AltWeeklies Wire
Welcome to Taco Hellnew
Fast-food workers, particularly in Oakland, often face extremely dangerous conditions, while toiling long hours for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage.
East Bay Express |
Darwin BondGraham |
02-25-2015 |
Business & Labor
Illinois Innocence Project Frees Wrongly Convicted Mannew
The gruesome rape and murder of 15-year-old Kristina Hickey in 1984 put Christopher Abernathy behind bars for nearly 30 years. Just one problem: he didn't do it.
Illinois Times |
Patrick Yeagle |
02-20-2015 |
Crime & Justice
Is OxyCide Making Hospitals Cleaner or Is It a Health Hazard?new
This new hospital disinfectant is designed to stop the spread of infection, but it may be making the employees who handle it sick in the process.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Rebecca Nuttall |
02-19-2015 |
Health
Tags: Health
Those Cheatin' OC Sheriff's Deputiesnew
Judge Considers Perjury Findings Against Deputy For Death Penalty Case Testimony
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
02-19-2015 |
Crime & Justice
The Angry White Man Problemnew
Searching for answers about Craig Stephen Hicks.
INDY Week |
Lisa Sorg |
02-19-2015 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Craig Stephen Hicks
The Man Who Eradicated Smallpox Is Worriednew
Though health professionals have tried to debunk fears about vaccines — including the discredited argument that they cause autism — fewer kids are getting vaccinated.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
02-19-2015 |
Health
David Carr: Matchlessnew
From alternative newspaper prince to New York Times king, David Carr's legacy is long and hard.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
John Saltas |
02-17-2015 |
Media
The Cult of Carr: 'We are Legion'new
Remembering David Carr's search for truth, and his dance moves.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Julia Goldberg |
02-13-2015 |
Media
Tags: David Carr
How Washington City Paper Remembers David Carrnew
From 1995 to 2000, David Carr ran Washington City Paper, inspiring a generation of journalists in D.C. and elsewhere. He left the District, and the paper, for New York 15 years ago, but even today, still helps drive City Paper's style and spirit. Here's how some former City Paper staffers and contributors will remember Carr.
Washington City Paper |
Mike Madden |
02-13-2015 |
Media
A Tribute to New York Times Media Critic David Carrnew
The world of journalism has lost one of its greats, a true original at the height of his powers, a man who bridged the worlds of old-school, pavement pounding reporting and the digital age as no one else on the planet has done.
Seven Days |
Rick Kisonak |
02-13-2015 |
Media
How the VA Farms Out Obstetricsnew
Female service members can go to war but can't give birth in a VA hospital.
Houston Press |
Jef Rouner |
02-13-2015 |
The War on Women
How NC Law Enforcement Spies on Citizensnew
More than 70 North Carolina law enforcement agencies are using automatic license plate readers, cell phone location trackers and surveillance cameras to keep an eye, and a mass of data, on ordinary citizens. And soon, they could add unmanned drones to that list.
INDY Week |
Jane Porter |
02-13-2015 |
Crime & Justice
Bear Takeovernew
The burly and brawny gay subculture of bears finds a niche in Oregon.
Eugene Weekly |
Alex V. Cipolle |
02-13-2015 |
LGBT
Meet Kleptomomnew
She’s strapped for cash and misses Mr. Moneybags.
San Diego Reader |
Elizabeth Salaam |
02-09-2015 |
Features
The Big Dragnew
In a Florida courtroom, Nashville attorneys are fighting in the last great tobacco war.
Nashville Scene |
Steve Cavendish |
02-09-2015 |
Features
Tags: tobacco industry
