AltWeeklies Wire
More Hot Water in Vice President's Officenew
The overall picture that emerges with the indictment of Scooter Libby is of the vice president's office as a boiler room, with Dick Cheney's flunkies concocting a story to smear Joe Wilson by outing his wife's undercover employment by the CIA.
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway |
11-02-2005 |
Politics
Bloomberg Money Shuts Mouthsnew
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his communications company have paid secret settlements to six ex-employees who made allegations ranging from maternity discrimination to sexual harassment to racial comments.
The Village Voice |
Wayne Barrett |
11-02-2005 |
Politics
Emergency Room Stats Contradict Mayor's Claim of Crime Dropnew
Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been bragging that New York City's streets are safer than ever, but the number of people who have gone to city hospitals to be treated for assault has jumped sharply.
The Village Voice |
Paul Moses |
11-02-2005 |
Politics
Reality Bites Back
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s superhero posturing seems to have run out of steam,
but will voter apathy save him?
Random Lengths News |
Paul Rosenberg |
10-28-2005 |
Politics
At the White House, the Spin Doctor Is Ill
While indictment fever gripped the Washington press corps in October,
the president's spin doctor was incapacitated. An ailing Karl Rove could
not help the Republican search for a media cure.
Random Lengths News |
Norman Solomon |
10-28-2005 |
Commentary
Rooting for the Ones Who Want to Winnew
A political observer explains why he switched from being a Cubs fan to a White Sox fan. He's had enough of loser politics of the sort practiced by the Libertarian Party and Alan Keyes.
Illinois Times |
Rich Miller |
10-28-2005 |
Commentary
All Haley the Chiefnew
Was a recent hurricane relief benefit orchestrated as mass media photo op for the GOP?
Jackson Free Press |
Mitch Cohen |
10-27-2005 |
Commentary
You're Screwednew
If there’s one thing the Bush administration has always been good at, it’s screwing the poor.
Baltimore City Paper |
Brian Morton |
10-26-2005 |
Commentary
Think Globally, Scheme Locallynew
Businessman Ralbert Brooks-Hamilton owes nearly $500,000 in loans he secured through a program to pump cash into Oakland's downtrodden neighborhoods. Lately, according to federal agents, he's posed as an investment-seeking Nicaraguan diplomat.
East Bay Express |
Justin Berton |
10-24-2005 |
Politics
Frist Not the Last of GOP Insiders
Recent indictments and investigations of GOP lawmakers, lobbyists and associates are only the tip of the iceberg, according to longtime observers, including current and former true believers in the GOP cause.
Random Lengths News |
Paul Rosenberg |
10-21-2005 |
Politics
Media at a Crossroads: 25 Years After Reagan’s Triumph
By a twist of political fate, the Oct. 28 deadline for special
counsel Patrick Fitzgerald to take action on the Plamegate matter is
exactly 25 years after the only debate of the presidential race between
Ronald Reagan and incumbent Jimmy Carter.
Random Lengths News |
Norman Solomon |
10-21-2005 |
Commentary
Casting a Wide Net for Illinois State Employeesnew
It’s a challenge keeping track of all the ongoing criminal investigations swirling around the administration of Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich.
Illinois Times |
Rich Miller |
10-21-2005 |
Politics
Meet Mr. Valerie Plamenew
Joseph Wilson might be the man who brings down Karl Rove. Here’s a rundown of the blossoming GOP scandals and what Wilson thinks about them.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
10-21-2005 |
Politics
The Plame Gamenew
Much of Washington, especially the liberal media, is eagerly waiting to see what comes of the Valerie Plame CIA-leak scandal
Baltimore City Paper |
Brian Morton |
10-20-2005 |
Commentary
Bush Appointee Made Fortune With Questionable Lendingnew
Bush's appointee to be ambassador to the Netherlands, Roland Arnall, is the founder of Ameriquest, whose lending tactics have prompted investigations by attorneys general in no fewer than 30 states.
Cleveland Scene |
Denise Grollmus |
10-20-2005 |
Politics
