AltWeeklies Wire
McSweeney's Editor Gives Us a Quiz to the White Housenew
This is a multiple-choice review. Mimicking So You Want to Be President?, a book of political humor from John Warner (editor of the literature and humor site McSweeney's Internet Tendency), your knowledge of the presidency will be tried. Even if you fail, you'll still know enough to be vice president.
Weekly Alibi |
Tom Gibbons |
11-18-2008 |
Nonfiction
Howard Zinn Ponders Obama's Positions on Peace and Imperialismnew
The noted historian and activist talks about the war, the end of the Bush era and the future of the American empire.
Montreal Mirror |
Matt Jones |
11-14-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
'Veeps' is an Irreverent Guide to the History of the Vice Presidencynew
There are three people on the blue side of the political spectrum who benefited from the selection of the profoundly terrifying Sarah Palin as a vice-presidential candidate: Tina Fey, Bill Kelter, and Wayne Shellabarger.
The Portland Mercury |
Alison Hallett |
10-24-2008 |
Nonfiction
The Shelf Life of the Presidential Mindnew
Come January, whoever occupies the West Wing needs to read, and widely so, for there is no better way to come to grips with the forces transforming the Western landscape, natural and human.
The Texas Observer |
Char Miller |
10-22-2008 |
Books
People's Historian Howard Zinn Has Hope for America's Futurenew
At the age of 86, Zinn's commentary remains as imperative as ever in understanding up-and-coming social movements through a historical lens.
Boulder Weekly |
Erica Grossman |
10-06-2008 |
Books
Thomas Frank on McCain, the Wall Street Mess, and Voter Fraudnew
"These Republicans have acted for years as though markets work fine unregulated," Frank says. "But what you get is incredible rip-offs."
Shepherd Express |
Roger Bybee |
09-26-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Joseph Stiglitz on the Economic Crisis, War and the Electionnew
"I think that you could argue it may in fact be the war that broke the camel's back," Stiglitz says.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Ron Garmon |
09-26-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
A New Southern Strategy in Bob Moser's 'Blue Dixie'new
In Blue Dixie, Moser argues that the Democrats' efforts to win without seriously contesting the South is flawed in tactical terms, profoundly misguided in strategic terms, and indefensible in moral terms.
INDY Week |
Thad Williamson |
09-18-2008 |
Nonfiction
A Tale Told by an Idiot: Corsi's 'Obama Nation' Signifies Nothingnew
I didn't support Kerry in 2004 and I don't support Obama in 2008, but the shameless throw-shit-against-the-wall-and-hope-it-sticks methodology of the so-called Dr. Corsi tempts me to donate my next paycheck to the DNC.
Charleston City Paper |
Dylan Hales |
09-17-2008 |
Nonfiction
Stephen Mansfield on What Obama Believes About Godnew
The Nashville evangelical talks about The Faith of Barack Obama, conservatives, and getting death threats.
Nashville Scene |
Jeff Woods |
08-22-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Hightower: 'There's a New Sense of Possibility Among Progressives'new
Jim Hightower talks about the presidential campaign, why Obama is the least important part of the "Obama phenomenon" and the McCain's participation in the Republican "drill team."
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
08-22-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
'Free Ride' Dissects a Media Smitten With the McCain Mythosnew
Brock and Waldman hypothesize that the media, weary from covering a corrupt government and the self-centered politicians that are its lifeblood, suffers a hero-sized vacuum that needs filling. Enter McCain. After Clinton's semantics and Bush's chickenhawk warmongering, a straight-talking former POW cuts quite the dashing figure.
Artvoice |
Matthew Miranda |
07-25-2008 |
Nonfiction
Matt Taibbi and Jim Webb Come Out Fighting in New Booksnew
In A Time to Fight, Webb marshals his impressive grasp of history in the service of forceful positions on current challenges, while in The Great Derangement, Taibbi delves mostly into post-9/11 fringe groups on the right and left.
Style Weekly |
Brent Baldwin and Dan Dueholm |
06-25-2008 |
Books
'Nixonland' Underlines the Real Lesson of 1968
Today that lesson teaches that we should seek a president who can heal the still-festering wounds of race and class, who can lead us out of war and who can move us past the political purgatory Perlstein calls Nixonland. But by invoking that sad chapter in our history, Hillary Clinton has cast herself in the Dick Nixon role.
The Inlander |
Ted S. McGregor Jr. |
05-29-2008 |
Nonfiction
Read 'Bad Money' and Weepnew
After reading the new book by Kevin Phillips, a painful realization dawns: Not one of the people running for president is addressing how interconnected and serious America's economic, ecological, and security problems are. Worse, the bankers and hedge-fund speculators who created the credit crisis are financing the campaigns of Democrats -- the only politicians likely ever to rein them in.
Artvoice |
Bruce Fisher |
05-16-2008 |
Nonfiction
