AltWeeklies Wire
Who Are These Republicans? And Why Are They the Hope of White Conservatives?new
To counter their reputation of being the party of old, crotchety white men bellowing on talk radio that they are losing the country to the blacks, the browns and the gays, the Grand Old Party has recently put forward a couple of new faces of color.
New York Press |
Jamaal Young |
03-05-2009 |
Commentary
Tags: commentary, Republican Party
The Fuzziness of Human Rightsnew
On the anniversary of its legal birth, the concept is losing its interpretive luster.
East Bay Express |
Jay Youngdahl |
03-04-2009 |
Commentary
We Want a Single-Payer Healthcare System, But Obama's Baby Steps Are a Good Startnew
What we know about healthcare is that the system we have doesn’t work, that costs are rising far faster than incomes, that it makes no sense to burden private business with having to provide care for the workforce and that a for-profit insurance model encourages the denial of treatment.
San Diego CityBeat |
San Diego CityBeat |
03-04-2009 |
Commentary
Tags: Healthcare, commentary
Los Angeles on $300,000 a Yearnew
The L.A. City Council salaries are not just overinflated in an era of belt-tightening. They are only a hair below the salaries of Congress, and are higher than those of federal judges. They amount to a staggering 400 percent of Los Angeles' median household income of $46,000.
L.A. Weekly |
Patrick Range McDonald |
02-27-2009 |
Politics
Leave Bobby Jindal Alone!new
Video: Who is this guy? We'd rather not say. But we feel his pain. We really do.
The Memphis Flyer |
Staff |
02-27-2009 |
Commentary
CEO-Bashing for Fun and Profit
Bashing CEOs is fun, but misses the point.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
02-25-2009 |
Commentary
What Is the Swat Valley?new
The Swat Valley is a magical place in northern Pakistan where every child is born with the innate ability to batter down doors, rescue hostages and safely apprehend suspected drug kingpins. Additionally, the area's notoriously boy-crazy, clique-y teenage girls inspired the hugely popular Swat Valley High teen fiction series.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
02-25-2009 |
Commentary
Former San Diego Mayor's Sister Gives Senior Center the Bootnew
For much of the last 30 years, Mavourneen O'Connor's Kind Corp. has operated housing and a community center for low-income seniors on a Downtown site, but four years ago, they inexplicably refused to renew a partner nonprofit’s lease.
San Diego CityBeat |
Kelly Davis |
02-25-2009 |
Politics
The Race to Replace Rahm Emanuelnew
Before you can decide which candidate to vote for, it might just be a good idea to think about what you want in a congressman. By my count there are at least six distinct political types who wind up in Congress: outsiders, insiders, wonks, celebrities, legacies, and citizens.
Chicago Reader |
Ben Joravsky |
02-23-2009 |
Politics
Why Are Republicans So Damn Republican?new
Now that three renegade Republican senators have forced Obama to sign a stimulus bill that is woefully inadequate for the job it is supposed to do, I have been puzzling the oddness of people who are Republicans.
Random Lengths News |
Lionel Rolfe |
02-21-2009 |
Commentary
Rep. Eric Swafford's Bid to Make Tennessee a Laughingstocknew
Swafford has proudly become America's first state legislator to join the wacky legal action challenging Barack Obama's status as a U.S. citizen, an issue that's become an obsession of the far-right fringe.
Nashville Scene |
Jeff Woods |
02-20-2009 |
Politics
Oregon Rep. Takes Aim at State Insurance Divisionnew
Oregon Rep. Chip Shields plans to introduce a bill in the coming weeks that would tighten procedures and encourage more public input in the State Insurance Division's rate-approval process.
Willamette Week |
James Pitkin |
02-18-2009 |
Politics
The Sin Indexnew
For whatever reason, sin and vice seem to have made frequent appearances in the news in the last month. Here’s a market analysis of some of the best bits, locally and nationally.
The Inlander |
Joel Smith |
02-18-2009 |
Politics
Is Pakistan Getting Serious About Fighting Terrorists?new
Next time you get irritated at an U.S. politician for using responsibility-shirking language, be thankful Pakistan's Interior Ministry Chief Rehman Malik isn't a member of our government.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
02-18-2009 |
Commentary
Could Texas Dems Unite Behind Leticia Van de Putte for Higher Office in 2010?new
Van de Putte has been introduced as someone who "might be the next Democratic candidate for governor" and has hinted that she might be open to a 2010 run for Kay Bailey Hutchison's soon-to-be-vacant U.S. Senate seat.
San Antonio Current |
Gilbert Garcia |
02-18-2009 |
Politics
