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Political FAIL
Try not to take pleasure in someone else's pain. With one exception.
"...we tap dance on the grave of Senator Ashburn’s political career...."

March 6, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Frank J. Rivera

Political Sage Creekmore Fath Dies
Longtime Austin resident served under FDR
"...A lawyer, Creekmore Fath seemed to lead a storybook political life. After obtaining his law degree from the University..."

July 3, 2009 News Feature by Amy Smith

Great Works of Political Fiction
Donna Keel claims not to know Tom Craddick – that's weird, right?
"...The obvious desire of anyone attending a political forum is to glean some bit of information previously..."

Oct. 17, 2008 News Feature by Lee Nichols

City Hall Hustle: Political Drought Withers SMD ... Again
'Gentleman's agreement' stays intact after unsuccessful effort to change Austin's system of electing council members
"...minority representation) and the transmogrification of the neighborhoods into political forces, single-member districts are an idea whose time has..."

Aug. 22, 2008 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Political Signs Mar Austin's Beauty
"...it bothers me so much to see so many political-ad signs all over Austin, some as large as a..."

Jan. 15, 2008 Postmarks

2006 Political Procrastinators' Holiday Gift Guide
Some of these ideas might even be real
"...Brewster's Barometer Shifting political winds? Storm clouds gathering over City Hall? No matter..."

Dec. 22, 2006 News Feature

Parallax View: The Political Economy of Images
Friday-Sunday, as part of Cinematexas 11
"...somewhat-belabored descriptor of Cinematexas' Parallax View series – the Political Economy of Images – makes perfect sense. That hoary..."

Sept. 22, 2006 Screens Feature by Wells Dunbar

Political Climate Polarized
"...Politics! Within the last 10 years or so, the political climate has become polarized, and people are so guarded...."

Nov. 10, 2005 Postmarks

Cinematexas' Political Arm
Film festival's radical approach extends to politics, too.
"...forms and procedures as it seeks to deconstruct "the political economy of images." Named after a Vietnam-weary, Watergate-informed thriller-politic..."

Sept. 16, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Let's Use Political Campaign Money for Our Troops
"...to help our military. Now we have two major political candidates for the presidency spending millions of dollars on..."

April 26, 2004 Postmarks

How Austin Drag Icon Brigitte Bandit Became a Political Powerhouse
It’s Brigitte, bitch
"...violence by hate groups, backed by the state's dominant political party. With the situation deteriorating, Gothess, like most drag..."

Sept. 22, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

We Have an Issue: Politics as Performance, Political Activism as Performance Art
In this week's issue: postmortem on the Ken Paxton impeachment trial, a profile of drag powerhouse Brigitte Bandit, and finalists revealed in the Best of Austin: Restaurants Readers Poll (get voting, y'all!)
"...As discussed in these pages many times over, the..."

Sept. 22, 2023 Column by Kimberley Jones

Political Black Hole
"...far away and full of black holes, including some political!..."

Dec. 21, 2020 Postmarks

Political Action Committee Proclaims Support for Convention Center
PHAM says expansion means millions in community benefits
"...The PHAM political action committee (the acronym represents the four community interests)..."

Aug. 8, 2019 News Post by Michael King

This Holiday Season, Give Political Gifts That Resist
Anti-MAGA merch, feminist nudie mags, Chron swag, and more
"...would be a perfect gift for the foul-mouthed and politically minded in your life. www.store.kathygriffin.com. For the Bookshelf..."

Dec. 7, 2018 News Feature by the News Staff

Filmmaker Bruce LaBruce Gets "Provocative and Political!"
Getting explicit and merciless in The Misandrists
"...So it's no wonder that The Misandrists is politically charged. So charged, in fact, that it even had..."

July 20, 2018 Screens Feature by Sarah Marloff

Health Care Is Not Political
"...evidence-based standards developed and supported by medical professionals, not political opinion. Abortion is health care. It is lifesaving. And..."

Jan. 23, 2017 Postmarks

The Hightower Report: Putting "The People" in a Political Platform
The Democratic Party platform is not perfect, but thanks to Bernie Sanders' revolutionary presidential campaign, it's rich in policies for the People
"...What if a political party's platform actually stood for workaday people – rather..."

Aug. 19, 2016 News Column by Jim Hightower

News Roundup: Political Humility, Pandering, and Money
Donald Trump is a very humble man – just ask him
"...named for Turkish exile Fethullah Gulen, a scholar and political opponent of the Turkish government who lives in self-imposed..."

July 18, 2016 News Post by Michael King

Political Collateral From Colorado Springs
Trump, Cruz, and Huckabee seek to distance shooter's motivations from discredited video
"...of Ben "the pyramids were grain silos" Carson. Cue political whiplash as the hopefuls attempt to condemn the shooter..."

Dec. 4, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Political Football
"...again using immigrants – human lives – as a political football, and that is shameful...."

Dec. 16, 2014 Postmarks

Where Sexy Meets Political
Forbidden Film Festival puts the liberty into libertine
"...The personal is political. Sexuality, doubly so. The Forbidden Film Festival launches tonight..."

May 7, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Online Privacy: Technical, Political, or Both?
When it comes to encryption, there's solidarity in numbers
"..."We live in a democracy; if we have the political will to change the laws, we can change the..."

March 28, 2014 News Feature by Mac McCann

Political Spectrum Not One-Dimensional
"...for creating the chart: to clearly show the true political spectrum is not one-dimensional. He wanted to clearly distinguish..."

Jan. 2, 2014 Postmarks

Hightower Report: World-class Political Nincompoopism
World-class political nincompoopism
"...Which is what puts him atop the world of political nincompoops."..."

May 17, 2013 News Column by Jim Hightower

Concentration of Wealth Stymies Political Change
"...U.S., the concentration of wealth in Latin America stymies political change. In 2006, Mexican presidential candidate Andrés Manuel López..."

Nov. 29, 2011 Postmarks

Political Landscape Dominated by Anti-Movements, Not Movements
"...[“Page Two,” Jan. 22]. More and more today, the political landscape is one dominated by anti-movements instead of movements...."

Jan. 26, 2010 Postmarks

Won't Be Surprised When Chicago Political Machine Takes Over Country
"...the way, at least), and positioned by the Chicago political machine has, with the support of millions of cleverly..."

Nov. 10, 2008 Postmarks

Law vs. Jones: 3rd Court Race Has Political History
You be the judge: Is it time for Law to get on down the road?

Oct. 31, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Saving the City Auditor From Political Pressure
This November, voters will consider a City Charter amendment to help the city auditor keep it real
"...to insulate the office of the city auditor from political pressure, ensuring he or she couldn't be removed for..."

Sept. 5, 2008 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

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