AltWeeklies Wire
Why Texas Still Needs the Voting Rights Actnew
The ability to vote—to have this process be simple, accessible, free of intimidation—is the cornerstone of a functioning democracy.
San Antonio Current |
Mary Anne Henderson |
07-18-2013 |
Elections
From Beer to Eternitynew
A look at Boston's beer past, present, and future.
Dig Boston |
Heather Vandenengel |
07-18-2013 |
Food+Drink
The Liberation of CSSnew
When CSS (“Cansei de Ser Sexy,” Portuguese for “tired of being sexy,” supposedly something Beyoncé once told the press) set out to record Planta, their fourth album, the electro-pop band was at a crossroads.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
07-18-2013 |
Music
Tags: CSS
Innocent Bystandernew
Arrested for murder, Roderick O'Bryant got sucked into a court case that stole his life from him.
Houston Press |
Casey Michel |
07-18-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Why Chuck Klosterman Can't Hate Rock Bands Anymorenew
There was a time when pop culture critic Chuck Klosterman relished the late-night argument about obscure musical minutiae, but at some point in his life those conversations stopped interesting him. Now, his interests lie elsewhere.
Boulder Weekly |
David Accomazzo |
07-18-2013 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Dude, Who Owns My Car?: Car Thieves Are Mysterious Beastsnew
While many stolen cars end up in chop shops, there is another grouping that become thieves personal cars -- sometimes they take better care of the cars than the owners they stolen them from.
SF Weekly |
Rigoberto Hernandez |
07-18-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Boom Townnew
The Willamette Valley's Electronic Music Scene Comes of Age.
Eugene Weekly |
Alex Notman and Kevin Piaskowski |
07-18-2013 |
Music
Just Average Girlsnew
Holly Austin Smith’s story demonstrates just how easily sex traffickers can lure girls—even “good” girls—away from home.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
07-18-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Holly Austin Smith
The Somerville Files Part 3: Rage Against the Machinenew
How a carefully orchestrated bureaucratic ecosystem ensures development by any means necessary in Somerville—legal or not.
Dig Boston |
Chris Faraone, Tom Nash and Adam Vaccaro |
07-15-2013 |
Housing & Development
San Diego Mayor Bob Filner's Got To Gonew
We believe Donna Frye, and we've lost our confidence in the mayor's capacity to see his policy vision through.
San Diego CityBeat |
David Rolland |
07-15-2013 |
Politics
Tags: sexual harassment
George Zimmerman is Not Guilty. But He's Not Innocent.new
Not since O.J. Simpson has a murder trial so divided America along racial lines.
Orlando Weekly |
Jeffrey Billman |
07-15-2013 |
Race & Class
S.C. to End Segregation of HIV-Positive Prisonersnew
South Carolina is 49th state in nation to have a nonsegregation policy.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
07-12-2013 |
Policy Issues
On Pesticides and Potnew
Should there be concern about medical marijuana that has been treated with pesticides?
Providence Phoenix |
Valerie Vande Panne |
07-12-2013 |
Drugs
On the Offensivenew
Is it right for sports teams to use Native American imagery?
VUE Weekly |
Rebecca Medel |
07-12-2013 |
Race & Class
Coming to Americanew
Happy and heartbreaking stories of four Charlotte immigrants.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Ailen Arreaza |
07-11-2013 |
Immigration
Tags: immigration
