AltWeeklies Wire
The 14th Annual Muzzle Awardsnew
An annual look at the dishonorable enemies of free speech and personal liberty in New England.
Boston Phoenix |
Dan Kennedy |
06-30-2011 |
Civil Liberties
The Truth Behind Sex Traffickingnew
Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore are the public face of an effort to stop underage trafficking. But the underage-prostitution panic is based on a scientific study that was anything but scientific.
The Village Voice |
Martin Cizmar, Ellis Conklin and Kristen Hinman |
06-30-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Colorado Springs Studies Medical Marijuana Feesnew
It wouldn't be medical marijuana in Colorado Springs if the city and the industry immediately saw eye-to-eye on something.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bryce Crawford |
06-30-2011 |
Drugs
Shots in the Darknew
Prosecutors allowed Jamelle Swanson’s killer to walk. Swanson’s sister isn’t going so quietly.
Cleveland Scene |
Kyle Swenson |
06-29-2011 |
Crime & Justice
On Coming Out and Staying Strong in a Not-Always-Welcoming Culturenew
The queer subculture that exists within San Antonio and other heavily concentrated Latino communities maintains itself despite cultural stigmas associated with being gay.
San Antonio Current |
Christine Garza |
06-29-2011 |
LGBT
Can Journalism Survive the Newspaper’s Tribulations?new
The Chicago Tribune, "The Deal From Hell," and the uncertain future of print journalism.
Chicago Newcity |
Brian Hieggelke |
06-29-2011 |
Media
Georgia Farm Labor Plan Recalls Convict Leasingnew
Georgia has a shameful legacy of exploiting agricultural workers.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Laura Emiko Soltis |
06-29-2011 |
Policy Issues
Deals Du Journew
Groupon, Living Social and the other daily-deal sites: Good or bad for business?
Gambit |
Lauren LaBorde |
06-28-2011 |
Business & Labor
How Republicans Paved the Way to Obamacarenew
One of the key litmus tests that has emerged in the past couple of years among Republicans is how passionately they can denounce President Obama's health reform law.
Fairfield County Weekly |
Doug Daniels |
06-28-2011 |
Policy Issues
Chuck Philips vs. L.A. Timesnew
Former Los Angeles Times investigative reporter Chuck Philips, whose career was ruined when the Times published a rare front-page retraction of his March 17, 2008, article about the infamous 1994 shooting of rapper Tupac Shakur, is demanding that the newspaper apologize and take back its retraction of his story, “An Attack on Tupac Shakur Launched a Hip-Hop War.”
L.A. Weekly |
Simone Wilson and Dennis Romero |
06-27-2011 |
Media
FBI Gives Public a Peek at Warhol ‘Obscenity' Filenew
If you're looking for smut in the Andy Warhol film Lonesome Cowboys -- as the FBI was when it investigated the film's production in 1968 -- you'll find more explicit sex in the agency's report than ever made it onto screen.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Marty Levine |
06-27-2011 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: Andy Warhol, Lonesome Cowboys
New York Lawmakers Approve Gay Marriagenew
New York State has become the sixth and largest in the nation to legalize weddings between gay and lesbian couples.
Long Island Press |
Rashed Mian, Timothy Bolger, Jaclyn Gallucci and Christopher Twarowski |
06-24-2011 |
LGBT
Tags: Fuck Yeah
Gay Marriage Equality Passes in New York Statenew
Who do we have to blow for gay marriage? NO ONE! To chants of "USA! USA! USA!" the galley of the Senate exploded after the Senate passed the Marriage Equality Act this evening, by a vote of to 33 to 29.
The Village Voice |
Steven Thrasher |
06-24-2011 |
LGBT
Tags: Fuck Yeah
Gannett's Faux-Alt in Rochester Closesnew
Gannett will no longer publish Insider, its entertainment and lifestyle weekly in Rochester, N.Y.
City Newspaper |
Mary Anna Towler |
06-24-2011 |
Media
Proof of Nothingnew
When you were busted for public intoxication, were you drunk? Or did you just piss off a cop?
Austin Chronicle |
Jordan Smith |
06-24-2011 |
Civil Liberties
