Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...their countries don’t want them back. (World Premiere, Spain, United Kingdom)..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Qmmunity: Queer-to-Queer Cheer

Get in the holigay spirit with Austin Gay Men's Chorus, Little Gay Shop, and more events

"...fascinating story: In the early Eighties, the so-called Austin Citizens for Decency collected enough signatures to hold an election..."

Dec. 3, 2021 Column by Beth Sullivan

Rise 'n' Vote

"...you have had almost four years to lead the United States and have failed us by your own choosing...."

Oct. 16, 2020 Postmarks

The Work

Doc on a powerful Folsom Prison therapy group

"...The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world,..."

Nov. 10, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Real Housewives of Ciudad Juárez

Living double lives in the shadow of the border

"...required undocumented people like José, newly married to U.S. citizens, to return to their home countries while waiting to..."

Oct. 18, 2013 News Feature by Debbie Nathan

Letters at 3AM: Obama's May 23 Speech

Obama deftly weaves vagueness, misdirection, and a few outright lies

"...legal. ... Under domestic law, and international law, the United States is at war."..."

May 31, 2013 Column by Michael Ventura

BREAKING: DOMA Unconstitutional… Again

Oops, they did it again

"...of the various administrative bureaus and agencies of the United States, the word 'marriage' means only a legal union..."

Oct. 18, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Liz Williams

Five Districts, No Representation?

With Travis split so many ways, it may not get representation at all

"...Travis County citizens and elected officials alike pleaded last week to the..."

June 10, 2011 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Page Two: We Are the Eggmen

In the abstract, people are usually good about defending free speech. They fall apart in the specifics.

"...When in school we first learned about the United States Constitution – and especially the first 10 amendments,..."

Oct. 15, 2010 Column by Louis Black

Border Security Expo

Immigrant rights activists and border security entrepreneurs mix it up in Austin

"...of the Taylor chapter of the Texas League of United Latin American Citizens, whose members journeyed to Austin for..."

May 30, 2008 News Feature by Andrea Grimes

Naked City

"...the gap in funding created by the Capital Area United Way's new community investment strategy. Maj. Stephen Ellis said..."

Jan. 4, 2008 News Feature

Naked City

"...utility room in a house on Glendale Place. During citizens' comments, neighborhood activist Jeff Jack warned that the commission..."

April 20, 2007 News Feature

Page Two

The debate over illegal immigration is nearly perfect for Bush's core voters

"...also because they contribute little or nothing to the United States; they steal jobs from citizens; they have easier..."

June 30, 2006 Column by Louis Black

Letters at 3AM

The president and his people have broken the laws governing warrantless wiretapping of U.S. citizens and furthermore, lied about it, repeatedly and knowingly

"...cumbersome." Vice-President Cheney declared warrantless spying on our own citizens is "the kind of capability if we'd had before..."

Jan. 6, 2006 Column by Michael Ventura

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...political climate we have collectively built – one where citizens vote on who has the best "morals" (but where..."

Nov. 19, 2004 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Many citizens of my neighborhood are in favor of affordable housing..."

Nov. 23, 2001 Column

Postmarks

Righteous readers respond to recent rape reportage, and our Best of Austin issue garners a kudo or two.

"...& the Crickets, Blur, Travis, the Presidents of the United States of America, Iggy Pop, and Davíd Garza. It..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...alive and requiring thousands of hours of time from citizens, board and commission volunteers, and city staff...."

Dec. 22, 2000 Column

June 18, 1996: Aguascalientes in La Realidad, Chiapas

"...that it has been necessary for a group of citizens to rise up in arms in order to be..."

July 12, 1996 News Feature

Letters @ 3AM

A report from 2107: The decline and fall of the former United States of America

"...Subject: The decline and fall of the former United States of America (F-USA)..."

Sept. 28, 2007 Column by Michael Ventura

H.C.R. No. 75

"...and organizational acumen toward the precautionary defense of our citizens and their livelihood through the creation of the Office..."

April 11, 2003 News Column

Cloak of Injustice

"...Dear Editor, The justices of the United States Supreme Court took an oath to support the..."

Jan. 26, 2021 Postmarks

The History of the LGBTQ Movement in Austin

From Stonewall to today, how Pride has progressed in our city

"...and alleged "quack" doctor Steven Hotze of Houston, Austin Citizens for Decency collected enough signatures to hold a referendum..."

Aug. 9, 2019 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

David Whitley Back in Abbott’s Office With Promotion, Raise

Disgraced former secretary of state keeps failing upward

"...top election officer, Whitley claimed (falsely) that thousands of noncitizens had voted, got named in three different civil rights..."

June 7, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Page Two: The U.S. Swings Like a Pendulum Do

The good news is, the Constitution is specifically designed to work amidst controversy and hatred

"...Many believe that the United States at its best, its very best, not just..."

Feb. 17, 2017 Column by Louis Black

News Roundup: Cams, Carnage, & Climate

Zimmerman sides with Abbott over Adler

"...scheduled only 15 minutes (4:50-5:05pm) for discussion and action. Citizens are invited to attend and speak during the PSC's..."

Nov. 30, 2015 News Post

Jade Helm and Tinfoil Hats

Abbott, Cruz, Jade Helm, and the death of the sane GOP

"...Not a legitimate complaint: That these will be secret United Nations troops coming to kill all the men, kidnap..."

May 5, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

What Ted Cruz Doesn't Know About Apartheid

And it's not just what the word means

"...winds up either being an apartheid state with second-class citizens – or it ends up being a state that..."

May 2, 2014 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Letters at 3AM: The Curious Case of the Missing Quotation

Jimmy Carter says the U.S. has no functioning democracy at present, and the press goes silent

"...at 11am, and a slight variation was posted by United Press International at 1:31pm; Salon posted the fourth that..."

Sept. 6, 2013 Column by Michael Ventura

Judge Edith Jones: Blacks and Hispanics More Violent

Complaint filed over Jones's discriminatory and biased comments

"...Texas Civil Rights Project, Austin NAACP, the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), and the Mexican Capital Legal..."

June 4, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

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