AltWeeklies Wire
All Innew
Chuck Humphrey has based his career on gambling -- now he's calling the bet on online fantasy-sports competitions.
Westword |
Jessica Centers |
12-19-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
The Santa Industrynew
That fat man in a red suit at the mall? He stands for childhood ... and magic ... and the profits that can be made off the emotional baggage of the season.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Megan Wennberg |
12-18-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Diamonds Are for Never?new
Blood Diamond helps protesters bring a global conflict home.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Jessica Lussenhop |
12-18-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Starving for Justicenew
LAX hotel workers on hunger strike to protect living wage law are fired.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mindy Farabee |
12-15-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Party Nazisnew
Has Mardi Gras become a tool of mega-buck sponsors?
Riverfront Times |
Chad Garrison |
12-15-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
A Snow Job Successnew
Mega-philanthropist Michael Scott Kerr has a shady past.
OC Weekly |
Gustavo Arellano |
12-12-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Shorthandednew
Foreign pickers aren't getting through the post-9/11 barricades to harvest U.S. crops.
Houston Press |
Todd Spivak |
12-12-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Trade Disagreementnew
U.S./South Korea free trade talks generate protests at home and abroad.
Missoula Independent |
Jessie McQuillan |
12-08-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Dirty Worknew
After a union victory in Houston, Minneapolis janitors are gearing up for new labor negotiations.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Paul Demko |
12-08-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Pollution, Politics and Profitsnew
Coal makes a comeback.
NUVO |
Laura McPhee |
12-07-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Underground Movementnew
Hillsdale neighbors fight utility poles.
The Portland Mercury |
Amy Jenniges |
12-07-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
The Producernew
Portland General Electric manipulated the record to try to raise our electricity rates.
Willamette Week |
Nigel Jaquiss |
12-07-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Drilling Through Peace and Propertynew
Neighbors and activists fear gas wells are digging big holes in Fort Worth's future.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Gayle Reaves |
12-01-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Pawnbroker Bluesnew
When customers make loans on stolen property, shop owners often pay the price.
Riverfront Times |
Molly Langmuir |
12-01-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Like Hogs to Slaughternew
The walkout at Smithfield Packing is the latest collision between an industry built on cheap labor, a dysfunctional immigration system, and homeland security policies drafted in a reality-proof bubble.
INDY Week |
Kirk Ross |
11-30-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
