AltWeeklies Wire
The Great Shark Slaughternew
Lovers of shark fin soup say it's a cultural tradition, but science proves it's brutal and inhumane.
East Bay Express |
Hannah Dreier |
03-17-2011 |
Policy Issues
A Womb Dividednew
Anti-abortion advocates split over “Heartbeat Bill”
The Other Paper |
Lyndsey Teter |
02-11-2011 |
Policy Issues
Sex Offenders Incognitonew
The Georgia sex offender registry was created to help keep people safe. But how can it do that if it's riddled with errors?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Randy Wyles |
02-08-2011 |
Policy Issues
Crimes of Punishmentnew
A top prison expert talks about human rights in jails across the nation.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
02-04-2011 |
Policy Issues
Planned Personhoodnew
The pro-life movement’s newest attack on reproductive rights raises its profile in Florida.
Orlando Weekly |
Billy Manes |
01-31-2011 |
Policy Issues
Unbalancednew
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer's response to Jared Loughner? Slash services from an already beleaguered mental-health system.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin and Amy Silverman |
01-21-2011 |
Policy Issues
Guarding Grandpanew
Illinois is spending money it doesn't have to keep convicts who can barely walk behind bars.
Chicago Reader |
Jessica Pupovac |
01-06-2011 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Prisons, Bill Heirens
Would Bankruptcy Save California?new
Some people seem almost to be drooling at the prospect of a state or municipal bankruptcy; a judge, they argue, could force big reductions in employee pensions.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Tim Redmond |
12-28-2010 |
Policy Issues
Tags: California, Proposition 13
Budding Tax Bracketnew
Washington state wants to tax pot and its dispensary owners don’t really seem to mind.
The Inlander |
Nicholas Deshais |
12-27-2010 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Medical Marijuana, MMJ
Big Oil's Roadblocknew
Grassroots citizens fight oil rigs -- and their massive loads -- from barrelling through.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Jeff Gailus |
11-29-2010 |
Policy Issues
The Longest Oddsnew
Hundreds of millions in casino dollars haven’t lifted Oregon’s Native Americans out of poverty.
Willamette Week |
James Pitkin |
11-17-2010 |
Policy Issues
Poverty Living at Luxury Pricesnew
Stimulus funds should not be used to bankroll a private project that has already displaced poor and elderly people while promising poverty-level jobs.
Pasadena Weekly |
Peter Dreier |
11-08-2010 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Pasadena Manor
Legalization’s Opponentsnew
Critics of California's Prop. 19 -- which would legalize marijuana -- range from skeptical to rabid. Some of them come from inside the movement.
North Coast Journal |
John Geluardi |
10-08-2010 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Marijuana, Proposition 19
Sen. DeMint Making Money On His Opposition to Federal Grantnew
Sen. Jim DeMint is turning his principled stand against federal aid for Charleston into a call for more campaign cash.
Charleston City Paper |
Greg Hambrick |
10-05-2010 |
Policy Issues
The Public Option: It's Alive! Sort ofnew
Oregon could be the first state to resurrect the public option from the political grave where Americans thought it had been interred.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
09-23-2010 |
Policy Issues
Tags: HCR
