Everything Old Is New Again

A Texan's in the White House, we're in a quagmire war – and 'The Rag' returns to Austin

"...politically minded set had gradually gravitated toward "more issue-based politics," he said. Fewer and fewer volunteers began showing up..."

Sept. 2, 2005 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

Rumblings of a Mad Mom Movement

Texas Parent PAC wants to purge Lege of lawmakers who won't go to bat for public ed, regardless of party

"..."I spent many afternoons streaming the hearings on the Internet, and screaming at my computer," she said. Topping her..."

Aug. 5, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

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"...crime ring intent upon increasing their wealth and power (politics as usual). While semantics may be part of the..."

July 29, 2005 Column

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"...Black's excuse that "the Chronicle devotes more space to politics and news than do most weeklies" has the same..."

July 22, 2005 Column

'Chronicle' Running Away From Important Stories

"...Black's excuse that "the Chronicle devotes more space to politics and news than do most weeklies" has the same..."

July 15, 2005 Postmarks

TV Eye

Saving the Corporation for Public Broadcasting is going to require stepping outside the bleeding-heart comfort zone

"...Thanks to the Internet, the uproar was swift. As a card-carrying BHL, I..."

July 1, 2005 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

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"...this notorious case four years ago through dozens of Internet stories. We are raising our voices now because some..."

July 1, 2005 Column

Get Your War On

The Rude Mechanicals' 'Get Your War On' bulldozes through the buried media and lost horrors of the post-9 / 11 years with a sarcasm that strikes sparks

"...On, the Rude Mechanicals' theatrical adaptation of David Rees' Internet comic strip. White-collar workers glued to telephones and computers..."

May 6, 2005 Arts Review by Heather Barfield Cole

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"...a political party and want an end to special-interest-driven politics...."

March 25, 2005 Column

Air America – Who is That?

"...Los Angeles, as well as satellite radio and the Internet. It has since expanded to 50 markets, the most..."

March 25, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...House leadership denounced Strayhorn as either incompetent, dishonest, playing politics – or all three. See "Lege Notes."..."

March 25, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...– composed of several heavy hitters of Austin's neighborhood politics, including representatives of PODER and Liveable City – met..."

Jan. 21, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

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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.

"...the music. This was in a world before the Internet, where cultural news often traveled faster than the culture...."

Jan. 14, 2005 Column by Louis Black

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"...try to educate them and wean them away from politics as a "school spirit," my-team-vs.-your-theme type activity. A few..."

Dec. 3, 2004 Column

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Forget the middle ground: Why don't the progressives take over the Democratic Party and make a real fight of this thing?

"...not steal, thou shalt not kill. It's always popular politics to attack liars, thieves, and murderers (and even better..."

Nov. 12, 2004 Column by John Sayles

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"...Hightower Report," Aug. 6), led me to make an Internet search about the case. Many details of Mr. Hightower's..."

Aug. 20, 2004 Column

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...to people with disabilities – kicked off its Accessibility Internet Rally (AIR-Austin) Wednesday to raise community awareness of "barrier-free"..."

Aug. 20, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...the MoveOn.org-affiliated activist Web site focused on progressive Texas politics, has launched the Drive Democracy blog. DD Director Glenn..."

July 30, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...new search tool that provides insight into your neighbors' politics. The Web site, at www.fundrace.org, tracks contributions to presidential..."

April 2, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

SXSW Interactive 04

Exclusive Web-only 'Austin Chronicle' coverage of the wonks, the weekend, and the wilder side of cyberspace

"...build the Howard Dean campaign) declared Sunday that the Internet had proven its ability to overthrow the "rusted, corrupted,..."

March 19, 2004 Screens Feature by Rachel Proctor May

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"...disaster, one of the darkest days ever in Texas politics...."

March 19, 2004 Column

Make Voting Easier

"...about government in a general way, want to follow politics, but somehow never find the time. I know I..."

March 15, 2004 Postmarks

Once Upon a Time in Austin

The films, the filmmakers, the crews, the making of a scene

"...Knowles Ain't It Cool News guru having conquered the Internet has now taken aim at Hollywood as he signs..."

March 12, 2004 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Lessons of the Good Run

An interview with Dean cyberforce Joe Trippi

"...people were throwing in the towel and saying the Internet was all hype, that the promise of the Net..."

March 5, 2004 Screens Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Meet the Party Crashers

Welcome to the world of cyberpolitics. What took you so long?

"...The world of politics – the candidates, the media, the consultants and consiglieres,..."

March 5, 2004 Screens Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Progressivism Comes of Age

A few words with MoveOn.org's very young, very busy Eli Pariser

"...In the youth-driven culture of the Internet, it's pretty pointless to describe someone as a "wunderkind."..."

March 5, 2004 Screens Feature by Lee Nichols

The Hightower Report

Bill Gates wants to tax your e-mail, and the Bush administration finds the science it wants

"...trying to be the global post office of the Internet. Microsoft is conspiring with Yahoo Inc., the second largest..."

March 5, 2004 News Column by Jim Hightower

Austin @ Large: Reading the Riot Act

I want a new central library, and I want it now

"...services (you know, bookmobiles) and more services via the Internet (and more public Internet access to support those services)...."

Feb. 27, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Women Dig In

The contractors' boycott against Planned Parenthood won a battle, but it's a long war.

"...and got into business. I'm not particularly interested in politics. My interest is in defending the primary institution of..."

Dec. 5, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

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"...point of all this is I have now discovered Internet radio and I listen with a vengeance. If you..."

Oct. 10, 2003 Column

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