AltWeeklies Wire
Changing Atlanta's 'Big Idea' Mind-Setnew
Atlanta can realize progress for all with incremental goals.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mike Dobbins |
08-10-2011 |
Policy Issues
The late Bobby Franklin's legacynew
He crusaded against women, gays and logic, but may have hurt right-wing causes
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Editorial Board |
08-04-2011 |
Policy Issues
The Life and Times of Dereef Parknew
Dereef Park is not the same place it was in 2002. Back then, the tree-shaded clearing between Morris and Cannon streets was a notorious haunt for alcoholics and heroin addicts, not the family-friendly enclave it is today.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
08-03-2011 |
Policy Issues
Which house will burn next?new
Investigators looking at a recent series of suspicious house fires have been tight-lipped so far. With five house fires on the peninsula in just over a month, and 57 house fires since 2003, some emerging patterns point to a serial arsonist.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
08-01-2011 |
Policy Issues
Game Onnew
Illegal gambling flourishes in Houston with little penalty.
Houston Press |
Craig Malisow |
07-18-2011 |
Policy Issues
Human Trafficking in Indiananew
While Indianapolis revels in summertime celebrations of sensuality, a darker and under-acknowledged side to sex in the Circle City also lurks.
NUVO |
Catherine Green |
07-06-2011 |
Policy Issues
Georgia Farm Labor Plan Recalls Convict Leasingnew
Georgia has a shameful legacy of exploiting agricultural workers.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Laura Emiko Soltis |
06-29-2011 |
Policy Issues
How Republicans Paved the Way to Obamacarenew
One of the key litmus tests that has emerged in the past couple of years among Republicans is how passionately they can denounce President Obama's health reform law.
Fairfield County Weekly |
Doug Daniels |
06-28-2011 |
Policy Issues
Reality Check: Pennsylvania's Rape Laws Perpetuate the Mythsnew
It’s easier to get away with sexual assault in Pennsylvania than anywhere else in U.S.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Tara Murtha |
06-22-2011 |
Policy Issues
The Politics of Defining—and Dealing With—Bullyingnew
Bullying may be in the spotlight, but policy makers struggle to address it.
Boise Weekly |
Josh Gross |
06-10-2011 |
Policy Issues
Tags: It Gets Better, SB 1105
Kill the Death Penalty in Georgianew
Georgia should put an end to capital punishment.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
06-08-2011 |
Policy Issues
Hardly Workingnew
America's disability-benefits system is exploding, complicated, ripe for exploitation, almost broke, and all some people have.
Baltimore City Paper |
Edward Ericson Jr. |
06-07-2011 |
Policy Issues
'Seed-to-Sale' Surveillancenew
Colorado medical marijuana dispensaries are dealing with bushels of new state regulations.
Boulder Weekly |
Jefferson Dodge |
06-06-2011 |
Policy Issues
Life After Death Tax?new
Ohio’s repeal of estate taxes could strike a lethal blow to its local communities.
Cleveland Scene |
Anastasia Pantsios |
05-25-2011 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Estate Tax
Everything's Not 'Fein' at Kennesaw Statenew
Right-wing intolerance isn't the norm at Kennesaw State University.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Steven Watson |
05-11-2011 |
Policy Issues
