AltWeeklies Wire
Jerry Brown's Hypocrisynew
The governor owes his political turnaround to redevelopment, and yet the California Supreme Court last week affirmed his decision to kill the program.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon and Nate Seltenrich |
01-06-2012 |
Politics
Tags: Jerry Brown, California Politics
Indiana Senate Expedites Tightening of Trafficking Lawsnew
In the first order of business accomplished by the Indiana General Assembly in the 2012 session, the Senate Public Safety Committee advanced a bill tightening anti-trafficking laws.
Greensboro Weighs Options for Solid Waste Managementnew
Greensboro's outgoing city council extended the city’s municipal solid waste management contract with Republic Services until June 30.
YES! Weekly |
Eric Ginsburg |
01-04-2012 |
Politics
Q&A with Indiana Gov. Mitch Danielsnew
Among Gov. Mitch Daniels' goals for 2012: implement a statewide smoking ban; pass a right-to-work law; and end what he calls "credit creep."
The Iowa Caucuses: A Depressing Spectaclenew
As the caucuses wrap up, and regardless of who wins tonight, the identity of the eventual nominee seems clear.
Iowa Caucuses Predictionsnew
First things first: The candidate best positioned to win the Iowa Republican Presidential Caucuses next Tuesday is U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, who will benefit from a process that has essentially split into three contests
Michele Bachmann's Fall From Gracenew
From top GOP contender to bottom of the barrel.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Andy Mannix |
01-03-2012 |
Elections
Why Some Iowans Love Ron Paulnew
What Paul has that Gingrich and Romney don't: the ability to "educate" his supporters.
Social Media Government
A social media mechanism that allows every American citizen to propose public policy (foreign
and domestic) and vote on such proposals, on the other hand, would effectively put every single politician out of work.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
01-02-2012 |
Commentary
The Republican Party has been taken over by kooksnew
It's that time of year when wags and pundits are supposed to gaze into their crystal ball and declare what the coming year holds. I don't have a crystal ball. Never claimed to. But I don't need one to tell you that 2012 is going to be a year of hard, mean politics in a state that is famous for bare-knuckled elections. And it all starts with the GOP primary in South Carolina.
Charleston City Paper |
Will Moredock |
01-02-2012 |
Commentary
Tags: GOP, 2012 South Carolina Primary
What we want to see for Atlanta in 2012new
More art, better sidewalks, and love for MLK.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Editorial Board |
01-02-2012 |
Commentary
The Are We Sunk? Indexnew
How quickly is Florida sinking into the ocean this week?
Orlando Weekly |
Erin Sullivan |
12-30-2011 |
Commentary
Tags: Rick Scott, Florida politics
In 2012, Politics Will Be in the Streets
We who are ready to emancipate humankind, we who are challenging the monstrous hegemony of a corporate state with bottomless pockets and an endless capacity for violence can't afford to have millions of intelligent, otherwise like-minded allies distracted, sucked into the vortex of electoral BS. We need everyone—including the Obamabots.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
12-28-2011 |
Commentary
Nikki Haley's Self-Serving and Deceitful First Year in Officenew
Haley became governor on Jan. 12, 2011, nearly a year ago. According to a recent Winthrop University poll, only about 35 percent of South Carolinians approve of the job she is doing. To give her the benefit of the doubt, let's examine her first year in office according to the issues she laid out for voters while campaigning for governor.
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Lamb |
12-26-2011 |
Commentary
Tags: Nikki Haley
