AltWeeklies Wire
Residents vs. Touristsnew
How many rent-controlled apartments is Airbnb taking off SF's housing market?
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Steven T. Jones |
02-05-2014 |
Housing & Development
Why New Orleans Doesn't Have Ubernew
New Orleans resists alternatives to traditional taxi cabs.
Gambit |
Jeanie Riess |
02-05-2014 |
Transportation
Some Colo. Insurers Covering More for Transgender Peoplenew
Last March, the Colorado Division of Insurance changed the lives of transgender Coloradans by issuing a bulletin stating that in the division's interpretation, state law prohibits "the denial, cancellation, limitation, or refusal to issue or renew health coverage because of a person's sexual orientation."
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
02-05-2014 |
Health
The Brothel of Bedfordnew
A behind-closed-doors look at a corrupt network of prostitution customers - and the investigation that brought them down.
Cleveland Scene |
Doug Brown |
01-29-2014 |
Features
Stuck With Secretsnew
As questions linger about Missouri's shadowy lethal-injection protocol, the state is days away from killing another inmate.
The Pitch |
Steve Vockrodt |
01-26-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: death penalty
The Gritty Life of a Day Laborernew
The story of Fidel Antonio.
East Bay Express |
David Bacon |
01-20-2014 |
Immigration
DREAM Deferrednew
Young undocumented immigrants discover that even with Obama's deferred-action program, life is rough in Arizona.
Tucson Weekly |
Brittny Mejia |
01-16-2014 |
Immigration
ICP vs. FBInew
The Feds have called the Juggalos a gang. The ACLU and Insane Clown Posse are fighting back.
Metro Times |
Brett Callwood |
01-15-2014 |
Features
Tags: Insane Clown Posse, Juggalos
E-Cigs Face Enormous Obstaclesnew
San Diego vaporizer salesmen see the devices as instrumental in weaning smokers from tobacco smoke. They refute the notion that “vaping” is attracting children. Legislators seem to be lumping the practice in with tobacco smoking and all its accompanying prohibitions.
San Diego Reader |
Dorian Hargrove |
01-15-2014 |
Health
San Francisco Chronicle Totally Gives Up on Journalismnew
Executives at Hearst Corporation have confirmed that, by appointing the former Chief Revenue Officer of POPSUGAR.com to be President of the San Francisco Chronicle, they are saying "screw it" to journalism.
Just Married: Same-Sex Couples in Utah Share Their Storiesnew
Though the battle over same-sex marriage in Utah continues, the motivation for couples hasn't changed.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Eric S. Peterson |
01-09-2014 |
LGBT
What Happens When a Small Liberal Paper Attracts the Online Conservative Hordes?new
Thoughts about race from the liberal, lying, lamestream media.
C-Ville Weekly |
Giles Morris |
01-09-2014 |
Media
I Don't Smoke Pot ... but I Want It Legalizednew
I grew up believing the U.S. was the most free country in the world. But today, tens of thousands of Americans are behind bars for non-violent marijuana offenses.
Providence Phoenix |
Valerie Vande Panne |
01-09-2014 |
Drugs
A Remote Arizona Church Offers Followers Peyote-Induced Psychedelic Tripsnew
Although not a house of worship in the traditional sense -- there's no steeple, no ornate architecture, no flowing robes or pulpit -- Peyote Way is, in fact, a church.
Phoenix New Times |
Eric Tsetsi |
01-09-2014 |
Religion
NY Medical Marijuana Debate Heats Upnew
Will New York become the 21st state to legalize cannabis?
Long Island Press |
Spencer Rumsey |
01-09-2014 |
Health
