AltWeeklies Wire
Michael Sam and the "Future" of Footballnew
The revelation that Missouri’s Michael Sam is the first openly gay college player to be up for a pro draft inspired all manner of futurist hand-wringing on the part of anonymous league officials, who fretted to Sports Illustrated that, at this point in history, the world of pro ball just isn’t prepared for the sort of upheaval that hiring Sam would bring about.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
02-10-2014 |
LGBT
Hacking for Changenew
Oakland's first Startup Weekend focuses on how technology can help improve black male achievement.
East Bay Express |
Zaineb Mohammed |
02-10-2014 |
Tech
The War for Michoacannew
Santa Ana residents are helping to wage a secret war against one of Mexico's most ruthless drug cartels—and they're winning.
U.S. Supreme Court to Rule on Abortion Clinic Buffer Zonesnew
Forty-one years after Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court is charged with deciding whether a 35-foot buffer zone around entrances, exits and driveways of abortion clinics – specifically Planned Parenthoods in Boston, Worcester and Springfield – are constitutional.
Worcester Magazine |
Brittany Durgin |
02-06-2014 |
Civil Liberties
Ben Tillman was a racist, terrorist, and murderer: It's time to take down his statuenew
I want to stir things up because there is a lot that needs to be discussed and resolved in this state. There are many generations of unacknowledged crimes that must be confronted. Talking about Ben Tillman is a good place to start.
Charleston City Paper |
Will Moredock |
02-05-2014 |
Race & Class
Marriage Equality. Now.new
No more excuses. No more delays. No more bigotry. Now.
Folio Weekly |
Jeffrey C. Billman |
02-05-2014 |
LGBT
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 Soft Science of Snow Daysnew
For all the snow-related headaches that plagued the Charleston area this week — the traffic snarls on I-526, the two-and-a-half days of school closures, the chunk of ice that fell from the Ravenel Bridge superstructure and crushed a car windshield — local government officials could find one piece of solace: At least we’re not Atlanta.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
01-31-2014 |
Science
Oakland Cops Think City Is Too Liberalnew
A newly released survey also reveals a divide within the department between an old guard resistant to change and new officers who want OPD to become a modern, progressive police force.
East Bay Express |
Darwin BondGraham and Ali Winston |
01-29-2014 |
Policy Issues
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
Fired for Being Pregnant?new
A complaint filed by music conductor and composer Eímear Noone alleges that Jason Michael Paul Productions terminated her simply because she was an expectant mother.
East Bay Express |
Sam Levin |
01-23-2014 |
The War on Women
The Gritty Life of a Day Laborernew
The story of Fidel Antonio.
East Bay Express |
David Bacon |
01-20-2014 |
Immigration
