Point Austin: Taking Fire

Did you happen to vote for dictatorial rule?

"...known for having resigned in 2004 from the Bush administration (Office of Legal Counsel in the Department of Justice)..."

April 9, 2010 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Torture and History

Revelations of the Bush torture programs are only the first step

"...of officially approved and sanctioned torture under the Bush administration. We learned a generation ago that torture, programmatic assassination,..."

April 24, 2009 News Column by Michael King

News Roundup: Marriage (In)equality, Buehler, and the Mayor

Paxton vs. true love; Buehler civil suit dismissed; and more

"...suggestion was his own and not representative of President Obama’s administration. He added that he believed the United States’..."

Feb. 23, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Reefer Madness Revisited

The Marijuana Policy Project's Rob Kampia on the recent victories for legal marijuana

"...are going to do? How do you feel the Obama administration has done in the states where you have..."

Dec. 21, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Afghan Thoughts

Elections and reconstruction expert Dan Grant discusses the presidential plan

"...confusion and proclamations by armchair generals regarding Pres. Barack Obama's Dec. 1 plan for increased troop levels and redeployment..."

Dec. 23, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Green Movement

KRS-One and Hakim Green bring the Stop the Violence Movement to Austin

"...to talk about the new movement, the truth about Obama, and sparkin’ "Mad Izm."..."

Jan. 21, 2009 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Hillary’s America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party

Another distorted salvo from Dinesh D’Souza

"...as a politically motivated attack on him by the Obama administration...."

July 22, 2016 Movie Review by Louis Black

Scalia's Dead, But It's Politics as Usual

Scalia's body was barely cold before arguing about his successor got started

"...– justices, it would be near impossible for the Obama administration to not nominate a markedly more progressive justice...."

Feb. 19, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

News Roundup: Council and the Court

Scalia's death shakes up high court; Council continues Uber battle

"...obstructionist, justices it would be near impossible for the Obama administration to not nominate a markedly more liberal or..."

Feb. 15, 2016 News Post by the News Staff

Reefer Roundup 12/14/2010

News from the front line of the War on Drugs

"...Leonhart as the new head of the Drug Enforcement Administration...."

Dec. 14, 2010 News Post by Jordan Smith

Environmental Cage Match

After a history of pulling its punches, is EPA finally forcing TCEQ to clean up the Texas air?

"...But since Barack Obama took office, the EPA has filed objections to a..."

May 28, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Point Austin: The Okey Doke

Obama's genius is in movement and counterpoint

"...University of Texas Main Mall this evening, and Barack Obama HisOwnSelf is expected at the Convention Center in the..."

Feb. 29, 2008 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: It's Accountability Time

Lloyd Doggett on the need for swift action on impeachment

"...he continues to hope that beyond impeachment, a Democratic administration would pursue justice. "I don't want the same thing..."

Oct. 11, 2019 News Column by Michael King

Choosing Detention Over Death

Refugees come to the U.S. seeking protection, find detention instead

"...The Obama administration ended the practice of family detention almost entirely..."

Dec. 25, 2015 News Feature by Dina Samir Shehata

Battle of the Bathroom Bigots

Austin's "bathroom bill" aims to protect rather than demonize trans residents

"...Then, when the Obama administration intervened with a letter instructing school districts nationwide..."

May 27, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Point Austin: Back to the Future

GOP officials take opportunity to demagogue on heels of Obama clean air plan announcement

"...The silliest local response to the Obama Administration's announcement of its "Clean Power Plan" – the..."

Aug. 7, 2015 News Column by Michael King

The 'Obamacare' Scare

GOP employs national playbook in Travis County House races

"...to the Republican Party of Texas that President Barack Obama isn't running for re-election this year?..."

Oct. 22, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Promises, Promises

Two Austin neighborhoods vie to bring down federal dollars to help transform communities

"...grants. The grand plan, as backed by President Barack Obama, is to do what seems impossible: to break the..."

Aug. 6, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: MUD Rising

Canyon Creek voting-rights lawsuit goes to the Supremes

"...his days as a junior attorney in the Reagan administration, and he presides over a court reluctant to remedy..."

Jan. 16, 2009 News Column by Michael King

"This Is a Contested Campaign"

Live blogging: Obama and Clinton spar tonight in Ohio

"...reminded you needs be, that the final Hillary Clinton/Barack Obama debate before the Texas primary is on-going. Updates through..."

Feb. 26, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Supreme Court Deadlocks on Immigration

Obama order to extend relief to undocumented immigrants blocked

"...pressure from immigrant rights activists in 2014, President Barack Obama issued an executive order to expand protections for undocumented..."

June 23, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

Railroaded

Wayne Christian spreads gun control lie

"...morning, Christian outlines his latest treatise on why President Obama is a bad, bad man. The Tea Party candidate..."

Dec. 4, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

DNC Roundup

Follow along with Jen Sorensen as she reports from Charlotte, N.C.

"...myself in the hoopla surrounding the renomination of Barack Obama. I'll be blogging, tweeting, posting cell phone photos, and..."

Sept. 7, 2012 News Feature by Monica Riese

Hightower Report: Lubbock County Judge Goes Nuts

Tom Head gives Todd Akin a run for his money

"...actually humanly possible to get even nuttier about President Obama than simply ranting that he's a Kenyan Muslim socialist...."

Sept. 7, 2012 News Column

Jade Helm and Tinfoil Hats

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

"...wait) the Revenue Man (no, wait, we've got this) Obama. In a letter to the Texas State Guard command,..."

May 5, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Judge Blocks Immigration Reforms

Obama's planned expansion of DACA and DAPA on hold

"...protections by issuing a preliminary injunction blocking President Barack Obama's immigration-related executive action. Obama's policy shift, which he announced..."

Feb. 20, 2015 News Feature by Tony Cantú

The AggreGAYtor: October 9

What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.

"...No wonder Republicans are so desperate to shut down Obamacare: the ACA might help LGBTQ families...."

Oct. 9, 2013 Qmmunity Post

Letters at 3AM: A Big Picture and a Long Game

A U.S. military powered by biofuels could be a game-changer that ends the oil wars

"...Focus on oil. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (www.eia.gov), in 2011, 69% of U.S. oil originated in..."

Oct. 19, 2012 Column by Michael Ventura

Reefer Roundup: 12/9/11

Get your fix of drug war news

"...Looks like the Obama administration's promise that federal narcos would back off on..."

Dec. 9, 2011 News Post by Jordan Smith

Reefer Roundup: 10/30/11

Your drug war news

"...filed a federal lawsuit in San Francisco, claiming the Obama administration is attempting to subvert California law that legalized..."

Oct. 30, 2011 News Post by Jordan Smith

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