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Sanford's Black Eyenew
As public scrutiny of the Trayvon Martin case mounts, the city of Sanford struggles with its reputation.
Orlando Weekly |
Erin Sullivan |
04-05-2012 |
Race & Class
Federal Officials Raid Oaksterdam Universitynew
Federal officials from at least three law enforcement agencies raided Oaksterdam University and several other locations owned or affiliated with California Prop 19 founder Richard Lee in Oakland.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
04-03-2012 |
Civil Liberties
Highway Suicidenew
Why do people keep lying down in Minnesota traffic?
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Andy Mannix |
03-30-2012 |
Health
To Catch a Scammernew
Con Warner exacts his revenge on the internet's worst con artists.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
03-30-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Farewell to a Newspaperwomannew
Celia Emmerich is an important woman in Mississippi newspaper history, but there was much more to her than that. An unrepentant liberal who never wavered in her convictions; she worked for civil rights and community development to help make Mississippi a better place to live.
Jackson Free Press |
James L. Dickerson |
03-30-2012 |
Media
Tags: Celia Emmerich, Wyatt Emmerich
An Unnatural Statenew
A battle is raging in Arkansas between the natural gas industry and recreation interests.
The Memphis Flyer |
Joe Boone |
03-29-2012 |
Energy
Still Watersnew
Kayla Godowa-Tufti wants to know why white privilege has allowed timber heirs to fight to pollute the sacred waters of Waldo Lake where her ancestors once lived.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
03-29-2012 |
Environment
Is Philly's Animal Control Finally Under Control?new
This week, the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is finally getting out of the business it had no business being in in the first place.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Tara Murtha |
03-29-2012 |
Animal Issues
Tags: PSPCA, Philadelphia Animal control
The New Face of Hatenew
The changing guard of white separatism convenes at a Tennessee state park.
Nashville Scene |
Jonathan Meador |
03-29-2012 |
Race & Class
Tags: white separatism
Are Anti-Immigrant Efforts Bad for Business?new
Opponents of Arizona-style anti-immigration laws say they hurt states' tax bases. Some immigrants say anti-immigrant fervor hurts their businesses bottom lines as well.
Jackson Free Press |
R.L. Nave |
03-29-2012 |
Immigration
We are Trayvon Martinnew
Scenes from the Justice for Trayvon rallies, protests and hearings in Sanford, Fla.
Orlando Weekly |
Barry Kirsch |
03-28-2012 |
Race & Class
What Will be the Next Target of Gun-Rights Paranoia?new
For all of its blue-steel swagger, the gun-rights movement lives in perpetual fear of threats the rest of us have difficulty seeing.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Chris Potter |
03-28-2012 |
Crime & Justice
S.C. Lawmaker Wants to Repeal State's 'Stand Your Ground' Lawnew
A South Carolina lawmaker believes he's the first in the nation to propose a review of controversial self-defense legislation known as "stand your ground" after the killing of a Florida teenager Trayvon Martin.
Columbia Free Times |
Corey Hutchins |
03-28-2012 |
Crime & Justice
I Was There! by Mike Daiseynew
I decided to travel to ancient Egypt, alone, to personally witness — to see with my own eyes — the brutality behind these pyramids we love so much.
The Portland Mercury |
Mike Daisey |
03-26-2012 |
Business & Labor
