AltWeeklies Wire
Brit wit John Oliver offers satiric spin on U.S. politicsnew
A golden age of satirists are taking on government, cable news and cultural idiocy.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
John Schacht |
11-22-2013 |
Profiles & Interviews
To act or reactnew
I feel conflicted about how to deal with the problem of homelessness.
INDY Week |
Lisa Sorg |
11-22-2013 |
Commentary
S.C. natural birth centers could face closure by state regulatorsnew
A North Charleston natural birth center and other birth centers around the state have been in danger of closing since September, when the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control began investigating them for compliance with state law. “We’re in limbo right now. I don’t really know what’s going to happen,” says Lesley Rathbun, owner and director of the Charleston Birth Place.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
11-22-2013 |
Policy Issues
Author Series Seeks to Humanize Arab Americansnew
The Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California kicks off its fifth Islam & Authors series with Lebanese-American playwright Mona Mansour.
East Bay Express |
Zaineb Mohammed |
11-20-2013 |
Performance
Tags: Islam
The Cleveland Comedy Issuenew
Please laugh. Seriously, just a chuckle or two and we'll consider this thing a success
Cleveland Scene |
Staff |
11-20-2013 |
Features
Tags: Comedy
Reporter's Notebook:Life in the Philippines, Post-Typhoonnew
Monterey County Weekly reporter Arvin Temkar was in the Philippines when Typhoon Haiyan hit. He writes about the experience of life for the average Filipino post-typhoon, and how people are existing with a mixture of resiliancy and despair.
Monterey County Weekly |
Arvin Temkar |
11-20-2013 |
Disasters
Tags: Philippines, typhoon
Marijuana Is at the Core of Kinky Friedman's Run for Public Officenew
Political gadfly Kinky Friedman thinks winning the Agriculture Commissioner race is the key to legalizing marijuana in Texas.
Houston Press |
William Michael Smith |
11-20-2013 |
Elections
The Presidio Strikes Backnew
As George Lucas' tech-focused art museum duels with history and nature museums for a key spot on Crissy Field, the Presidio Trust considers going big and allowing all three.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez |
11-20-2013 |
Housing & Development
Tags: San Francisco, National Parks
City Councilor shows solidarity with transgender crowdnew
'T' for tolerance
Colorado Springs Independent |
Kirsten Akens |
11-20-2013 |
LGBT
Louisiana's Domestic Violence Problemnew
How New Orleans is combating one of the nation's highest rates of domestic violence.
Gambit |
Alex Woodward |
11-19-2013 |
Children & Families
Bye-Bye, Bravesnew
An inside look at how the stadium deal happened, why the move matters to the city, and what happens next
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Max Blau and Thomas Wheatley |
11-19-2013 |
Sports
Tags: Cobb County, Atlanta Braves
Texas' Other Death Penaltynew
A Galveston medical student describes life and death in the so-called safety net.
The Texas Observer |
Rachel Pearson |
11-15-2013 |
Health
Scott Walker Reveals Depth of Disdain for Unions, Protestersnew
The Wisconsin governor's frank words are a departure from past public comments.
Tags: Scott Walker Wisconsin
12 Ways Republicans Keep Screwing Over Poor Americans and Womennew
A dozen low-down, dirty, shameful ways the GOP makes it bad to be broke in 21st-century America.
Sacramento News & Review |
Sasha Abramsky |
11-15-2013 |
Poverty
Tags: Poverty
Injustice for All: How Police in Florence, Ariz. Compromised Public Safetynew
Part one of a three-part series investigating how the Florence, Arizona Police Department's culture of political favoritism undermined serious criminal investigations and compromised public safety.
Phoenix New Times |
Monica Alonzo and Stephen Lemons |
11-15-2013 |
Crime & Justice
