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To a red state, from your blue citynew

The changes of the past 50 years in America have been mammoth, and change is scary

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Editorial Board | 08-11-2010 | Policy Issues

Tags: Red state, voting, Georgia politics, Southern culture, voting demographic

The Obama Effectnew

After Obama swept through Texas yesterday — having raised more than $600,000 for the Democratic Party — it seems his visit didn't have quite the political reverberations many pundits expected.

The Texas Observer | Abby Rapoport | 08-10-2010 | Politics

Tags: Barack Obama

From Iraq to Iowanew

With a little help from Kartemquin Films, Usama Alshaibi documents the Arab-American experience.

Chicago Reader | Ed M. Koziarski | 08-09-2010 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Usama Alshaibi, Kartemquin Films

Michael Pollan on $8 Eggs and $4 Peachesnew

When you've been too broke to buy soup, some iconoclastic dickhead trying to tell you that paying $4 for a peach is a good idea because it is a really good peach can be the kind of thing that makes you want to buy a rifle and a map to the homes of famous food writers.

Seattle Weekly | Jason Sheehan | 08-09-2010 | Food+Drink

Tags: Michael Pollan, Omnivore's Dilemma

Sundown For The PACE Solar Panel Financing Programnew

Property Assessed Clean Energy was supposed to help millions afford solar panels. Then Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac ruined the party.

Good Times Santa Cruz | Curtis Cartier | 08-09-2010 | Business & Labor

Tags: Solar Energy

The Boys Are Back: Action Star Medley Plays the Hits

Lean, mean, funny, and chockablock with fast-twitch demolition spectacle, "The Expendables" represents a grand finale for several generations of action cinema stars.

City Pulse | Cole Smithey | 08-09-2010 | Reviews

Getting the Word Outnew

Authors take the initiative and choose to publish themselves

Palo Alto Weekly | Carol Blitzer and Karla Kane | 08-09-2010 | Books

Tags: Self Publishing

It's Not Easy Going Greennew

The University of Montana's goal of carbon neutrality by 2020 may sound great, but key elements of its plan could prove problematic.

Missoula Independent | Erika Fredrickson | 08-09-2010 | Environment

Tags: University of Montana

Ticked Off About 'Ticked Off Trannies With Knives'new

Transgender activists took to the streets to oppose a Texas-made movie -- and made it more successful than ever.

Fort Worth Weekly | Jimmy Fowler | 08-06-2010 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: transgender, Israel Luna, Ticked Off Trannies with Knives

War Is Still Hellnew

Sebastian Junger’s latest journalist’s-eye-view of combat, War, is gritty and honest.

Inland Empire Weekly | Nancy Powell | 08-06-2010 | Nonfiction

Tags: Sebastian Junger

Get Under The Bus?new

In education reform, the feds are dealing a high-stakes game, and cash-poor states are hard-pressed not to play.

LEO Weekly | Cary Stemle | 08-06-2010 | Education

Tags: No Child Left Behind, Race to the Top

The Bright Sidenew

Is atheism going mainstream? Some non-believers say yes, and present a new option for identifying as someone who doesn't buy the idea of the supernatural. Just call them Brights.

Sacramento News & Review | Rachel Liebrock | 08-05-2010 | Religion

Tags: Atheism