AltWeeklies Wire
San Antonio woman recounts time at birthplace of Agent Orangenew
When Diana Quintanilla Montoya and her husband Thomas left San Antonio for their new post at Fort Detrick, they’d been married for just two days. Touring the military installation for the first time, they noticed signs across the base warning: “Don’t ask questions, don’t take pictures, what you see here stays here.”
San Antonio Current |
Michael Barajas |
10-13-2011 |
Civil Liberties
The QueQue: Occupy San Antonio and Morenew
Taking a cue from the ambitious, ongoing protest in New York City aimed at shaking the foundations of the corporatocracy, a group of local activists have been gearing up for the past week hoping to catch a fire in San Antonio.
San Antonio Current |
SA Current News Team |
10-06-2011 |
Civil Liberties
Sam Coffman is Luring Folks Back to the Land in the Face of Global Insecuritynew
One definition of survivalism has to do with making it in nature without all of society’s fluff: going primitive.
San Antonio Current |
Brandon R. Reynolds |
09-29-2011 |
Civil Liberties
Tokin' Femalesnew
While pop culture has been connecting women and weed for a few years now—there’s Showtime’s Weeds, of course, and a smattering of articles in women’s glossies with titles like “Stiletto Stoners” and “Marijuana Moms”—the organized campaign to change drug laws has also been bringing women and weed together: Welcome to the first meeting of NORML's new program for recruiting women in Philly.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Tara Murtha |
09-28-2011 |
Civil Liberties
The Red-Light Camera Circusnew
Houston's war over traffic cameras veers into the realm of the absurd.
Houston Press |
Mandy Oaklander |
09-15-2011 |
Civil Liberties
Daniel Ellsberg: Secrets, Lies—and When To Tell Themnew
Daniel Ellsberg discusses the ethics of truth-telling 40 years after the Pentagon Papers.
Sacramento News & Review |
Kel Munger |
09-01-2011 |
Civil Liberties
Altadena Man Remembers Civil Rights Struggle On Eve Of MLK Statue Dedicationnew
This Sunday when President Obama dedicates the $120 million Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on the National Mall in Washington D.C. in front of the nearly 31-foot tall statue of the man who delivered his "I have a dream" speech there on Aug. 28, 1963, one Altadena man will feel especially stirred by the events. This Sunday will be about celebrating that speech which occurred 48 years ago to the day.
Random Lengths News |
Lionel Rolfe |
08-26-2011 |
Civil Liberties
BART Proves Cellphone Shutdown Was a Mistakenew
The transit agency has dealt with two protests in the past week without resorting to killing cellular service.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
08-24-2011 |
Civil Liberties
Searches, Cameras and the Erosion of Privacynew
In courts and legislatures across the country, laws protecting privacy are being rolled back, and longstanding interpretations of the Bill of Rights are crumbling.
Columbia Free Times |
Eva Moore |
08-24-2011 |
Civil Liberties
Methodist pastor opts for life of protest on the streetnew
After a week living on the street, Lorenza Andrade-Smith’s focus is drifting.
San Antonio Current |
Michael Barajas |
08-08-2011 |
Civil Liberties
The QueQue: State murder? Nothing to see herenew
If history is any indicator, we should have known state officials would never willingly settle a years-long investigation into one of the state’s most contentious executions
San Antonio Current |
SA Current News Team |
08-05-2011 |
Civil Liberties
Engage the Enemynew
A new Cleveland court helps veteran offenders shake their demons
Cleveland Scene |
Anastasia Pantsios |
08-03-2011 |
Civil Liberties
Rupert Murdoch, Peter Gorman's employer, gathers schoolkids' personal infonew
Guess who's trying to help Murdoch get his mitts on schoolkids' information, whether the parents want them to or not? That would be former CMS Superintendent Peter Gorman.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
John Grooms |
08-02-2011 |
Civil Liberties
Court and Cross Michigan Case Puts Church v. State Before the U.S. Supreme Courtnew
The case of a Michigan teacher, accepted by the U.S. Supreme Court, could clarify whether hundreds of thousands of employees at parochial schools and other church-affiliated institutions deserve federal civil rights protections.
Metro Times |
Sandra Svoboda (with Aaron Mondry) |
07-15-2011 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: Religion, U.S. Supreme Court
Equal Protection?new
Immigrant advocacy groups claim N.C. courts inaccessible to non-English speaking residents.
YES! Weekly |
Keith T. Barber |
07-06-2011 |
Civil Liberties
