Point Austin: Playing the Numbers

A farewell to faithful servants, and a preliminary look at the city's priorities

"...toes into that abyss we should nod gratefully at the torch-passing of Mayor Pro Tem Jackie Goodman, a Council..."

June 10, 2005 News Column by Michael King

Off the Desk:

"...Black churches have burned throughout the South; redistricting to give blacks a voting majority was..."

July 5, 1996 News Feature

What I Learned at the Dot-Bomb Revolution

Robert Bryce recounts his short, happy career in the Internet wave

"...The offer was just too good...."

Nov. 30, 2001 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Revolutionary Bits and Pieces

As befits anything

"...with revolution, this series has gotten a little out of hand. This is the sixth. Tonight I've realized, A)..."

Dec. 8, 1995 Column

Opinion: Conspiracy Theorists Are Central to the New Voter Suppression. I Got to Know One of Them Too Well.

Op-ed: Austin City Council Member Greg Casar traces a fringe candidate's vendetta against him to Trump's Big Lie

"...I have personal experience with conspiracy theorists whose lies and misrepresentations are being used to push..."

May 21, 2021 Column by Greg Casar

The 'Chronicle' Endorsements

Our picks for the Nov. 7 election

"...Early voting in the Nov. 7 general election continues through Nov. 3. As..."

Nov. 3, 2006 News Feature

The 'Chronicle' Endorsements

Our picks for the Nov. 7 election

"...Early voting in the Nov. 7 general election begins this week (Monday, Oct...."

Oct. 27, 2006 News Feature

The 'Chronicle' Endorsements

Our picks for the Nov. 7 election

"...Early voting in the Nov. 7 general election continues through Nov. 3. As..."

Oct. 20, 2006 News Feature

Projecting the 21st Century

"...Jon Lebkowsky Gary Chapman gets around. Originally from California and formerly a member of the Green Berets, Gary was..."

Jan. 22, 1999 Screens Feature by Jon Lebkowsky

The Hightower Report

Are We in Iraq to Stay?; and Time for Percolate-Up Economics

"...Aha! Now we're seeing the real reason that George W. pushed us into his..."

Aug. 15, 2008 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Body Politic

"...illustration by Jason Stout About 10 minutes before the President's State of the Union address, CNN cut suddenly..."

Feb. 6, 1998 Column by Michael Ventura

One Market Under God: Extreme Capitalism, Market Populism, and the End of Economic Democracy

"...One Market Under GodExtreme Capitalism, Market Populism, and the End of Economic Democracy by Thomas Frank Doubleday,..."

March 16, 2001 Books Review by Stuart Wade

Capitalism: A Love Story

Michael Moore wants to know where our money went.

"...Directed by: Michael Moore. The aspects of Michael Moore’s filmmaking that we have come..."

Oct. 2, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

12

Essentially a Russianized version of the courtroom drama 12 Angry Men, 12 is a moral powerhouse that's both intellectually riveting and indescribably poetic.

"...Gazarov, Mikhail Efremov, Valentin Gaft, Alexey Gorbunov, Sergey Artsybashev and Victor Verzhbitsky. 12 is essentially a Russianized version of..."

April 10, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Letter from Edinburgh

Secession, Scottish style - Texas, it ain't

"...Scotland is on the brink of radical transformation. As we..."

Sept. 17, 2014 News Post by Akwugo Emejulu

This Land Is Our Land

News From the Fronts of State-City Land War

"...Tom Terkel of Cencor Realty photograph by Alan Pogue At the end..."

April 24, 1998 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Camp Wannabeheard

Three Days in the Life of a Talking Head

"...I spent a sunny week- end trailing my big sister, Cindy, at the National Issues..."

Feb. 2, 1996 News Feature by Suzy Banks

Capitol Chronicle

The Supreme Court, by supporting vouchers, removes another brick from the church-state wall.

"...federal court ignited a political firestorm for pointing out the obvious: that the Pledge of Allegiance constitutes a government-approved..."

July 5, 2002 News Column by Michael King

Postmarks Web Extra

Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks

"...I'm just now getting around to accessing the Chron via the Internet in the Balkans, where I've..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Column

Postmarks Web Extra

Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks

"...in her letter (Sept. 28), especially regarding Belinda Acosta and the "TV Eye" column. I can't imagine why Dr...."

Oct. 12, 2001 Column

Postmarks Web Extra

Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks

"...The Reasons Behind the Attack..."

Sept. 28, 2001 Column

Money, It's a Gas

Economics, schmeconomics: Chronicle reviewer Roger Gathman compiles the latest books about the (almost) first commodity, money.

"...The Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization by Thomas..."

Jan. 14, 2000 Books Feature by Roger Gathman

Letters at 3AM

What does this so-called "boom" mean to most Americans?

"...If you pay attention, the numbers make you sick. The numbers are about a..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Column by Michael Ventura

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

Thoughts on land use, social justice, and making Austin look, feel, and work better.

"...Just to get it out of the way, let me note that the Kill-the-Smoking-Ban Countdown..."

July 25, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Page Two

The past decade, when the distance between innovation and inspiration shrank, can inspire us in what could be a rocky year, and interesting decade, ahead.

"...I just came sweeping onto I-35 from the spanking-new 290 overpass feed and thought, again, what has..."

Dec. 21, 2001 Column by Louis Black

Did SOS Matter?

The battle for Barton Springs has been a struggle over the soul of the city.

"...45,000 Austinites -- more than voted for any member of today's City Council -- voted for the Save Our..."

Aug. 9, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Postmarks

Elitist Vision of South Austin

"...Regarding the ban of core South Austin businesses on South First..."

Dec. 4, 1998 Column

Page Two: Altered States

The new right's ever-loosening grip on reality

"...An area of agreement between some of the Chronicle's most vitriolic letter..."

March 3, 2006 Column by Louis Black

Living in Illusion

Chris Hedges on the inevitable consequences of empire

"...Austin Chronicle: Your book Empire of Illusion might be described as an extended polemic against..."

Nov. 6, 2009 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Wal-Mart's Xmas Gift

Bringing coal to Northcross, something better for the rest of us

"...The first favorable consequence of the proposed Wal-Mart Supercenter at..."

Dec. 22, 2006 News Column by Michael King

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