AltWeeklies Wire
Rick Perry's Manufactured Miraclenew
Rick Perry's Texas is a job-making, low-taxing oasis of prosperity. It's also pure fantasy.
Dallas Observer |
Jim Schutze |
10-06-2011 |
Policy Issues
Charleston-based Water Missions International Fights Cholera and Corruption in Haitinew
For people living in certain villages and small towns in Haiti, few things are more reassuring than the bitter, gripping taste of chlorine in a glass of water. Indeed, the more their drinking water tastes like a swimming pool, the better.
Charleston City Paper |
Joshua Curry and Paul Bowers |
09-29-2011 |
Policy Issues
Skateboarders Lose to The Mannew
Caltrans has already leveled one popular skate park in West Oakland, and is about to demolish a second.
East Bay Express |
Cassie Harwood |
09-28-2011 |
Policy Issues
Georgia should raise standards for imposing death penaltynew
Convicts should not be executed if evidence leaves room for doubt.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Editorial Board |
09-28-2011 |
Policy Issues
Public Paydaysnew
Portland's public employees aren’t getting rich—but they’re doing better than their neighbors.
Willamette Week |
Corey Pein |
09-19-2011 |
Policy Issues
Hiding the Sausagenew
How ALEC, a well-funded right-wing organization, is grinding out state laws.
Orlando Weekly |
Billy Manes |
09-16-2011 |
Policy Issues
Perry the Executionernew
Texas leads the country in executions, and Rick Perry holds the record tally.
Austin Chronicle |
Jordan Smith |
09-16-2011 |
Policy Issues
Waiting for Daybreaknew
Memorial task force chairperson wants all members to comply with the Sunshine Law.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pam Zubeck |
09-15-2011 |
Policy Issues
Food Fightnew
Food Not Bombs somehow manages to make feeding hungry people controversial.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Stefan Kamph |
09-13-2011 |
Policy Issues
Bankrupt, the U.S. Postal Service has signed millions of dollars worth of questionable contractsnew
The Postal Service is leasing nearly 1,000 postal buildings from current or former employees and paying millions in rent to postmasters and carriers, in apparent violation of federal regulations.
INDY Week |
Travis Fain |
09-09-2011 |
Policy Issues
Tags: USPS
Do Private Prisons Save Money?new
Private-prison detractors have long accused businesses in the incarceration-for-profit game of cutting corners to boost revenue.
San Antonio Current |
Michael Barajas |
09-07-2011 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Prisons
Profiting From 9/11: The Winnersnew
For some people, the terrorist attacks have been a gold mine.
The Village Voice |
Graham Rayman |
09-02-2011 |
Policy Issues
Legal Battle on ‘Fetal Pain’ Abortion Law Could Have National Consequencesnew
A 33-year-old Idaho woman is seeking class-action status on a federal lawsuit challenging a new state law that bans abortion after 20 weeks of gestation, made possible by the claim babies are developed enough at that stage to feel pain.
The American Independent News Network |
Sofia Resnick |
09-01-2011 |
Policy Issues
SAPD’s Internal Affairs Attacked, Sidewalks and Sodomy, Benchslaps Over Sonogramsnew
The Austin-based Texas Civil Rights Project, working with a number of local community organizers and victims’ rights groups, released a report last week criticizing the San Antonio Police Department’s citizen-complaint process, claiming the department still suffers from officer misconduct and lax oversight.
San Antonio Current |
SA Current News Team |
09-01-2011 |
Policy Issues
The Letdown of Atlanta Tourismnew
How can we make our city a true destination?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Editorial Board |
08-31-2011 |
Policy Issues
