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Line of Defensenew

A union campaign targets a big behind-the-scenes political contributor.
Philadelphia City Paper  |  Doron Taussig  |  12-05-2006  |  Politics

No Exitnew

Will our troops ever come home?
Weekly Alibi  |  Jerry Ortiz y Pino  |  12-05-2006  |  Commentary

Trial by Firenew

A rookie Democratic judge faces tough on-the-job training.
Dallas Observer  |  Matt Pulle  |  12-05-2006  |  Politics

The Termlimitnatornew

Arnold renders the Republicans obsolete.
L.A. Weekly  |  Marc Cooper  |  12-05-2006  |  Politics

A Draft in the Airnew

Our current economic draft is unfair, and, in practice, it's racist -- that's why Charles Rangel is calling to reinstate the draft.
Artvoice  |  Michael I. Niman  |  12-01-2006  |  Commentary

What the Democrats Must Donew

Mandate for the new majority: Curb the president's power to torture.
The Village Voice  |  Nat Hentoff  |  11-30-2006  |  Commentary

The Case of the Missing Web Pagenew

A pre-election squabble in Berkeley raises questions about high-tech arbiters of free speech.
East Bay Express  |  Kara Platoni  |  11-30-2006  |  Politics

Escape from Capitol Hillnew

Sen. Mark Dayton is counting the days to his D.C. exodus.
City Pages (Twin Cities)  |  G.R. Anderson Jr.  |  11-30-2006  |  Politics

Tar Babynew

When it comes to the war in Iraq, it's about time somebody finally realized that we're not "in it to win it."
Baltimore City Paper  |  Brian Morton  |  11-29-2006  |  Commentary

Not So Pearly Gatesnew

Twenty years after Iran-Contra broke, it's deja vu all over again, with recent news about Ortega, Baker, and, most of all, Robert Gates.
San Antonio Current  |  Gilbert Garcia  |  11-29-2006  |  Politics

War Without Endnew

It's hard to define the beginning of wars these days, what with the notion of actually declaring war having gone the way of rumble seats, church-key can openers and TRS-80 computers.
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Editorial  |  11-28-2006  |  Commentary

The Wheelie Initiativenew

Passage of Proposition 1 prompts debate over how best to spend a small fortune in bicycle-amenity money.
Seattle Weekly  |  Mark D. Fefer and Brian Miller  |  11-27-2006  |  Politics

Ellen Willis, 1942-2006new

The former Village Voice editor called herself a democratic socialist and a feminist, but at heart, she was a utopian.
Seven Days  |  Judith Levine  |  11-24-2006  |  Commentary

Don't Blow Itnew

Now that the Democrats have taken Congress, what will they do?
Jackson Free Press  |  Kamikaze  |  11-22-2006  |  Commentary

Tarring and Featheringnew

People -- including members of the media -- continue to bash DA Faye Peterson, whether the facts support them or not.
Jackson Free Press  |  Donna Ladd  |  11-22-2006  |  Commentary

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