AltWeeklies Wire
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
Tags: baltimore polioce
Who Killed the Vote on Fracking?new
Why Colorado's anti-fracking measures were not supported by Democrats and environmental groups.
Boulder Weekly |
Joel Dyer, Matt Cortina and Elizabeth Miller |
10-02-2014 |
Politics
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
Faulty Data Leaves Wisconsin Taxpayers on the Hook for $1 Billionnew
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation will waste up to $1 billion on unneeded highway expansions if it continues to rely on inaccurate, outdated highway-use projections, concluded a comprehensive traffic study by a nonpartisan watchdog group.
Wisconsin Gazette |
Louis Weisberg |
10-02-2014 |
Transportation
Filthy and Respectable — a Q&A with John Watersnew
The famed director and Pope of Trash rides a wave of recent success into a celebratory show for the Tampa International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival's 25th.
Creative Loafing (Tampa) |
Julie Garisto |
10-02-2014 |
Profiles & Interviews
The GOP Punishes Womennew
The war on women in North Carolina.
INDY Week |
Bob Geary |
10-02-2014 |
The War on Women
Tags: war on women
The Great Foreskin Debatenew
Why the Midwest leads the world in infant circumcision and what the hell that says about us.
Metro Times |
Alysa Offman |
10-02-2014 |
Culture
Tags: circumcision
Uber’s Bumpy Start in New Orleansnew
During the nearly seven months it took to legalize the ride-sharing service Uber in New Orleans, the main argument in favor it was also a slam against the current New Orleans taxi industry: There aren't enough reliable rides in town.
Gambit |
Jeanie Riess |
09-30-2014 |
Transportation
Nothing is wasted in She of the Mountainsnew
Vivek Shraya's new novel is an exploration of bisexual love
VUE Weekly |
Chris Chang-Yen Phillips |
09-25-2014 |
Fiction
The Life Cycle of Craft Beernew
From the brewer, to the marketing guy, to the beverage manager.
NUVO |
Sarah Murrell |
09-25-2014 |
Food+Drink
Tags: craft beer
Return of the Messengernew
How Jeremy Renner's new film Kill The Messenger will vindicate Sacramento investigative journalist Gary Webb.
Sacramento News & Review |
Melinda Welsh |
09-25-2014 |
Media
Michigan's EAA Exposed: An Investigative Reportnew
How Michigan's Education Achievement Authority exploited Detroit's most vulnerable kids.
Metro Times |
Curt Guyette |
09-25-2014 |
Education
Black Eyes to Best Friendsnew
Roller derby is fast paced, action-packed and occasionally brutal, but the camaraderie among the different teams and leagues spread across the world is immediately evident.
Worcester Magazine |
Josh Lyford |
09-25-2014 |
Sports
