicked Out of Officenew
Unapologetic mayor vows to appeal decision, dismisses it as "left-wing politics."
NOW Magazine |
Ben Spurr |
11-26-2012 |
Politics
The Birther Judgenew
A master of political hits and campaign shell games prepares to take a seat on the bench of the of San Diego County Superior Court.
San Diego CityBeat |
Dave Maass |
11-16-2012 |
Politics
Tags: Gary Kreep San Diego
The Jindal Administration and "Deliberative Process"new
Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal's favorite excuse for ignoring public document requests.
The Book of Romneynew
The Repulican presidential candidate's female problem.
North Bay Bohemian |
Geoffrey Dunn |
10-10-2012 |
Politics
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
The Real Paul Ryannew
Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan got booed at the AARP meeting last week while he tried to explain that his plan for Medicare—and his desire to repeal Obama’s Affordable Care Act (ACA)—would actually help seniors.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
09-27-2012 |
Politics
“I Consider Myself the Obamamobile”new
For one Democrat, making phone calls and stuffing campaign envelopes just isn’t enough.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Enrique Limón |
09-24-2012 |
Politics
Tags: Campaigns
Pitfall! How Voter ID Trips Up Votersnew
Final arguments will be held Sept. 24 in a federal court case about South Carolina’s Voter ID law. Pitfalls for voters abound regardless of how the court rules, and that could be just the intention of those who passed the law.
Columbia Free Times |
Corey Hutchins |
09-20-2012 |
Politics
Tags: voting rights act
Giant in the Darknew
A secret tape reveals how the New Mexico governor’s top staffer runs government.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Justin Horwath and Joey Peters |
09-13-2012 |
Politics
Tags: Susana Martinez Governor
RNC Day 2: "All the laws we have today came from Judeo-Christian views"new
Religious conservatives could be key to Romney-Ryan win.
A Gonzo Guide to the Republican National Conventionnew
Forty years after Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72, the Republican National Convention returns to Florida. On August 30, Mitt Romney will don a sleek suit and flash his Vaseline smile to a sea of pale-skinned delegates in Tampa. He will compliment the city on hosting the four-day, $123 million orgiastic event. And he will implore the crowd to obey the banners hung from the rafters: "Believe in America."
The Power of Pussynew
Pussy Riot's reminding us of something we have to relearn every decade or so: It's OK to be about something. And it's OK to mean it. These convictions are as crucial artistically as they are politically.
Weekly Alibi |
Marisa DeMarco |
08-23-2012 |
Politics
