AltWeeklies Wire
Day 2: Report from the DNC Floornew
A thousand delegates getting down is not a pretty sight.
Boston Phoenix |
Chris Wright |
07-28-2004 |
Politics
Driven to Distract: An Interview with Ralph Nader
Ralph Nader talks about "viral liberals," the GOP’s help in getting him on state ballots, and the impossibility of Democratic Party reform.
Boston Phoenix |
Adam Reilly |
07-28-2004 |
Politics
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What Lies Ahead for John Kerry
The kumbaya party: George W. Bush has united the Democrats. Now it’s up to John Kerry and John Edwards to translate that unity into victory.
Boston Phoenix |
Dan Kennedy |
07-28-2004 |
Politics
Mock the Vote: Machinery of Democracy Is in Troublenew
Florida made it clear in the last presidential election that the old punchcard system of voting is susceptible to serious mechanical flaws, but new computer-driven touchscreen voter machines may be much worse.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andrew Gumbel |
07-27-2004 |
Politics
Rocking the Vote in Boston
Bill Clinton was a no-show for 20-somethings in Boston.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Bradley Meacham |
07-27-2004 |
Politics
Michael Badnarik: Libertarian presidential candidatenew
Interview with the Libertarian candidate, considered the dark horse winner of his party's nomination
Mountain Xpress |
Cecil Bothwell |
07-23-2004 |
Politics
A Protesters' Guide to Boston for the DNCnew
What does dissent mean in Boston? Being corralled in a designated pen three blocks from the event you're protesting, forbidden by city officials from brandishing placards on poles. And then they wonder what there is to protest.
Boston Phoenix |
Camille Dodero |
07-22-2004 |
Politics
Compromising Position: A Letter to John Kerrynew
"I am endorsing you and voting for you, Senator, because you have done two things a simpering daddy’s boy like George W. Bush never would: you have marched both to and against war," political satirist Barry Crimmins writes to the presumptive Democratic nominee.
Boston Phoenix |
Barry Crimmins |
07-22-2004 |
Politics
A Morning in the Life of John Kerrynew
In the morning, John Kerry "crept from the bed, only to step on a Purple Heart that someone had carelessly left on the floor. Let me tell you, John Kerry does not like to bleed first thing in the morning." Chris Wright imagines how the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee starts his day.
Boston Phoenix |
Chris Wright |
07-22-2004 |
Politics
Cheney This!new
Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank offers some advice on the effective use of profanity in public speaking -- just substitute "Cheney" for your expletive of choice.
Boston Phoenix |
Rep. Barney Frank |
07-22-2004 |
Politics
The $50 Million Demsnew
The real VIPs in the fight to oust George W. Bush won’t be on the stage of Boston's FleetCenter next week. They’re the wealthy funders of progressive ‘527’ groups.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
07-22-2004 |
Politics
Bush League: 'U.S. Casualties High since Handover'new
July has been one of the bloodiest months in Iraq since the war began, the Boston Globe reports. Other recent news coverage about Bush concerns prescription-drug benefits, justice for terrorist suspects and nuclear terror.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Bill O'Driscoll |
07-21-2004 |
Politics
Bush League: 'Could Bush Cancel the Election?'new
This week's media roundup includes an interview with Newsweek's Michael Isikoff about the possible postponement of the November 2 election in the event of a terrorist attack.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Bill O'Driscoll |
07-15-2004 |
Politics
It's a New -- and Nasty -- Day on the Judicial Campaign Trailnew
A 2002 federal court decision has dramatically changed the nature of campaigning for Georgia's courts. Under the old rules of judicial conduct, candidates were prohibited from aggressive campaigning or personally soliciting money. Now, they're free to pound the pavement for cash, criticize each other in the press, and answer questionnaires about their judicial and political philosophies.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Ben Diamond |
07-12-2004 |
Politics
Bush League: (Im)pertinent Media about the Current Administrationnew
The handover of Iraqi "sovereignty" inspires a re-examination of the U.S. role in Iraq.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Bill O'Driscoll |
07-08-2004 |
Politics
