AltWeeklies Wire
The Priorities of Outrage: Guns Before Butternew
The tragedy that unfolded in Newtown is the kind of regularly occurring horror that our modern-day 24-hour media apparatus exists to exploit. But when it comes to the systemic, glacial destruction of the lives of millions of Americans in the ongoing farce that is a war on poor people, the story that needs to be told isn't.
Nashville Scene |
Jonathan Meador |
12-18-2012 |
Policy Issues
Newtown and The Media's Delusional Narrative on Caucasian Mayhemnew
Crime coverage in minority areas rarely digs beneath the surface. Most outlets condense the tragedies into a singular disposable headline. Forget medical records – we don't even always learn the names of black shooters.
Boston Phoenix |
Chris Faraone |
12-18-2012 |
Media
Who's Running Southeast Louisiana Hospital?new
Running Southeast Louisiana Hospital is a major undertaking. But Meridian Behavioral Health Systems, the Florida-based company chosen to operate the region's largest public mental health facility, has never handled a facility of its size.
If the Newtown Massacre Doesn’t Change Us, No Shooting Ever Willnew
Whatever your politics, it should shame us all that it took 20 dead children to make us finally even consider the question: Should we reconsider stricter gun laws?
Fort Worth Weekly |
Andrew McLemore |
12-18-2012 |
Policy Issues
The First 30 Secondsnew
Portland hopes to shield the mentally ill from excessive force by putting the right cop on the scene.
Willamette Week |
Andrea Damewood |
12-18-2012 |
Crime & Justice
A Hell of Our Own Makingnew
Bill McKibben talks about the fight against climate change.
Reno News & Review |
Marc Maximov |
12-18-2012 |
Environment
Between Two Laws: Medical Marijuana in Coloradonew
A quadriplegic woman and her 3-year-old son are facing eviction after receiving notice their Section 8 housing voucher will be terminated because she uses medical marijuana.
Boulder Weekly |
Elizabeth Miller |
12-18-2012 |
Policy Issues
Inside Kurdish Syrianew
A journalist goes inside a little known revolution.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Kevin McKiernan |
12-14-2012 |
International
New MLK Recordings Reveal Thinking Before Birmingham Protestsnew
Just released recorded conversations between Martin Luther King, Jr. and Jesuit Priest Fr. Albert Foley offer insight into the civil rights leader's thinking as the Birmingham Protests were underway and just before King would write "Letter from Birmingham Jail."
Office Clerks Outsourcing Strike Ends Years of Fruitless Bargainingnew
After an eight-day strike by the Office Clerical Unit of ILWU idled most of the Los Angeles and Long Beach port complex, the terminals are now bustling again, and the workers and the union seemingly couldn't be happier with the outcome.
Random Lengths News |
Paul Rosenberg |
12-14-2012 |
Business & Labor
The Growth of Gratuitynew
The average restaurant tip has been rising. What's more, tip jars are becoming more common in places they were never seen before — delis, bakeries, even chain doughnut shops.
Columbia Free Times |
Eva Moore |
12-14-2012 |
Economy
End of Daysnew
The Santa Fe Reporter's first (and last) guide to the apocalypse.
Santa Fe Reporter |
SFR Staff |
12-14-2012 |
Disasters
Tags: 2012 apocalypse, Mayan Apocalypse
Trollin' Ain't Easy, but is Banning Trolls Unconstitutional?new
As with most trolls, there are really two John Foddrills. Seated at a dining room table near his wife, Foddrill is personable, calm, and at times even dryly funny. But just wait till he gets to his computer.
San Antonio Current |
Michael Barajas |
12-14-2012 |
Civil Liberties
When Will California Legalize Pot?new
Now that Colorado and Washington have done it, California reformers are eyeing 2014 or 2016 for another ballot initiative — but their optimism is laced with caution.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
12-12-2012 |
Drugs
