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Who You Callin' Sovereign?new
George Bush’s “return of sovereignty” to Iraq’s U.S.-appointed puppet government this week is no such thing. What’s to come may be far worse than the senseless carnage we have seen so far, as the Great Deception of the Iraq War goes on.
Missoula Independent |
George Ochenski |
07-01-2004 |
Commentary
Bush League: (Im)pertinent Media about the Current Administrationnew
Recent coverage of George W. Bush includes an article in Slate that gives some context to chief legal counsel Alberto Gonzales' memo saying the Geneva Conventions were obsolete.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Bill O'Driscoll |
07-01-2004 |
Politics
Patriot Act II: The Bill With Nine Livesnew
Piece by piece, provisions that created an uproar 18 months ago are now finding their way into other legislation.
Seattle Weekly |
Geov Parrish |
06-30-2004 |
Commentary
Burn, Baby, Burnnew
If "Fahrenheit 9/11" is too hot for you, well, let me quote Dick Cheney ...
Seattle Weekly |
Knute Berger |
06-30-2004 |
Commentary
Bush League: (Im)pertinent Media about the Current Administrationnew
Harper's Magazine reports that Bush has been a disaster for small business, and the Center for Economic and Social Rights reports on the Bush Administration's record of "war crimes" in Iraq.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Bill O'Driscoll |
06-29-2004 |
Politics
The Third Mannew
Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader talks about Elvis, the Democrats, talk-show hosts and the election in this question-and-answer interview conducted June 21 in Memphis.
The Memphis Flyer |
Jackson Baker |
06-28-2004 |
Politics
Tags: Ralph Nader
Can Johnny Isakson Out-Conservative the Conservatives?new
Widely regarded as the most reasonable, amiable and downright likable Republican lawmaker in Georgia during the long years in which Democrats ruled the political roost, Isakson has found that those qualities aren't exactly selling points among the post-Newt, ditto-headed, conservative hard-liners who control his party these days.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
06-24-2004 |
Politics
Falun Gong-ites Would Like a Little Help in Ending Torture and Murdernew
Becky Yao, a practitioner of Falun Gong meditation, was one of the organizers of the only effective protest aimed at the recent South Georgia summit of world leaders, also know as G-8.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John Sugg |
06-24-2004 |
Commentary
Brown Power
In his new book, "The Latino Wave," Univision anchor Jorge Ramos predicts Hispanics will elect the next American president.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Julia Goldberg |
06-23-2004 |
Politics
System Failure: City's State-of-the-Art Software Doesn't Delivernew
Finance officials in Richmond, Calif., compiled most of this year's budget by hand, even though the city has spent $4.5 million on software designed to make such things more efficient.
East Bay Express |
Will Harper |
06-17-2004 |
Politics
McCanvassing? DNC Wages a “Grassroots” Campaign in Vermont
The Democratic National Committee begins canvassing Vermont for donations to support Kerry under the guise of a grassroots campaign.
Seven Days |
Cathy Resmer |
06-17-2004 |
Politics
Formidable Field of Women Seek Congressional Seatnew
Cynthia McKinney, who wants to regain her seat in Congress, is a favored candidate among the five women and one man who will face off in the July 20 Democratic primary. Once regarded as a loose cannon, she's now seen as an outspoken advocate for the oppressed.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
06-16-2004 |
Politics
Bush League: Roundup of Impertinent Media Reportsnew
In The Nation, William Greider writes that many Americans seem to find strangely agreeable the self-pity Bush’s fear-mongering rhetoric generates.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Bill O'Driscoll |
06-16-2004 |
Politics
Motor City Is Being Driven to Destructionnew
In the 1950s, when Michigan poured hundreds of millions of dollars into building expressways, Toronto built a subway. Now Toronto has a vital downtown while Detroit has lost more than half its population.
Metro Times |
Keith Schneider |
06-16-2004 |
Politics
Arab-American Support for Bush Is Waningnew
A polar shift in the attitude of Iraqis toward their American “liberators” is mirrored in the political atmosphere among Arab-American and other Middle Eastern voters here in the United States.
Metro Times |
Curt Guyette |
06-16-2004 |
Politics
