AltWeeklies Wire
Can Obama Make Democrats Face Up to Economic Reality?new
There is no doubt that Obama would do a better job on the economy. But during these challenging and worrisome economic times he, and Democrats running for Congress, seem to be promising a lot -- the sky, in fact: less taxes for most people and more services for all. At the moment, it just does not add up.
Boston Phoenix |
Phoenix Editorial |
07-30-2008 |
Commentary
Rep. Bart Stupak Pushes for Regulating Oil Speculatorsnew
The sophisticated finance boys on Wall Street are making fun of Stupak, the Michigan congressman who is so much of a hick he cares about poor people who are having trouble affording gasoline. What really bothers them is that he is now in a position where he may be able to do something about it.
Metro Times |
Jack Lessenberry |
07-29-2008 |
Politics
McCain's Economic Brainnew
The economy is fine, pronounced the economic doctor; people have just fallen into a mental recession.
Jackson Free Press |
Jim Hightower |
07-24-2008 |
Commentary
David Sirota is Leading a Populist Revolution ... Why Haven't You Heard About It?new
Sirota is for unions and against NAFTA -- so how did he get a nationally syndicated column?
Boulder Weekly |
Dylan Otto Krider |
07-19-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Mark Winne Examines the Politics of Eatingnew
The community food systems expert talks with us about how economic divisions in the US affect the way people eat. We also present an excerpt from Winne’s recent book, Closing the Food Gap: Resetting the Table in the Land of Plenty, which examines this problem in detail.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Mark Winne and Charlotte Jusinski |
07-10-2008 |
Food+Drink
Rampant Foreclosures Have Torn the Very Fabric of Northeast Ohionew
In this young century, we've focused our collective attention elsewhere while market forces battered the vulnerable like a hurricane. And the subprime mortgage explosion was the economic Katrina; Northeast Ohio the Gulf Coast.
Cleveland Free Times |
Dan Harkins |
07-09-2008 |
Economy
Environmentally-Friendly Burials Save More than One Kind of Greennew
Dienna Genther's coffins have an obvious marketing appeal to those seeking a "green" burial, something that has become increasingly popular over the last few years. Yet she emphasizes the reduced financial burden on the deceased and their families when explaining her business motives. She speaks soberly and doesn't come off as an idealist as much as she does a tradesperson.
Weekly Alibi |
Marquis Dufek |
07-01-2008 |
Environment
Do Yuppie Hybrid Buyers Really Need a Tax-Break Carrott Anymore?new
Like many states, Oregon has long offered generous tax credits -- on top of existing federal tax credits -- to buyers of new hybrids. But if demand is already high and climbing as fast as the price of gasoline, why keep giving away money?
Willamette Week |
Corey Pein |
06-25-2008 |
Transportation
Can Philly's Bold Experiment in Preventing Foreclosures Work?new
With the foreclosure crisis in full swing, Judge C. Darnell Jones issued an order declaring that before any foreclosure goes to sale, a representative for the lender must sit down with the borrower in court. He also postponed all sales of owner-occupied houses scheduled for April or May until July. The order immediately drew national attention, and last week, the experiment began.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Isaiah Thompson |
06-24-2008 |
Housing & Development
Mark Weisbrot on the Media's Misleading Latin American Reportingnew
Weisbrot, co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, D.C., is considered to be one of the leading experts on the Venezuelan economy and the reforms of President Hugo Chavez. Weisbrot was in town last week to discuss American media's coverage of progressive changes in Latin America, coverage that he claims is misleading.
Shepherd Express |
Louis Fortis |
06-20-2008 |
International
Nevada Leaves Millions of Gay-Marriage Dollars on the Table in the Name of Moralitynew
Because of the utter hypocrisy, stupidity and basic mean-spiritedness of the Silver State's electorate, Las Vegas will miss out on untold millions of dollars in tourism spending that could've been for being on the forefront of the coming gay-marriage tsunami.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Steve Friess |
06-16-2008 |
LGBT
Obama Has Two Chances to Win, One More Far-Fetched Than the Othernew
He might enlarge his impressive work in the Rocky Mountain states and move four or five of them out of the Republican column to join the fixed big-state Democratic electoral base, or else he can subdue the prejudices of white rural voters across the South and upper Midwest and persuade them to vote their pocketbooks. Even to an old denizen of the Jim Crow South the second looks like the better prospect.
Arkansas Times |
Ernest Dumas |
06-12-2008 |
Commentary
Gay Rights Are Good for the Economynew
The estimated 15.3 million gay adults in the United States have a combined buying power of more than $660 billion, and same-sex marriage may make gay Americans even more important to the economy.
Shepherd Express |
Ken Reibel |
06-06-2008 |
LGBT
Home Equity Loans Threatened in Mortgage Crisisnew
As property values drop, many banks are freezing their customers' home equity loans.
East Bay Express |
Anna McCarthy |
06-04-2008 |
Housing & Development
John McCain's Phil Gramm Gamblenew
In Gramm, McCain has chosen for a campaign co-chair and adviser a former senator who espouses free market, conservative principles, but whose actions in public office served wealthy contributors and even himself, leading to economic crises like the credit crunch and skyrocketing fuel costs.
The Texas Observer |
Patricia Kilday Hart |
06-03-2008 |
Politics
