AltWeeklies Wire
Does Peace Have A Chance?new

Having helped win Congress back for the Dems, the anti-war movement must now sharpen its goals to a point if it plans to play any significant role -- so why is the anti-war movement virtually invisible?
Portland Phoenix |
Sara Donnelly |
12-28-2006 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Indiana's Welfare Recipients Worrynew
Governor Mitch Daniels plans to privatize services.
NUVO |
Michael Dabney |
12-15-2006 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Dear Nancynew
We send a message of love to our favorite San Francisco liberal.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Karen Shugart |
12-15-2006 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
The Gingrich-ization of Health Carenew

The Georgia Legislature will be a testing ground for health care savings accounts.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Max Pizarro |
12-07-2006 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Georgia health care, Gingrich
License Deniednew
After personally navigating the Mass. Registry of Motor Vehicles -- an infinitely complex, post-9/11 bureaucratic labyrinth beyond my wildest nightmares -- the noise about the rampant theft of citizenship becomes a lot harder to believe.
Dig Boston |
Chris Faraone |
11-15-2006 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Lost Soulsnew
Thousands of bodies go through the L.A. coroner's office each year -- including the ones nobody ever comes to pick up.
Pasadena Weekly |
Joe Piasecki |
10-30-2006 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Water, Water ... Where?new
The hose might not reach far enough in North Texas.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Jeff Prince |
10-05-2006 |
Policy Issues
Necessary Evil?new

Trans fat may be unnatural, but a potential New York City ban on the substance has raised some important questions.
New York Press |
Doug Black |
10-05-2006 |
Policy Issues
Water Warsnew
Water companies offer no process of appeal, leaving some customers with high bills out to dry.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Jared Neumark |
10-04-2006 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
The World Can't Waitnew

Grief propels one mother toward activism.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Karen Shugart |
09-27-2006 |
Policy Issues
Broke as a Smokenew
Powerful state legislators explore ditching the 25-foot rule as barkeeps struggle to weather a butt-free recession.
Seattle Weekly |
Philip Dawdy |
09-27-2006 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
The Coast's Forgotton Poornew
One year after Katrina, no provision has been made for low-income families and renters on the Gulf Coast.
Jackson Free Press |
Brian Johnson |
09-06-2006 |
Policy Issues
Where is Anita Hill?

Fifteen years after Anita Hill's sexual harassment allegations rocked the nation, her name has all but disappeared from the University of Oklahoma campus.
Oklahoma Gazette |
Emily Jerman |
08-31-2006 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
HIV Positivenew

We talk about the history and future of HIV with Dr. Robert Gallo.
Baltimore City Paper |
Laura Laing |
08-23-2006 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Fiber vs. Wi-Finew
San Francisco pursues dual -- and dueling -- solutions to the digital divide.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Steven T. Jones |
08-23-2006 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues