AltWeeklies Wire
Worst President?new
Try worst Attorney General -- Alberto Gonzales is leaving a legacy that would make Stalin smile.
San Antonio Current |
Elaine Wolff |
05-24-2006 |
Commentary
The NSA's Political Fictionnew
Most people cannot take apart a piece of rhetoric -- in this case, spying makes us safer -- and tell you whether its component parts are facts and evidence or merely seductive fiction.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Annalee Newitz |
05-24-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: domesticspying
Doing the Flip-Flop Flip-Flopnew
There are plenty of reasons to loathe Sen. Maria Cantwell, but her pre-war vote isn't one of them.
Seattle Weekly |
Mike Seely |
05-24-2006 |
Politics
Tags: war in iraq, 2006elect
A Political Sea Changenew
Illegal immigration threatens to cause a major shift in black politics.
Pasadena Weekly |
Earl Ofari Hutchinson |
05-23-2006 |
Commentary
November Strainnew
Poll watchers find crazy scenes on primary day in Philadelphia -- just wait till the general elections.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Doron Taussig |
05-23-2006 |
Politics
Tags: 2006elect
Lieberman, Lamont, & Labornew
Union support ebbs for a pro-war, high-maintenance senator -- but doesn't flow to his challenger.
New Haven Advocate |
Carole Bass |
05-22-2006 |
Politics
Tags: 2006elect
Clowns to the Left of Menew
Marc Holtzman's got a feeling that something in the Grand Old Party ain't right.
What Makes the Media Tic?
When media outlets provide a daily focus
on repetitive events and chronic situations, the results are often
journalistic grooves that turn into ruts.
Random Lengths News |
Norman Solomon |
05-19-2006 |
Commentary
Empty Gesturesnew
As shown by his announcement to send National Guard troops to the border, the president remains forever willing to use his citizen soldiers for his own political purposes.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Editorial |
05-19-2006 |
Commentary
Gloves Are Offnew
Tory ads pumping personal responsibility for health are just a tactical maneuver to soften the public for privatization.
NOW Magazine |
Wayne Roberts |
05-18-2006 |
Politics
Put the Guns Awaynew
Nobody had to bring out the military to solve the immigration problem.
Reno News & Review |
Editorial |
05-18-2006 |
Commentary
Do It Againnew
U.S. Rep. James Gibbons would vote for Iraq War again, "to fight to keep freedom."
Reno News & Review |
Dennis Myers |
05-18-2006 |
Politics
Bush's Fear Factornew
The president's wounds make him even more dangerous.
Boston Phoenix |
Editorial |
05-18-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: George W. Bush
Bush the Aliennew
The president angers his base and his new allies on immigration.
L.A. Weekly |
Marc Cooper |
05-18-2006 |
Commentary
The Ballad of Hillary & Rupertnew
The Left and Right gag over an unholy political marriage.
New York Press |
John DeSio |
05-18-2006 |
Commentary
