AltWeeklies Wire
Wisconsin Fails Health Insurance Protectionsnew
Conservatives' solution to the health care crisis is to provide tax credits to allow individuals to buy their health insurance in a competitive marketplace. But in Wisconsin, as in many other states, the individual health insurance market does little to protect the consumers it is supposed to serve.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
06-20-2008 |
Science
'Before the Rains' Explores Love, Lust and Empirenew
Before the Rains is a carefully recreated and opulent period drama that explores the psychology of individuals grappling, and losing their grip, with the historical conditions of their time.
Shepherd Express |
David Luhrssen |
06-13-2008 |
Reviews
Heartbreak Brings Out the Best of Fishnew
At age 50 and sounding as wise and weathered as Peter Gabriel, Fish has been on a creative roll of late, releasing five albums of new studio and live material since 2004.
Shepherd Express |
Michael Popke |
06-13-2008 |
Reviews
Study Suggests Additional Background Checks Deter Gun Deathsnew
Local and state checks can lead to fewer homicides and suicides.
Shepherd Express |
Evan Rytlewski |
06-13-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Congressman Paul Ryan's 'Roadmap for America' Is a Dead Endnew
Unlike many in Congress, Ryan at least is putting the energy into laying out a plan. But fresh thinking it is not. Unfortunately, Ryan's road map is the same old far-right-wing agenda that has been promoted by conservative think tanks such as the Heritage Foundation and Club for Growth.
Shepherd Express |
Louis Fortis |
06-13-2008 |
Politics
Gay Rights Are Good for the Economynew
The estimated 15.3 million gay adults in the United States have a combined buying power of more than $660 billion, and same-sex marriage may make gay Americans even more important to the economy.
Shepherd Express |
Ken Reibel |
06-06-2008 |
LGBT
McCain Gaffes on Iraq at Local Eventnew
At an event in Greendale, Wisconsin, McCain made factual errors about the Iraq War.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
06-06-2008 |
Politics
Even in Great Lakes Region, Water Needs Conservingnew
The Great Lakes account for 20 percent of the world's fresh water, but climate change, industry, rising population levels and a lack of awareness are putting pressure on this critical natural resource.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
06-06-2008 |
Environment
Cokie Roberts Looks Back on the Women Who Shaped Americanew
Without the patriotism of women on the home front, Roberts says, the colonies could well have lost the Revolutionary War.
Shepherd Express |
Rex Rutkoski |
05-30-2008 |
Nonfiction
To Martin Short, Comedy is More of an Art than a Sciencenew
But comedy's proper execution sometime carries with it all the rigors of scientific enterprise, at least for the performer engaged in the pratfall.
Shepherd Express |
Michael Muckian |
05-30-2008 |
Performance
Santa Gets Experimentalnew
The second EP from the Champaign, Ill. group solidifies and tweaks the band's brand of infectious, psychedelic indie-pop.
Shepherd Express |
Casey Bye |
05-30-2008 |
Reviews
Call Them Panic at the Disco 2.0new
An interview with Panic at the Disco's Ryan Ross about the band's new direction, why they were ill-prepared for their overnight success, and the sorry state of modern-rock.
Shepherd Express |
Evan Rytlewski |
05-30-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Untimely End of the Echo Base Collectivenew
On April 23, the Echo Base Collective prepared for what they thought would be a quiet Wednesday night of folk and performance groups when two police appeared.
Shepherd Express |
Tea Krulos |
05-30-2008 |
Music
Federal Regulators Crack Down on Egregious Credit Card Industry Practicesnew
Under proposed rules, card companies would have to give consumers more time to make payments before charging late fees. If a bill carries two different interest rates, card issuers would be barred from applying payments to the lower interest charge first. They also would be limited in raising the interest rate on an outstanding balance.
Shepherd Express |
Ken Reibel |
05-23-2008 |
Economy
The McCain Campaign's Ties to Burma's Military Regimenew
McCain personally selected Doug Goodyear to organize this summer's Republican convention. But Goodyear resigned last week, after Newsweek reported that the consultant's company helped create a positive image of Burma's military junta in the U.S. Goodyear's associate Doug Davenport, also resigned from McCain's campaign after news of the DCI-Myanmar-McCain connection surfaced.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
05-23-2008 |
Politics
