AltWeeklies Wire
Al-Shabaab cases takes a turnnew
Four Somali men hope testimony collected in East Africa will prove they didn’t send money to a terrorist group.
San Diego CityBeat |
Dave Maass |
09-19-2012 |
International
Tags: government
Secret Servicenew
Rival political parties in Ohio probably know more about your elected officials than you do. It’s common practice for the major parties to file open records requests to get everything from schedules and emails to staff resumes from officeholders.
Cincinnati CityBeat |
Andy Brownfield |
08-28-2012 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Government, Democrats
The magic Bullittnew
"It’s not just green fatigue. It’s fatigue. There’s a whole generation of Americans now rising through the ranks that are as depressed about the effectiveness of government as they were back in the 1960s."
Colorado Springs Independent |
Matthew Schniper |
04-05-2012 |
Environment
Search for eugenics victims continuesnew
As many as 1,500 victims may still be alive, although some may no longer reside in North Carolina.
INDY Week |
Lisa Sorg |
03-27-2012 |
Civil Liberties
A shot in the dark: How Hazelwood ended up losing a government vaccine centernew
Hazelwood residents thought their neighborhood was about to change for the better. On July 1, however, Hazelwood learned that there would be no project. In a press release, UPMC stated that it was dropping the project because of "differences in strategy and government delays."
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Chris Young |
08-01-2011 |
Science
How Republicans Paved the Way to Obamacarenew
One of the key litmus tests that has emerged in the past couple of years among Republicans is how passionately they can denounce President Obama's health reform law.
Fairfield County Weekly |
Doug Daniels |
06-28-2011 |
Policy Issues
Consensus on the Censusnew
Every ten years, a survey is sent to each household in America to find out just how many people live here. Answering basic questions that pigeonhole you demographically might not sound that tough, but in the past it's proven to be a sweat-inducing task for many Americans.
Dig Boston |
Catherine Krug |
03-10-2010 |
Policy Issues
Is Poker Illegal in Pennsylvania? It Dependsnew
According to a couple of recent court rulings, it may depend on where you play and what the appellate court eventually decides.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Charlie Deitch |
02-20-2009 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Pennsylvania, politics, gambling, poker, government, Act 71, legality, poker players alliance, PPA, precedence
Why Are Journalists Suckers?
They don't call it state-controlled media, at least not here in the U.S. But, when reporters check with the government before they go to press, they might as well.
Michael Powell: Unlikely Crusadernew
A notorious moment on television allowed libertarian technocrat and FCC chair Michael Powell to save his career. The Great Deregulator morphed into the Moral Crusader.
Boston Phoenix |
Dan Kennedy |
12-23-2004 |
Media
