You’ve gotta love Paul Hackett. The Democratic candidate for the Ohio-2 Congressional spot has unleashed a refreshing verbal offensive against the Republicans spearheading a smear campaign against his service in Iraq. Supporters of Hackett’s opponent, Jean Schmidt, have resorted to “vilify the veteran” tactics, perfected by swiftboaters last year. The stench of […]

Have you and your crew strayed from the righteous path? Do you find yourself illin’ when you know you should be representin’? Your search for deliverance ends here, as the latest, crunkest manifestation of God’s word has made its way to a bookstore near you. The posse at Nelson BibleZines now […]

As gay marriage amendments take effect in Canada and Spain, the U.S. seems content with its position as the world’s Puritanical laughingstock. Don Sherwood, a Republican Representative from Pennsylvania and prominent “family values” ideologue, finds himself in the middle of a $5.5 million civil suit against a 29 year-old woman who alleges he abused […]

Independent rock group Resident Genius has announced the release of their latest CD “You Can’t Blow Up a Social Relationship,” on Thick Records. The group, hailing from Springfield, Illinois, has included six original songs, alongside excerpts from the Howard Zinn archives.
The current social and political climate has provided Resident Genius with material that marks […]

After spending the first half of his career licking the boots of the likes of William Rehnquist and Ed Meese, John G. Roberts has earned his space among the Bush administration’s prominent yes men. Plucked straight from the Condie Rice School of Opportunism, Dubya’s new golden boy promises to be quite the Supreme Court […]

For those who still needed convincing, recent headlines have proven that cultural tensions with regard to Latinos continue to thrive far north of the Mexican-American border. National news services have made Hamilton, Ohio the new epicenter of the country’s recurring multiculturalism debate. The small town’s relatively peaceful coexistence between its white and (burgeoning) […]