AltWeeklies Wire
Who Should Sen. John Cornyn Condemn Next?new
Now that he's taken on MoveOn.org, we would like to keep the momentum rolling by offering him a list of some other individuals and organizations deserving of Senatorial condemnation.
San Antonio Current |
Gilbert Garcia |
10-03-2007 |
Commentary
California's Presidential Electoral Reform Act on Life Supportnew
The GOP-backed ballot initiative would allocate the state's electoral votes according to which presidential candidate wins a congressional district, shifting 20 or more of the state's 55 electoral votes to the Republican presidential nominee -- a block of votes equivalent to winning Ohio.
San Diego CityBeat |
Lucas O'Connor |
10-03-2007 |
Politics
Is Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Really the Next Hitler?new
By creating a new bogeyman and ignoring common sense, our leaders are consciously constructing a scenario that might serve as a pretext to justify invading Iran.
Charleston City Paper |
Jack Hunter |
10-03-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: Iran
Mitt Loony: You Have To be Crazy to Vote for This Guynew
You have to be several Sundays short of a calendar month to vote for a Mormon for president.
San Diego CityBeat |
Edwin Decker |
10-03-2007 |
Commentary
'We Don't Speak to Evil'
Iran is a powerful regional rival to US interests in the Middle East. But an "enemy"?
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
10-02-2007 |
Commentary
High-Profile Dems Skip Key Abortion Votenew
Sens. Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Joe Biden and Chris Dodd could have undone a regressive, four-year-old Bush administration policy on family planning, had they shown up to vote.
New Haven Advocate |
Andy Bromage |
10-02-2007 |
Politics
The Senate Snow Job on Iraqnew
Senators hide behind MoveOn.org in an outrageous attempt to deflect the debate.
LEO Weekly |
Stephen George |
10-01-2007 |
Commentary
Memphis Election Heads Down the Stretchnew
Neck-and-neck races and a new poll make for extra drama at the wire in next week's mayoral and council election.
The Memphis Flyer |
Jackson Baker |
10-01-2007 |
Politics
Joe Wilson: 'It's About Honesty'new
The diplomatic whistleblower on the war in Iraq, the White House liars who put his wife in harm's way and why he's supporting Hilary Clinton.
Pasadena Weekly |
Kevin Uhrich |
10-01-2007 |
Politics
Heavy Medals
Were Gen Petraeus's nine rows of medals enough to win the hearts and minds of Congress?
The Inlander |
Robert Herold |
09-28-2007 |
Commentary
Public Campaign Funding Could Clean Up Wisconsinnew
State leaders could study publicly financed campaigns in Arizona and Maine -- or they could wait for a scandal that forces a wholesale reform of the system.
Shepherd Express |
Dennis A. Shook |
09-28-2007 |
Commentary
How Many Iraqis Have Died?new
While Surgin' Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker were in D.C., the British polling agency ORB released a horrifying report -- it says 1,220,580 Iraqis have died since the invasion, and half of all households in Baghdad alone have lost a family member.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
09-27-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Damn You, Barack Obamanew
Small donors could put Obama over the top, but win or lose, they've have already brought a revolution in campaign financing.
Boston Phoenix |
Al Giordano |
09-27-2007 |
Politics
2008's X Factorsnew
Independent voters and second-choice surges have the potential to shake up the primaries, boosting Rudy and Barack.
Boston Phoenix |
Steven Stark |
09-27-2007 |
Commentary
Iran: The Next Crisisnew
Trying to make sense of Ahmadinejad at Columbia will not shed light on Bush's emerging plans to attack Iran.
Boston Phoenix |
Editorial |
09-27-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: Iran
