AltWeeklies Wire
Bad News Day for Sheriff Joe Arpaionew

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio was slammed in a damning AP story about how his agency bungled hundreds of sex-crime cases.
Phoenix New Times |
Ray Stern |
12-06-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Occupy Yourselfnew

Creative Loafing's unapproved guide to the art of making revolution.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Creative Loafing Staff |
12-06-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Progress Without Pepper Spraynew

How a burger baron, four indie rockers, a bleeding-heart Muslim and a group of trash tour guides are fighting for the 99%.
Willamette Week |
Casey Jarman |
12-06-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Bank of America Frets About Occupynew

An internal Bank of America email has surfaced, making it clear that the megabank is concerned about the national day of action against evictions and foreclosures being carried out by the Occupy Wall Street movement. The leaked internal memo suggests BofA is taking Occupy housing actions very seriously.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Rebecca Bowe |
12-06-2011 |
#OCCUPY
5 Things We'll Miss About Communitynew

Community is about to disappear from NBC's lineup, and no one's sure when it's coming back.
Houston Press |
Daniel Carlson |
12-06-2011 |
TV
The One, True White Whalenew

Reading the other bible at Christmas time.
The Inlander |
Nicholas Deshais |
12-06-2011 |
Commentary
The Politics of Potnew

Are politicians too paranoid to decriminalize marijuana?
Chicago Reader |
Mick Dumke and Ben Joravsky |
12-05-2011 |
Drugs
The New Face of Bankruptcynew

As the economy continues to sputter, the average wealth of those who file for Chapter 7 is rising.
East Bay Express |
Laura Hautala |
12-05-2011 |
Economy
Texas Agency Decisions on Public Notices Draw Criticismnew

Public notices in local newspapers are a key element in keeping citizens informed about government goings-on. Giving people a heads-up on public hearings on everything from annexations to zoning, contract bids to new ordinances, the notices are all about transparency of government. One might think that government agencies would have some strict rules to abide by when posting public notices. But in Texas, the rules are all over the map.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Dan McGraw |
12-05-2011 |
Policy Issues
OccupyNOLA to City: We're Going to Stand Our Groundnew

In a press conference in front of City Hall today, one after another Occupy New Orleans protester said they have no intention to comply with Mayor Mitch Landrieu's request that the group leave Duncan Plaza.
Occupy DC Builds a "People’s Pentagon"new

The structure was one infraction too many for the Park Police, who were arresting people and surrounding the square with vehicles all day on Sunday.
Washington City Paper |
Lydia DePillis |
12-05-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Werner Herzog's Riveting Death Row Docnew

Herzog's fervent fans surely rushed out to see Into the Abyss over the weekend, but for those who need coaxing, let me urge you to do the same in the limited time left for this title.
Occupy SF to Open Credit Unionnew

Occupy SF announced its ambitious plans to turn protesters into bankers by creating the People's Reserve Credit Union.
The 99 Percentnew

On the ground in Albany, and in the air everywhere, signs that a movement has changed the conversation about inequality.
Pay As You Choose: Why the eclectic Beehive label mattersnew

Since its founding in 2007 by Steve Nawara, Beehive has digitally released a consistent — and consistently eclectic — selection of sounds, a bona fide representation of Detroit’s fertile music scene, from funk to noisy-electro, country and folk to space rock. And it’s all available for download on a pay-as-you-choose basis.
Metro Times |
Chris Handyside |
12-02-2011 |
Music