AltWeeklies Wire
Dragging Drabble Through the Mudnew
Cartoons continue to be casualties of newspaper cost-cutting.
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
11-08-2011 |
Media
War Bribesnew
An Oregon businessman wanted to get “filthy stinking rich.” Now he’s linked to a bribery case and risks losing his biggest customer: the U.S. Military.
Willamette Week |
Corey Pein |
11-08-2011 |
War
The Onenew
'King' Edmund Keli’i Silva Jr. sees his fairy-tale ascension as one more step toward Hawaiian sovereignty.
Pasadena Weekly |
Kevin Uhrich |
11-08-2011 |
Features
Barefoot Crusade Against Veteran Suicidesnew
Ron Zaleski has been barefoot since 1972 — the length of time he's carried a burden of guilt for how he handled the moral difficulties of the Vietnam War.
UPDATED: Stabbing Victim Tells WW He Can't Remember Where He Was When Knifed; Police Back Away From Claim He Was at Occupy Portlandnew
A man that Portland police initially said was stabbed at the Occupy Portland camp Thursday morning tells WW he isn't sure where he was when he was knifed, and Occupy leaders tell WW that they believe the attack happened away from the camp.
Willamette Week |
Hannah Hoffman |
11-03-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Roll Numbersnew
ANTI-DRUG ADS have long portrayed pot smokers as lazy and unmotivated. But given the announcement by medical cannabis supporters at a press conference last Friday, that old stereotype needs some revising.
Faced with what they called a back-door ban of San Jose's collectives, the barely month-old Citizens Coalition for Patient Care (CCPC) turned in more than 47,000 signatures to the city clerk that morning, well over the 29,653 signatures needed for a referendum against regulations the City Council passed in September.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Ted Cox |
11-03-2011 |
Drugs
Facts About Underage Sex Workersnew
New research demolishes the stereotype of the underage sex worker—and sparks an outbreak of denial among child-sex-trafficking alarmists nationwide.
Voice Media Group |
Kristen Hinman |
11-03-2011 |
Policy Issues
Personhood: A Pandora’s Boxnew
Mississippi's Personhood Initiative is short: "Should the term 'person' be defined to include every human being from the moment of fertilization, cloning, or the equivalent thereof?" Legal and medical experts say the vague language could lead to chaos for women and families.
Jackson Free Press |
Valerie Wells |
11-03-2011 |
Policy Issues
Tea Party vs. Occupy Wall Streetnew
Both Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party are mass movements, but their attitude toward the masses couldn't be more different.
Colorado Springs Independent |
David Morris |
11-03-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Occupy Checkbooknew
Why is the city of Sacramento spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to crack down and prosecute nonviolent protesters?
Sacramento News & Review |
Nick Miller |
11-02-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Tags: #OCCUPY, Occupy Sacramento
Knocking on the Doornew
Latino political power is at stake in Texas redistricting battles.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Dan McGraw |
11-02-2011 |
Race & Class
Life Under Occupationnew
The demonstration wears thin for those who call Wall Street home.
The Village Voice |
Rosie Gray |
11-02-2011 |
#OCCUPY
The Whole World Is Watchingnew
Last week's raid in Oakland may been the best thing that could have happened to the Occupy Movement.
East Bay Express |
Ellen Cushing |
11-02-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Occupy Thisnew
Why the Tea Party and Occupy movements are not alike.
Creative Loafing (Tampa) |
Catherine Durkin Robinson |
11-02-2011 |
#OCCUPY
This Is Not Your Daddy’s Protestnew
An idiot’s guide to Occupy Santa Barbara.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Brandon Fastman |
11-01-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Tags: #OCCUPY, Occupy Santa Barbara
