AltWeeklies Wire
Alberto Gonzales Played Role in Texas Death Penalty Casesnew
Alberto Gonzales briefed George W. Bush on death-penalty cases when Bush, as governor of Texas, allowed 150 men and two women to be executed. And now Gonzales will be the nation's chief law enforcement officer.
The Village Voice |
Nat Hentoff |
12-08-2004 |
Politics
Al Sharpton Takes a Hypocritical Plungenew
Former Democratic presidential hopeful Al Sharpton helped engineer the demise of his mentor, Jesse Jackson, who had an affair with the executive director of his nonprofit organization and showered her with benefits, even while Sharpton was sending every signal to those around him that he was doing the same.
The Village Voice |
Wayne Barrett |
12-07-2004 |
Politics
Pork Alertnew
As John McCain objects, Congress dishes out a fat spending bill while racking up a record deficit.
Tucson Weekly |
Jim Nintzel |
12-03-2004 |
Politics
MoveOn Confronts the Futurenew
The progressive darling couldn’t put John Kerry over the top. Where does it go now? How does a grassroots power redirect its muscle?
Boston Phoenix |
Adam Reilly |
12-03-2004 |
Politics
The South Has Risen Againnew
The solidly red states of the Old Confederacy have found approbation and solidarity outside of the South, with wily Republicans using the ballot box to unzip a conservative evangelical voice even they may not be able to control.
Jackson Free Press |
Ruth Campbell Williams |
12-02-2004 |
Commentary
The Fun Begins As Georgia Libertarians Notch a Winnew
The Libertarians won their first partisan election in the state when Ben Brandon of Rising Fawn was elected Dade County executive.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Doug Monroe |
12-02-2004 |
Politics
Democratic Leaders Join Michael Moore Witch-Huntnew
Why are all of these Democratic Party leaders distancing themselves from Moore and calling him "anti-American" when Fahrenheit 9/11 clearly outperformed the Dems and John Kerry this year?
New York Press |
Matt Taibbi |
12-01-2004 |
Commentary
The Axmannew
Illinois' Democratic governor, Rod Blagojevich, gets slammed by labor for deep cuts in state employment. Illinois now ranks second-to-last in the nation in per capita state employment.
Illinois Times |
Todd Spivak |
11-30-2004 |
Politics
Feds Target Senator's Family and Friendsnew
In the public corruption investigation of Don Perata, federal authorities are searching for evidence of payments to family members, friends, and companies that have close financial relationships to the state senator, according to a copy of a federal subpoena obtained last week by the East Bay Express.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
11-30-2004 |
Politics
Stalking the Senatornew
Don Perata, who was on the verge of claiming the presidency of the California state Senate, discovered the novelties of the perp walk after East Bay Express reported that the FBI was investigating allegations of corruption and influence peddling.
East Bay Express |
Chris Thompson |
11-30-2004 |
Politics
Win by a Thousand Cuts
In Ohio, laws were broken to elect George Bush. Should the election be thrown out?
Random Lengths News |
Paul Rosenberg |
11-29-2004 |
Politics
Oh Canadanew
A despondent Metroland staff writer considers seriously what everyone's been joking about.
Missouri Declares Tourism a $7 Billion Industrynew
By imagining that most of the people who eat in the state's restaurants are from out of town, Missouri officials inflate the economic importance of tourism. The miscalculation can lead government to set the wrong priorities.
Moral Dilemmanew
Don't believe that 'morality' gave Bush re-election--it was just the opposite.
Tucson Weekly |
Randy Serraglio |
11-24-2004 |
Commentary
Senator Shameless Stoops Againnew
Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., who impugned the patriotism of triple-amputee veteran Max Cleland two years ago, is now stretching the truth about another Democrat.
Only this time, Chambliss is sugarcoating the record of his new buddy, the Democrat turncoat Sen. Zell Miller.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Doug Monroe |
11-24-2004 |
Politics
