AltWeeklies Wire
A Political Bombshellnew
Last week's guilty plea by former Orleans Parish School Board president Ellenese Brooks-Simms was the political equivalent of a nuclear bomb.
Gambit |
Clancy DuBos |
06-26-2007 |
Commentary
Presidential Debates Should Come Through New Orleansnew
Choosing New Orleans should be easy for the bi-partisan Commission on Presidential Debates.
Gambit |
Clancy DuBos |
06-26-2007 |
Commentary
Tom Tancredo: On the Borderlinenew
It's all anti-illegal talk at the Tancredo rally at the Nixon library.
Michael Moore's Grand Slamnew
His new health care doc Sicko shows a sick system.
Metro Times |
Jack Lessenberry |
06-26-2007 |
Commentary
Rethinking Patriotismnew
As July 4th approaches, it may well be time to consider whether patriotism and the defense of national borders is an outmoded concept -- instead of Independence Day, perhaps it's time to declare an Interdependence Day and to pledge allegiance as global citizens.
LEO Weekly |
Lucinda Marshall |
06-25-2007 |
Commentary
Bush: A Clear and Present Dangernew
Believe the worst when it comes to Bush and war, says veteran CIA analyst Ray McGovern.
Pasadena Weekly |
Kevin Uhrich |
06-25-2007 |
Politics
Dallas' Choir Boy Mayornew
What Tom Leppert's campaign tells you about Tom Leppert.
Dallas Observer |
Matt Pulle |
06-25-2007 |
Politics
History Happensnew
Americans can't prevent catastrophe, no matter how many bureaucratic security measures they create.
Seven Days |
Judith Levine |
06-25-2007 |
Commentary
Is Giuliani Worse Than Bush?new
After 9/11, a hero-seeking media dubbed Rudy "America's mayor" -- but before that, his constituents were more likely to describe him as a fascist. Which is closer to the truth?
The Rant: We Should've Pursued the Gay Bombnew
Can you think of anything better than a bunch of unfathomably rich suddenly gay Middle Eastern men?
The Memphis Flyer |
Tim Sampson |
06-22-2007 |
Commentary
Snake, Rat, or Martyr?new
Lawyer Richard Fields looks like the big loser in Memphis's political drama.
The Memphis Flyer |
Jackson Baker |
06-22-2007 |
Politics
Mario Beltran's Strange Bedfellowsnew
A political brouhaha erupts as LAPD seizes documents from a Bell Gardens councilman and the city's towing company.
L.A. Weekly |
Jeffrey Anderson |
06-22-2007 |
Politics
General Petraeus From Cincinnatinew
Iraq policy is apparently in the hands of the supernatural.
L.A. Weekly |
Marc Cooper |
06-22-2007 |
Commentary
Anybody But Bob Clementnew
Should Karl Dean or David Briley drop out of Nashville's mayoral race to save day the for progressives?
Nashville Scene |
Jeff Woods |
06-22-2007 |
Politics
War and Censorship at Wilton Highnew
In mid-March, after students spent months preparing Voices in Conflict, a play about war, the school administration canceled it.
New York Press |
Amy Goodman |
06-22-2007 |
Commentary
