AltWeeklies Wire
The Big Oil Lawsuit and Wetlands War in Louisiananew
A Southeast Louisiana flood control board is suing Big Oil for its role in wetlands loss.
Gambit |
Clancy DuBos |
07-30-2013 |
Environment
Tracking Down the Traffickednew
FBI task force may recover a record number of juvenile victims of sex trafficking this year.
Boulder Weekly |
Elizabeth Miller |
07-30-2013 |
Crime & Justice
To Serve and Deflectnew
Cops in Lake County, Montana mostly avoided punishment after being accused of abusing their power. The investigators who went after them weren't so lucky.
Missoula Independent |
Matthew Frank |
07-26-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Creative Destructionnew
The rise and (imminent) fall of Boston's only graffiti park.
Dig Boston |
Dan Schneider |
07-26-2013 |
Housing & Development
Undocumented, Unafraid and Back to Schoolnew
For many of Mississippi's high school juniors and seniors, back to school means taking AP courses, doing research on what college or university to attend, and maybe even planning for a trip abroad. But not everyone in the state can leave the country—nor can everyone in the South count on attending his or her state college campus.
Jackson Free Press |
Ingrid Cruz |
07-26-2013 |
Immigration
Uninsured Patients Slammed with Lawsuits by Not-for-Profit Hospitalnew
Memorial Hermann treats patients without insurance, tells them not to worry about the cost and then sues them for thousands of dollars.
Houston Press |
Dianna Wray |
07-26-2013 |
Health
Tags: Memorial Hermann
How Monsanto Is Terrifying the Farming Worldnew
When you're good at something, you want to leverage that. Monsanto's specialty is killing stuff.
Miami New Times |
Chris Parker |
07-25-2013 |
Features
Tags: Monsanto
United We Servenew
A small Louisville restaurant aims big to buck the nation's anti-union trend.
LEO Weekly |
Jonathan Meador |
07-25-2013 |
Economy
Florida’s LGBT Advocates Explore Options for Overturning State’s Marriage Bannew
In the wake of the DOMA decision, LGBT Floridians must navigate rocky road to equality
Orlando Weekly |
Billy Manes |
07-25-2013 |
LGBT
What Will Being Mayor of Detroit Mean?new
A field of candidates vies for the toughest job in America.
Metro Times |
Jack Lessenberry |
07-25-2013 |
Commentary
Cagednew
How Ohio politicians keep the state's puppy mill business booming with little regulation.
Cleveland Scene |
Eric Sandy |
07-25-2013 |
Features
Play the N.C. Voter ID Game!new
In the waning days of its legislative session, the North Carolina General Assembly is tackling a key tenet of democracy: voting. And by tackling we mean pummeling, trouncing and mowing it down.
The Long Goodbyenew
An Idaho family fights to learn the truth about their daughter's death.
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
07-21-2013 |
Features
Tags: Kelsey Anderson
New Doc Re-ignites Old Suspicions About TWA Flight 800 Disasternew
On 17th anniversary of Flight 800's explosion off the coast of Long Island, new documentary's director answers questions about the tragedy and re-ignites suspicions over its true cause.
Long Island Press |
Spencer Rumsey |
07-21-2013 |
Movies
Race Did Play a Role in the Trayvon Martin Casenew
It doesn't matter whether George Zimmerman was racist – the racial implications are being played out in courts, the media and websites all over the nation.
Orlando Weekly |
Jeffrey C. Billman |
07-18-2013 |
Race & Class
