AltWeeklies Wire
Brothers' Biking Deaths Show Need for Policy Reformnew
Both Jace and Christian LaFore were killed in motorcycle accidents. Now Colorado State senator Lois Tochtrop is proposing legislation that would stiffen penalties against careless drivers who injure or kill bikers.
Westword |
Luke Turf |
01-19-2005 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Smelling a RATnew
Like a diseased rodent in a shipping container, a very nasty little RAT -- the acronym for the new Recreation Access Tax -- was slipped into the federal Omnibus Spending Bill as a rider last weekend and the consequences are not pretty, especially for those of us living in the West.
Missoula Independent |
George Ochenski |
12-02-2004 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Your Parents Are Charging Your Futurenew
The first of the baby boomers will retire in 2008. Their adult children in Generation Debt are understandably nervous about their parents' security -- and by extension, their own.
The Village Voice |
Anya Kamenetz |
12-01-2004 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
How 9/11 Trumped the Anti-WTO Movementnew
In the shadow of 9/11, the days of 1999 seem positively innocent. Both sides in the anti-globalization debate have their dark, ugly underbellies, and the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, have made them very felt in our everyday lives.
Seattle Weekly |
Knute Berger |
11-24-2004 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Whatever Happened to Key WTO Protest Players?new
A where-are-they-now guide to the Mayor, the Chief, "Hippie Bitch" Forman and other important figures involved -- in one way or another -- with Seattle's WTO protests of 1999.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
11-24-2004 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Why There Won't Be Another 'Seattle'new
As big a disaster as the WTO protests were for almost everyone involved, it was a watershed moment for police. Nowadays, whenever a city hosts a major meeting of the International Monetary Fund, say, Seattle Police Department officials hear from cops who are looking for ways to avoid the mistakes made in Seattle.
Seattle Weekly |
Philip Dawdy |
11-24-2004 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Seattle, Five Years After the WTO Protestsnew
Is this what failure looks like? Third World delegates have gridlocked the WTO but in the U.S. anti-globalization organizers have struggled to convert street heat into policy.
Seattle Weekly |
Geov Parrish |
11-24-2004 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Thieves Pillage HUD-Owned Homesnew
By putting the same lock on every home it repossesses in Ohio, the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development seems to invite break-ins. In Cleveland, every house owned by HUD gets looted.
Cleveland Scene |
Chris Maag |
11-08-2004 |
Policy Issues
Seeking Tax Transparencynew
A Montana legislator sues the state for the right to see corporate tax records. Why are they private in the first place?
Missoula Independent |
Brad Tyer |
10-29-2004 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Battleground on the Homefrontnew
Weary homeowners team up to fight homeowner assocations' heavy-handed rules and arbitrary enforcements.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
10-28-2004 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Life Interrupted: Japanese Americans in Arkansas during World War IInew
At a conference in Little Rock, elderly Japanese Americans and political leaders gathered to examine the Japanese-American experience at concentration camps in Arkansas during World War II.
Illinois Times |
Yoshimi Yoshimura Golden |
10-15-2004 |
Policy Issues
The Wreck Next Doornew
A homeowner doing his best to renovate an old house finds out just how much a slumlord next door can get away.
Metroland |
Darryl McGrath |
10-14-2004 |
Policy Issues
Much More Could Be Done to Clean Up Port Pollution, Study Says
A study released by the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Coalition for Clean Air doesn't tout a single “magic bullet” for reducing pollution. “Harboring Pollution: Strategies to Clean Up U.S. Ports” takes a broad, multi-faceted approach.
Random Lengths News |
Paul Rosenberg |
10-02-2004 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Big Brother in Your Carnew
The U.S. Department of Transportation and various corporations are jointly developing futuristic-sounding technology which could drastically reduce traffic fatalities, but it has potentially dire consequences for Americans' privacy.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Tara Servatius |
09-30-2004 |
Policy Issues
Cell Dividenew
In the wake of the Bush administration's refusal to fund stem-cell research, a California ballot measure proposes the biggest state-funded effort yet. Christian conservatives aren't the only ones who oppose the proposition.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Tali Woodward |
09-29-2004 |
Policy Issues
