AltWeeklies Wire
From Tucson With Lovenew
Checking in with Duke Cunningham halfway through his federal prison sentence.
San Diego CityBeat |
Dave Maass |
08-12-2010 |
Politics
Tags: Duke Cunningham
Wingnut is as Wingnut Doesnew
The recent rise of the Tea Party could be a sign that we’ve hit peak wingnut. Or maybe a truer sign is the race for Oregon’s 4th District congressional seat, which has already been characterized by threats of chicken suits.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
08-12-2010 |
Politics
Tags: Tea Party, Art Robinson
Afghanistan: Obama's Vietnam?new
Afghanistan is known as the graveyard of empires. Can President Obama buck the trend?
Random Lengths News |
Paul Rosenberg |
08-11-2010 |
Politics
Tags: Stanley McChrystal, Rachel Maddow
The Obama Effectnew
After Obama swept through Texas yesterday — having raised more than $600,000 for the Democratic Party — it seems his visit didn't have quite the political reverberations many pundits expected.
The Texas Observer |
Abby Rapoport |
08-10-2010 |
Politics
Tags: Barack Obama
Who Was The Real Hero of The 1910 Bombing of The Los Angeles Times?new
The bombing of the Los Angeles Times building in 1910 -- whose centennial is in October -- undercut the power of the American labor movement for decades.
Random Lengths News |
Lionel Rolfe |
08-09-2010 |
Commentary
Tags: Los Angeles Times
Economics of War and Fearnew
In a war economy much of what gets built gets blown up, destroyed, or wasted, as it were, on the unquestionable goal of winning.
Random Lengths News |
James Preston Allen |
08-09-2010 |
Commentary
Tags: Iraq, Afghanistan
Oil Vs. Real Estatenew
Who's funding the already-pricey New Mexico's governor's race? The big industries are battling it out. SFR breaks it down with interactive maps and databases.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Corey Pein |
08-04-2010 |
Politics
Joint Resolutionnew
Ohio Rep. Kenny Yuko knows his medical marijuana bill will go up in smoke at year's end. He said he'll be back, though. The question is: Will Ohio be ready?
The Other Paper |
Steph Greegor |
07-30-2010 |
Politics
Tags: Kenny Yuko, Medical marijuana
Tea Party Jittersnew
New York’s Tea Partiers aren’t the bigoted white guys you fear.
New York Press |
Spencer Wilking |
07-28-2010 |
Politics
Tags: Tea Party
Jonah Goldberg Loves Scatnew
I've got to hand to conservative columnist Jonah Goldberg: He is the King Shit of Bad Metaphors. The evidence? Goldberg's latest column on JournoList.
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Haire |
07-28-2010 |
Commentary
Tags: Jonah Goldberg, JournoList
Gay Old Party?new
Nevada Republicans are reaching for more homosexual voters by Election Day.
Las Vegas CityLife |
Jason Whited |
07-26-2010 |
Politics
Does Ohio Need an SOB as Governor?new
John Kasich is promising that if elected, he’ll make so many enemies trying to save the state from ruin that a second term might be out of the question.
The Other Paper |
By Lyndsey Teter |
07-22-2010 |
Politics
Protofascism Comes to America
Racism is only one facet of a far more sinister political strain. It's more accurate to categorize the Tea Party as something the United States has never seen before, certainly not in such large numbers or as widespread: a protofascist movement.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
07-21-2010 |
Commentary
Alvin Greene Staffs Up, Gives First Speechnew
Alvin Greene surrounds himself with new political advisers including a Harvard-educated attorney specializing in intellectual property law and gives his first public speech at a local NAACP meeting.
Columbia Free Times |
Corey Hutchins |
07-21-2010 |
Politics
Tags: Alvin Greene, South Carolina
Tea Party Pretty Boynew
Marco Rubio has risen with lightning speed. He's also a world-class opportunist with an uncanny habit of being in the right place at the right time.
Miami New Times |
Tim Elfrink |
07-20-2010 |
Politics
Tags: Marco Rubio, Tea Party
