AltWeeklies Wire
Condemned Men Talking: A Day on San Quentin's death rownew
Interviews with the condemned, including Buddhist author Jarvis Jay Masters, whose case is now before the CA Supreme Court.
North Bay Bohemian |
Tom Gogola |
01-06-2016 |
Crime & Justice
Chillingly Clueless: Svalbard’s 10 Strangest Stories of 2015new
Which is stranger: a year where parasitic wasps went on an Arctic killing spree and robots rode roller coasters in the world's northernmost ghost town, or the year that actually happened? Yeah, we’re not sure either.
Remembering LGBT Activist George Zandernew
Grieving friends and colleagues work to make sure the LGBT activist's legacy lives on.
Coachella Valley Independent |
Brian Blueskye |
01-03-2016 |
LGBT
The Growth of Black Lives Matternew
After a wave of protests shook the streets of Oakland and Berkeley, activists have been hard at work enacting policy changes, building community networks, and practicing self-determination.
East Bay Express |
Erin Baldassari |
12-23-2015 |
Race & Class
Why I Am Probably Going to Send the Drunk Driver Who Killed My Parents a Christmas Cardnew
The 10th anniversary of my parents' death brings up many emotions. Hate isn't one of them.
The Stranger |
Emily Pothast |
12-23-2015 |
Features
Tags: Emily Pothast
Somebody's Watching Younew
We live in a surveillance state. Oregonians may not realize the ways in which law enforcement can already spy on them, in at least one case to a degree unmatched in any other state.
Willamette Week |
Nigel Jaquiss |
12-17-2015 |
Civil Liberties
How El Chapo Digs His Tunnelsnew
The cartel underground.
San Diego Reader |
Monte Reel |
12-17-2015 |
Features
Release the tapes from the Alexia Christian shootingnew
Nearly eight months have passed since controversial officer-involved killing.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Editorial Board |
12-17-2015 |
Crime & Justice
Young and Homeless in New Orleansnew
As foster kids ‘age out’ of the system, many of them end up on the streets.
Gambit |
Della Hasselle and Alex Woodward |
12-11-2015 |
Homelessness
Tags: New Orleans
Not One Morenew
ICE accused of abusing asylum-seekers in Colorado and elsewhere ... is it because they came from Muslim-majority countries?
Boulder Weekly |
Angela K. Evans |
12-11-2015 |
Immigration
The Invisiblesnew
57,000 minors crossed the Southern border last year. Should we send them back?
INDY Week |
Billy Ball |
12-04-2015 |
Immigration
Barefoot Brouhahanew
National winemaker seeks to stomp out local Charlottesville company's moniker.
C-Ville Weekly |
Lisa Provence |
11-24-2015 |
Features
Deported Fathernew
Cesar Leyva is holding on to a very thin thread of hope that he'll be able to return to the United States to be close to his 6-year-old son. He hasn't seen his boy in six months.
Tucson Weekly |
María Inés Taracena |
11-24-2015 |
Immigration
Apathy Made Visiblenew
In Eugene, Oregon — home of the University of Oregon and the Ducks and counterculture — a cavalier city government is chipping away at public space, one city square at a time.
Eugene Weekly |
Alex V. Cipolle |
11-24-2015 |
Civil Liberties
Should we fix the jails or get addicts out of them?new
The death of a North Carolina woman, who had recently been incarcerated in a local jail, highlights how many addicts across the nation lack access to medication-assisted therapy while in detention awaiting trial, and raises the question as to whether jail is the appropriate place for addicts, particularly pregnant women.
Triad City Beat |
Jordan Green |
11-24-2015 |
Health
