AltWeeklies Wire
Mr. Obama: Resign Now
While Americans were whiling away the Memorial Day weekend, President Obama snuck through a terrifying new move toward dictatorship: he wants to subject Americans to "preventive detention."
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
05-27-2009 |
Commentary
The Symmetry of the African American and Gay Struggles for Civil Rightsnew
More needs to be done to integrate the message of equality into an all-inclusive community engagement strategy.
Random Lengths News |
Nii-Quartelai Quartey |
05-22-2009 |
Commentary
In Obama's Slogan, 'Yes We Can,' the Operative Word is 'We'new
The fresh air that rushes in now is the conviction that personal responsibility is not antithetical to collective obligation -- realized ultimately in government -- and that personal reward comes not from getting mine but from creating ours.
Seven Days |
Judith Levine |
11-12-2008 |
Commentary
An Open Letter to President-Elect Obamanew
Before Tuesday's election results were announced, we asked our fellow Milwaukeeans: If you could sit with the next president for two minutes, what would you tell him about your area of expertise? Here's what they had to say.
Shepherd Express |
Staff |
11-10-2008 |
Commentary
McCain Campaign Co-Chair Tries to Disenfranchise Wisconsin Votersnew
In 2008, it looks like Republicans will once again do anything to win, but this time Wisconsinites may have a front-row seat to all of their shenanigans and attempts to suppress the vote, if a lawsuit filed by Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen is any indication.
Shepherd Express |
Cory Liebmann |
09-19-2008 |
Politics
In the Midst of Declining Voter Turnout, Canada Just Made it Harder to Cast a Ballotnew
Taking a page straight from the U.S. Republican Party's playbook of dirty electioneering, legislation passed by Canadian parliament in 2007 will make it more difficult for citizens at society's edges to cast ballots when the country goes to the polls on October 14.
Monday Magazine |
Jason Youmans |
09-18-2008 |
Politics
History Will Not Absolve Jesse Helmsnew
Those who fought for progressive causes during the 40 years or so of Helms' public life have their own recollections of him. While some nod their heads in respect for his passing, they also mourn the impact of his political influence on the state, the nation and the world. We offer their voices, here, as a counterpoint and a remembrance.
Voting Rights Elusive for Ex-Felons in Virginianew
The Sentencing Project estimates that one in 41 adults have lost their voting rights because of a felony conviction. And while each state has its own laws regarding the restoration of a felon's civil rights, Virginia has one of the harshest sets of laws that make restoring your civil rights after a felony conviction a slog through a bureaucratic wasteland.
C-Ville Weekly |
Scott Weaver |
05-21-2008 |
Politics
Rev. Wright & the Truthnew
We have a duty to ourselves to listen to the real Jeremiah Wright, to try to understand this complex mix that is America. He puts the patriotism of most politicians to shame.
Metro Times |
Jack Lessenberry |
05-01-2008 |
Commentary
Subverting Dr. Kingnew
Has it really been 40 years since the death and martyrdom of Dr. Martin Luther King on that shattering April evening here in Memphis?
The Memphis Flyer |
Staff |
04-04-2008 |
Commentary
Southern Hospitalitynew
The people surprised by how well Dallas' massive immigration rally went must be Yankees.
Dallas Observer |
Jim Schutze |
04-17-2006 |
Commentary
Trans Rights Come of Agenew
California has come a long way on rights for transgendered people in the last 15 years, but still has a long way to go.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Chris Daley |
01-06-2006 |
Commentary
