AltWeeklies Wire
Students Respond to Campus Killings Onlinenew
When tragedy struck Virginia Tech's campus last week, Facebook and other online forums became a primary method for students to ask questions, express reactions and grieve.
C-Ville Weekly |
Meg McEvoy |
04-25-2007 |
Disasters
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Science Can't Predict Mass Murdernew
Predicting incidents of mass killing like the Virginia Tech shooting is like looking for a needle in a haystack, according to a human-behavior expert.
The Georgia Straight |
Carlito Pablo |
04-20-2007 |
Disasters
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The Night After at Virginia Technew
People don't sleep in the aftermath of a national tragedy.
Washington City Paper |
Jason Cherkis |
04-18-2007 |
Disasters
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Post-Katrina New Orleans: Psyched Outnew
After the hurricane, the city has more stressed-out people and fewer psychiatrists -- and (big surprise) federal emergency "relief" doesn't cover most mentally ill patients.
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Southern Discomfortnew
Sea Shepherd temporarily loses two crewmen in icy Antarctic waters during a clash with Japanese whalers.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Dean Kuipers |
02-16-2007 |
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Katrina's Marinasnew
Some of the storm's worst damage still sits, rotting, at the bottom of lakefront harbors -- with a cache of pollutants to boot.
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Calm After the Storm?new
Mental health aid is the first of a few cutoffs facing Katrina evacuees.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Naomi Zeveloff |
01-23-2007 |
Disasters
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Insurance 'Bait and Switch'new
Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood vows to go after insurance companies who denied coverage to victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
01-05-2007 |
Disasters
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My White Privilegenew
I got sent to a ritzy hospital with no patients while poor New Orleans was left to die.
NOW Magazine |
Naomi Klein |
12-18-2006 |
Disasters
The Dispossessednew
The flames that destroyed the Mizpah Hotel took 12 people's lives with them -- this is one man's terrifying tale of survival.
Reno News & Review |
D. Brian Burghart |
11-16-2006 |
Disasters
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The Ripnew
When does an evacuee cease to be a guest and become a pain?
Dallas Observer |
Jim Schutze |
09-12-2006 |
Disasters
Weeping With the Enemynew
Phyllis Rodriguez lost her son at the World Trade Center -- and then she found the mother of Zacarias Moussaoui.
The Village Voice |
Bernice Yeung |
09-06-2006 |
Disasters
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Making a Killing on Disasternew
The Bush administration abdicates its duty to protect citizens by handing megabucks relief contracts to friends in big business.
NOW Magazine |
Naomi Klein |
09-01-2006 |
Disasters
Katrina by the Numbersnew
We excerpt from the most comprehensive study of the Gulf Coast after hurricanes Katrina and Rita last year, produced by the Institute for Southern Studies in Durham.
Are We Next?new
The devastation of Hurricane Katrina was an indelible sign of things to come -- so why are we looking the other way?
