AltWeeklies Wire
The Girl on the Torture Board Speaksnew
Decades ago Rhonda Williams was attacked by Dean Corll and ordered by a judge to never speak about what happened. 40 years later she's telling the whole truth about that night and the aftermath for the first time.
Houston Press |
Craig Malisow |
10-16-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Does UC Davis Have a Rape Problem?new
How the No. 1 college in California for reported sexual assaults—and one of the top five schools in the country—needs to change.
Sacramento News & Review |
Janelle Bitker |
10-16-2014 |
The War on Women
Out of the Mudnew
The use of Young Moose's videos as probable cause makes me wonder if poor black artists can ever escape their pasts.
Baltimore City Paper |
D. Watkins |
10-16-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Meet the Couples in Limbonew
The stories of 3 same-sex couples who tried applying for marriage licenses in South Carolina last week.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
10-16-2014 |
LGBT
What's Next for LGBT Activists in Colo.?new
Colorado finally won the battle for same-sex marriage. What does that mean for the warriors?
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
10-16-2014 |
LGBT
The Truth About Prison Realignmentnew
Does less time equal more crime? According to a recent one-of-a-kind survey by the Ventura County Sheriff's Department, recidivism upon "early" release is negligible, if mentionable at all.
Ventura County Reporter |
Michael Sullivan |
10-16-2014 |
Crime & Justice
How a Dangerous New Drug Killed a Florida Teennew
Death of a Boca Raton teen launches an investigation into NBOMe, an LSD-like synthetic drug
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Kyle Swenson |
10-07-2014 |
Drugs
Knots Untied in Virginianew
Amid cheering supporters on the courthouse steps, Nicole Pries and Lindsey Oliver become Richmond’s first same-sex married couple.
Style Weekly |
Ned Oliver |
10-06-2014 |
LGBT
Jason Molina's Long Dark Bluesnew
The Songs: Ohia and Magnolia Electric Co. front man produced a prodigious catalog of stark and heartbreaking music. Then he disappeared.
Chicago Reader |
Max Blau |
10-03-2014 |
Features
Project Censored
Ocean acidification tops the annual list of important stories ignored by the mainstream media.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez |
10-02-2014 |
Media
The Always-On Stalkernew
Two women are being relentlessly harassed and the justice system won’t help, even after the suicide of Rehtaeh Parsons.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Hilary Beaumont |
10-02-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Bad Seedsnew
Baltimore police misconduct profiled in lawsuits portrays a department beset by costly allegations of illegal violence and dishonesty.
Baltimore City Paper |
Van Smith |
10-02-2014 |
Crime & Justice
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Robert Roche and the Origins of American Indian Activism in Clevelandnew
"Let me be a free man, free to travel, free to stop, free to work, free to trade where I choose, free to choose my own teachers, free to follow the religion of my fathers, free to talk, think and act for myself — and I will obey every law or submit to the penalty." — Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce, Credo of the American Indian Movement.
Cleveland Scene |
Sam Allard |
10-02-2014 |
Features
Medical Marijuana Refugees Fleeing Texas to Help Their Loved Onesnew
How far would you go to ease the suffering of your child? Would you break the law? Would you leave your home behind? We talk to those parents taking the risks to go to states where medical marijuana is legal to try and help their sick kids.
Houston Press |
Angelica Leicht |
10-02-2014 |
Drugs
