AltWeeklies Wire
Blind Sheik's Attorney Speaks of Her Convictionnew
Lynne Stewart, who represented Egyptian sheik Omar Abdel al-Rahman, claims a jury convicted her of "conspiring to conspire" because it was inflamed by the prosecution's focus on the sheik's hatred for Israel.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
05-09-2005 |
Commentary
'Midwesterner' Represents a State of Mindnew
A transplant from Texas to Illinois watches her sons morph into Midwesterners and ponders on what that means.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
05-06-2005 |
Commentary
Password Purgatorynew
A writer gives a nod to computers, and how they've taken over our lives.
Tucson Weekly |
Renee Downing |
05-05-2005 |
Commentary
Was the Iraqi Election a Turning Point ?new
The election hasn't slowed down insurgents in Iraq. They're merely adjusting their tactics.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
05-05-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Talkin' 'Bout My Generationnew
Symptoms of quarter-life crisis can include career indecision, student-loan remorse, spare-bedroom recidivism, a disintegrating social network and reoccurring delusions of graduate school.
Westword |
Jared Jacang Maher |
05-04-2005 |
Commentary
Comcast Slows U.S. Downnew
Comcast, the largest cable provider in America, appears to be deliberately retarding progress in Internet connection speed to protect its other financial interests.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
05-03-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: AT&T, Geoffrey Brown
Pills Behind the Counternew
If pharmacists don't feel comfortable dispensing certain pills, then they should find different work.
Tucson Weekly |
Connie Tuttle |
04-28-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: religion, birth control
Why Is the State Department Altering Its Report on Terrorism?new
The report on global terrorism to be issued April 30 will be different from the previous 20 or so. For the first time, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has ordered the report's authors to omit any terrorism statistics.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
04-28-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Nine-Year Bomb Fiasco Continues with 'Time-Out' for Terroristnew
The Centennial Olympic Park bombing has been nothing but mistakes for nine years, from the emergency phone operators who first hung up on Eric Rudolph to the recent plea bargain that allowed a right-wing domestic terrorist to air his twisted views as if he were just another conservative blogger.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Doug Monroe |
04-28-2005 |
Commentary
Tom DeLay and Christian Fascism
In his war against an independent judiciary, U.S. House majority leader Tom DeLay aims to destroy one of the fundamental principles of our democracy.
Oklahoma Gazette |
Robin Meyers |
04-22-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: Congress, Constitution
Why Is Illinois So Stingy to Its Oldsters?new
Medicaid reimbursements to Illinois nursing homes rank 47th in the nation. Nonprofit nursing homes are especially hard hit -- and they’re protesting the governor’s refusal to address this problem.
Illinois Times |
Fletcher Farrar |
04-22-2005 |
Commentary
Ruling on Same-Sex Marriage Should Be High School Readingnew
Young people searching for social identity could learn from the logic in San Francisco Superior Court Judge Richard Kramer's ruling that civil marriage is a fundamental right that must be open to all people, regardless of sexual orientation.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
04-22-2005 |
Commentary
The First Pill's Freenew
Who's responsible when big pharma feels free to push addictive drugs in direct-to-consumer advertising?
Metroland |
Miriam Axel-Lute |
04-22-2005 |
Commentary
Gene Gamesnew
Some environmentalists don't like the idea of mixed-species creations, but there would be a bright side to adding a little buffalo DNA to your offspring.
Tucson Weekly |
Catherine O'Sullivan |
04-21-2005 |
Commentary
Testing Your Border Knowledgenew
Here's a brief quiz about the goings-on around the U.S.-Mexico border.
Tucson Weekly |
Renee Downing |
04-21-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: illegal immigrants, Minutemen
