SXSW: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the New Left

AOC: Democratic Socialism is about prioritizing people, not profits

"...rankled her Republicans colleagues and ignited backlash from the right-wing media vortex, but also those in her own party,..."

March 10, 2019 SXSW Post by Mary Tuma

A Nightmare for DREAMers

Ending DACA affects an estimated 124,000 Texans

"...in part a result of misleading statements blasting from right-wing media and conservative Republican politicians, eager to smear and..."

Sept. 29, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Twisting in the Wind

Austin Energy is trying to find the right price for renewable energy – but that's much easier said than done

"...its sudden stumble attracted national attention. First, a few right-wing bloggers pounced on the story, gleefully declaring "Green Choice..."

Aug. 21, 2009 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

The Real Elite

"...elite is conflated with cultural elite so often on right-wing media shows that now even the average Joe thinks..."

Jan. 19, 2005 Postmarks

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Our readers talk back.

"...Despite insistence from our right-wing media and government that Israel is targeting Hezbollah and..."

Aug. 4, 2006 Column

Public Notice: Chill Out, America!

Too many stupid shootings; TGI 4/20

"...country are either idiots, or plain evil. I blame right-wing media for a lot of that, especially the more..."

April 21, 2023 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Point Austin: Welcome the Stranger, Protect the Refugee

Vote in memory of those who gave their lives for others

"...in the claims (daily amplified by Fox and other right-wing media) that Soros or others are paying destitute refugees..."

Nov. 2, 2018 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Race Does Matter

Sotomayor on the willfulness of judicial 'colorblindness'

"...use (and abuse) of public lands was celebrated by right-wing media and gun-happy demagogues – among them Austin's renowned..."

May 2, 2014 News Column by Michael King

Worst. Session. Ever.

With three days left, legislature hurtling to the abyss

"..."Well the liberal media now has its sound bites–82nd Leg. most racist and..."

May 27, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Page Two

Critical response to Kill Bill ignores the current cultural resonance of cinematic vengeance.

"...for 9/11, not because of the administration's manipulations or right-wing media's distortions, but because they have to believe that..."

Oct. 31, 2003 Column by Louis Black

Point Austin: Trials of Our Would-Be Rulers Highlight the Limits of American Justice

In Trump and Paxton trials, the rules don’t apply

"...way back into the White House, he can act immediately to wipe out any actual accountability that he might..."

April 19, 2024 News Post by Michael King

Wendy's Daughters Stand Up

Open letters respond to charges Davis was a bad mother

"...inconsistencies in the Wendy Davis biography, none expose the right-wing psyche more than the treatment of her time at..."

Jan. 28, 2014 News Post by Brandon Watson

The AggreGAYtor: August 29

Your daily dose of LGBTQ news

"...Geraldo Rivera tries to start a media storm, Andrew Sullivan is feeling atmospheric pressure, and Donald..."

Aug. 29, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

The Hightower Report

Don't Mess With Librarians; and Rising Economy, Downward Mobility

"...Among other things, this multibillionaire, right-wing media mogul owns HarperCollins Publishers, and among its products..."

April 1, 2011 News Column by Jim Hightower

Results of KEYE's Budget-Cutting Hedge-Fund Owners

"...I say welcome to the real world you corporate, right-wing media. You refused to cover the raping of America..."

Sept. 13, 2008 Postmarks

The Hightower Report

Coming up with a timetable for leaving Iraq isn't unpatriotic or cowardly; and Bush's EPA proposes a new rule for testing toxic pesticides on humans, giving pesticide corporations clear-cut exceptions to the supposed federal ban on human testing

"...Dick Cheney, Dennis Hastert, and the entire gaggle of right-wing media blathers have been foaming at the mouth more..."

Dec. 16, 2005 News Column by Jim Hightower

Under the Holiday Bush

Even the politically conscious can participate in the rampant consumerism of the season.

"...the economy? He -- and his supporters in the right-wing media echo chamber -- have spawned an entire industry..."

Dec. 12, 2003 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Stop Ignoring Gay-Bashing

"...willfully ignorant, narrow-minded, violence-loving, self-righteous hypocrites who allow the right-wing media to spew hateful garbage without consequence? And when..."

Oct. 29, 2003 Postmarks

Limbaugh Guiltless Addict?

"...what George Bush meant by compassionate conservatism, but the right-wing media has certainly closed ranks around him in a..."

Oct. 27, 2003 Postmarks

Page Two: To Whine Is to Love Again

The GOP masterfully weaves a tapestry of deceit

"...happening so quickly, trying to keep track of the media onslaught can find one slipping into a self-reflexive, multilayered..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Column by Louis Black

Page Two

When Rush Limbaugh reinvented the blindly loyal conformist as a daring, oppressed, truth-seeking revolutionary, he also re-created the mainstream in his image

"...is now the literary mainstay of a generation of conservative/Republican/right-wing champions. These letter-writers imagine themselves as dominating, right-wing, radio..."

July 2, 2004 Column by Louis Black

Navasky & Barsamian

Former editor of The Nation discusses the role of the alternative press

"...There's a lot to criticize about the media these days. According to Victor Navasky and David Barsamian,..."

April 7, 2006 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Austin's Barbarian Blogger

Amanda Marcotte of Pandagon recounts her two weeks in the presidential crosshairs

"...for president when Bill Donohue, the head of the right-wing Catholic League, called me a little brat after working..."

March 2, 2007 News Feature by Amanda Marcotte

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VanScoy's Agenda Part 2

"...I'm glad to see some positive media attention on the Mueller Airport redevelopment. Surprisingly, I do..."

March 12, 1999 Column

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Plan for People, Not Cars

"...the article Lee Nichols wrote on KJFK talk radio ["Media Clips," Vol. 18, No. 28]. He states that the..."

March 26, 1999 Column

The Shadow of Oslo

How politicization drives presumptions in terror coverage

"...and the ATF are investigating the McKinney attack. Dallas media outlets have noted that, so far, they are being..."

Aug. 1, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

She is a Man, He is a Woman

"...their relationship is not exactly as euphoric as their media portrayal and, in their general state of unhappiness, both..."

Dec. 16, 1994 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Page Two: Spinning Tales

The GOP masterfully weaves a tapestry of deceit

"...and sometimes it is individual politicians, but it's always media...."

Sept. 26, 2008 Column by Louis Black

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Our readers talk back.

"...homes due to construction defects and sometimes mold. The media has sensationalized mold and made it appear as if..."

March 28, 2003 Column

City Slickers

How the state's most influential conservative think tank works to undermine our local control

"...the Texas Observer, revealed TPPF's financial links to the right-wing libertarian Koch brothers. A November 2013 report by Progress..."

Oct. 12, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

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