AltWeeklies Wire
Freedom Rides Againnew
Dylan Watson on the 50th anniversary of the Freedom Riders -- and where they are now
Gambit |
Dylan Watson |
08-02-2011 |
Race & Class
Rupert Murdoch, Peter Gorman's employer, gathers schoolkids' personal infonew
Guess who's trying to help Murdoch get his mitts on schoolkids' information, whether the parents want them to or not? That would be former CMS Superintendent Peter Gorman.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
John Grooms |
08-02-2011 |
Civil Liberties
A shot in the dark: How Hazelwood ended up losing a government vaccine centernew
Hazelwood residents thought their neighborhood was about to change for the better. On July 1, however, Hazelwood learned that there would be no project. In a press release, UPMC stated that it was dropping the project because of "differences in strategy and government delays."
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Chris Young |
08-01-2011 |
Science
The Apoca-Listnew
Papaya recalls, drought and political candidates bring world closer to Armageddon.
San Antonio Current |
Staff |
08-01-2011 |
Disasters
Tags: Mitt Romney, Environment, Health, Weapons, Drought, Nuclear War, Rick Scott, Recalls, Republics
Meltdown in Naptownnew
Efforts to respond to the varied and complex consequences of human-influenced climate change may be locked in long-term political quagmire. At the local level, though, the equation is simpler: It's a matter of life and death.
NUVO |
Rebecca Townsend |
08-01-2011 |
Environment
Which house will burn next?new
Investigators looking at a recent series of suspicious house fires have been tight-lipped so far. With five house fires on the peninsula in just over a month, and 57 house fires since 2003, some emerging patterns point to a serial arsonist.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
08-01-2011 |
Policy Issues
Digging for Rootsnew
Searching for (and finding) the birth father I never knew.
Chico News & Review |
Jason Cassidy |
07-29-2011 |
Features
Tornnew
A refugee’s difficult choice separates her from husband and son.
LEO Weekly |
Anne Marshall |
07-28-2011 |
Immigration
The Economy is Greatnew
Brace yourself for a brave new world.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Trevor Scott Howell |
07-28-2011 |
Economy
The Dallas Morning News Shutters Quicknew
The editorial and sales teams of Quick, the Dallas Morning News' free, alt offshoot, were told at 10:15 a.m. this morning that next week's issue of the weekly publication would be the last to hit stands.
Dallas Observer |
Merritt Martin |
07-27-2011 |
Media
Tags: Faux Alt
Protest Rules: Against Big Oil in Montananew
The last night of the Earth First! 2011 Round River Rendezvous was one of the quietest nights of the almost weeklong gathering. The environmental activists slept at their campsites in the Lolo National Forest, awaiting a 5 am wake-up call for an action against Big Oil that would use chants, signs and “sleeping dragons.” After days of workshops and training sessions, participants knew the action would target the tar sands route and oil pipelines; they knew their legal rights and they knew how to practice civil disobedience and direct action as safely and ethically as possible.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
07-21-2011 |
Environment
A Black Heart of Revengenew
It thumps in Glenn Stewart’s chest, but it won’t silence investigative journalism in our fair city.
Tags: Cherry Fisher May, Glenn Stewart
Game Onnew
Illegal gambling flourishes in Houston with little penalty.
Houston Press |
Craig Malisow |
07-18-2011 |
Policy Issues
The New Normalnew
The world’s climate has already changed. Now what?
Santa Fe Reporter |
Laura Paskus |
07-15-2011 |
Environment
