To Bash Or Not To Bash? To Bash Or Not To Bash?
Los Angeles-based Gay Republican activist and blogger Scott Schmidt worries that his party –-in the run-up to the November elections-- is about to take a suicidal turn tow...
Feb 8, 2006 / The Notion / Marc Cooper
Arnie’s Favorite Double Dipper Arnie’s Favorite Double Dipper
To some California conservatives, she's no less than Satan. To Governor Schwarzenegger, she's his Chief of Staff and his favorite Democrat. To some reformers, she's the embodiment ...
Feb 6, 2006 / The Notion / Marc Cooper
Dems Divided Over Who Will Challenge Arnold Dems Divided Over Who Will Challenge Arnold
Four months out from the gubernatorial primary, California Democrats remain divided over who will be anointed to challenge Arnold Scwarzenegger's re-election. It's the State Treasu...
Jan 23, 2006 / The Notion / Marc Cooper
The “New” Arnold The “New” Arnold
"I'll be back!" might be more than a toss-away movie line from Arnold Schwarzenegger. After his crushing defeat in the special election he called three months ago (all of...
Jan 20, 2006 / The Notion / Marc Cooper
Arnold Show: Canceled Arnold Show: Canceled
Buoyed by their defeat of Schwarzeneggar's "referendum revolution," Democrats and organized labor are now energized to defeat the governor's re-election bid next year.
Nov 10, 2005 / Editorial / Marc Cooper
Gore Vidal, Octocontrarian Gore Vidal, Octocontrarian
Marc Cooper interviews Gore Vidal about an America that is increasingly controlled by corporations and suggests that the Gulf Coast hurricanes and the Iraq debacle signal the break...
Oct 20, 2005 / Feature / Marc Cooper
Is the Terminator in Free-Fall? Is the Terminator in Free-Fall?
Once seen as the vehicle of hope and reform, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger looks increasingly like an oil-burning jalopy of politics-as-usual.
Oct 12, 2005 / Feature / Marc Cooper
Stumbling Schwarzenegger Stumbling Schwarzenegger
The California governor's campaign to pass a series of ballot initiatives is off to a rocky start.
Jun 15, 2005 / Feature / Marc Cooper
Twelve Die on the US Border Twelve Die on the US Border
A dozen deaths in three days marks the onset of the season of death along the US-Mexican border.
May 24, 2005 / Feature / Marc Cooper
High Noon on the Border High Noon on the Border
Immigration reform has a real chance of passing, and the nativist right is furious.
May 19, 2005 / Feature / Marc Cooper