AltWeeklies Wire
The Last Days of Loservillenew
The Bowery, once America's slummiest street -- home to hustlers, drunks, and bohemians -- has turned into a new millionaire's row
The Village Voice |
Joy Press |
03-01-2005 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Tennessee Troops Patrol Volatile Eastern Iraqnew
Diyali Province is a potential battleground between Iraq's religious and ethnic groups, and between the West and Iran. The fear is of a full-on, all-out, 1,000-dead-per-day war, like the one between Iran and Iraq in the 1980s.
The Village Voice |
David Axe |
02-25-2005 |
War
Why the King of Pop Will Moonwalknew
Michael Jackson will get off. Faced with a superstar pleading for mercy, jurors would almost always rather have an autographed head shot than a clipping saying they sent said star to his or her doom.
The Village Voice |
Michael Musto |
02-10-2005 |
Crime & Justice
New York's Last Executioner Kept His Work Secretnew
Deputy sheriff and electrician Dow B. Hover served as New York's executioner in the 1950s and 1960s, lowering the lever that operated the electric chair. He earned $150 per execution, but the work took a toll, his children say.
The Village Voice |
Jennifer Gonnerman |
01-26-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Veteran Stars of Bush's Inauguration Have Scarsnew
More than 15,000 soldiers have been medically evacuated from Iraq. Some of the injured, like Chris Bain, will be sitting a few tables away from George W. Bush at one of the inaugural balls.
The Village Voice |
Kareem Fahim |
01-20-2005 |
War
Tsunami Brings Sea Change in Sri Lankanew
In the small island nation of Sri Lanka, the tsunami claimed nearly half the number who have lost their lives in 20 years of civil war.
The Village Voice |
Jyoti Thottam |
01-13-2005 |
International
Former Voice Columnist Jack Newfield, 1938-2004new
Jack Newfield, who wrote for the Village Voice from 1964 to 1989, pioneered a new genre of advocacy journalism.
The Village Voice |
Wayne Barrett |
12-29-2004 |
Media
A Tsunami of Greed on Wall Streetnew
American contributions of about $44 million to the tsunami recovery effort seem modest by any standard -- and especially when compared to an estimated $15.9 billion being paid out in year-end bonuses to security industry employees.
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway and Nicole Duarte |
12-29-2004 |
International
Sorry, Kids, Your Future Doesn't Look Brightnew
It's not just kids who are going into debt to get through college; their parents are sacrificing, too. But that high-priced education can't be depended on to make the young self-sufficient.
The Village Voice |
Francine Russo |
12-22-2004 |
Education
For Superwomen, Having It All Includes Debtnew
As hard as this economy is for young adults in general, it's that much more complicated for women, who not only earn less but want more.
The Village Voice |
Anya Kamenetz |
12-22-2004 |
The War on Women
I. Breadwinner?new
For many young men, debilitating indebtedness spawns a problem that goes beyond the figures on a bank statement. They have a growing sense that they won't be able to live the kind of life they grew up expecting.
The Village Voice |
Peter Duffy |
12-22-2004 |
Economy
Tags: generation debt, credit cards
Spare Parts and Body Armor on GIs' Christmas Listnew
In Iraq, people need clean drinking water, rebuilt schools, jobs and medicine while the U.S. military is short of such essentials as body armor, radios, and the right-size desert boots.
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway |
12-15-2004 |
War
Activist Fought Seven Years Against Tough Drug Lawsnew
Social crusader Randy Credico has fought tirelessly to repeal the harsh Rockefeller drug laws. On Dec. 7, the New York state legislature softened some of the worst penalties.
The Village Voice |
Jennifer Gonnerman |
12-15-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Pro-Choice Advocates Face the Fetal Frontiernew
Pro-choice activist Frances Kissling has penned a provocative article in the current issue of Conscience, the journal of Catholics for a Free Choice, encouraging fellow advocates to acknowledge the moral and emotional complexity of abortion.
The Village Voice |
Sharon Lerner |
12-09-2004 |
Sex
Tags: George W. Bush, Abortion, John Kerry, Planned Parenthood, Gloria Steinem, Amy Richards, C-sections, Ellie Smeal, executive director of National Advocates for Pregnant Women, Feminist Majority Foundation, fetal pain, Laci's Law, Lynn Paltrow, Rosalind Petchesky, selective reduction, triplets, Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act
Medical Marijuana Keeps On Rollingnew
Pot for patients may run into trouble with the Supreme Court, but the issue is gaining in popularity in New York State.
The Village Voice |
Jennifer Gonnerman |
12-08-2004 |
Science
