AltWeeklies Wire
GOP Swept Away
Democrats scored a sweeping national victory Nov. 7, gaining about 30 seats in the House and six in the Senate.
Random Lengths News |
Paul Rosenberg |
11-08-2006 |
Politics
Goofy Golden State Vote
Sometimes the voters of this state are just plain goofy.
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James Preston Allen |
11-08-2006 |
Commentary
Voters And Non-Voters
If California's non-voters made their voices heard, state policies could be dramatically reoriented in a more progressive direction, according to a new report.
Random Lengths News |
Paul Rosenberg |
10-25-2006 |
Politics
Neocons Target California
Even as friendly and smiling as Schwarzenegger appears on TV, it is his silent agenda that reveals his true loyalties to the California Chamber of Commerce, the oil companies and the Pacific Maritime Association.
Random Lengths News |
James Preston Allen |
10-25-2006 |
Commentary
The Battle For Congress
Voter dissatisfaction is so intense that the loss of the GOP's 15-seat majority seems almost certain, making Nancy Pelosi the first female Speaker of the House in history.
Random Lengths News |
Paul Rosenberg |
10-25-2006 |
Politics
'The War Profiteers'
Robert Greenwald's shocking new documentary, Iraq for Sale, exposes the truth of the private contracts awarded to corporations who are bilking American taxpayers out of billions of dollars.
Random Lengths News |
Laurie Bongard |
10-25-2006 |
Politics
What If the 'Big One' Is A Bomb?
A RAND report examines a nuclear attack scenario at port of Long Beach.
Random Lengths News |
Paul Rosenberg |
09-15-2006 |
Politics
ABC of Propaganda
When Saigon fell, the US military vowed to never let this kind of war happen again, which many of us took to mean that they were never going to be used as a political pawn in an unjustified war with no exit strategy.
Random Lengths News |
James Preston Allen |
09-15-2006 |
Commentary
The Ghost of Nixon Rising
The political agenda of the Neocons is neither new or conservative -- it is just a recycled version of the Old Con developed under the Nixon regime.
Random Lengths News |
James Preston Allen |
09-01-2006 |
Commentary
A TV Debate We’ll Never See
Even though the proposed debate between Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and President Bush will never happen, it's worth contemplating.
Random Lengths News |
Norman Solomon |
09-01-2006 |
Commentary
Tale of Two Tonys
It is curious that Blair decided to be a tourist this week in California as I am sure that more than the weather is heating up in London over the invasion of Lebanon and the growing lack of confidence in the PM’s continuing stand to support the Bush agenda in Iraq.
Random Lengths News |
James Preston Allen |
08-02-2006 |
Commentary
The Road Not Taken
Obsessed with invading Iraq, Bush ignored an Arab peace initiative in March 2002.
Random Lengths News |
Paul Rosenberg |
08-02-2006 |
Politics
World War On My Mind
When I heard of the latest reports on attacks by Hizbullah from Lebanon on Israel, I immediately thought of the question: "And where were you when World War III started?"
Random Lengths News |
James Preston Allen |
07-19-2006 |
Commentary
In Defense of Burning The Flag
This year, Congress attempted yet again to waste their time and our taxes on the debate over amending the US Constitution to prohibit burning the stars and stripes.
Random Lengths News |
James Preston Allen |
07-05-2006 |
Commentary
25 Reasons to Impeach Bush
Here are 25 reasons for holding Bush and Cheney accountable for what they've done in the past five years. Sometimes people just need to be reminded that one these are actions that rise to the constitutional threshold of "high crimes and misdemeanors." Some ask: "Are there really only 25 reasons to impeach?"
Random Lengths News |
Paul Rosenberg |
06-22-2006 |
Politics
