AltWeeklies Wire
A Gonzo Guide to the Republican National Conventionnew
Forty years after Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72, the Republican National Convention returns to Florida. On August 30, Mitt Romney will don a sleek suit and flash his Vaseline smile to a sea of pale-skinned delegates in Tampa. He will compliment the city on hosting the four-day, $123 million orgiastic event. And he will implore the crowd to obey the banners hung from the rafters: "Believe in America."
Ken Salazar Has to Save the Interior Departmentnew
Facing a legacy of crumbling parks infrastructure, ravaged public lands and stunning mismanagement, the new Secretary has plenty to work on.
Gary Hart Should Replace Ken Salazar in the Senatenew
The names have been spinning through cyberspace since the first rumor that Ken Salazar might be headed to Barack Obama's cabinet, leaving a U.S. Senate seat open. But another veteran politico whose name has yet to emerge is worthy of serious consideration: Gary Hart.
Westword |
Patricia Calhoun |
12-29-2008 |
Commentary
War is Heck in the Battleground State of Coloradonew
All day Tuesday, polling places across town reported that the voting process was going smoothly. But there were still plenty of bumps in the road -- and Mimi Kaupe hit one of them.
Shepard Fairey and Robert Indiana Cause Trouble at the DNCnew
Fairey and company spent seventeen hours in jail, first at the infamous "Gitmo on the Platte" warehouse the city set up for DNC protesters. But he wasn't the only artist to get caught in the tentacles of DNC security.
DNC Report: Police and Protesters Look to 1999 WTO Protests for Guidancenew
You can forget Chicago in 1968; it's the 1999 World Trade Organization protests in Seattle that law enforcement and radical protest groups are using as the reference point for the DNC in Denver this year.
Jefferson County Officials Show Mike Zinna That What Goes Around Comes Aroundnew
A longtime critic of public officials who's turned to talk radio, webcasts and online muckracking to skewer his enemies, Zinna has sued the board of county commissioners and others, claiming they've used the power of their office to try to shut him up, slander him and otherwise stomp on his constitutional rights.
DNC Protest Groups Splinter as They Prepare for Denvernew
The knot of protesters organizing around the Democratic National Convention got a lot more tangled when a coalition of progressive groups formally presented itself as the Alliance for Real Democracy. This move deepened a division that started in May, when pacifist-leaning activist organizations and those with a more radical bent could not reach agreement on language within a "Statement of Non-Violence."
Jason Bane Goes from the Blogosphere to Politicsnew
He helped start ColoradoPols.com, but now he's stepped away from the web and into public life as a candidate for Jefferson County commissioner.
The Protest Testnew
How do you transform Columbus Day? Ask Martin Luther King Jr.
Westword |
Patricia Calhoun |
01-28-2008 |
Commentary
Anarchists Stalk Democratic Conventionnew
On a walking tour of Denver, Unconventional Action makes plans for the Democratic National Convention.
Is This Muslim Republican Mr. Right or the Big Cheese?new
Ali Hasan is young, rich and brash, and plans to follow in his parents' political footsteps -- cowboy boots and all.
Tears and Loathing in New Hampshirenew
Hillary is not the first -- or last -- to be a crying shame.
Westword |
Patricia Calhoun |
01-14-2008 |
Commentary
A Real Bitch-Huntnew
Hillary Clinton's run has made it open season on powerful women.
Westword |
Patricia Calhoun |
12-10-2007 |
Commentary
Getting Denver Ready for the DNCnew
Denver needs to raise a total of $55 million before the Democratic National Convention hits town next August. And then there are the real challenges...
