AltWeeklies Wire
Deserted Newsnew
Deseret News, 1 year after mass layoffs.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Eric S. Peterson |
01-06-2012 |
Media
Jan. 8: One Year Laternew
More than 30 gunshots. Six dead. Thirteen wounded. Countless lives shattered.
Recovery in Process: The victims and their loved ones vow to move on - but never forget.
Moving Forward: After a devastatingly bad day, the staff of Gabrielle Giffords went back to work.
Guns Galore: After Jan. 8, the firearms arms race didn't lose a beat.
Recovery in Process: The victims and their loved ones vow to move on - but never forget.
Moving Forward: After a devastatingly bad day, the staff of Gabrielle Giffords went back to work.
Guns Galore: After Jan. 8, the firearms arms race didn't lose a beat.
Tucson Weekly |
Tuscon Weekly Staff |
01-06-2012 |
Disasters
I Spent Christmas in the Clinknew
Deck the halls with a little rosé, a zealous cop and some new friends in the holding tank.
San Diego CityBeat |
Enrique Limon |
01-06-2012 |
Civil Liberties
Franchesca Ramsey On Making "Shit White Girls Say...To Black Girls"new
Yesterday, graphic designer, vlogger and comedian Franchesca Ramsey posted her video "Shit White Girls Say...to Black Girls." It got over 1.5 million views its debut day.
The Village Voice |
Steven Thrasher |
01-05-2012 |
Race & Class
The Final Number: 4,486new
With the Iraq War over, we can stop adding up the casualties and start adding up the cost.
Baltimore City Paper |
Lee Gardner |
01-04-2012 |
War
Tags: Iraq War, Iraq War Deaths
Hundreds of Mentally Ill Stranded in Texas Jailsnew
Defendants in Texas with severe mental illness land in the criminal justice system where they're forced to languish for months behind bars while an overburdened state hospital system struggles to find room.
San Antonio Current |
Michael Barajas |
01-04-2012 |
Health
New Year, New Cuts to Calif. Budgetnew
Can California's government ever be repaired?
North Bay Bohemian |
Kylie Mendonca |
01-04-2012 |
Policy Issues
Dollar Dance: Same-Sex Marriage in Pennsylvanianew
Pennsylvania's stance on same-sex marriage doesn't make social or fiscal sense.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Lauren Daley |
01-04-2012 |
LGBT
The True Cost of For-Profit Schoolsnew
Florida's Mavericks High Schools hope to profit from education – but at what cost?
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Lisa Rab |
01-04-2012 |
Education
Occupy Charlotte Officially Breaks Up With Itselfnew
A day after Occupy Charlotte's three-month anniversary, nine members of the group announced plans to form a new organization, the People's Coalition of the Carolinas.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Rhiannon Fionn |
01-03-2012 |
#OCCUPY
Texas vs. Womennew
Jeffrey Hons, president and CEO of the Planned Parenthood Trust of South Texas, says he refuses to turn the page on 2011 in anger, frustration, or disappointment.
San Antonio Current |
Michael Barajas |
12-30-2011 |
The War on Women
Tags: texas, planned parenthood
Penn State Tragedy Inspires New Lawnew
The introduction of the Pennsylvania Attorney General Mandated Reporter Law in early December has explosive implications: Supporters allege that the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s office is sitting on thousands of leads on child sex abusers, collecting the data on their possible whereabouts but not trying to find them.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Tara Murtha |
12-29-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Disenfranchised: Homeless Occupiers Back on the Streetnew
Now that Occupy Eugene has been evicted, homeless youth are back on the street.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
12-26-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Can Don Lemon set CNN straight?new
Cable news is broken and the 'CNN Newsroom' anchor could be the guy to fix it.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Wyatt Williams |
12-23-2011 |
Media
Who Polices Political Cartooning?
How can we expect editors and publishers to respect political cartoonists unless they respect themselves?
