AltWeeklies Wire
Sex-ed Proposal Moves Forward in North Carolinanew
Abstinence-only advocates decry inclusion of contraception.
Tags: Education
Kristin Goss On Gun Control & Massacresnew
The author of Disarmed: The Missing Movement for Gun Control in America speaks about the issue of gun control in light of the mass shootings at Virginia Tech.
Tags: disasters
Ecological Anxiety Increases & Search for Radical Solutions Beginsnew
The books After Eden and Hope, Human and Wild, along with the film What a Way to Go lay out a blueprint for change.
INDY Week |
Marc Maximov |
04-19-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
What of Those Who Can't Afford Expensive Defense Attorneys?new
When the Duke lacrosse case was over, the defendants thanked their families, who paid large legal bills, and wondered aloud: What happens if a prosecutor like Mike Nifong comes after you and you're not rich?
INDY Week |
Bob Geary |
04-19-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Apologies for Slavery Aren't Enoughnew
Prominent historian John Hope Franklin speaks out on the real work of ending discrimination.
INDY Week |
Olufunke Moses |
04-19-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
The Big Pig: Smithfield Packingnew
The world's largest hog processor wants to grow even larger -- will the problems it creates for farmers, workers and the environment grow with it?
INDY Week |
Lisa Sorg and Bob Geary |
04-05-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Tyrone Hayes on Discovering Atrazine's Risksnew
When agribusiness giant Sygenta commissioned biologist Tyrone Hayes to study the effects of atrazine, it got more than it bargained for.
INDY Week |
Lisa Sorg |
03-15-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
'The VA is Waiting for Us to Die'new
Vietnam veteran David Best battles a system stacked against him.
Tags: war & peace
Tax Refund Loans Target the Poornew
Refund Anticipation Loans are the latest wrinkle in predatory lending -- you get your tax refund when you file, and you only pay interest of 100-700 percent.
Addressing Nuances of Executionsnew
The furor over the death penalty continued last week with a bill introduced to the State Senate to form a 15-member legislative study committee to review North Carolina's lethal injection procedure.
INDY Week |
Lisa Sorg |
02-16-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Changing Channelsnew
What does a state cable franchise mean for North Carolina's TV watchers?
Tags: media
UNC Inc.new
Ignoring its mission, our university raised tuition as its hospital reduced access for the poor -- while rewarding leaders with big bonuses.
Tags: Education
What Happened to Our Moratorium?new
Death penalty opponents testify at House committee.
INDY Week |
Bob Geary |
01-11-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Incinerator Likely for Ward PCB Sitenew
This method produces dioxins, and has been rejected after protests elsewhere.
INDY Week |
Lisa Sorg |
01-02-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Renewable Energy Can Work for N.C.new
The promising results of a renewable energy feasibility study aren't swaying the major utilities' plans to build coal-fired or nuclear power plants.
INDY Week |
Lisa Sorg |
12-21-2006 |
Environment
Tags: environment
