AltWeeklies Wire
Stephen Jackson Delivers on Hardwood and Mixtapenew
NBA player Stephen Jackson has dabbled in music over the years, and during the NBA's recent stoppage of play he embraced the opportunity to step back to the mic.
San Antonio Current |
M. Solis |
03-30-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Farewell to a Newspaperwomannew
Celia Emmerich is an important woman in Mississippi newspaper history, but there was much more to her than that. An unrepentant liberal who never wavered in her convictions; she worked for civil rights and community development to help make Mississippi a better place to live.
Jackson Free Press |
James L. Dickerson |
03-30-2012 |
Media
Tags: Celia Emmerich, Wyatt Emmerich
2012 Final Four: Hoops (We Did It Again)new
New Orleans is about to host the NCAA Men's Basketball Final Four tournament for the fifth time. Here's what to expect over a mad March (and April) weekend.
An Unnatural Statenew
A battle is raging in Arkansas between the natural gas industry and recreation interests.
The Memphis Flyer |
Joe Boone |
03-29-2012 |
Energy
Still Watersnew
Kayla Godowa-Tufti wants to know why white privilege has allowed timber heirs to fight to pollute the sacred waters of Waldo Lake where her ancestors once lived.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
03-29-2012 |
Environment
Is Philly's Animal Control Finally Under Control?new
This week, the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is finally getting out of the business it had no business being in in the first place.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Tara Murtha |
03-29-2012 |
Animal Issues
Tags: PSPCA, Philadelphia Animal control
The New Face of Hatenew
The changing guard of white separatism convenes at a Tennessee state park.
Nashville Scene |
Jonathan Meador |
03-29-2012 |
Race & Class
Tags: white separatism
Are Anti-Immigrant Efforts Bad for Business?new
Opponents of Arizona-style anti-immigration laws say they hurt states' tax bases. Some immigrants say anti-immigrant fervor hurts their businesses bottom lines as well.
Jackson Free Press |
R.L. Nave |
03-29-2012 |
Immigration
Arizona's Conservative Agendanew
Arizona state lawmakers chip away at support for women's health and continue to push for the urine of the unemployed.
Tucson Weekly |
Jim Nintzel and Hank Stephenson |
03-29-2012 |
Politics
We are Trayvon Martinnew
Scenes from the Justice for Trayvon rallies, protests and hearings in Sanford, Fla.
Orlando Weekly |
Barry Kirsch |
03-28-2012 |
Race & Class
What Will be the Next Target of Gun-Rights Paranoia?new
For all of its blue-steel swagger, the gun-rights movement lives in perpetual fear of threats the rest of us have difficulty seeing.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Chris Potter |
03-28-2012 |
Crime & Justice
S.C. Lawmaker Wants to Repeal State's 'Stand Your Ground' Lawnew
A South Carolina lawmaker believes he's the first in the nation to propose a review of controversial self-defense legislation known as "stand your ground" after the killing of a Florida teenager Trayvon Martin.
Columbia Free Times |
Corey Hutchins |
03-28-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Agonizing Over Apple: Interview with Mike Daiseynew
Mike Daisey on truth, theater and the scandal surrounding his show.
Seven Days |
Tyler Machado |
03-28-2012 |
Theater
Tags: Apple, Mike Daisey
In Search Of Spring Breaknew
Spring break on the Gulf Coast ain't the party it used to be.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
03-28-2012 |
Travel
