AltWeeklies Wire
New Revelations About Infamous Lufthansa Heistnew

Cop breaks silence on mob case that left 16 dead, $6 million missing.
Long Island Press |
Shelly Feuer Domash |
12-12-2013 |
Crime & Justice
An Assassin Confesses: Chris Faraone on his ebook, "I Killed Breitbart"new

Dig Boston news and features editor Chris Faraone says his confrontation with the late Andrew Breitbart raised the ire of "a few Breitbart minions."
Philadelphia Weekly |
Randy LoBasso |
12-12-2013 |
Books
Tags: Andrew Breitbart
A Manual for Creating Atheists

“This book is essential for nonbelievers who want to do more than just carp about religion, but want to weaken its odious grasp on the world.”
Weekly Alibi |
Staff |
12-10-2013 |
Books
Tags: Peter Boghossian
Heroin, LLCnew

The open-air drug market on the west side thrives in the same way that legal businesses do—by meeting demand, capitalizing on a cheap and plentiful workforce, and offering excellent customer service.
Chicago Reader |
Mick Dumke |
12-05-2013 |
Features
The Making of a 'Molly' Dealernew

The story of how some random kid managed to become a successful drug dealer in Athens, Ohio.
The Athens NEWS |
Evan Peter Smith |
12-05-2013 |
Drugs
Bad Rabbi: Tales of Extortion and Torturenew

Decades-old tales of extortion and torture depict a divorce broker's brutal grip on Brooklyn's Orthodox community.
The Village Voice |
Albert Samaha |
12-05-2013 |
Features
Tags: Mendel Epstein
George Takei's Real Star Treknew

A civil-rights crusade enhanced by social-media celebrity — shows no signs of ending.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Charlie Deitch |
12-05-2013 |
Culture
Suspending Judgmentnew

The San Francisco school system considers alternatives to suspensions that some say unfairly impact students of color.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez |
12-05-2013 |
Race & Class
Juxtapositions in Juareznew

Narco Cultura looks at the unique world of a music genre that glorifies violence.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
12-05-2013 |
Movies
New LIRR Massacre Documentary Resurrects Past Horrorsnew

On Dec. 7, 1993 a crowded Long Island Rail Road train left Penn Station at rush hour. As countless Long Islanders can still recall, a tragedy unfolded between New Hyde Park and Merillon Avenue.
Long Island Press |
Spencer Rumsey |
12-05-2013 |
Movies
Tags: Charlie Minn
The Nuclear Optionnew

The Pacific Northwest's only commercial nuclear reactor is located on the nation's largest nuclear dump and shares design flaws with Fukushima.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
12-02-2013 |
Energy
Transphobianew

Violence and discrimination against transgender people are rampant — even in California's liberal East Bay.
East Bay Express |
Sam Levin |
11-26-2013 |
LGBT
A Conservative vs. Right to Hunt, Fish, Farmnew

HEC's "Greening the Statehouse" featured a GOP critic of SJR-7
NUVO |
Ed Wenck |
11-22-2013 |
Environment
No Comfort in ‘12 Years a Slave’new

In “12 Years a Slave,” Chiwetel Ejiofor takes on the story of Solomon Northup.
Jackson Free Press |
R.L. Nave |
11-22-2013 |
Movies
Tags: Steve McQueen, 12 Years a Slave
A Dream Interruptednew

John F. Kennedy was on a path to peace before that fateful Friday in Dallas 50 years ago
North Bay Bohemian |
Steve Bhaerman |
11-22-2013 |
Commentary