AltWeeklies Wire
Matters of Life and Deathnew
We all can learn from the Terri Schiavo case, even if we don’t agree. The writer recounts the difficult decisions involving her ailing parents.
Illinois Times |
Corrine Frisch |
04-05-2005 |
Commentary
War on the Poornew
Under proposed national budgets, the rich will get richer, while the undereducated get screwed.
Tucson Weekly |
Connie Tuttle |
03-31-2005 |
Commentary
Tubeway Armynew
Please please pleasepleaseplease do not yank my tube unless I tell you to, see?
Baltimore City Paper |
Joe MacLeod |
03-31-2005 |
Commentary
How is U.S. Public Diplomacy Going?new
Charlotte Beers' most touted contribution to public diplomacy was a series of videotaped messages featuring American Muslims telling their co-religionists in the Middle East how totally awesome life in the U.S. is. It didn't work.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
03-31-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Mike in Fivenew
If Michael Jackson’s found guilty of raping little boys, I think they should put him under the jail. But, if he’s not, he should still be sentenced to some jail time. With me. Because I could fix Michael Jackson in five months. Watch.
Baltimore City Paper |
Vincent Williams |
03-25-2005 |
Commentary
Ethics And Terry Schiavonew
The same Republicans that have blocked child health care, cut the education budget and supported the death penalty have moved in like vultures to grasp at whatever political gain they can at the expense of Terri and her loving family. How is this "pro-life"?
Jackson Free Press |
John Sawyer |
03-24-2005 |
Commentary
Let's Get 'Real'new
Rapper and columnist Kamikaze warns that a "Truth & Reconciliation Council" is a good idea in Mississippi—only if the players are willing to tell the real truth and not play "barbershop" politics.
Jackson Free Press |
Kamikaze |
03-24-2005 |
Commentary
Thou Shalt Honor the F-Wordnew
Donna Ladd skewers "a bunch of dumbasses"—the Mississippi legislators who are, once again, using the Ten Commandments as a political toy.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
03-24-2005 |
Commentary
Lessons From Frozen Griddlecakenew
Sad, disturbing societal lessons are found in the frozen-foods section.
Tucson Weekly |
Renee Downing |
03-24-2005 |
Commentary
The Sanctity of the Dying Roomnew
Let's pull the plug on playing politics with Terri Schiavo.
Seattle Weekly |
Knute Berger |
03-23-2005 |
Commentary
Don't Call Me Ma'amnew
Donna Ladd despises being called ma'am not because it makes her feel old but because it makes her feel uninspired, boring, improperly revered, even disrespected -- at least for what she actually is.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
03-19-2005 |
Commentary
Why Are the U.S. and the E.U. Arguing About China?new
The United States is afraid that if and when a European Union embargo is lifted, European firms will start selling China state-of-the-art battlefield communications equipment that might be used during a military offensive against Taiwan.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
03-17-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
In Praise of Sin: Or Why the New Puritans Threaten Us Allnew
When was it decided that the dorks and the squares would be calling the shots? Who empowered these teetotaling chumps, these jogging crypto-fascists with spotless livers and unblackened lungs, to decide where we smoke and how we drink and what we eat?
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
03-11-2005 |
Commentary
Questioning the All Mightynew
A query for creationists: If the Earth is so young, why did God make it appear so old?
Tucson Weekly |
Renee Downing |
03-10-2005 |
Commentary
Are Americans Really Torturing People?new
As sure as the handcuffs in my dresser drawer are fur-lined, Americans enjoy inflicting pain on others. In a January 2004 article about the popularity of sadomasochism, Time estimated that the United States is home to 250 S&M organizations
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
03-10-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: Don't Panic
