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Nature and Industrynew

As the city of Worcester continues to grow more industrially robust, what is the cost? And are the city’s still-standing natural surroundings paying the price?

Worcester Magazine | Taylor Nunez | 08-22-2014 | Environment

The Shortest Distance from Missouri to Los Angelesnew

Before Michael Brown was shot six times by a Ferguson, Mo. police officer about two weeks ago, no one ever thought much or even heard of this small community outside of St. Louis. No one considered the mounting problems of many small Midwest towns in red states like this one, who have suffered through the great recession with job losses.

Random Lengths News | James Preston Allen | 08-22-2014 | Race & Class

Ferguson Cop Lies to Justify Tear-Gassing Protesters in Their Own Back Yardnew

A police officer who has been part of the militarized police apparatus holding down operations on West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson is spreading lies about Ferguson protesters online.

Riverfront Times | Ray Downs | 08-22-2014 | Crime & Justice

Tags: Mike Weston, officeranon2

Monterey Herald Reporters Plan to Go On Byline Strikenew

The one-day byline strike was planned by members of the Pacific Media Workers Guild, who say they've been in stalled contract negotiations for months.

Monterey County Weekly | Sara Rubin | 08-22-2014 | Media

End police militarization nownew

The use of military tactics isn’t just a Ferguson issue. It’s a Georgia problem too.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Vincent Fort | 08-19-2014 | Crime & Justice

Tainted bloomnew

A Toxic Algae Bloom Caused a Three-Day Ban on Water Usage for a Half-Million Residents in Toledo. Experts Say it's a 'Wake-Up Call' for Lake Erie

Cleveland Scene | Ryan Felton | 08-19-2014 | Environment

Smarter City or City Under Surveillancenew

Last week the Dig alerted readers to a secret experiment carried out by the City of Boston during the Boston Calling concerts that took place in May and September of last year. Among the revelations therein: Outside contractors helped municipal authorities deploy resources designed to analyze body and facial patterns of “every person who approaches the door” in order to gauge panic levels and crowd sentiment. In this follow-up, again relying in part on privileged documents that were left exposed online, we examine the communications leading up to these surveillance trials in the days, months, and even decade prior to the first Boston Calling.

Dig Boston | Chris Faraone, Kenneth Lipp and Jonathan Riley | 08-15-2014 | Civil Liberties

Tags: Boston Surveillance

Standoff in Fergusonnew

A chronological compilation of 72 hours worth of Riverfront Times' reporting on Brown's death, the investigation and the violence that erupted after the sun set in Ferguson, Mo.

Riverfront Times | Riverfront Times Staff | 08-15-2014 | Crime & Justice

Tags: Ferguson Missouri