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King Rudynew
Come the first few months of 2008, if you're an old-fashioned American progressive in need of entertainment, you won't be able to beat listening all over the country for heads exploding across the aisle any time Rudy Giuliani wins a Republican primary.
Baltimore City Paper |
Brian Morton |
11-06-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: Rudy Giuliani
The Green Party Struggles To Grow In Baltimorenew
Why are Maria Allwine and Bill Barry the only Baltimore Greens out on the stump this year?
Baltimore City Paper |
Erin Sullivan |
10-30-2007 |
Politics
Baltimore Gets The Mayor's Race It Deservesnew
Incumbent Sheila Dixon has quietly coasted along on a sea of money, avoiding confrontations with her opponents, and ignoring questions about her past ethical lapses.
Baltimore City Paper |
Edward Ericson Jr. |
09-11-2007 |
Politics
Alberto Gonzales: Toady No Morenew
Gonzales took a nation that used to wave its banner as a beacon of freedom, truth, and democracy and in a short time made it stand for torture, extraordinary rendition, Abu Ghraib, indefinite detentions, and the gulag of "black" CIA sites.
Baltimore City Paper |
Brian Morton |
09-04-2007 |
Commentary
Baltimore Campaign Beat: Pounding the Pavementnew
Candidates for 13th District battle for visibility with voters.
Baltimore City Paper |
Chris Landers |
09-04-2007 |
Politics
Baltimore Campaign Beat: Multiple Personalitiesnew
A large crop of candidates fight for right to represent the city's 11th District.
Baltimore City Paper |
Randy Leonard |
08-28-2007 |
Politics
America's Foreign Policy Fallacynew
For half a century, U.S. foreign policy has largely been like a large ship that makes few and slight course corrections -- in just six years, we've been thrown way off course, and the compass is spinning as a result.
Baltimore City Paper |
Brian Morton |
08-21-2007 |
Commentary
Baltimore Campaign Beat: 7th District Celebritiesnew
Familiar names challenge incumbent Belinda Conaway in council race.
Baltimore City Paper |
Van Smith |
08-21-2007 |
Politics
What Bush Didn't Saynew
The president offers sympathies and assistance to Minneapolis and calls on Congress to act before recess -- we fill in the gaps.
Baltimore City Paper |
Brian Morton |
08-14-2007 |
Commentary
Nine Democrats Vie For 4th Baltimore District Seatnew
Ken Harris is vacating his seat in search of City Council President.
Baltimore City Paper |
Anna Ditkoff |
07-31-2007 |
Politics
The Supreme Assholesnew
The angry white men -- plus one angry black man without a historical conscience -- on the Supreme Court are leading the whole country down the path of the angry assholes of the nation, back toward the past.
Baltimore City Paper |
Brian Morton |
07-10-2007 |
Commentary
On GOP Vote Suppressionnew
It may be sad that the "white male Christian" establishment is so desperate to hold onto power that they will tilt the American justice system to meet their own ends -- but the good part is that in the end, the US attorneys scandal will likely put a nail in their coffin once and for all.
Baltimore City Paper |
Brian Morton |
06-26-2007 |
Commentary
On Presidential Focus Groupsnew
After two wars, the destruction of a major city, and the tripling of gas prices in six years, our electorate is judging presidential candidates like American Idol -- and it's not necessarily their fault.
Baltimore City Paper |
Brian Morton |
06-05-2007 |
Commentary
Global Warming's Hot Airnew
What's galling to me is the exponentially larger number of people, often wealthy celebrities and politicians, who've jumped on global-warming bandwagon as a recreational activity.
Baltimore City Paper |
Russ Smith |
05-15-2007 |
Commentary
Whither Liars?new
One of the great mysteries about the mainstream press in the last six years is its seeming inability to use one particular word: "liar."
Baltimore City Paper |
Brian Morton |
05-08-2007 |
Commentary