AltWeeklies Wire
General Petraeus' Anticlimaxnew
We already know the "situation" in Iraq -- we don't need yet another general spinning the truth, desperately trying to find some positive angle to highlight.
Weekly Alibi |
Jerry Ortiz y Pino |
09-11-2007 |
Commentary
Your Tax Dollars at (Political) Warnew
Albuquerque is now one of few cities in the nation that pays candidates to run campaigns -- will it work?
Weekly Alibi |
Marisa Demarco |
09-11-2007 |
Politics
A New Direction for Memphis?new
Dozens of candidates compete for City Council seats at a pivotal moment in the city's history.
The Memphis Flyer |
Jackson Baker |
09-11-2007 |
Politics
Will the Real Fred Thompson Stand Up?new
Despite the Beltway consensus that Thompson will toe some pre-ordained conservative line, that ain't how he did it in the Senate.
The Memphis Flyer |
Jackson Baker |
09-11-2007 |
Politics
Barack Obama Rocks Santa Barbaranew
The presidential candidate rolled into Santa Barbara on Saturday with the message that's become the backbone of his campaign: Hope.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Chris Meagher |
09-11-2007 |
Politics
Could a DUI Arrest Help Richard Pope Get Elected?new
His King County Council opponent, incumbent Jane Hague is, as has been well-chronicled, battling the recent revelation of a June DUI arrest.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
09-10-2007 |
Politics
De'Sean Quinn's Not Headed for a Seattle Racenew
Although he recently lost his bid for Tukwila City Council, the Seattle native and aide to King County Executive Ron Sims says he has no designs on packing up and heading north to test some friendlier political waters.
Seattle Weekly |
Aimee Curl |
09-10-2007 |
Politics
Texas Pols Need to Get Off the Fencenew
Our governor and two U.S. senators know a fence is pointless -- but since short-term political expediency seems to demand one, they are desperately trying to obscure their barren leadership with comb-overs.
The Texas Observer |
Editorial |
09-10-2007 |
Commentary
9/11: Six Years Later, Are We Any Safer?new
On this September 11, even as bin Laden remains at large, we are still waist-deep in The Big Sandy, with a mission lacking closure and yet another demand for supplemental billions of dollars in funding for endless war en route from the White House to Congress for a likely rubber-stamped approval.
Birmingham Weekly |
Courtney Haden |
09-10-2007 |
Commentary
The Chip on Czech Shouldersnew
While on tour in the Czech Republic, Kamikaze learns about the chip on Czech shoulders when it comes to U.S. "help."
Jackson Free Press |
Kamikaze |
09-07-2007 |
Commentary
Who's Zooming Whom?new
In response to President Bush signing into law revisions of the 1978 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, Dickerson revisits Mississippi's sordid past spying games.
Jackson Free Press |
James L. Dickerson |
09-07-2007 |
Commentary
Letters From Vietnamnew
Once again, the American people are being told that we must support an indefinite commitment of troops halfway around the world or face calamity -- are we going to do Vietnam all over again?
Jackson Free Press |
Brian Johnson |
09-07-2007 |
Commentary
The Forgotten Iraqisnew
If remorseful vets want to make reparations for the evil that they -- and we collectively -- have done to Iraq, they and we must actively and loudly oppose the war, not retreat into farms and "nonpolitical" silence.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
09-07-2007 |
Commentary
The Rove Primary
If Karl Rove gets his wish, the GOP can run an all-Hillary-hating-all-the-time campaign.
The Inlander |
Ted S. McGregor Jr. |
09-07-2007 |
Commentary
Panetta for Gov. in '10new
Leon Panetta would bring much-needed passion for public service to California.
Monterey County Weekly |
Ken Peterson |
09-07-2007 |
Commentary
