AltWeeklies Wire
My Democratic Leadership Council Problem, and Oursnew
Last week, apparently, the Democrats failed to convince America that a) they're as bad-ass as the Republicans and b) they believe that the return of the baby Jesus to Earth is imminent.
New York Press |
Matt Taibbi |
11-10-2004 |
Commentary
Dead Lines
Have big corpse-y fun with the Crime Scene Investigation random quip generator!
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Bill Frost |
11-09-2004 |
TV
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Voters Turned Out in Droves in a Poor Corner of Ohionew
In the small African-American city of East Cleveland, Ohio, many precincts were close to matching their total votes in the last presidential election by 10 a.m. on Election Day.
The Village Voice |
Tom Robbins |
11-09-2004 |
Politics
Young Progressives Dust Themselves Off to Prepare for 2006new
Against the odds, the trauma of the devastating defeat on November 2 appears to be convincing young people anew of the importance of working politically within their own communities, on their own terms.
The Village Voice |
Anya Kamenetz |
11-09-2004 |
Politics
Gay Marriage and Abortion Tug Blacks Toward GOPnew
While African Americans in several states voted to ban gay marriage, they also voted overwhelmingly against George Bush.
The Village Voice |
Ta-Nehisi Coates |
11-09-2004 |
Politics
Right-Wing Class Warfare Swung the 2004 Electionnew
The idea that last week's election results show that there is a great silent majority of Americans who vote first and foremost on their moral values is nonsense. What put Bush over the top is the wealth.
The Village Voice |
Rick Perlstein |
11-09-2004 |
Commentary
Where Our Vanished Values Went -- and How They Might Come Backnew
The paradox of this election is that it was won not on the basis of the issues at stake or the actual conditions of our life, but on matters of good and evil.
The Village Voice |
Michael Feingold |
11-09-2004 |
Politics
Is Gay Marriage the New Nader?new
Some blame John Kerry's statistically narrow defeat on the 11 state initiatives banning same-sex marriage. It may be that Democrats can't win if they support gay rights in any form, even that of civil unions. It may be that they'll have to throw gays overboard.
The Village Voice |
Laura Conaway |
11-09-2004 |
Politics
November Surprises: What the Presidential Election Was Really Aboutnew
Less than an hour after George W. Bush's victory speech Wednesday, U.S. fighter planes launched major air strikes against Falluja. Yet the transparently self-serving timing of the biggest Bush military offensive since 2003 is passing unchallenged.
The Village Voice |
Wayne Barrett and Anna LeMond |
11-09-2004 |
International
Next Best Thing to Being Therenew
The Radio City concert that was performed a century after the birth of the blues and gorgeously filmed by Antoine Fuqua gives us a profound sense of how the blues has blossomed over the years -- and the far corners it has reached.
The Blame Gamenew
Handyman Carl Spackler came forward yesterday to admit that a door he installed on former Colorado Avalanche goalie Patrick Roy's Greenwood Village house several years ago was not hung to code.
Through a Glass, Darklynew
Men's Health toasted Denver as the "Drunkest Big City in America." How it gained that reputation can be learned by reading the Denver magazine Modern Drunkard and a book on the history of Denver saloons.
Westword |
Patricia Calhoun and Staff Writers |
11-09-2004 |
Food+Drink
Method Rocking: Juliette Lewis and Minnie Driver Have Started Bandsnew
Musicians do a better job of switch-hitting as actors than vice versa. Two actresses, Juliette Lewis and Minnie Driver, have launched their own bands with conflicting results.
Child's Illness Separates Husband and Wifenew
When his son had a medical emergency and needed to be treated in the U.S., Tim Hogan discovered just how "humanitarian" his native country's immigration law is. He could come to the U.S. with his baby but had to leave his Honduran wife behind.
Riverfront Times |
Malcolm Gay |
11-09-2004 |
Immigration
Murder Conviction Is Tough Luck for Man Who Could Be Innocentnew
A federal appeals court says the facts suggest that Darryl Burton may well be innocent of the murder of hustler Donald Ball. But impediments erected by courts and Congress mean the court can offer no relief.
Riverfront Times |
Malcolm Gay |
11-09-2004 |
Crime & Justice
