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Remaking Prisonsnew

Now's our chance to design a system that actually works.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mindy Farabee |
08-10-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Countdown to a Strikenew
Grocery workers across the country are prepared for the worst as negotiations grind toward the June 21 deadline.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mindy Farabee |
06-22-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
TV Tunes Out the Leftnew
Your TV might have 500 channels, but media consolidation has all but guaranteed that progressive, alternative channels like Free Speech TV are not among them.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mindy Farabee |
06-08-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Paying the Grocery Billnew
Negotiations continue over a two-tier pay system at Southern California's three biggest supermarket chains.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mindy Farabee |
03-23-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Stuck on Revolution, Courtesy of Wheat Pastenew
"Marxist glue" is the weapon of choice for ending the imperialist war in Iraq.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mindy Farabee |
03-16-2007 |
War
Redesigning Los Angelesnew
As L.A.'s mishmash of styles and thoroughfares clutters our lives, architects, planners, and activists are demanding a new future.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mindy Farabee |
01-26-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Wal-Mart to the Wallnew
The retail giant makes a PR push to save its image, but it's just too easy to harpoon.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mindy Farabee |
01-26-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
3rd Degree: Abby Stoddardnew
The New York University researcher on why humanitarian aid workers are now political targets.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mindy Farabee |
01-12-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Starving for Justicenew
LAX hotel workers on hunger strike to protect living wage law are fired.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mindy Farabee |
12-15-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
The Next Los Angelesnew
L.A. has more people per square mile than any urban area in the country, and over the next two decades it's going to add millions of new residents -- can smart growth stave off impending citywide gridlock?
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mindy Farabee |
07-07-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
The Motherhood Manifestonew
Joan Blades, the cofounder of MoveOn.org, discusses what American women really want for Mother's Day.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mindy Farabee |
05-12-2006 |
The War on Women
Tags: women's issues