AltWeeklies Wire
Is the LAPD Restricting Occupy L.A. Coverage With Last-Minute 'Pool Media'?new
If the LAPD doesn't lift media restrictions, the ACLU plans to file an injunction.
L.A. Weekly |
Simone Wilson |
11-29-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Control • Halt • Deletenew
Why some educators and scientists believe technology is bad for brains — especially young ones.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
11-29-2011 |
Education
Tags: Technology, Child development
SOPA Spells Internet Ignorancenew
It hasn't been as blatant a display of ignorance as the late Sen. Ted Stevens' description of the Internet as "a series of tubes," but a new bill moving swiftly through the U.S. House demonstrates that Congress still doesn't understand the web.
Arkansas Times |
Lindsey Millar |
11-29-2011 |
Media
Legalize it!: N.C. House Bill 577, aka the Medical Cannabis Actnew
A North Carolina legislator rolls another number for the road — the road to medical marijuana, that is.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Cheris Hodges |
11-29-2011 |
Policy Issues
Occupy Together? Down Twinkle For Nownew
Over 100 people representing Humboldt's various Occupy groups gathered Monday night for what was billed as a countywide General Assembly to explore the local movement’s options going forward. Numero uno on the list of topics: should/could/would Occupy Humboldt, Occupy Eureka and Occupy Arcata consolidate their energies in one form or another.
North Coast Journal |
Andrew Goff |
11-29-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Media, Race, and Occupynew
The Occupy Wall Street movement has been dominated by white activists, but the mainstream media has done to little to address why so few people of color have been protesting.
East Bay Express |
Nadra Kareem Nittle |
11-28-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Money, Politics and Sludgenew
How a $1.3 billion proposal to privatize Nassau County's sewage system could flush the county's future down the drain.
Long Island Press |
Christopher Twarowski |
11-28-2011 |
Business & Labor
The Citadel's Shamenew
The Citadel has tarnished its reputation by failing to act in response to sexual abuse allegations.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
11-28-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Occupy Gets Its Own Medical-Marijuana Strainnew
One of the few dispensaries left in San Diego is offering Occupy OG.
San Diego CityBeat |
Dave Maass |
11-28-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Occupy L.A. In Standoff With LAPDnew
Occupy L.A. continues to hold its ragged patch of ground at City Hall, six hours after a deadline passed for protesters to leave.
L.A. Weekly |
Gene Maddaus |
11-28-2011 |
#OCCUPY
This Bud's For Who?new
Feds give the finger to medical marijuana.
Eugene Weekly |
Dante Zuñiga-West |
11-28-2011 |
Drugs
UC Davis Pepper Spray Video: The Accidental Journalistnew
Traditional media watches from sidelines as a UC Davis student’s 'pepper spray' YouTube video becomes the iconic image of police violence against protesters.
Sacramento News & Review |
Nick Miller |
11-22-2011 |
#OCCUPY
17,000 Species — and Countingnew
A project to identify every living thing in the Great Smoky Mountains has a lot to show for its first decade of work. But where does it go from here?
Metro Pulse |
Jesse Fox Mayshark |
11-22-2011 |
Environment
Bloomberg, NYPD Finally Piss Off The Medianew
Once a useful document that allowed reporters to witness events at a closer proximity, the NYPD press pass is now officially worthless.
The Village Voice |
Graham Rayman |
11-21-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Kevin Six's 'Occupy This Dollar' Movementnew
A San Diego actor and blogger encourages people to continue the occupation from the comfort of your own home.
San Diego CityBeat |
Kinsee Morlan |
11-21-2011 |
#OCCUPY
