AltWeeklies Wire
The Giving Tree
The fallout from lobbyist Jack Abramoff's indictment continues, with Rep. Istook giving $23,000 to Boy Scouts, Sen. Inhofe donating Abramoff-linked money and Nickles just taking a pass.
Oklahoma Gazette |
Ben Fenwick |
01-11-2006 |
Politics
Thinking Differentnew
When does the war on terror -- and the violations of our Constitutional rights -- end?
Baltimore City Paper |
Brian Morton |
01-11-2006 |
Commentary
Honorary Jewnew
Hillary Clinton becomes kosher for a community that had its doubts.
The Village Voice |
Kristen Lombardi |
01-11-2006 |
Politics
Tags: 2006elect
Tilting at Political Windmillsnew
San Francisco attorney Paul Melbostad continues relentlessly trying to prove campaign finance violations involving Gap Inc. founder Don Fisher and political consigliere Jim Sutton.
Civil $ervicenew
Christmas came early for Miami-Dade County Manager George Burgess when his salary was raised to $311,000 a year.
Miami New Times |
Rob Jordan |
01-10-2006 |
Politics
An Escape Route?new
If Cheney quit for health reasons, Bush would certainly gain.
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway |
01-10-2006 |
Politics
Go, Sam, Go!new
As his hearings start, can Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito perform well enough to give the Bush administration a breather from the daily attacks over the Iraq war and the spying on the general citizenry?
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway |
01-09-2006 |
Politics
Tags: domesticspying, Bush appointees
Trans Rights Come of Agenew
California has come a long way on rights for transgendered people in the last 15 years, but still has a long way to go.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Chris Daley |
01-06-2006 |
Commentary
An Improvised Explosive Devicenew
As a young soldier dies in Iraq, his best friend remembers him and vows to speak out "before more teenage girls lose best friends."
Tucson Weekly |
Deidre Pike |
01-05-2006 |
Commentary
Political Point-Scoringnew
With every seat in the GOP-controlled Georgia Legislature up for re-election this fall, expect to see even more pandering and pop-culture conservatism than usual.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
01-05-2006 |
Politics
Tags: 2006elect
The Bush Family Coupnew
The son revisits the sins of the father on America.
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway |
01-04-2006 |
Politics
Strongman of the Northnew
Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens wants to drill in ANWR and see more tankers cruising Puget Sound, but his overreaching may be a godsend for Maria Cantwell in 2006.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
01-04-2006 |
Politics
The Constitutional Crises of 2006new
Given that Bush and his cabal have predicted that their War on Terror may last up to 100 years, the president is actually claiming that the rule of law need not apply for several generations.
Seattle Weekly |
Geov Parrish |
01-04-2006 |
Commentary
A Tangled Web
Oklahoma Republicans were the big winners in the Abramoff funding spree, but Democrats also received plenty of money, and they're all distancing themselves from the indicted lobbyist and his funds.
Oklahoma Gazette |
Ben Fenwick |
01-04-2006 |
Politics
Tags: Abramoff
The Dark Agesnew
In 2005, both Kansas and Missouri were hurled into an age in which superstition prevailed.
The Pitch |
C.J. Janovy |
01-04-2006 |
Commentary
