AltWeeklies Wire
Meet the Marijuana Money Mennew
These eccentric billionaires have the cash that could legalize pot in Oregon.
Willamette Week |
Sami Edge and Rebecca Turley |
07-30-2014 |
Drugs
Dead or Deanimated?new
Inside Metro Detroit's Cryonics Institute, where the dead (both human and pets) are frozen with hopes of a future life.
Metro Times |
Jesse Hicks |
07-30-2014 |
Features
Life in Dark and Lightnew
Roger Ebert's life story, told in the format he loved so much, is one of the year's best films.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
07-29-2014 |
Movies
No Refugenew
As humanitarian crisis looms at the U.S. border, Nashville's refugee resettlement services face severe cuts.
Nashville Scene |
Heather Lyn Wood |
07-25-2014 |
Immigration
Cruel and Usual Punishmentnew
Like thousands of Americans, Sharanda Jones faces life in prison for a nonviolent drug crime.
Dallas Observer |
Amy Silverstein |
07-25-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Drug policy
Detroit's 'Psychological Gentrification'new
While Detroit sees development it hasn’t seen in years, art gallery owner says it’s important for the city to retain its soul.
Metro Times |
Lee DeVito |
07-25-2014 |
Housing & Development
Georgia's Deadly Prisonsnew
A legal rights advocacy group wants reform, a congressman wants an investigation, and the family of a dead inmate wants answers.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Wheatley |
07-25-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Black is the New Black: How Blacks Changed the GOP Gamenew
In the aftermath of the Republican Senate primary, race has become the defining issue for Mississippi Republicans, trumping even issues that are typical flashpoints in conservative politics such as national defense, immigration reform, dismantling Obamacare or abortion.
Jackson Free Press |
R.L. Nave |
07-25-2014 |
Politics
First Amendment in Jeopardynew
Censorship of freedom at Los Angeles Superior Courts revealed.
Random Lengths News |
James Preston Allen |
07-25-2014 |
Commentary
Twisted Medalnew
With Boston on the short list to host the 2024 Summer Games, we tour Atlanta's broken Olympic promises.
Dig Boston |
John Ruch |
07-23-2014 |
Features
Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings Blake and Menew
"Why would I talk to you after all the horrible things City Paper has written about me?"
Baltimore City Paper |
Baynard Woods |
07-23-2014 |
Art
Price Is Rightnew
How Hollywood legend Vincent Price championed Native American arts.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Enrique Limón |
07-23-2014 |
Art
The Legal Limbo of Being Gay and Married in Texasnew
Federal and state rulings don’t agree on same-sex weddings, leaving gay couples in Texas in a special brand of limbo all their own.
Houston Press |
Jef Rouner |
07-18-2014 |
LGBT
The Invisible Peoplenew
San Antonio's sizable refugee community struggles as the American dream passes them by.
San Antonio Current |
Bill Conroy |
07-18-2014 |
Immigration
Tags: Refugees
The Last Milenew
Rural communities and small tech companies are at risk of falling behind if high-speed broadband efforts don't light up the dark fiber in their towns.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
07-18-2014 |
Tech
