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Woody Guthrie called it music about folksnew
...and Valley Center's Joel Rafael agrees, finally plays a hometown show
San Diego Reader |
Staff |
09-22-2015 |
Music
Tags: woody guthrie
Stumping on Fear and Arrogancenew
San Pedro Stands up to Fear Mongering
Random Lengths News |
James Preston Allen and Publisher |
09-21-2015 |
Commentary
Behind the Curtainnew
An inside look at the oil & gas industry/Republican ‘REDPRINT’ for turning Colorado from Blue to Red.
Boulder Weekly |
Joel Dyer |
09-17-2015 |
Energy
Silicon Valley’s Low-Income Renters Find Few Protections from Predatory Landlordsnew
A public interest lawsuit that paints one property owner as an unrepentant slumlord reflects a growing power imbalance between landlords and tenants.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Jennifer Wadsworth |
09-17-2015 |
Housing & Development
When Your Airbnb Guest Won't Leavenew
And they’re addicted to a video game.
San Diego Reader |
Staff |
09-15-2015 |
Features
Tags: airbnb
Justice, Hope and Hurricane Katrinanew
Re-housing residents along the Mississippi coast became the most daunting problem of the post-Katrina recovery—logistically and politically speaking.
Jackson Free Press |
R.L. Nave |
09-11-2015 |
Housing & Development
The Katrina Education Lienew
Among the many reflections on the effects of Hurricane Katrina on the Gulf Coast, the discussion of its effects on schools in New Orleans may be the most disingenuous.
Jackson Free Press |
Shannon Eubanks |
09-11-2015 |
Disasters
Tags: katrina
Swing Kidnew
Nick davis shares a Lindy hop legacy in track town U.S.A.
Eugene Weekly |
Alex V. Cipolle |
09-11-2015 |
Culture
Water Woes: Waukesha’s quest to divert Lake Michigan water challengednew
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources opened the floodgates and in poured opposition to Waukesha’s quest to divert water from Lake Michigan.
Wisconsin Gazette |
Lisa Neff |
09-11-2015 |
Environment
Global Union celebrates 10 years of multicultural musicnew
When you start a music festival from scratch, it’s not supposed to go as well as Global Union has gone. But Alverno Presents’ annual world music festival is the exception that proves the rule. Neither artistic director David Ravel nor assistant director Rory Trainor would say putting the festival together is easy — either back when they were working on the inaugural 2006 edition or the 10th anniversary show later this month — but they do admit it’s been increasingly successful since day one.
Wisconsin Gazette |
Matthew Reddin |
09-11-2015 |
Music
Outdated Laws Trap People of Color in Prison Systemnew
For decades, the United States has had the world’s largest prison population — by far. Though just over 4 percent of the world’s population lives in the United States, we account for 22 percent of the world’s prisoners.
Wisconsin Gazette |
Louis Weisberg |
09-11-2015 |
Race & Class
Anatomy of a Facebook Uprisingnew
The Neighborhood Council motion that sparked citywide reaction.
Random Lengths News |
James Preston Allen |
09-10-2015 |
Commentary
License to Connivenew
Boston still tracks vehicles, lies about it, and leaves sensitive resident data exposed online.
Dig Boston |
Kenneth Lipp |
09-10-2015 |
Features
Tags: Boston surveillance
Assault on Abortion Rights Gets Ugly in N.C.new
An anti-abortion group targets a Wake Forest schoolteacher
INDY Week |
Jane Porter |
09-03-2015 |
The War on Women
Single Without the Minglenew
“Self-dating” is a term for those flying solo with a self-oriented goal. It is a commitment to oneself — passions, career and dreams — and it builds an intimate relationship with yourself instead of hooking up with another person (or people) in the stereotypical romantic way.
It means getting to know yourself, for yourself.
Eugene Weekly |
Kelsey Anne Rankin |
09-03-2015 |
Features
