AltWeeklies Wire
DADT: Treading Lightlynew
A telling hesitation lingers among many service members as 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' finally dies.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
09-23-2011 |
LGBT
The Boy from Haskellnew
Rick Perry's small-town Texas politics.
The Texas Observer |
Saul Elbein |
09-23-2011 |
Politics
Remember the Birthers? They’re Still Herenew
Poll of South Carolina conservatives shows ‘kicked puppy syndrome,’ says professor.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
09-23-2011 |
Politics
The Wine Provincenew
Ten wines from Nova Scotia you should try before you make some dumb comment about how Nova Scotia wine sucks.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Craig Pinhey |
09-23-2011 |
Food+Drink
The Peddlernew
Both in and out of prison, Brian Wulwell spent his life selling people baubles and trinkets. Now he's upped the ante.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
09-23-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Busted in Acadiananew
How a net nerd used Facebook to turn an insipid mug shot business into a public-shame machine, then ducked back into his cyber cave when the heat was on.
IND Media |
Heather Miller |
09-22-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Mayor Union-Busternew
Rahm Emanuel fights the Chicago Teachers Union over a longer school day–and it’s not about the kids.
Chicago Reader |
Ben Joravsky |
09-22-2011 |
Politics
Gold Rush: The Invasion of the Nugget Suckersnew
Gold can be volatile, in investments or in the environment. Compared to other Western states like Idaho and California, “on the whole Oregon is not very well endowed,” when it comes to gold, UO geology professor Mark Reed says. But thanks to the skyrocketing price of gold — analysts predict an ounce of gold will sell for more than $2,000 before the end of the year — there’s a gold rush for Oregon’s public lands and pristine rivers.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
09-22-2011 |
Environment
The News on Newsnew
Local CBS affiliate KION-TV set out to do a hit piece questioning the appropriateness of the Weekly's student guide. And then they ran a picture of a toddler dressed as a hooker.
Monterey County Weekly |
Mary Duan |
09-22-2011 |
Media
Right Wing Agendanew
A slightly debauched survival guide to the Conservative Political Action Conference taking place in Orlando this week.
Orlando Weekly |
Billy Manes |
09-22-2011 |
Commentary
Troy Davis, and Twitter, on the Steps of the Supreme Courtnew
As a native Southerner, it felt awfully foreign to be in Washington, D.C. on the night Troy Davis was executed by the state of Georgia.
Washington City Paper |
Brooke Hatfield |
09-22-2011 |
Crime & Justice
A Fracking Messnew
In his new mystery novel, longtime journalist Mark Stevens tackles murder alongside oil and gas mayhem.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Kirsten Akens |
09-22-2011 |
Books
Ron Paul Wouldn't Actually Give Dennis Kucinich a Cabinet Postnew
U.S. News and World Report says that during a breakfast with the press Wednesday morning, Libertarian GOP Ron Paul said he'd consider giving Dennis! Kucinich a Cabinet post should Paul win the Presidency. Maybe State or Defense. The shoutout was a joke.
Cleveland Scene |
Vince Grzegorek |
09-22-2011 |
Elections
Social Insecuritynew
In 2001, Nickel and Dimed got rapturous reviews for its exposure of the invisible poor; 10 years later, the groundbreaking investigation feels like usiness as usual.
Orlando Weekly |
Seth Kubersky |
09-22-2011 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Barbara Ehrenreich
Disturbing Harvest: Child Labor in Americanew
It is easy to dismiss the documentary, The Harvest, as a liberal infomercial with political goals. It is more difficult to deny the fact that these children — these American children — are migrant farm workers who live here and spend their lives working like asses for peanuts and are unable to finish school due to the constant moving.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
09-21-2011 |
Reviews
