AltWeeklies Wire
'Localist Movements in a Global Economy' Explores Localism's Meaning, Potential and Challengesnew
David Hess has marshaled the intellectual arguments for localism using history, present success stories, and economic arguments. It is precisely in answering questions from friends and enemies that Hess' book is important.
East Bay Express |
Jay Youngdahl |
09-09-2009 |
Nonfiction
Decision on Offshore Drilling in South Carolina Nears the Surfacenew
The U.S. Department of Interior's Minerals Management Service is drafting up a plan that could open the South Carolina coast to offshore oil and natural gas exploration in five years.
Charleston City Paper |
Dan McCue |
09-09-2009 |
Environment
'All About Steve' Should've Been About Sandranew
It is reasonable to assume that the delay of All About Steve's release, from late February to Labor Day weekend, is not a sign of studio confidence. But with Sandra Bullock resuscitated by The Proposal and Bradley Cooper proven bankable by The Hangover, it's now or never for the tale of Bullock's nutty crossword puzzle designer following Cooper's TV news cameraman all across the country.
C-Ville Weekly |
Jonathan Kiefer |
09-09-2009 |
Reviews
Conservatives Need to Leave Afghanistan & the Neocons Behindnew
Now is the time to make the case that American soldiers shouldn't be the world's policeman, liberal utopianism is not sound foreign policy, and nation-building is not conservative. George Will has and serious conservatives should follow suit.
Charleston City Paper |
Jack Hunter |
09-09-2009 |
Commentary
The Collapse of ObamaCare is Rooted in Unclear Communication
A poll says that 67 percent of Americans don't understand Obama's healthcare plan. I'm one of them.
Cartoon: Exit Interview - Van Jonesnew
Finally, it turns out that the Obama White House had a liberal working there. Fortunately, he's been rooted out and summarily fired.
Tags: Barack Obama, Van Jones
So What Would Jesus Do About Health Care Reform?new
Think Barack Obama's a socialist? He's practically Calvin Coolidge if you compare his ideas on health care to those of Jesus.
Birmingham Weekly |
Courtney Haden |
09-08-2009 |
Commentary
Get Ready for a Post-Daily Newspaper Worldnew
What's next for journalism? First, put the decline of daily newspapers in context.
Sacramento News & Review |
Jeff vonKaenel |
09-08-2009 |
Media
At the International G.I. Joe Convention, Grown Men Play With Little Dollsnew
Most of the attendees are male, large, and loyal to either the 12-inch original toys or the 3-3/4-inch figurines based on the cartoon characters. A slight edge goes to the cartoon fans, who tend to be younger and single, with more disposable income.
After DJ Nights and Day-Glo, the Band-Band Makes a Comeback in Baltimorenew
This "new" breed is influenced by groups as disparate as uncompromising postpunk band Shellac, psych-pop favorite Animal Collective, and Baltimore's own art-aggro trio Double Dagger, but they don't sound like them, or, for that matter, each other. And they're churning out a sound as exciting and unbound as early Dan Deacon-in-a-warehouse -- as un-retro as the Wham City scene, but working with the DNA of far more deeply rooted music.
Baltimore City Paper |
Michael Byrne |
09-08-2009 |
Music
The Hunt for Haleigh Cummings Could Bring Down a Badass Bounty Hunternew
Cobra's work on the case of missing 5-year-old Haleigh Cummings has landed the bounty hunter in a world of trouble. He found himself on the wrong side of a pair of handcuffs and is now facing a felony charge himself.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Lisa Rab |
09-08-2009 |
Crime & Justice
Reading The Bills: Health Care Reformnew
The government of the United States is not trying to kill your grandmother. Or at least, if it is, no one saw fit to include that detail in the broad proposals for the reform of the American health-care system. Putting aside the name-calling for a moment, here's a look at some of the major proposals in the House and Senate versions of the bill.
Baltimore City Paper |
Chris Landers |
09-08-2009 |
Politics
The 1969 Texas International Pop Festival is History's Forgotten Festivalnew
This entire summer, pop culture has been inundated with Woodstock nostalgia. But another landmark festival happened just weeks later. While Texas International Pop Festival's attendance was quite a bit smaller than Woodstock's, it was still a lot of folks, perhaps the largest public gathering in the state to date.
Houston Press |
Chris Gray |
09-08-2009 |
Music
Dying to Be Thin: A Survivor Shares the Nuts & Bolts of Recovering from Anorexianew
Paige Doughty says that she had never thought about it before, but one day, she started counting calories and counting fat and looking at the nutritional content of everything she ate. At first, it was just interesting to her. But then, it escalated.
Boulder Weekly |
Dana Logan |
09-08-2009 |
Science
The Burmese Come to Houstonnew
Get in, get out. Refugees have a shrinking window of support until it's time to fend for themselves.
Houston Press |
Mike Giglio |
09-08-2009 |
Immigration
