AltWeeklies Wire
The Nuclear Optionnew
Nuclear power is knocking on Idaho's door. Trouble is, the state doesn't really know what to do with it.
Boise Weekly |
Shea Andersen |
01-16-2008 |
Politics
Tags: nuclear
Welcome to Pleasantville, er, Portlandnew
More Taxes? No problem! Does this city ever take off its rose-colored glasses?
Willamette Week |
Corey Pein |
01-16-2008 |
Politics
Bobby Jindal's Quiet Governorshipnew
His historic reign as governor of Louisiana has officially begun, but you'll have to listen hard and watch closely to discern what it's all about.
The Return of South Carolina's Nativistsnew
Glenn McConnell introduced legislation calling for a U.S. Constitutional Convention to make illegal immigration even more illegal. He also submitted a bill that would make English the official language of South Carolina and require all state and civic publications be made manifest in English alone.
Charleston City Paper |
D.A. Smith |
01-16-2008 |
Commentary
South Carolina Democrats Aren't Ready for Changenew
Traditionally, South Carolinians don't like change. Many seem to prefer things as they were 200 years ago.
Charleston City Paper |
Barney Blakeney |
01-16-2008 |
Commentary
Iran Speedboat 'Crisis': The New Gulf of Tonkin?new
I had this eerie feeling last week as news reports began to come in of a naval engagement in the Strait of Hormuz. It was starting to feel like 1964.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Tim Redmond |
01-16-2008 |
Commentary
Tags: Iran
South Carolina Primary News Round-Upnew
Candidates are criss-crossing the state in hopes of drudging up some last-minute votes.
Charleston City Paper |
Greg Hambrick and Joshua Eboch |
01-16-2008 |
Politics
Ron Paul: The Only Candidatenew
Candidates like Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton or Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney are charismatic, understand the political machine, and use it to their advantage. Paul is an entirely different animal.
Charleston City Paper |
Jack Hunter |
01-16-2008 |
Commentary
Will Ralph Nader Run Again in '08?new
At the Green Party debate, he told us that if powerful institutional forces collude to limit that party's nominee's access to the ballot, as he charges they did in 2004, he might run to highlight the need for greater political participation.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Amanda Witherell |
01-16-2008 |
Politics
Scenes from the GOP Debate in South Carolinanew
FOX abandons hand-raising questions for bland conservative ones.
Charleston City Paper |
Greg Hambrick |
01-16-2008 |
Politics
Michael Nowakowski is Suddently on Big Money's Radarnew
In the weeks after Nowakowski scored a major upset to win a seat on the Phoenix City Council, something curious happened. His mailbox filled with checks.
Phoenix New Times |
Sarah Fenske |
01-15-2008 |
Politics
No More False Dichotomies: Don't Piecemeal Me, Bronew
It's too bad we can't elect a president by pastiche. There are various bits to like about various candidates, but no single one seems worth swooning over.
LEO Weekly |
Cary Stemle |
01-15-2008 |
Commentary
The Next Phase of the Presidential Campaignnew
By this time next month, the primary election season will be all but over, and we will know who's going to be battling it out in November. I, for one, am partially looking upon this time with dread.
Baltimore City Paper |
Brian Morton |
01-15-2008 |
Commentary
Let's Talk Pauliticsnew
The Ron Paul Revolution is alive and well in Kentucky.
LEO Weekly |
Stephen George |
01-15-2008 |
Politics
President ... Obama?new
Maybe I've been wrong about what can and can't happen in relation to race in America. Maybe we're finally living in a country where you can honestly, honestly, tell every child that she can truly be anything she wants to be when she grows up.
Baltimore City Paper |
Vincent Williams |
01-15-2008 |
Commentary
