AltWeeklies Wire
'Hawaii's Wounded Knee': Remembering the Olowalu Massacrenew
In late January 1790, an American sea captain slaughtered more than a hundred Hawaiians there in a massacre that though largely forgotten today, was every bit as horrific as Wounded Knee.
Children of Mass Murderers Support Groupnew
It’s got to be tough to be the son or daughter of an infamous mass murderer. In every group, however, there’s always a star.
If We Learn Geography, the Terrorists Winnew
Lots of coverage of the Boston Marathon bombings, but the media can’t provide the context or analysis to give it meaning or relevance other than as a random act of cruelty and tragedy.
What Makes a Good Editorial Cartoon
A good editorial cartoon should never be fair, balanced, moderate or so evenhanded that it is impossible to tell what the political orientation of the cartoonist is from that cartoon. This rules out a lot of them.
A Twisted Path to Citizenshipnew
Immigration reform: it’s not amnesty, it’s “path to citizenship” – in other words, amnesty plus a lot of bureaucratic BS.
Roger Ebert's Pernicious Influence on American Culturenew
Yes, Virginia, it is possible to draw an intelligent obituary cartoon. But is it possible for it to be printed in a newspaper?
Tags: Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert RIPnew
As usual when a celebrity dies, the passing of Roger Ebert spawned a passel of cheesy obituary cartoons by editorial cartoonists who depict the departed at the pearly gates, enjoying the afterlife. I hate the format and I usually only do them to mock the form or take a really contrarian position on the subject. This time, I've decided to show what the form could be: an opportunity for assessing a life, and its social and political meaning in our culture. Yes, Virginia, it is possible to draw an intelligent obituary cartoon. But is it possible for it to be printed in a newspaper?
The American Way of Deathnew
Whether it’s OK to use killer drones to blow people up depends on their citizenship and geographic proximity to the Good Old USA.
Love Reapernew
Will the next generation of killer drones have extra features to win over hearts and minds in the war on terror?
Freedom Marches Forwardnew
Gay marriage seems to be a historical inevitability. Let the self-congratulatory gladhanding begin! Who cares if we can’t make real progress on truly important issues?
Ten Years Into the Iraq War: Where Are They Now?new
The villains who lied the American people into invading Iraq are prospering. The Iraqis they killed, not so much.
Tags: George W. Bush
Wounded Drone Warriorsnew
Won't you reach out and help our brave wounded warriors as they come home from Iraq and Afghanistan?
With a Recovery Like Thisnew
The bottom 99% of wage earners in the United States lost 0.4% of their income between 2009 and 2011. The top 1% gained 11.2%. So the one percent grabbed 121% of the income gains from the so-called recovery. Can America afford much more recovery like this?
Not That Awesome to Begin Withnew
Burger King at the airport is like Burger King minus the full menu. TCBY express is like TCBY but less so. Similarly, the United States under austerity is an institution that never offered many services in the first place and is now even worse.
