AltWeeklies Wire
PTSD and Silence a Deadly Combonew
Support from community helps heal, but stigma and shame keep people from reaching out.
VUE Weekly |
Josh Marcellin |
12-10-2014 |
Health
Good God: Churches and the Homelessnew
Local churches are the innovators in housing the homeless in Eugene Oregon, with reverends and pastors leading the way with microhousing.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
12-10-2014 |
Homelessness
Undocumentednew
The uncertain future Honduran immigrant children face in New Orleans.
Gambit |
Kari Dequine Harden |
12-05-2014 |
Immigration
The Power of Nonew
A new wave of consent-based intimacy events and communities are reshaping the sexual and sensual landscape in the East Bay.
East Bay Express |
Anna Pulley |
12-04-2014 |
Sex
Profiles in Fearnew
Long after education and life experience have bestowed upon me a much greater understanding of the psychology of race-related fear and the racial profiling that happens inside people's heads on a daily basis, I am still vulnerable to the old impulses.
Metroland |
Stephen Leon |
12-04-2014 |
Commentary
Tags: racial bias
Good Kids, Bad Citynew
Three men exonerated after 39 years in prison for a Cleveland murder they didn't commit.
Cleveland Scene |
Kyle Swenson |
12-03-2014 |
Features
What Happened to HIV Prevention?new
In the more than 30 years since it began appearing in gay men in the New York City, San Francisco, and Los Angeles areas, HIV/AIDS has transformed from a death sentence to what is perceived by many as a manageable health condition. Still, AIDS is the second-highest killer of New Yorkers ages 25 to 44.
City Newspaper |
Tim Louis Macaluso |
12-01-2014 |
Health
The Queer Conundrumnew
With the recent state victories for marriage equality and a rising generation of people whose fluid identities don’t fit neatly into the he-she binary, are we on the cusp of a post-queer moment?
Eugene Weekly |
Alex V. Cipolle |
12-01-2014 |
LGBT
Vermont Not Immune to Police Militarizationnew
The Pentagon is stocking Vermont with tools of war.
Seven Days |
Mark Davis |
11-26-2014 |
War
Why Rape Convictions Are So Elusivenew
What a group of jurors says to each other can tell you a lot about why we hear so much about rape, but so little about rape convictions.
Missoula Independent |
Ben Fowlkes |
11-25-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Ferguson On Firenew
Tear gas, shootings, arson and looting in Ferguson after no true bill announcement.
Riverfront Times |
Mitch Ryals |
11-25-2014 |
Crime & Justice
It's Not Just Fergusonnew
There were six officer-involved shootings in Monterey County, Calif. in 2014.
Monterey County Weekly |
Mary Duan and Nic Coury |
11-25-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: police shootings
Mississippi’s Education Enigmanew
The quality of education in Mississippi is falling behind the rest of the nation with only 61 percent of students graduating from high school on time and two-thirds of kindergarteners not ready to learn how to read.
Jackson Free Press |
Anna Wolfe |
11-24-2014 |
Education
Donations for Wildfire Relief Went to Plug Tourismnew
In early 2014, the Red Cross gave $50,000 of money designated to help with 2012 Colorado wildfires to the Manitou Springs Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau. The grant first came to light in late October, when $10,000 of it was used to pay for a Manitou fireworks display.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Robert Meyerowitz |
11-20-2014 |
Disasters
Who Shot Chris Heben?new
The strange tale of a former Navy SEAL and the suburban shopping plaza shooting that never happened.
Cleveland Scene |
Doug Brown |
11-20-2014 |
Features
