Between the Lines: Whither Democrats?

by | Sep 16, 2010 | News

This should have been a favorable electoral year for Democrats—they were defending fewer seats in the Senate, had well-respected and entrenched incumbents facing reelection, had shown an ability to outraise Republicans in the money game and were coming off...

Letters: What Do You Think?

by | Sep 16, 2010 | News

The Republican Solution Go ahead! Vote Republicans back in office. They will thank you for it. How? By cutting taxes for the rich; isn’t that always their answer to every problem? That’ll help you, right? By deregulating banks and the financial industry....

What Constitutes Rape?

by | Sep 16, 2010 | News

A Palestinian man was recently convicted of rape by an Israeli court after he had sex with a Jewish woman who believed he was also Jewish. The court said in its ruling that the man committed “rape by deception” because the woman would never have consented...

Letters: What Do You Think?

by | Sep 16, 2010 | News

Stein: “The Real Thing” In regard to your cover story on Jill Stein (“Voters, Fasten Your Seatbelts,” Sept. 2, 2010): We are lucky that a person of Jill Stein’s intelligence, integrity and vision is willing to run for office in our...
CD Shorts

CD Shorts

by | Sep 16, 2010 | Music

AntibalasWho Is This America?(Ropeadope) Antibalas (Spanish for “bullet proof”) seem poised to leave the Brooklyn underground scene for greener pastures, riding a wave of critical acclaim from their musical involvement in the Broadway musical Fela! It...