AltWeeklies Wire
Redneck Renegadenew
Forget Iraq -- country music legend Merle Haggard says it's America that needs freeing.
Seattle Weekly |
Knute Berger |
11-25-2005 |
Commentary
Torturous Timesnew
Welcome to America, where our fearless leader's busy golfing and barely bothered by reports that the CIA's been hiding al-Qaeda prisoners in secret Eastern European jails formerly operated by the Soviet KGB.
Phoenix New Times |
Robrt L. Pela |
11-22-2005 |
Politics
Joseph Wilson Likes His Misery Orderlynew
While visiting Berkeley to discuss the president's missing WMDs, Joe Wilson made it clear that his vision of the Mideast isn't much better than the Bush administration's.
East Bay Express |
Chris Thompson |
11-21-2005 |
Commentary
Palestinian Children Perform Freedom Dancenew
Although the work of the Ibdaa Dance Troupe is overtly political, it is not inspired by Islamic fundamentalism, patriarchal fascism or terrorism.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
11-21-2005 |
Commentary
Media Version of Thanksgiving Is Short on Reflection
Like our own responses to Thanksgiving, the repeated media messages are apt to be contradictory. Answers to basic questions run the gamut: How much time and money should we spend on the holiday dinner
compared to helping the less fortunate?
Random Lengths News |
Norman Solomon |
11-18-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: Media., Thanksgiving
Patronage in Illinois State Government Extends to Prisonsnew
The Illinois Department of Corrections hired a former college band director as an assistant warden at a southern Illinois prison, with a big boost in pay, another example of the cronyism that has federal investigators checking out the agency.
Illinois Times |
Bruce Rushton |
11-18-2005 |
Politics
The Deal With the Navy's Treasure Islandnew
Charges of favoritism darken San Francisco's plan to transform what is perhaps the city's last and best undeveloped urban oasis.
Tags: California, Bay Area, a political supporter of the mayor, and Los Angeles grocery billionaire Ron Burkle, Lennar Corp., Mayor Gavin Newsom and his predecessor, or TICD. Its principals lobbyist Darius Anderson of Sonoma, real-estate megadeal, Tony Hall, Treasure Island Community Developers, Willie Brown.
Poli Psy: A Sorry Messnew
Will Republicans ever apologize for their mistakes? Inspired by Yom Kippur, the author makes a case for atonement.
Seven Days |
Judith Levine |
11-17-2005 |
Commentary
A 'Hundred Years War' Over Age Discriminationnew
A former video technician has won an age-discrimination suit against Ohio's Summit County for the fifth time, but the county refuses to concede its case.
Cleveland Scene |
Denise Grollmus |
11-17-2005 |
Politics
Tags: Human Services, John Eldridge
Law Unto Themselvesnew
Supreme Court decisions are the highest form of "because I said so" in jurisprudence.
Baltimore City Paper |
Brian Morton |
11-16-2005 |
Commentary
Ross Perot in '08new
The candidate's return is unlikely, but his voters will play a major role in the next presidential election.
Seattle Weekly |
Knute Berger |
11-16-2005 |
Politics
Stopping Samuel Alitonew
Senate Democrats were nearly evenly split on the confirmation of John Roberts; with a fractured opposition, he sailed through his confirmation vote. There should be no such ambivalence about Samuel Alito.
Seattle Weekly |
Geov Parrish |
11-16-2005 |
Politics
Tags: Bush, appointees
Was Senator Feinstein Battling for Big Oil?new
Human-rights groups have delayed U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein's surprise bid to gut key protections against corporate abuses abroad.
East Bay Express |
Eliza Strickland |
11-15-2005 |
Politics
A Shadow Falls Over Jack London Square in Oaklandnew
A hotel owner has proposed to replace his four-story inn with a condominium tower that rises at least 20 stories in the air, dominating Oakland's waterfront skyline.
East Bay Express |
Chris Thompson |
11-15-2005 |
Politics
The Road Back From Darkness
California voters' reaction to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's musclebound ego may end up being what stops the Republican neo-con march into darkness.
Random Lengths News |
James Preston Allen |
11-14-2005 |
Commentary
