AltWeeklies Wire
A Therapist for New York's Mayornew
Because of his role in the Independence Party, Dr. Fred Newman, the founder of the Social Therapy movement, may be able to save Michael Bloomberg's job.
The Village Voice |
Tom Robbins |
06-24-2005 |
Politics
Families Protest Ground Zero Museumnew
The presence of anything not directly related to 9-11 on their sacred site -- like the proposed International Freedom Center -- puzzles and offends some victims' kin.
The Village Voice |
Jarrett Murphy |
06-24-2005 |
Politics
Mark Felt's Goon-Squad Pastnew
At the FBI, Mark "Deep Throat" Felt played a major role in directing and implementing the ruthless wrecking of people's lives.
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway |
06-10-2005 |
Politics
New York's Love Affair With Uzbek Dictatornew
In March 2002, New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg gave Uzbekistan tyrant Islam Karimov (of the Andijan massacre) the royal treatment.
The Village Voice |
Ward Harkavy |
06-10-2005 |
Politics
The Hayseed vs. Hillarynew
Even the most seasoned politician would have trouble unseating Hillary Clinton. Last month, a little-known county attorney, William Brenner, announced he'll take on that task.
The Village Voice |
Kristen Lombardi |
04-20-2005 |
Politics
Schiavo Case Could Get Spun to Republicans' Advantagenew
It's beginning to dawn on gloating Democrats who hoped the GOP had gone too far in the Terri Schiavo case that the spectacle may turn out to be a plus for conservatives in the larger ongoing values debate.
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway |
03-29-2005 |
Politics
Who's Afraid of the Big, Bad Wolfowitz?new
Dubious financial and accounting achievements occurred on Paul Wolfowitz's watch before he became president of the World Bank.
The Village Voice |
Jason Vest |
03-18-2005 |
Politics
Positive Images Rule in Bush's Americanew
In the new America, we're not supposed to publish pictures of the bodies of the American dead in the streets -- only the Iraqis. Reality only gets in the way.
The Village Voice |
Sydney H. Schanberg |
01-26-2005 |
Politics
Inauguration 2005: The Eve of Destructionnew
George W. Bush is getting four more years to remake the world in his image. (Too bad for us, he already started.)
The Village Voice |
Rick Perlstein |
01-20-2005 |
Politics
The Big, Bad Michael Chertoffnew
Michael Chertoff, President Bush's new pick for Homeland Security chief, makes the outgoing Tom Ridge look like a cream puff. He gives no quarter. There is no mercy. The Constitution? Forget it.
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway and Nicole Duarte |
01-13-2005 |
Politics
Democrats Lack the Grit to Stop Alberto Gonzalesnew
An inside source says the Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee will cave in -- after harrumphing for some hours -- and vote to confirm Alberto Gonzales as attorney general.
The Village Voice |
Nat Hentoff |
12-15-2004 |
Politics
Not So Fast on Canonizing Bush's Homeland Security Picknew
Bush's appointee as secretary of homeland security, Bernard Kerik, was hailed as a hero after the 9-11 attack. A good deal of his hero image is promoted, if not created, by Rupert Murdoch's New York publishing genius Judith Regan.
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway |
12-08-2004 |
Politics
Alberto Gonzales Played Role in Texas Death Penalty Casesnew
Alberto Gonzales briefed George W. Bush on death-penalty cases when Bush, as governor of Texas, allowed 150 men and two women to be executed. And now Gonzales will be the nation's chief law enforcement officer.
The Village Voice |
Nat Hentoff |
12-08-2004 |
Politics
Al Sharpton Takes a Hypocritical Plungenew
Former Democratic presidential hopeful Al Sharpton helped engineer the demise of his mentor, Jesse Jackson, who had an affair with the executive director of his nonprofit organization and showered her with benefits, even while Sharpton was sending every signal to those around him that he was doing the same.
The Village Voice |
Wayne Barrett |
12-07-2004 |
Politics
After the Election, Conspiracy Theories Unaddressednew
For all the type and tape spent on Election 2004, several loose ends are still in need of tying: Bush's bulge, poll fraud and other rumors that the mainstream press has largely ignored without entirely refuting.
The Village Voice |
Jarrett Murphy |
11-17-2004 |
Politics
