AltWeeklies Wire
Real Women Have Nervesnew
Most rape victims never speak out about what happened to them, but confronting the horror is the key to survival.
Portland Phoenix |
Emily Parkhurst |
01-18-2007 |
The War on Women
Tags: women's issues
Does Peace Have A Chance?new
Having helped win Congress back for the Dems, the anti-war movement must now sharpen its goals to a point if it plans to play any significant role -- so why is the anti-war movement virtually invisible?
Portland Phoenix |
Sara Donnelly |
12-28-2006 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Hell No, We Won't Go (To Jail)!new
A lawyer known for representing Maine activists arrested during protests is compiling a database of civil-disobedience cases to help him argue a lighter sentence for one of his clients.
Portland Phoenix |
Sara Donnelly |
12-21-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
One Santa OK, Another No Waynew
Maine regulators have refused to approve an English beer's label featuring Santa Claus holding a beer, saying it makes the product attractive to children. But they didn’t balk at approving a similar label for Gritty's Christmas Ale.
Portland Phoenix |
Jeff Inglis |
12-08-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
The Governor's 'Political Prisoner'new
Governor John Baldacci's administration sent the Maine State Prison's chief human-rights advocate, inmate Deane Brown, to a dangerous prison more than 500 miles away.
Portland Phoenix |
Lance Tapley |
11-22-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Feds Raid Pacifist Organizationnew
If you'd like to enliven your dull party, federal agents appear to be eager to conduct raids or searches, especially if the location is a known hangout for people of the left-wing, pacifist, resource-sharing persuasion.
Portland Phoenix |
Lance Tapley |
11-17-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Hunger Strike at Supermaxnew
A spate of attempted and threatened suicides at the notorious maximum-security state prison in Warren, Maine prompted restrictions on inmates that have provoked a hunger strike.
Portland Phoenix |
Lance Tapley |
10-19-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Police Censor Cop-Killer's Art Exhibitnew
When the University of Southern Maine hung an exhibit of convicted killer and political activist Thomas William Manning's art, three powerful police unions shut it down -- when you see the paintings, you'll wonder what the fuss is all about.
Portland Phoenix |
Rick Wormwood |
09-13-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
They're Watching Younew
Bugged Levis, unauthorized sex tapes, leaked medical records -- is nothing sacred anymore? Here are 10 ways to keep your privacy to yourself.
Portland Phoenix |
Sara Donnelly |
08-31-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Newspapers for Sale?new
Union officials negotiating new contracts at three Maine daily newspapers have begun to assume that the papers will soon be for sale.
Portland Phoenix |
Jeff Inglis |
08-24-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
Silence Killsnew
Maine's moderate Republicans are being looked to as potential leaders in the brewing Senate fight against Don't Ask-Don't Tell, but they don't seem to know there's a problem.
Portland Phoenix |
Tony Giampetruzzi |
05-25-2006 |
War
Tags: war & peace
So Much for Girl Powernew
Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins were the only pro-choice women in the Senate to vote for Alito.
Portland Phoenix |
Sara Donnelly |
03-03-2006 |
Sex
Out in the Coldnew
With nearly $30 million to spend on heating oil for poor people this winter, you'd think the Maine State Housing Authority would have bargained a pretty good price with the oil dealers, right?
Portland Phoenix |
Lance Tapley |
02-16-2006 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Squeezing Sudannew
A group of Sudanese immigrants living in Maine is lobbying the state's retirement fund to divest from Sudan, a strategy reminiscent of the economic campaign to end apartheid in South Africa.
Portland Phoenix |
Sara Donnelly |
01-12-2006 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Gays and the GOPnew
A small group of Republicans who support gay rights are forming in Maine, and are hoping to attract a handful of others -- they want to number at least 10 by the end of 2006.
Portland Phoenix |
Sara Donnelly |
01-06-2006 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
