AltWeeklies Wire
Over a Barrel, From Alberta to New Brunswicknew

The Energy East pipeline is causing turmoil.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Jacob Boon |
12-12-2014 |
Environment
This is What Democracy Looks Likenew

A new generation of activists emerges from the turmoil of the Ferguson and New York grand jury decisions.
Baltimore City Paper |
Baynard Woods |
12-10-2014 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: ferguson
Progress, Derailed?new

Has the Obama administration hobbled the Endangered Species Act?
Tucson Weekly |
Judith Lewis Mernit |
12-10-2014 |
Environment
PTSD and Silence a Deadly Combonew

Support from community helps heal, but stigma and shame keep people from reaching out.
VUE Weekly |
Josh Marcellin |
12-10-2014 |
Health
Good God: Churches and the Homelessnew

Local churches are the innovators in housing the homeless in Eugene Oregon, with reverends and pastors leading the way with microhousing.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
12-10-2014 |
Homelessness
Undocumentednew

The uncertain future Honduran immigrant children face in New Orleans.
Gambit |
Kari Dequine Harden |
12-05-2014 |
Immigration
Good Kids, Bad Citynew

Three men exonerated after 39 years in prison for a Cleveland murder they didn't commit.
Cleveland Scene |
Kyle Swenson |
12-03-2014 |
Features
What Happened to HIV Prevention?new

In the more than 30 years since it began appearing in gay men in the New York City, San Francisco, and Los Angeles areas, HIV/AIDS has transformed from a death sentence to what is perceived by many as a manageable health condition. Still, AIDS is the second-highest killer of New Yorkers ages 25 to 44.
City Newspaper |
Tim Louis Macaluso |
12-01-2014 |
Health
The Queer Conundrumnew

With the recent state victories for marriage equality and a rising generation of people whose fluid identities don’t fit neatly into the he-she binary, are we on the cusp of a post-queer moment?
Eugene Weekly |
Alex V. Cipolle |
12-01-2014 |
LGBT
Vermont Not Immune to Police Militarizationnew

The Pentagon is stocking Vermont with tools of war.
Seven Days |
Mark Davis |
11-26-2014 |
War
Why Rape Convictions Are So Elusivenew

What a group of jurors says to each other can tell you a lot about why we hear so much about rape, but so little about rape convictions.
Missoula Independent |
Ben Fowlkes |
11-25-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Ferguson On Firenew

Tear gas, shootings, arson and looting in Ferguson after no true bill announcement.
Riverfront Times |
Mitch Ryals |
11-25-2014 |
Crime & Justice
It's Not Just Fergusonnew

There were six officer-involved shootings in Monterey County, Calif. in 2014.
Monterey County Weekly |
Mary Duan and Nic Coury |
11-25-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: police shootings
Mississippi’s Education Enigmanew

The quality of education in Mississippi is falling behind the rest of the nation with only 61 percent of students graduating from high school on time and two-thirds of kindergarteners not ready to learn how to read.
Jackson Free Press |
Anna Wolfe |
11-24-2014 |
Education
Donations for Wildfire Relief Went to Plug Tourismnew

In early 2014, the Red Cross gave $50,000 of money designated to help with 2012 Colorado wildfires to the Manitou Springs Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau. The grant first came to light in late October, when $10,000 of it was used to pay for a Manitou fireworks display.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Robert Meyerowitz |
11-20-2014 |
Disasters