AltWeeklies Wire
Iraq's Real Body Countnew
Many authoritative estimates say that the U.S. military is grossly underestimating the number of civilians killed in Iraq.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Ayse Arf |
04-20-2007 |
War
Peace Warriornew
Author Elie Wiesel discusses the genocide in Sudan and his opposition to the war in Iraq.
Seven Days |
Kevin J. Kelley |
04-18-2007 |
International
Two Art Shows Spotlight Vetsnew
A Burlington gallery displays work by and about Iraq War vets.
Seven Days |
Margot Harrison |
04-18-2007 |
Art
The Power of the Pursenew
As House and Senate Democrats work on the Iraq war budget, the peace movement airs disappointments.
Boulder Weekly |
Grace Hood |
04-16-2007 |
War
Inside the War to Lose the Peacenew
A veteran of efforts to rebuild Iraq explains how the Bushies botched it.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Betty Brink |
04-12-2007 |
War
Our Flagging Patriotismnew
Flags should be at half-mast for Connecticut's war dead. So why are so many flying high?
New Haven Advocate |
Andy Bromage |
04-10-2007 |
Politics
Filling Gaps in Veterans' Carenew
Wisconsin legislators are weighing a few proposals to try to make life easier for the state's veterans.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
04-09-2007 |
War
The Courage to Vote Yesnew
Why voting for the war was the best way to end it.
Seven Days |
David Sirota |
04-06-2007 |
Commentary
A First Amendment Case Left in Limbonew
As a result of a clerical error, criminal trespassing charges against anti-war activist Tom Palumbo were dismissed in Virginia Beach General District Court on March 26 when no one showed up to prosecute the case.
Port Folio Weekly |
D.D. Delaney |
04-04-2007 |
Civil Liberties
One Man's Warnew
Tale is told so plainly, forthrightly, and with such unveiled disclosure that it carries an indisputable moral authority that most of the political and media discourse surrounding this war lacks.
Baltimore City Paper |
Raymond Cummings |
04-02-2007 |
Nonfiction
Why March?new
A life-long antiwar protester weighs the options.
Seven Days |
Judith Levine |
03-30-2007 |
Commentary
Hola Afghanistannew
Jesus Feliciano is a Mexican national who joins the Marines to gain U.S. citizenship and returns home from Iraq with a nasty case of post-traumatic stress disorder.
Austin Chronicle |
Josh Rosenblatt |
03-29-2007 |
Reviews
Troop Withdrawal Resolution Politicizes Griefnew
Lisa Johnson was opposed to the war in Iraq even before it claimed the life of her only son.
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
03-26-2007 |
War
Major Media Hide Behind Fog of War, Protesters Gear Up for More Bloodshednew
Since before the war began, hundreds of thousands of people have marched against the war with little substantive coverage by local media.
Pasadena Weekly |
Joe Piasecki |
03-26-2007 |
War
Fighting the Warnew
In the wake of the fourth anniversary of the Iraq invasion, an Army deserter maintains he did "the right and moral thing."
Oklahoma Gazette |
Deborah Benjamin |
03-22-2007 |
War