AltWeeklies Wire
Interview With Isabel Wilkerson, Author of The Warmth of Other Sunsnew
From 1915-1970, more than 6 million African-Americans fled the cruel caste system of the South, making the difficult choice to leave the land they knew for a land they had never seen.
INDY Week |
Lisa Sorg |
02-18-2011 |
Nonfiction
"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" and the DREAM Actnew
The haters lose one battle, but win another.
INDY Week |
Lisa Sorg |
01-03-2011 |
Commentary
Knock, Knock. Who's there? The FBInew
A Durham man is targeted by the feds as part of widespread raids in the U.S.
INDY Week |
Lisa Sorg |
10-01-2010 |
Civil Liberties
The Next Hot Spot for Offshore Drillingnew
The feds have targeted areas off the environmentally sensitive North Carolina coast for oil and gas exploration.
INDY Week |
Lisa Sorg |
07-02-2010 |
Environment
Connecting the Dots on Americans for Prosperitynew
The right-wing group Americans for Prosperity protested financial reform advocates, the Center for Responsible Lending, in Durham last week. Now the Indy untangles AFP's web of conservative cohorts.
INDY Week |
Samiha Khanna and Lisa Sorg |
04-29-2010 |
Policy Issues
Tags: AFP, Americans for Prosperity
Sweepstakes Cafes: A Rip-Off Coming to Your Low-Income Neighborhoodnew
Since a state law passed last year created the loopholes, sweepstakes cafes have flourished throughout North Carolina. Yet that these businesses are opening is less notable than where they're opening—many of them in low-income and/or minority neighborhoods where people have little to spend and a lot to lose
INDY Week |
Lisa Sorg and Joe Schwartz |
02-25-2010 |
Policy Issues
Another Reason to Ditch Coal: The Ashnew
When wet coal-ash sludge dries, it becomes toxic dust. The particulates are so small that they can burrow deeply into the lungs.
INDY Week |
Lisa Sorg |
08-21-2009 |
Environment
Play the AIG Board Game: The Bigwigs Lose!new
The AIG bigwigs suffer -- and we get to watch. Fun for the whole family!
Dress the Vice Presidential Candidatesnew
Forget the $150,000 that the Republican National Committee spent on Sarah Palin's campaign wardrobe: Now you can dress the veep hopefuls for much, much less, and in styles that best reflect their inner vice president.
INDY Week |
Lisa Sorg |
10-30-2008 |
Commentary
Election '08: A Guide to Third Partiesnew
Even if you can't vote for your chosen third-party or independent candidates, it's worth perusing their campaign platforms.
Socialist Prez Candidate Brian Moore Talks About His Runnew
After winning the Socialist Party USA nomination by just four votes, Moore is a write-in candidate in four states, and is listed on the ballot in an additional eight.
RNC Protest Arrests: Minneapolis, Meet Beijingnew
Some of the dimmer and, frankly, underreported stories of the Beijing Olympics were those of the political dissidents and protesters who were arrested, detained and shipped away, far from the ostentatious opening ceremonies and cheering crowds. Three weeks later in America at the Republican National Convention, we are seeing a similar disassembling of civil liberties; and unlike the Chinese, we have a Constitution guaranteeing our rights.
INDY Week |
Lisa Sorg |
09-04-2008 |
Commentary
Could You Survive on the New Minimum Wage?new
How a single parent with two children in the Triangle could survive -- or not -- on the bare minimum.
John Edwards, the Gamblernew
When John Edwards finally confirmed that he had stepped out on his wife, initially I was disappointed, but not surprised. Power + overblown ego = misguided sense of invincibility & lack of caring for others. As for Elizabeth Edwards, I thought, Jesus, hasn't she been through enough.
INDY Week |
Lisa Sorg |
08-14-2008 |
Commentary
'Mad Men': The Champagne of Showsnew
I want a black Cadillac with fins like a shark. I want a shot of Seagram's in the calm hour after a rough day. I want to take a long drag on a short Camel to soothe my T zone; there'll be no irritation, four out of five doctors agree.
