AltWeeklies Wire
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 Waiting Game: Hundreds Kept in Jail Too Longnew
"You expect it in the former Soviet Union, or Saudi Arabia maybe. But New York City? It's like they took the Bill of Rights and threw it in the trash can," says one man arrested with his brother as they stood on a sidewalk watching anti-Republican demonstrators.
The Village Voice |
Jennifer Gonnerman |
09-08-2004 |
Politics
Streets of Rage: How Bush and the GOP Mobilized Half a Million Peoplenew
All week, people have invoked George W. Bush's name in anger and ridicule in documentaries, art shows, poetry readings, even die-ins, all part of the convulsion of creative dissent that his presidency has unintentionally unleashed.
The Village Voice |
Tom Robbins and Jennifer Gonnerman |
09-02-2004 |
Politics
Tags: Karl Rove, World Trade Center, peace, arrests, Protesters, police, New York City, rally, bicyclists, Soho
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
