AltWeeklies Wire
Fighting Backnew
We know it's bad, but this is no time to wallow in despair. Here's how progressives can fight back and win.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
House Editorial |
11-10-2004 |
Politics
Tags: post-election
Battling Bushnew
The antiwar movement struggles to widen its base and raise its voice in the post-Nov. 2 world.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Camille Taiara |
11-10-2004 |
Politics
The Sky Didn't Fallnew
Despite all the doomsayers, ranked-choice voting in San Francisco worked.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Steven T. Jones |
11-10-2004 |
Politics
Tags: elections, ranked-choice voting
Democratic Dysfunctionnew
Technical problems and official incompetence at the polls disenfranchised thousands of voters. Here are three key lessons for bringing democracy back to America.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
A.C. Thompson and David Martinez |
11-10-2004 |
Politics
Charlie and the True-Crime Factorynew
Fifteen years in the making, Jim Van Bebber's The Manson Family gives new meaning to the phrase cult film.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Cheryl Eddy |
10-27-2004 |
Reviews
Raiding the Rabble-Rousersnew
A San Francisco lawyer fights the feds over the mysterious police seizure of servers hosting 19 Indymedia sites. The action temporarily shut down do-it-yourself news-gathering operations around the world.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
A.C. Thompson |
10-27-2004 |
Media
The New COINTELPROnew
The feds are spying on – and harassing – political activists with a fury not seen since the 1960s. Under John Ashcroft's direction, opposing the Bush administration translates to state terrorism.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Camille Taira |
10-20-2004 |
Civil Liberties
Doping Up the Rabblenew
With the use of less-lethal force on the rise and scary new weapons in the pipeline, such as high-voltage land mines, it's prime time to take a quick look at the gadgetry police departments are using to herd humans.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
A. C. Thompson |
10-20-2004 |
Civil Liberties
Bay Guardian Sues New Times Chain for Predatory Pricingnew
In a lawsuit filed with the San Francisco Superior Court, the San Francisco Bay Guardian charges that the nation's largest alternative newsweekly chain has illegally sold advertising below cost in an effort to put the family-owned Guardian out of business.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Tim Redmond |
10-20-2004 |
Media
Masters of Puppetsnew
The South Park guys score big with Team America: World Police.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Cheryl Eddy |
10-13-2004 |
Reviews
No Easy Way Outnew
Amid the lingering doubts about Elliott Smith's cause of death and the release of new merchandise, the question remains: would he have signed off on his long-awaited album?
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Kimberly Chun |
10-13-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Keep It Like a Secretnew
Cops across the state are suing to classify police discipline records and to hold any misconduct hearings behind closed doors, a one-two punch that would effectively pulverize three oversight agencies long loathed by Bay Area cops.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
A.C. Thompson |
10-13-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Repersonalizationnew
This week we get to watch the unveiling of the next found artist, bringing on the next "future of filmmaking." That previously unknown artist is Jonathan Caouette, who is going to be ushering iMovie Nation into a theater near you.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Susan Gerhard |
10-13-2004 |
Movies
I, Movienew
Jonathan Caouette's Tarnation -- known as the $218.32 movie at the last Sundance -- is a manic peak in the year of the documentary. It's the sometimes visionary story of a gay boy who was shuttled through foster homes before being returned to the home of the grandparents who institutionalized his mother.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Johnny Ray Huston |
10-13-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
High Voltage, High Stakesnew
Owing to links to more than 70 deaths, use of Taser guns is being seriously questioned by the American Civil Liberties Union in California. A Bay Guardian reporter peruses the Taser use manual and finds out just how many times one person can be shocked. And more.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
A.C. Thompson |
10-06-2004 |
Crime & Justice
