AltWeeklies Wire
One Power the People Don't Neednew
California's Proposition 80 is a misguided measure that compels a clueless public to vote on complex energy policies far better left to wonks and engineers.
East Bay Express |
Chris Thompson |
10-10-2005 |
Commentary
Homeland Security Welfare Stories Pile Upnew
Money to protect the homeland is being allocated not on the basis of need but of congressional pull.
Reno News & Review |
Dennis Myers |
10-07-2005 |
Politics
Tags: Congress, Nevada, Senate, Calif., al-Qaeda, chair of the House Homeland Security Committee, gold rush camp in the Sierra foothills, Nevada City, Nevada Sens. Harry Reid and John Ensign, Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, U.S. Rep. Christopher Cox, U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California amendment
Harry Reid Under Pressurenew
Nevada's senior senator is on the hot spot as a result of George W. Bush's latest Supreme Court pick.
Reno News & Review |
Dennis Myers |
10-07-2005 |
Politics
Take a Hintnew
Have you ever noticed that the one thing right-wingers love to do is to give liberals "advice"?
Baltimore City Paper |
Brian Morton |
10-06-2005 |
Politics
Harriet Miers: News From Nowherenew
George W. Bush’s nominee for the Supreme Court seat was first hired by W in 1993 in a title dispute over his East Texas fishing house. This tells us just about everything we are likely to know about why the president nominated her.
Boston Phoenix |
Harvey A. Silverglate |
10-06-2005 |
Commentary
The Conservative Crack-Up Over Harriet Miersnew
Harriet Miers is not the openly committed conservative ideologue right-wingers dreamed about.
The Village Voice |
Brian Z. Tamanaha |
10-05-2005 |
Commentary
Harriet Miers and MS-DOSnew
The Supreme Court nominee helped defend Microsoft against consumer lawsuits.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
10-05-2005 |
Politics
The Whistleblower and Harriet Miersnew
There's room for speculation about whether the Supreme Court nominee stifled the claims of a key whistleblower even as she worked to clear out corruption within the Texas Lottery Commission.
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway with Isabel Huacuja |
10-05-2005 |
Politics
They Protest Too Muchnew
The anti-war movement needs to focus the message if it wants to attract the mainstream.
Seattle Weekly |
Geov Parrish |
10-05-2005 |
Commentary
Harriet Miers' Views Caused Run-In With Gay Caucusnew
In 1989, two AIDS activists threatened to stage a die-in if a gay Dallas political figure didn't withdraw his endorsement of the woman George W. Bush just nominated to the Supreme Court. They opposed her conservative views, which included an expressed opposition to abortion.
Dallas Observer |
Jim Schutze |
10-04-2005 |
Politics
Mystery of Chief Financial Officer's Death Deepensnew
Phoenix CFO Kevin Keogh didn't dive to his death off his moving Mercedes because of a brain parasite, as city officials previously contended.
Phoenix New Times |
John Dougherty |
10-04-2005 |
Politics
What's the Deal With Harriet Miers?new
George W. Bush's Supreme Court pick has never been a judge, but she's often been a political campaign contributor.
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway |
10-03-2005 |
Politics
A Developer and His Beautiful Wife Have Dallas Buzzingnew
An influential Dallas developer shows up at city events with his gorgeous Chinese wife, who was a bathhouse "masseuse" when he met her.
Dallas Observer |
Glenna Whitley |
10-03-2005 |
Politics
Ohioans, Don't Get Fooled Again; Support Issues 2-5new
Ohio's Republican establishment is pulling out all the stops to defeat five election-reform issues on the ballot in November and preserve its domination of state government.
The Athens NEWS |
Terry Smith |
10-01-2005 |
Commentary
The Nursing Home Crisis to Comenew
After Texas capped the amount medical malpractice victims could win in court, the state’s oversight of nursing homes grew increasingly lax -- an outcome that might be linked to the nursing homes' role in financing campaigns.
The Texas Observer |
David Mann |
09-30-2005 |
Politics
