AltWeeklies Wire
Sheriff Joe Wants to Read the Mayor's Emailnew
When Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon spoke out against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, he had to know that retaliation would be swift. It didn't take Gordon long to join the list.
Phoenix New Times |
Sarah Fenske |
05-21-2008 |
Politics
McCain Promises to Appoint Ultraconservative Supreme Court Justicesnew
"Elections have consequences," McCain said last week. "One of the consequences is the president of the United States gets to name his or her nominees to the bench." That statement sent a shiver down the spines of many voters, not only because Bush has tipped the U.S. Supreme Court decidedly to the right, but because Justice John Paul Stevens just turned 88 years old.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
05-16-2008 |
Politics
A Guide to Nevada's Superdelegatesnew
With the Democratic presidential nomination still (theoretically) undecided, we explore the role a select group of Nevadans, including Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, could play in the outcome.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Damon Hodge |
05-16-2008 |
Politics
Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Endgame in Oregonnew
This is the twilight of Clinton's run for the Democratic presidential nomination: stops in friendly areas of rural America where the candidate can meet her hardest of hardcore supporters -- those "hardworking Americans, white Americans."
The Portland Mercury |
Eli Sanders |
05-15-2008 |
Politics
Framing Issues Is Hard; Just Ask George Lakoffnew
The Rockridge Institute sought to help Democrats package their issues for mainstream success. But the Berkeley think tank couldn't ever package itself, which led to its demise.
East Bay Express |
Eliza Strickland |
05-14-2008 |
Politics
Six Minutes With Barack Obamanew
The Democratic Presidential frontrunner talks timber payments, medical marijuana and of course tattoos.
Willamette Week |
James Pitkin |
05-14-2008 |
Politics
Key EPA Administrator Booted; Environmentalists are Up in Armsnew
Mary Gade, head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Midwestern regional office in Chicago, was pushed out after pushing Dow Chemical to clean up the mess it made in its hometown of Midland. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) compares her firing to the Bush administration's removal of nine federal prosecutors.
Metro Times |
Staff |
05-13-2008 |
Politics
Old Networks vs. New in the Democratic Primarynew
We used to call them Reagan Democrats. Nowadays the national media have taken to calling them the "white working class." In the South, they're called Bubba. In 2008, they are the key to victory.
John McCain's Evangelical Supporters are Scarynew
Sen. Barack Obama's connection to Rev. Jeremiah Wright has dominated the political conversation in recent weeks. But that has blotted out information about Republican nominee John McCain's support from religious leaders who also hold controversial views.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
05-09-2008 |
Politics
National Voter Registration Group Causes Chaosnew
The group's goal seems admirable enough -- to register some of the millions of unmarried women who aren't engaged in the political process so that they can vote in the 2008 primaries and general election. Unfortunately, the efforts of Women's Voices. Women Vote. is causing chaos and confusion in the states they've targeted, including Wisconsin.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
05-09-2008 |
Politics
Inside a Ron Paul Uprisingnew
As the mainstream media obsesses over the Democratic Party's brewing civil war, supporters of Ron Paul are already staging their own quiet uprising at GOP conventions across the nation. Will it spill over to the Republican National Convention?
Santa Fe Reporter |
Dave Maass |
05-08-2008 |
Politics
Trial Pits Greens and Libertarians Against North Carolinanew
The timing couldn't have been more ironic if a Hollywood screenwriter had penned the script: One day before the May 6 primary election, the Green and Libertarian parties sparred with the state in court over onerous requirements to appear on North Carolina's ballot.
Green Presidential Candidate Kat Swift Throws a Lasso in the Ringnew
San Antonio's newest perennial candidate is using her Minervan powers to shake down the last few uncommitted primary voters to save the world from anti-human, corporo-fascist domination.
San Antonio Current |
Greg Harman |
05-07-2008 |
Politics
Can Portland's 5,000 Cyclists Swing a City Hall Election?new
Bikes are the new babies in Portland elections, where it seems every candidate gets photographed wearing a helmet and a smile. Stop laughing. There really is a bike lobby here -- in influence, sorta like Big Oil in Dallas or Little Havana in Miami, just without the cash.
Willamette Week |
Corey Pein |
05-07-2008 |
Politics
Who to See at the DNCnew
After all the hullaballoo in the Keystone proved anti-climactic, one has to wonder: Will there be an official nominee before the Democratic National Convention?
Philadelphia City Paper |
Mary F. Patel |
05-06-2008 |
Politics
