AltWeeklies Wire
Sinking Feelingsnew
Gas fracking may already be lowering water tables in South Texas.
San Antonio Current |
Robert Crowe |
01-07-2011 |
Environment
Beyond Espionagenew
Not long after WikiLeaks entered the international lexicon, the question became not whether the United States government would prosecute founder Julian Assange, but how?
Boston Phoenix |
Harvey Silverglate, Kyle Smeallie |
01-06-2011 |
Civil Liberties
Guarding Grandpanew
Illinois is spending money it doesn't have to keep convicts who can barely walk behind bars.
Chicago Reader |
Jessica Pupovac |
01-06-2011 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Prisons, Bill Heirens
Dead Zonenew
The Texas-Mexico border has always been violent — but nothing like this.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Peter Gorman |
01-05-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: U.S.-Mexico Border, Drugs
WikiLeaker?new
Who is Crescent, Okla. native Bradley Manning, and why would he allegedly leak classified documents?
Oklahoma Gazette |
Clifton Adcock |
01-04-2011 |
War
Tags: WikiLeaks, Bradley Manning
Aggie Secretsnew
Tarleton State’s attempt to keep public records from budding reporters isn’t winning friends for the college.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Jeff Prince |
12-30-2010 |
Education
Barbour Suspends Scott Sisters’ Sentencesnew
Gov. Haley Barbour has issued orders for the release of Jamie and Gladys Scott, sisters serving life sentences for a 1993 armed robbery.
Jackson Free Press |
Ward Schaefer |
12-30-2010 |
Race & Class
Citizen of Nowherenew
Torn between two countries, Jessica just wants an education.
Las Vegas Weekly |
April Corbin |
12-29-2010 |
Immigration
Would Bankruptcy Save California?new
Some people seem almost to be drooling at the prospect of a state or municipal bankruptcy; a judge, they argue, could force big reductions in employee pensions.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Tim Redmond |
12-28-2010 |
Policy Issues
Tags: California, Proposition 13
Return To Sendernew
Mass deportation, strict border enforcement, amnesty. What will comprehensive immigration reform look like if the feds take action -- or if they don't?
Dallas Observer |
Jim Schutze |
12-28-2010 |
Immigration
Budding Tax Bracketnew
Washington state wants to tax pot and its dispensary owners don’t really seem to mind.
The Inlander |
Nicholas Deshais |
12-27-2010 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Medical Marijuana, MMJ
Dispelling The Top 10 Arguments of Climate Change Skepticsnew
Snow in the South, ice gain in Antarctica and scientists seemingly fudging climate data: Is the global warming debate over? Definitely. But skeptics aren't on the winning side.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Stephanie Rogers |
12-27-2010 |
Environment
Cry Me a Rivernew
The battle for water in the West is not just about who owns it. It's also about how to keep it clean.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
12-27-2010 |
Environment
Designing Dignitynew
A San Diego architect takes on the challenge of redesigning Friendship Park, a plot of land where the United States ends and Mexico begins.
San Diego CityBeat |
Kinsee Morlan |
12-23-2010 |
Immigration
Is Oakland Now a Safer Place to Break the Law?new
Some graffiti artists say Oakland's cop layoffs have made the city a destination.
East Bay Express |
Ellen Cushing |
12-22-2010 |
Crime & Justice
