AltWeeklies Wire
Bill Richardson Has Yet to Snag Union Supportnew
"No one in labor that I know dislikes Richardson," says Christine Trujillo, president of the New Mexico AFL-CIO. "Most respect him and tout his pro-labor record, but with only $8 million in the bank versus what the others have, labor is just looking at who can carry the campaign all the way to the end."
Santa Fe Reporter |
David Alire Garcia |
11-26-2007 |
Politics
John Edwards on the Picket Linenew
Fishing for the union vote in Burbank.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Hanna Ingber Win |
11-26-2007 |
Politics
Project White Housenew
Presenting the first ever Tucson Weekly presidential campaign contest!
Tucson Weekly |
Jim Nintzel |
11-21-2007 |
Politics
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...
Battle Over Feinstein Causes Friction for California Demsnew
Frustration over Feinstein's voting record has been simmering within some Democratic organizations and reached a head earlier this month when she voted to confirm Judge Michael Mukasey as U.S. attorney general despite his refusal to condemn torture or the inhumane practice known as waterboarding.
San Diego CityBeat |
Lucas O'Connor |
11-21-2007 |
Politics
Barack Obama's Momentnew
Presidential candidate finds his voice in San Francisco -- but can he still turn the race around?
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Steven T. Jones |
11-21-2007 |
Politics
Dem at Your Own Risknew
The year 2000 was the dawn of the tort-reform craze in Mississippi, and the beginning of the end for Democrats in the state.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
11-20-2007 |
Politics
Why Immigration May Not Be Such a Big Issue After Allnew
If the national press is to be believed, the failed efforts of the Bush administration to achieve any sort of immigration reform have left this nation in the grip of an immigration dilemma of crisis proportions. Yet if a recent Albuquerque town hall is any indication, the much-ballyhooed crisis will eventually turn out to be the most oversold worry since the Y2K computer calendar sneeze.
Weekly Alibi |
Jerry Ortiz y Pino |
11-20-2007 |
Commentary
In the Name of Justicenew
If you don't think cop killers deserve to die, there's something wrong with you.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Brian Hickey |
11-20-2007 |
Commentary
Pittsburgh's Recurring Night-mayornew
For two elections now, Pittsburgh "progressives" have waited impatiently for the city to catch up with their own beliefs.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Chris Potter |
11-20-2007 |
Commentary
Chris Dodd: PAC-Mannew
The senator's presidential campaign is gobbling up corporate cash from Wall Street PACs with the fervor of an arcade game monster.
New Haven Advocate |
Freda Moon |
11-20-2007 |
Politics
Madison's Military Problemnew
It isn't Army recruiting, but our attitude towards serving.
Isthmus |
Marc Eisen |
11-19-2007 |
Commentary
Christine Chavez Honors Her Grandfather's Legacynew
She lives by Cesar's example, working with the gay rights movement and social justice and animal rights advocates, and she still has a hand in the United Farm Workers of America, the union started by her grandfather, for which she served as Southern California political director for eight years.
Pasadena Weekly |
Jaymee R. Cuti |
11-19-2007 |
Politics
The Pasadena City Council's Other Businessnew
Open government experts question council emailing practices during meetings.
Pasadena Weekly |
Kevin Uhrich and Andre Coleman |
11-19-2007 |
Politics
On the Obama Busnew
Vermonters travel to New Hampshire to canvass for a senator from Illinois.
Seven Days |
Kevin J. Kelley |
11-16-2007 |
Politics
