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The environment, the alleged marijuana, the traffic, Ventura's highway, and more.

"...the Roost," June 1]. We used to sell tickets for him at Discount Records back in the mid-Seventies. He..."

June 8, 2001 Column

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Global Warming, Public Schools, and Jazz a la Zorn.

"...already evident in our new administration. A few tips for Carl:..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Column

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Post-election political rumblings , and Music Editor Raoul Hernandez takes it on the chin from Nina Simone fans.

"...obvious failure in the democratic process. We should allow democracy to prevail and allow the voters to re-vote in..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Column

Don't Believe the Hype

Local Digiterati on the Good, the Bad, and the Internet in Between

"...and economics, as well as how future generations may transform the way we use the Internet. In this excerpt..."

Jan. 28, 2000 Screens Feature by Jon Lebkowsky

I Wanna Take You Higher

"...$29.95 hard Pop culture aesthete/connoisseur and senior music critic for the Village Voice, Robert Christgau has assembled a collection..."

Dec. 4, 1998 Books Feature by Simon Reynolds

Congressional Candidate Attacked by “Revolutionary” Bullies

Heidi Sloan assaulted following weekend campaigning

"...Sloan (running for the Democratic nomination in TX-25, Austin/Fort Worth) was leaving..."

Jan. 13, 2020 News Post by Michael King

The Revolution Will Be Printed in 3-D

Great hope or so much hype?

"...of these well-groomed featherweights whispering words like "revolution" or "democracy" into the mic, try imagining that person smashing his..."

March 8, 2013 Screens Feature by Jeff Winkler

Texas Book Festival Lineup Revealed

Attendees include Junot Díaz, Cheryl Strayed, and... Tony Danza?

"...Texas State Capitol and surrounding venues. Keep scrolling down for the complete lineup, and watch this space for future..."

Sept. 12, 2012 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

Foreword

Previewing the 2006 Texas Book Festival

"...year, Patriotic Treason: John Brown and the Soul of America (Free Press, $30) is less an argument than the..."

Oct. 27, 2006 Books Feature by Spencer Parsons

Good Riddance From an Expatriate

"...friend of mine and a fellow Austinite has said for more than 30 years, ¨Democracy is for the majority,..."

Oct. 20, 2006 Postmarks

The Hightower Report

President Pinocchio speaks to the nation; and Lobbyists reject restrictions

"...His headline-grabber was that America is "addicted to oil" and that he'll cut U.S...."

Feb. 17, 2006 News Column by Jim Hightower

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Seeing clearly now

"...overwhelmed minority determined to preserve the basic tenets of America and the Constitution against the godless, clueless, bleeding-heart liberal..."

Sept. 23, 2005 Column by Louis Black

Page Two

The perception that the liberal elite mocks the rest of the country and holds its values up to ridicule is probably critical to the whole positioning of moral values as a national issue. And it is only perception.

"...I'm cruising along a little before 8am, having just completed my car pool duties. I'm..."

Jan. 14, 2005 Column by Louis Black

President Biden Rolls Out Supreme Court Reform in Austin

Biden marks 60 years since Civil Rights Act with new proposal

"...welcomed Biden as he landed in Austin on Air Force One...."

Aug. 2, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Far From Respectable: Dave Hickey and His Art

In this new book, the iconoclastic art critic gets the respect he deserves

"...Nashville-infused (and eventually, Vegas-bound) art critic has a knack for succinct epiphanies...."

May 28, 2021 Arts Feature by Barbara Purcell

The Luv Doc: Fortunately Pets Can’t Read

A little wallow in the unpleasantries of modern politics with the greatest patriotic advice columnist in modern history

"...about Donald J. Trump?? I've been reading your columns for years and really like them; this time you have..."

Nov. 27, 2020 Column by The Luv Doc

A Destructive Sham

"...the Austin Chronicle [“Austin at Large: Chronicles of Deaths, Foretold,” News] – he was right on! GOP no longer..."

June 10, 2020 Postmarks

Midterms Matter Wants to Get Young People Voting

How a group of Austin creatives are trying to make a difference

"...help effect positive change. After working with high schools for March For Our Lives, they decided to set their..."

Sept. 29, 2018 Arts Post by Shalavé Cawley

George Takei Beams Into Austin

Star Trek star and internet icon has stories and wisdom to share

"...light on what it means to be a “people’s democracy.”..."

April 30, 2018 Qmmunity Post by Mikaila Rushing

The 2017 Indie Meme Film Fest

Bringing in the best of South Asian films

"...Meme cherishes Austin's receptive film audiences, and the schedule for their sophomore film festival serves up a veritable cinematic..."

April 14, 2017 Screens Feature by Jessi Cape

Point Austin: Living in Emergency

One day at a time in the former republic

"...a very strange week in the Republic of Woebegone, formerly known as the U.S. of A. You remember that..."

Feb. 17, 2017 News Column by Michael King

The Hightower Report

The damning nuttiness of the GOP's "Hell No" faction

"...president defied Congress by inadequately implementing the Obamacare health reform – but, hello, Republicans fought that reform tooth and..."

Aug. 15, 2014 News Column by Jim Hightower

Hightower Report: Abandoning ALEC

Fortune 500 firms are dumping the bill mill left and right

"...The American Legislative Exchange Council is the corporate-financed bill mill that..."

June 15, 2012 News Column by Jim Hightower

Letters at 3AM

Russia has gone from a crippled to a powerful nation, using the model of what might be called "national capitalism"

"...say, "Sometimes." Was he a democratic visionary? "Yes!" chants America's press; others are not so sure. But all agree..."

Aug. 29, 2008 Column by Michael Ventura

The Hightower Report

A mad Mad Cow policy; and DARPA just won't die

"...Thing That Just Won't Die" has returned in mutated form to terrorize the good people of our country, gorging..."

March 12, 2004 News Column by Jim Hightower

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Our readers talk back.

"...trust, professional ethics, and so on. I was dismayed, therefore, when his article failed to explain the ethical issues..."

March 21, 2003 Column

Naked City

"...Walking and Rolling for Democracy..."

March 22, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

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

"...because I have no jurisdiction or authority and limited information regarding the rape allegations or the investigation of the..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Column

The Spirit of Cooperation

"...Want to see democracy in action?? Really in action? Well, the recent fallout..."

Nov. 8, 1996 News Feature

The Evil of Two Lessers, Part II

"...addition, he thinks children should observe curfews and wear uniforms. Robert Dole applauded the "welfare reform" bill of the..."

Oct. 25, 1996 Column by Michael Ventura

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