AltWeeklies Wire
Election '08: The People's Electionnew
On (almost) every level, the grassroots beat the establishment and the progressives beat the big money.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Steven T. Jones and Tim Redmond |
11-12-2008 |
Politics
SEIU's Internal Battles Could Divert Critical Resources from the Electionnew
The union's ground operation and bulging political war chest are crucial to Democratic Party hopes in November. But a recent corruption scandal and an ongoing internal dispute that threatens to blow up in the coming weeks could undermine the union's political influence at the worst possible time.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
J.B. Powell |
09-17-2008 |
Politics
Barack Obama is the Man in the Middlenew
From Burning Man to Denver, there's a new politics emerging in America, maybe even a new American Dream -- and it's not all about Barack Obama.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Steven T. Jones |
09-04-2008 |
Commentary
Do the Math, Then Vote for Obamanew
When it comes to putting more money in your pockets -- as the free-marketeers like to say, giving the middle class more cash to spend as it wants, thus stimulating the economy -- the Democrat is far, far ahead. And all he's going to do is put the very rich back where they were a few years ago, which was, well, very rich. But this message isn't getting out.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Tim Redmond |
08-28-2008 |
Commentary
Pelosi is Raising Big Bucks but Keeping Very Little for Her Reelection Campaignnew
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi seems to be feeling pretty confident in her reelection prospects this November, despite an independent challenge by high-profile peace mom Cindy Sheehan. But that hasn't stopped her from raising big bucks from scores of interest groups who are contributing to her campaign committee and to the political action committee she controls, known as PAC to the Future.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
G.W. Schulz |
08-21-2008 |
Politics
Pelosi Backs Bush on Iran Plansnew
How in the world does the representative of perhaps the most antiwar city in the country sign off on the United States doing this to another nation?
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Tom Gallagher |
07-31-2008 |
Commentary
Is Jeremiah Wright the New Gennifer Flowers?new
What if the Obama campaign not only knew what Wright was going to do, but quietly approved of it?
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Tim Redmond |
05-08-2008 |
Commentary
My Grandson Looks Like Barack Obamanew
We're a multiracial society and should stop listening to reactionary voices.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
h. Brown |
03-26-2008 |
Commentary
Hillary Clinton's Shameful Vote on Cluster Bombsnew
It's hard to believe that Clinton was unaware of the humanitarian crisis when she voted to continue the use of cluster bombs.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Paul Rockwell |
03-19-2008 |
Commentary
Questioning Ralph Nader's Veep Choicenew
What impact will the Nader-Gonzalez ticket have?
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Steven T. Jones and Tim Redmond |
03-05-2008 |
Politics
The Real FISA Problemnew
The entire premise of secret electronic surveillance seems shaky, judge or no.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Editorial |
02-20-2008 |
Commentary
Tags: domestic spying, FISA
Super Tuesday Lessonsnew
Barack Obama wins San Francisco with a late surge of diverse supporters, but can he prevent the superdelegates from tapping Hillary Clinton?
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Steven T. Jones, G.W. Schulz and Sarah Phelan |
02-13-2008 |
Politics
New Database Could Make it Tougher to Track Illegal Spendingnew
San Francisco's recent move to a privatized electronic campaign finance database will make it more difficult to track amendments to reports on political spending, a change that has caused a conflict between top-level staffers at the Ethics Commission.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Sarah Phelan |
01-23-2008 |
Politics
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
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
