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46 Years of Phoenix Covers

A trip through the Phoenix cover archives

By PHOENIX STAFF | September 13, 2012

5. THE ALTERNATIVE ERA
In 1986 and 2006, the Phoenix looked back on the evolution of the city, the culture, the country, and the media.

READ: The Boston Phoenix 40th Anniversary | November 16, 2006

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Robert McNamara, RIP
As secretary of defense under President Lyndon B. Johnson, Robert McNamara prosecuted the Vietnam War on a day-to-day basis, just as Donald Rumsfeld orchestrated the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq for George W. Bush.
Hoover? Damn!
It doesn't matter how many negative ads are broadcast or how many moose are slain on the tundra, candidates and their actions don't transform our politics nearly as much as outside events and circumstances do.
Does Obama have the cojones to win?
To make sense of this bizarre and dispiriting moment in American politics, here are the things one needs to appreciate.
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Robert McNamara, RIP
As secretary of defense under President Lyndon B. Johnson, Robert McNamara prosecuted the Vietnam War on a day-to-day basis, just as Donald Rumsfeld orchestrated the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq for George W. Bush.
Hoover? Damn!
It doesn't matter how many negative ads are broadcast or how many moose are slain on the tundra, candidates and their actions don't transform our politics nearly as much as outside events and circumstances do.
Does Obama have the cojones to win?
To make sense of this bizarre and dispiriting moment in American politics, here are the things one needs to appreciate.
The day before the morning after
On September 10, 2001, Hurricane Erin was spiraling up the Eastern Seaboard.
A decade of turmoil
9/11 has become such a given — such a fixed star in American culture and politics — that as the tenth anniversary approached, it was easy to imagine we had somehow come to terms with the attacks.
Review: J. Edgar
Filmmaker Clint Eastwood, famously Republican, portrays right-wing hero J. Edgar Hoover, the late FBI head, as a self-aggrandizing, conniving bully and mama's boy who broke the law whenever he wanted to bring anyone down.
The Big Hurt: Nickelback backlash backlash; plus, Kurt Cobain and X-Factor, Korn's dubstep moment, and Billy Corgan's wrestling moves
Nickelback suck.
Review: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Too soon? For Stephen Daldry's 9/11 drama, the right time is "never."
New film deepens 9/11 Truth effort
More than 50 people turned out on Monday evening to see 9/11: Explosive Evidence — Experts Speak Out , the latest documentary from Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth (AE911Truth), the non-profit activist organization that claims Americans don't know the whole truth (or even half of it) about the World Trade Center collapses on September 11, 2001.
Ten best bets at the Newport Jazz Festival
The Newport Jazz Festival has been on a roll these last few years, blending the commercial clout of big names with the creative cred of adventurous newcomers.
Collins on the outside looking in; A couple of history lessons
This week, WPRI-TV followed through on its boneheaded decision to exclude independent Congressional candidate Abel Collins from a debate featuring Congressman James Langevin and Republican challenger Michael "Who he?" Riley.
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