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The NYPD Tapes: Inside Bed-Stuy's 81st Precinctnew
Two years ago, a police officer in a Brooklyn precinct became gravely concerned about how the public was being served. To document his concerns, he began carrying around a digital sound recorder, secretly recording his colleagues and superiors.
The Village Voice |
Graham Rayman |
05-06-2010 |
Crime & Justice
Christian Right Leader Takes Vacation With "Rent Boy"new
George Rekers, a Baptist minister and one of America's most prominent anti-gay activists, took a ten-day, fully subsidized trip to Europe with a gay escort.
Miami New Times |
Penn Bullock and Brandon K. Thorp |
05-05-2010 |
Religion
Disaster in the Gulfnew
Taking a look at the ecological nightmare spawned by the oil leak, and what it could mean for the Louisiana seafood industry.
Gambit |
Jeremy Alford |
05-05-2010 |
Environment
Homeless are the Forgotten Victims in Nashville Floodnew
In a natural disaster, they say, all zip codes are equal. Be that as it may, Nashville's homeless people are likely to suffer more than most from the flood.
Nashville Scene |
Jeff Woods |
05-05-2010 |
Disasters
Hungry By the Numbersnew
How the government defines hunger — and what it looks like up close.
East Bay Express |
David Bacon and Betsy Edwards |
05-05-2010 |
Economy
The Appalachian Trail Isn't Dead . . . Yetnew
Rising pollution and private development threaten the Appalachian Trail.
C-Ville Weekly |
Brian Chidester |
05-05-2010 |
Environment
A Defense of Liberal Claims of Racism in the Immigration Debatenew
We can’t know what’s in our adversaries’ hearts unless they make it abundantly clear, but given the facts surrounding the emotional policy issue, it’s reasonable to arrive at bigotry as a diagnosis.
San Diego CityBeat |
CityBeat Staff |
05-05-2010 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
Memories of Minidokanew
Japanese-Americans revisit southern Idaho's Minidoka internment camp.
Boise Weekly |
Patti Murphy |
05-05-2010 |
History
An Opportunity to Stand Upnew
Village Voice Media is underwriting the cost of the American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona's forthcoming litigation against Senate Bill 1070, as well as two other immigration lawsuits.
Phoenix New Times |
Michael Lacey |
05-05-2010 |
Immigration
Tags: SB 1070, Joe Arpaio
Can Anthony Williams Become the First Black Governor of Pennsylvania?new
Can Anthony Williams win as a black man in a state that even Gov. Ed Rendell has suggested is racist? If Williams thinks so, it's in part because of his father's legacy.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Holly Otterbein |
05-04-2010 |
Politics
Tags: Anthony Williams
The Urban Agricultural Phenomenonnew
What happens when idealists, entrepreneurs and bureaucrats all latch onto the same trend?
Philadelphia City Paper |
Isaiah Thompson |
05-04-2010 |
Gardening
Tags: Urban Gardening
Zombie Culture is Spreading Like a Plaguenew
The undead are proliferating in movies, in books, and the internet.
SEE Magazine |
Barry Hammond |
05-04-2010 |
Culture
Kids in Prisonnew
What do you do when you catch a criminal that is only 13 years old?
Illinois Times |
Patrick Yeagle |
05-03-2010 |
Crime & Justice
Return of the Rocking Rob Zombienew
Rob Zombie has parlayed his obsessions with heavy music and low-budget fright flicks into a full-time career.
The Georgia Straight |
Steve Newton |
05-03-2010 |
Concerts
Testing the Latest Marijuana Alternativenew
Not much is known about K2, apart from its hype. Sold in most head shops around Las Vegas, K2 costs about the same per gram as decent medium-grade weed.
Las Vegas CityLife |
Jason Whited |
05-03-2010 |
Drugs
Tags: K2
