AltWeeklies Wire
Kansas Attorney General Protects Citizens from Lou Reednew
The state of Kansas turned away 1,600 CDs from a shipment of 51,000 that came as part of an anti-trust settlement between the federal government and the recording industry. Nathan Dinsdale visits a public library in the heartland to evaluate what benefit came from being spared Lou Reed, Nas, Soul Asylum and Devo.
Leftist Radicals Could Play into Murdoch's Handsnew
Today, the right-wing media infrastructure is so pervasive, its opposition researchers, broadcast proselytizers, and think-tankers so disciplined and coordinated, that any leftist misstep is immediately amplified through its echo chamber of talk radio and Murdoch media and spread to every breakfast table in America.
East Bay Express |
Chris Thompson |
08-27-2004 |
Commentary
Bush Brigade Prepares to Take Manhattannew
It's the terrorists the Republicans fear, of course. And, more pressingly, the people.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Steve Perry |
08-27-2004 |
Commentary
Can GOP Chairwoman Weather Spate of Scandals?new
With Alan Keyes as her party's nominee for the U.S. Senate, beleaguered Illinois Republican Party chairwoman Judy Baar Topinka just wants this election fiasco to be over.
Illinois Times |
Todd Spivak |
08-26-2004 |
Politics
Tale of Two Citiesnew
Stumping with Bush and Kerry in Portland, Oregon.
Missoula Independent |
George Ochenski |
08-26-2004 |
Commentary
John Kerry Is a Rock Starnew
A 23-year-old Yale grad makes pro-Kerry T-shirts that cool people might actually wear.
Boston Phoenix |
Camille Dodero |
08-26-2004 |
Politics
Revisiting the Crime Scene: Florida Election Reformnew
Thanks to reforms undertaken after Bush’s 537-vote, no-recount victory over Al Gore, the Florida fiasco of 2000 couldn’t happen again. Or could it?
Boston Phoenix |
Dan Kennedy |
08-26-2004 |
Politics
A Lighter Touch of Evil: The Case for Backing Kerrynew
The right analogy for 2004 is not Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee, but Lyndon Johnson and Barry Goldwater.
New York Press |
Alexander Zaitchik |
08-25-2004 |
Commentary
Where the Republicans Roam: New York's Real Cultural Institutionsnew
Managers of New York's sleazier nightspots have no plans to promote their parties and events around the Republican National Convention, but they may be missing out on something. Republicans have been well-noted horndogs for years.
New York Press |
A.J. Daulerio |
08-25-2004 |
Politics
Ground Zeronew
Republican convention protesters prepare for permitless rallies in bunkered-down city.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Marisa Handler |
08-25-2004 |
Politics
We Don't Need a Stronger Americanew
Forget the Kerry campaign slogan. How about a smarter America? Or a wiser America? A fairer America. More equitable. Less arrogant. Less obsessed with materialism. More just, more committed to democracy and peace, less prone to violence. I’d settle for an America that doesn’t embarrass me when I travel elsewhere in the world.
Seattle Weekly |
Geov Parrish |
08-25-2004 |
Politics
The Fragging of John Kerrynew
John Kerry must remember his Swift Boat service tactic of turning toward the enemy, firing, and running him down. He must also remember his postwar leadership as a young man who took on the establishment, not because it was smart or convenient, but because it was right.
Seattle Weekly |
Knute Berger |
08-25-2004 |
Politics
The 10 Ways Bush Screwed New Yorknew
New York 9-11 Veterans for Truth welcome Republicans to a city hit by a couple of swift jets just 35 months ago, insisting, in our own friendly way, that the convention focus on how Bush-Cheney responded to our riverbank assault.
The Village Voice |
Wayne Barrett and Daniel Magliocco |
08-25-2004 |
Politics
The Improbable Senate Campaign of NH's Doris Haddock, a/k/a Granny Dnew
The most intriguing woman of this election season may well turn out to be Doris Haddock, the 94-year-old New Hampsherite better known as Granny D.
Boston Phoenix |
Adam Reilly |
08-24-2004 |
Politics
Elephants in Our Living Room: A Convention Guidenew
In case you get trampled by the elephants in New York for the Republican National Convention next week, here are some tips for getting out from underfoot. The Voice provides tips for finding a doctor, transportation or a bail bondsman.
The Village Voice |
Rebecca Raber |
08-24-2004 |
Politics
