AltWeeklies Wire
San Jacinto River Waste Pits Unleashed Toxins Into Rivernew
Meet the residents living along the San Jacinto River who say their lives and their health have been harmed by what is sitting in the water.
Houston Press |
Susan Du |
11-05-2014 |
Environment
Prisoners of Warnew
The war on drugs isn't over. Still in the feds' crosshairs: medical marijuana growers across eastern Washington.
The Inlander |
Heidi Groover |
10-31-2014 |
Features
The Car Thiefnew
Reynaldo Nazario knew how to do one thing really well: steal cars.
The Village Voice |
Albert Samaha |
10-31-2014 |
Features
Tags: longform
Identification Issuesnew
How can we get the homeless off the streets if they don't have the identification needed to receive services?
Tucson Weekly |
Mari Herreras |
10-30-2014 |
Homelessness
Video Shows Philly Guard Beat Prisoner, but Prisoner is Chargednew
Prisoner John Steckley looks like he might have been mouthing off as he walked out of the visitors' room at Philadelphia's Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility, but he appeared to be posing no physical threat to the guard standing at the door. Even so, the corrections officer coldcocked Steckley in the face and then, along with another guard, proceeded to beat him.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Daniel Denvir |
10-30-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: prison abuse
Here Without Fearnew
Six years after giving birth in shackles, in a case with historic implications, Juana Villegas has legal standing to live and work in the U.S. Other new mothers may not be so lucky.
Nashville Scene |
Heather Lyn Wood |
10-30-2014 |
Immigration
The Fire Next Timenew
What's behind 8,000 fires & how Detroit's arson investigators & prosecutor are extinguishing the flames.
Metro Times |
Valerie Vande Panne |
10-29-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Trouble on the Battleship Iowanew
Who are the officers and head honchos steering the USS Iowa in Southern California?
Random Lengths News |
Terelle Jerricks |
10-29-2014 |
Features
Jad Abumrad Reveals the Inner Workings of Radiolabnew
Jad Abumrad reveals the inner workings of Radiolab—and his own creative dark side.
Some Progress on Indigent Defensenew
New York State has settled a lawsuit that accused it of systematically depriving poor criminal defendants of their right to counsel. And in doing so it has recognized, for the first time, that it is responsible for providing legal representation for those defendants.
City Newspaper |
Jeremy Moule |
10-29-2014 |
Policy Issues
Attorneys: Darren Wilson Indictment Unlikelynew
Darren Wilson will not be charged with first-degree murder, and there's a good chance he won't be indicted for any crime, say attorneys who are following -- but are not directly involved -- in the grand-jury investigation of the Ferguson police officer.
Riverfront Times |
Chad Garrison |
10-28-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Darren Wilson
Why Aren't Programs That Help Victims of Family Violence Better funded?new
On Chicago's south side, programs like Safe Start are among the most promising tools for disrupting a vicious cycle. But the money that would allow the program to thrive hasn't materialized.
Chicago Reader |
Steve Bogira |
10-24-2014 |
Education
Moral Combatnew
After enduring a vicious harassment campaign designed to chase women out of the video game industry, local female developers are trying to take back the art form from commercialization.
East Bay Express |
Sarah Burke |
10-24-2014 |
The War on Women
Metro Pulse Deserved Betternew
Print isn't dead, but there are some brain-dead media organizations.
The Memphis Flyer |
Bruce VanWyngarden |
10-24-2014 |
Media
Magical Negroes, White Privilege, and Toothless Drama: Local Theater's Fear of a Black Planetnew
Performance Network's 'Driving Miss Daisy' and Michigan theater's big race problem.
Metro Times |
Jeff Meyers |
10-16-2014 |
Race & Class
