AltWeeklies Wire
Losing Democracynew
Redistricting helped the GOP win the House, and it almost caused the U.S. to go over the fiscal cliff.
Cincinnati CityBeat |
German Lopez |
01-03-2013 |
Politics
Obama Makes Plea to Cincinnati Votersnew
Compares his policies to Clinton; Romney to Bush.
Cincinnati CityBeat |
Andy Brownfield |
11-05-2012 |
Elections
Shades of Bluenew
Democratic National Committee Executive Director Patrick Gaspard discusses Ohio’s importance in 2012 and beyond.
Cincinnati CityBeat |
Andy Brownfield |
10-03-2012 |
Elections
Ohio Democrats say Kasich, Mandel are blowing off records requestsnew
The Ohio Democratic Party sued Ohio Gov. John Kasich Aug. 14, alleging that he failed to comply with Ohio’s open records law because he sent the party redacted documents.
Cincinnati CityBeat |
Andy Brownfield |
08-22-2012 |
Politics
Need for Labor Movement Greater Than Evernew
It should come as no surprise that as union membership has declined, income inequality and the average pay for CEOs have skyrocketed. Put simply, there is no mediating force to counter the avarice rampant in corporate boardrooms.
Cincinnati CityBeat |
Kevin Osborne |
09-13-2011 |
Commentary
Analyzing the Media's Lazy Reporting on ACORNnew
The current causus belli is ACORN's alleged promotion of voter registration fraud and voter fraud during the 2008 election campaign. That continuing assault and news media complicity are the subjects of an independent media study by Peter Dreier and Christopher Martin.
Cincinnati CityBeat |
Ben L. Kaufman |
10-16-2009 |
Commentary
Obama Campaign is Targeting Ohio's Reddest Countiesnew
The Democrats hopes to win the swing state by chipping away at Republican strongholds in Butler, Clermont and Warren counties.
Cincinnati CityBeat |
Steve Rosen |
10-24-2008 |
Politics
Too Good for Us?new
Ken Blackwell is well known for his role in election day shenanigans that pushed Ohio into George Bush's win column in 2004 -- what's not so well known about the right-wing ideologue now running for Ohio governor is his early years as a liberal activist and a third-party mayor of Cincinnati.
Cincinnati CityBeat |
Lew Moores |
08-21-2006 |
Politics
Making Bush the Issuenew
Throughout a debate, Iraq veteran and Democrat Paul Hackett attacked George W. Bush aggressively while Republican Jean Schmidt championed the administration's policies. The two are competing for Ohio's 2nd Congressional District.
Cincinnati CityBeat |
Ann Driscoll |
07-28-2005 |
Politics
Red State Bluesnew
The presidential election results bring to mind a twist on a hip T-shirt slogan from a few years back: "It's a red thing. You wouldn't understand."
Cincinnati CityBeat |
John Fox |
11-10-2004 |
Commentary
Cheeseburgers and Paradise Won Ohionew
Ohio turned out to be the swing state everyone predicted, and President Bush's narrow victory here pushed him to re-election. John Kerry won all the major cities in Ohio, yet the suburban and rural vote trumped him.
Cincinnati CityBeat |
Stephanie Dunlap |
11-10-2004 |
Politics
