AltWeeklies Wire
Eco-Campusnew
From Williams College on the East Coast to the University of Washington out west, campuses across the country are "greening" up their acts.
Jackson Free Press |
Kelly Bryan Smith |
10-04-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Let the Punishment Fit the Crime in Jenanew
The Jena Six deserve justice, yes. But justice still means that the punishment should fit the crime.
Jackson Free Press |
Maggie Burks |
10-04-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Two Women Killed In Two Weeks: Where Does It End?new
We look at the lives and deaths of two very different women involved in very similar fatally abusive relationships.
Jackson Free Press |
Candy Hagwood, Donna Ladd and Ronni Mott |
09-27-2007 |
The War on Women
Tags: women's issues
Report from Jena: 'No Justice, No Peace'new
Young people were the majority on Sept. 20 in Jena, La., showing their disapproval of the treatment of six black teenagers.
Jackson Free Press |
Maggie Burks |
09-27-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
It Won't Happen to Menew
After two domestic murders in less than a week, citizens of Jackson are asking, "Who is to blame?"
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
09-21-2007 |
The War on Women
Tags: women's issues
Scandal, Fraud and Abusenew
While researchers may disagree on some details, one thing is alarmingly evident: The federal government has broken its promises to Hurricane Katrina victims.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
09-13-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
A Recovery For the Rich?new
Thanks to Gov. Haley Barbour, federal Hurricane Katrina recovery money is benefiting the rich on the Mississippi Gulf Coast more than the poor, advocates for low and moderate-income housing say.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
09-13-2007 |
Disasters
Beware of 'Liar's Loans'new
A significant majority of homeowners paying off high-interest loans are minorities.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
09-13-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Sicko Nationnew
The American health care system is badly broken, but it is not unredeemable. We, the people, have a say in it -- we just need to start speaking up.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
08-15-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
A Pyrrhic Victorynew
Video footage in John Marshall case is erased by Greenwood Public Schools, while an open records hearing prohibits the presence of media.
Jackson Free Press |
Matt Saldana |
08-06-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Latinos Aren't to Blame for America's Unemployment Ratenew
They have become a scapegoat for political and social criticism.
Jackson Free Press |
Melisha Grayson |
08-06-2007 |
Immigration
Abused Girls Sue Statenew
In a lawsuit brought against the State of Mississippi the Southern Poverty Law Center has alleged physical and sexual abuse at the Columbia Training School.
Jackson Free Press |
Brian Johnson and Adam Lynch |
07-25-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Mal Tiempo, Buenas Caras (Bad Times, Good Faces)new
Two Latino immigrants tell wildly different tales of Hurricane Katrina as they struggle to rebuild along the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
Jackson Free Press |
Matt Saldana |
07-18-2007 |
Disasters
Tags: disasters
Some People Talkin'new
Anti-Semitism has a long, bloody history in Europe, far longer than the U.S. has history at all.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
07-11-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Will Spanking Return to Jackson Public Schools?new
If some school board members have their way, it just might.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
07-11-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
