AltWeeklies Wire
Our Brains on Drugsnew
Americans are already too distracted ... and now we're talking about legalizing pot?!
Tucson Weekly |
Catherine O'Sullivan |
04-02-2009 |
Drugs
Tags: marijuana legalization, commentary
How Can I Avoid Joining al-Qaeda by Mistake?new
According to the journal of the U.S. Army's Combating Terrorism Center, al-Qaeda's HR department is actively seeking new recruits among the general populace. Sneaky bastards that they are, they're not posting help wanted ads on Craigslist or sticking "Earn money and martyrdom from home" flyers under the windshield wipers of parked cars.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
04-01-2009 |
Commentary
What Obama and Hitler Have in Common
Billions to kill Muslims in Afghanistan; not one red cent to help struggling homeowners avoid foreclosure. It's hard to avoid the conclusion that killing Muslims is Barack Obama's top priority.
Entering Year Sevennew
The Iraq War's anniversary didn't spark riots, but it's worth remembering how we got here and who we've lost. At least.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
03-27-2009 |
Commentary
Tags: Iraq, commentary
Message to Michael Steelenew
Dear Michael Steele: You blew it. You caved, crumbled, buckled, tucked tail and ate crow.
Jackson Free Press |
Kamikaze |
03-27-2009 |
Commentary
The 100 Unsexiest Men of 2009new
The Boston Phoenix's fourth annual losers list, this year topped by the biggest blowhard in America. Here at Phoenix Unsexy Headquarters, unsexiness is defined by gypping jillions out of charities or punching your girlfriend or yelling at your cinematographer.
Boston Phoenix |
Phoenix Staff |
03-26-2009 |
Comedy
Tags: Unsexiest Men of 2009, commentary
The Time Has Come to Talk About Boosting the Minimum Driving Agenew
We harangue our teenagers about sexually transmitted infections, drugs, alcohol, cigarettes, the violent content of video games, mass-produced entertainment, even guns. Yet according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, motor-vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death among teenagers.
Tucson Weekly |
Catherine O'Sullivan |
03-19-2009 |
Commentary
Tags: commentary, teenage driving
Is the Global Economic Crisis Going to Lead to Another World War?new
With planet Earth experiencing its deepest and widest recession since the 1930s, there are millions more hungry men today than there were just a couple years ago. Anger must be on the rise as well.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
03-18-2009 |
Commentary
Institutional Inertia: The Corps of Engineersnew
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has failed to draft a Congress-mandated plan for Category 5 hurricane protection and coastal restoration for Louisiana. It's time for the president to step in.
Gambit |
Gambit Weekly Staff |
03-17-2009 |
Commentary
I Am the Fat Man on the Leftnew
Although he disgusted me so much I took it upon myself to stake a claim to being the Fat Man on the Left, I felt a strange kinship with Rush Limbaugh. The kinship was based on both of us being too fat. I was and remain easily as hefty as Limbaugh was and is becoming so again.
Random Lengths News |
Lionel Rolfe |
03-07-2009 |
Commentary
Let Them Eat Pillsnew
If you think bankers are corrupt, be sure you give doctors their due.
Jackson Free Press |
Brian Johnson |
03-06-2009 |
Commentary
Serious Monkey Businessnew
When will people learn that non-domesticated animals are dangerous?
Tucson Weekly |
Catherine O'Sullivan |
03-05-2009 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues, commentary
Who Are These Republicans? And Why Are They the Hope of White Conservatives?new
To counter their reputation of being the party of old, crotchety white men bellowing on talk radio that they are losing the country to the blacks, the browns and the gays, the Grand Old Party has recently put forward a couple of new faces of color.
New York Press |
Jamaal Young |
03-05-2009 |
Commentary
Tags: commentary, Republican Party
We Want a Single-Payer Healthcare System, But Obama's Baby Steps Are a Good Startnew
What we know about healthcare is that the system we have doesn’t work, that costs are rising far faster than incomes, that it makes no sense to burden private business with having to provide care for the workforce and that a for-profit insurance model encourages the denial of treatment.
San Diego CityBeat |
San Diego CityBeat |
03-04-2009 |
Commentary
Tags: Healthcare, commentary
CEO-Bashing for Fun and Profit
Bashing CEOs is fun, but misses the point.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
02-25-2009 |
Commentary
