AltWeeklies Wire
Poverty Living at Luxury Pricesnew
Stimulus funds should not be used to bankroll a private project that has already displaced poor and elderly people while promising poverty-level jobs.
Pasadena Weekly |
Peter Dreier |
11-08-2010 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Pasadena Manor
Violent Truthnew
What's wrong with Oregon that domestic violence is on the rise?
The Portland Mercury |
Sarah Mirk |
11-05-2010 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Domestic Violence
21st Century Situationists
Framed inaccurately by the press, The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear is best understood as a contemporary extension of the French Situationist movement of the ’60s, a mass inversion of rhetorical logic, meant to break the spectator’s passivity toward the spectacle and turn the obscuring force of mass media back on itself. Using pop cultural references and superficial Internet memes like the double-rainbow guy and “Hide ya kids, hide ya wife...” in the context of a once-powerful political forum was a Dadaist attempt to wipe the slate clean, to rise above the fruitless tit-for-tat schoolyard shouting match to which our political discourse has been reduced by the 24-hour news cycle and corporate spin-doctoring.
What the GOP Sweep Means for Immigration Reformnew
In hindsight, it seems appropriate that Dia de los Muertos and the mid-term election fell on the same day. The national Republican sweep means that any meaningful effort for immigration reform is probably dead.
The Texas Observer |
Melissa del Bosque |
11-03-2010 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration, GOP
How to Fix the Foreclosure Crisis
Millions of mortgages are going to need reduced interest rates and lower principal to reflect the new reality of the housing market. So who's going to pay?
Unforgivennew
After paying their debt to society, millions are still branded by their felony records.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
10-27-2010 |
Crime & Justice
Dear Tony Perkins: You Are a Terrible, Ignorant Human Who Will Hopefully Die Loveless and Alonenew
Given the recent rash of gay bullying (and consequent teen suicides as a result), the voice of former Louisiana congressman and current president of an uber-right evangelical Christian organization is being heard louder than ever.
The Village Voice |
Foster Kamer |
10-26-2010 |
LGBT
Media Matters Wants You to Drop Fox Like It’s Hotnew
Days before the Jon Stewart/Stephen Colbert rallies, a bevy of advertisements for the campaign against Fox News Channel hit stations across the D.C. Metro system last night.
Washington City Paper |
Alex Baca |
10-26-2010 |
Media
Queer Elephantsnew
Some Republican candidates argue they are the better lawmakers for gay rights.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Jesse Fruhwirth |
10-26-2010 |
LGBT
Cutting Through Smoke Surrounding California's Prop. 19new
Recent polls show marijuana legalization will go down in flames in California on Nov. 2, while some interpreting those surveys claim many voters saying no to pollsters will punch yes to Prop 19 once inside the voting booth, paving the way to victory.
Tags: California, Proposition 19
It Didn't Start With Samnew
The story of the Tribune Company's decline is more nuanced than what you read in the New York Times.
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
10-25-2010 |
Media
Pimpin' Wyoming: State Resources For Salenew
Western states have outstripped their resources, growing at a reckless pace. They see Wyoming, a sparsely populated state with all its riches, and they want some.
Planet Jackson Hole |
Jake Nichols |
10-22-2010 |
Economy
Banks: Too Pig To Fail?
It is time to stop foreclosures.
Not for a few weeks. Not temporarily.
Forever.
Tags: Housing, Foreclosures
How Effective is Canada’s Meat-Inspection System?new
Insiders say Canada’s meat-inspection system isn’t keeping consumers safe from food-borne illnesses.
The Georgia Straight |
Alex Roslin |
10-21-2010 |
Science
Chemical-Laden Fertilizer Marketed As Organicnew
Federal charges are filed against California Liquid Fertilizers.
Monterey County Weekly |
Robin Urevich |
10-21-2010 |
Environment
