AltWeeklies Wire
Spreading the Plamenew
The way her colleagues have been going after her, you'd think Judith Miller was the only journalist who abetted the Bush administration's rush to war. There are lots of them.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Bob Norman |
12-08-2005 |
Media
More Hot Water in Vice President's Officenew
The overall picture that emerges with the indictment of Scooter Libby is of the vice president's office as a boiler room, with Dick Cheney's flunkies concocting a story to smear Joe Wilson by outing his wife's undercover employment by the CIA.
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway |
11-02-2005 |
Politics
Any Profit in a Stormnew
Stormy weather allows big oil to practice a crude sort of blackmail, even though the rise in oil prices may turn out to have little to do with hurricanes.
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway |
09-28-2005 |
Commentary
How Many More Will Die in Iraq?new
This country's sacrifices of war are being borne solely by the roughly 160,000 men and women in uniform who are risking -- and losing -- their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan, and by their grieving and worried families.
The Village Voice |
Sydney H. Schanberg |
09-28-2005 |
Commentary
An Indecent Proposal for U.S. Withdrawal From Iraqnew
Dropping tons of cash on Baghdad would raise such a hell-storm of confusion, joy, riot and hysteria as to foredoom any last effort to attack us on our way out.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Ron Garmon |
08-08-2005 |
Comedy
Columnist for Salenew
If columnist Armstrong Williams can get big bucks for pushing the No Child Left Behind program, why shouldn't this columnist auction off a few stories?
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
06-21-2005 |
Commentary
FEMA Denies Emergency Power Funds to North Carolinanew
What North Carolina needs most to deal with ice storms is backup generators for shelters, fire stations and other emergency outposts. But the Bush-era Federal Emergency Management Agency, which has cut funding for preventive strategies, refused to help the state purchase them.
INDY Week |
Barbara Solow |
09-23-2004 |
Policy Issues
U.S. Attorney in Pittsburgh Worries Civil Libertariansnew
Mary Beth Buchanan, the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, champions some of the Bush administration's most controversial proposals, including the USA Patriot Act.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Chris Potter |
08-07-2004 |
Civil Liberties
