AltWeeklies Wire
Barack for Sale in Harlemnew
A bustling industry of Obama merchandise exists on 125th, but how much longer will it matter?
New York Press |
Joseph Asher Bernstein |
10-30-2008 |
Politics
Billionaires for Michael Bloombergnew
It's one thing to have the New York mayor change a term limits law and run again, but does the media have to lap it up so easily?
New York Press |
Jamaal Young |
10-09-2008 |
Commentary
Why Michael Bloomberg Shouldn't Run for Governornew
An interesting idea, sure, and a tasty bone to gnaw on for the next 18 months; but to many political observers, this one just does not make sense. He could try, but would he really want this job, regardless of the continuing platform it would give him in public life? The answer, according to many who know him and have watched him as mayor, is no.
New York Press |
Edward-Isaac Dovere |
06-19-2008 |
Politics
Mayor Mike Bloomberg Silent on Osama bin Ladennew
The Bush administration's fixation on Iraq seems to have diverted it from apprehending bin Laden, but the mayor of the city Osama savaged has yet to utter an encouraging word about the half-hearted pursuit.
The Village Voice |
Wayne Barrett |
10-19-2005 |
Politics
The Big, Bad Michael Chertoffnew
Michael Chertoff, President Bush's new pick for Homeland Security chief, makes the outgoing Tom Ridge look like a cream puff. He gives no quarter. There is no mercy. The Constitution? Forget it.
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway and Nicole Duarte |
01-13-2005 |
Politics
A Kurd's Complaint: Iraqi Scholar Critiques America in Crisisnew
Iraqi Kurd Peshwaz Faizulla is a translator and journalist and former refugee who has witnessed the Kurdish revolution, the Iran-Iraq war, the Gulf War, the exodus of Kurds from Iraq and the American invasion. This powerful Q&A is critical of both Bush and Saddam, and offers a unique view of American culture and politics.
Eugene Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
09-10-2004 |
Politics
1001 Things to Hate About the Conventionnew
One reason to hate the convention is that the Swift Boat story got knocked off front pages just as it was starting to backfire. And then there are the other 1,000.
New York Press |
New York Press Staff |
09-02-2004 |
Politics
GOP Action Heroes: Arnold, Rudy, John McCain and the Bush Twinsnew
Although protesters keep assailing the president with verve and unexpected wit — I’m especially partial to Billionaires for Bush’s mocking chant “Four more wars!” — many New Yorkers view the election with a sense of impending doom tinged with big-city snobbery.
L.A. Weekly |
John Powers |
09-02-2004 |
Politics
Streets of Rage: How Bush and the GOP Mobilized Half a Million Peoplenew
All week, people have invoked George W. Bush's name in anger and ridicule in documentaries, art shows, poetry readings, even die-ins, all part of the convulsion of creative dissent that his presidency has unintentionally unleashed.
The Village Voice |
Tom Robbins and Jennifer Gonnerman |
09-02-2004 |
Politics
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