AltWeeklies Wire
RNC Report: Chasing the Elephants Out of Times Squarenew
After Sunday's protest march, Central Park was calm, but Times Square was contested turf.
Boston Phoenix |
Camille Dodero |
08-30-2004 |
Politics
RNC Report: Caught in the Meshnew
Our correspondent narrowly escapes arrest at the corner of 45th and Broadway.
Boston Phoenix |
David Bernstein |
08-30-2004 |
Politics
RNC Report: Who Hates the President? Apparently Everybody.new
Massive protests greeted Republican National Convention delegates in New York City Sunday, demonstrating a widespread animosity against George W. Bush.
Boston Phoenix |
Camille Dodero |
08-30-2004 |
Politics
John Kerry Is a Rock Starnew
A 23-year-old Yale grad makes pro-Kerry T-shirts that cool people might actually wear.
Boston Phoenix |
Camille Dodero |
08-26-2004 |
Politics
Revisiting the Crime Scene: Florida Election Reformnew
Thanks to reforms undertaken after Bush’s 537-vote, no-recount victory over Al Gore, the Florida fiasco of 2000 couldn’t happen again. Or could it?
Boston Phoenix |
Dan Kennedy |
08-26-2004 |
Politics
The Improbable Senate Campaign of NH's Doris Haddock, a/k/a Granny Dnew
The most intriguing woman of this election season may well turn out to be Doris Haddock, the 94-year-old New Hampsherite better known as Granny D.
Boston Phoenix |
Adam Reilly |
08-24-2004 |
Politics
Predictably, Nader's Running Riles the Green Partynew
Back in March, some Green Party activists were warning that Ralph Nader -- who was still mulling another presidential campaign -- could damage the Green movement by running as an independent. Fast-forward five months: Nader is, indeed, running as an independent.
Boston Phoenix |
Adam Reilly |
08-16-2004 |
Politics
RNC Protests: Don't March on the Grassnew
New York's City Hall has told protesters that Central Park's Great Lawn is off-limits during the Republican National Convention. So where's a good spot to congregate on a hot summer day? Try the West Side Highway.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
08-16-2004 |
Politics
The Math to Beat Bush: 10 States Could Swing the Electionnew
Forget the polls. Forget the national campaign. Even more than in 2000, the presidential race will be decided in a handful of states that could go either way. So far, it’s looking good for Kerry.
Boston Phoenix |
Dan Kennedy |
08-16-2004 |
Politics
Bl(A)ck Tea Society Breathes New Life into Anarchismnew
The Bl(A)ck Tea Society redefined protest at the Democratic National Convention in Boston. The ad hoc coalition is made up of libertarians, Greens, Marxists, anarchists and other strains of like-minded activists, nearly all between the ages of 15 and 30, who are united in their distaste for conglomerates, hierarchies, slumlords, liberals, bosses, wars and government.
Boston Phoenix |
Camille Dodero |
08-16-2004 |
Politics
Massachusetts Considers Anti-Gay-Marriage Amendmentnew
Since suffering two life-threatening illnesses four years ago, the state's Senate president, Robert Travaglini, has adopted a conciliatory approach toward his colleagues. Next week the 51-year-old -- who is pro-civil-union but draws the line at matrimony -- will preside over a debate about amending the state constitution to prohibit same-sex marriage.
Boston Phoenix |
Adam Reilly |
08-07-2004 |
Politics
Bush Administration Cites National Security to Excuse Secrecynew
A host of restrictions on the public's access to government information, introduced by a dangerously secretive Bush administration, is smothering American freedoms day by day.
Boston Phoenix |
Harvey A. Silverglate and Carl Takei |
08-07-2004 |
Politics
What Ralph Nader Is Doing to the Greensnew
It's not just the Democrats who need to worry about Ralph Nader's current run for the presidency. His candidacy could damage the Green Party he put on the political map when he ran in 2000.
Boston Phoenix |
Adam Reilly |
08-07-2004 |
Politics
Conventional Wolf: An Interview with Wolf Blitzernew
In the midst of the chaos of the Democratic National Convention in Boston, CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer reflects on his favorite interviews, the future of cable news and growing up with a most unconventional name.
Boston Phoenix |
Tamara Wieder |
08-06-2004 |
Politics
Tags: convention, DNC
Generation Next: Dems Woo Youth Votenew
After years of neglect, the Democratic Party is finally reaching out to young voters.
Boston Phoenix |
Deirdre Fulton |
08-06-2004 |
Politics
