AltWeeklies Wire
Quebec Promises to Match Funding Raised for Green Campus Causesnew
The provincial government will match the funds raised by campuses in Quebec -- some $250,000, most of it raised at Concordia -- that were aimed at projects that would reduce carbon emissions.
Montreal Mirror |
Samer Elatrash |
04-11-2008 |
Environment
Testing the Right to Rantnew
As a developer sues neighborhood activists for defamation, a new law protecting citizen journalism gets its first day in court.
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
04-07-2008 |
Media
In Vermont, War-Tax Resistance Dies Hardnew
Five years into an unpopular war, the practice of withholding federal tax payments in protest isn't entirely dead.
Seven Days |
Mike Ives |
04-04-2008 |
War
Remembering Grace Paleynew
If I have any nascent wisdom in my head, Grace, it's this: You were always much wiser and less foolish than you let on.
Seven Days |
Mike Ives |
09-05-2007 |
Books
'Army of None' Aims to Thwart Military Recruitersnew
Former Oakland City Council candidate Aimee Allison publishes an activist guidebook.
East Bay Express |
Kathleen Richards |
09-05-2007 |
War
North Carolina Students Advocate for Migrant Workersnew
Activists are working on migrants' behalf -- in the fields and at the statehouse.
INDY Week |
Mosi Secret |
08-17-2007 |
Business & Labor
Marine Corps Attempts to Silence Anti-War Vetsnew
Two Marine Corps vets are at risk of losing their honorable discharges after speaking out against the War in Iraq.
Seven Days |
Kevin J. Kelley |
05-30-2007 |
War
Planning for a Post-Carbon Worldnew
Think James Howard Kunstler meets Home Improvement's Tim Allen.
Seven Days |
Mike Ives |
03-07-2007 |
Nonfiction
Divested Interestsnew
Texas Gov. Rick Perry recently endorsed a divestment plan to pressure Sudan on the genocide in Darfur -- the next day, he awarded an $8.5 million grant to a major stockholder in oil companies working there.
San Antonio Current |
Dave Maass |
02-28-2007 |
Politics
Peace Through Povertynew
Charles Gray, pioneer of "non-violent economics," died on July 8 -- we pay tribute to his extraordinary life.
Eugene Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
07-14-2006 |
Economy
Street Art Shapes Public Spacenew
In contrast to traditional art, Josh MacPhee asserts, stencils are the great equalizer: With the help of basic, affordable materials, the same work of art can reappear throughout a city, cities or countries, meeting with a broad audience and reception.
New York Press |
Kate Crane |
11-11-2004 |
Nonfiction
A Voice For the Undergroundnew
Jello Biafra, the tongue-lashing vocalist behind California punk legends the Dead Kennedys, speaks out about the current state of underground music, artists' political involvement, and the November presidential election
Columbus Alive |
Stephen Slaybaugh |
07-01-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
