AltWeeklies Wire
The 'Atlanta Way' Failed a Generation of Childrennew
The city's business elite were complicit in Beverly Hall's con.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John F. Sugg |
07-20-2011 |
Policy Issues
Say Cheese for Atlanta's Surveillance Programnew
Plan to wire the city with video cameras should move cautiously
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Editorial Board |
07-20-2011 |
Policy Issues
Game Onnew
Illegal gambling flourishes in Houston with little penalty.
Houston Press |
Craig Malisow |
07-18-2011 |
Policy Issues
Disgusting Factory Farms More Disgusting Than You Thoughtnew
Untreated manure, the EPA, and the nastiness of cheap food.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Michael Wall |
07-14-2011 |
Policy Issues
The Surreal Councilnew
In the fight over police, some Oakland politicians do an about-face.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
07-07-2011 |
Policy Issues
Human Trafficking in Indiananew
While Indianapolis revels in summertime celebrations of sensuality, a darker and under-acknowledged side to sex in the Circle City also lurks.
NUVO |
Catherine Green |
07-06-2011 |
Policy Issues
Georgia Farm Labor Plan Recalls Convict Leasingnew
Georgia has a shameful legacy of exploiting agricultural workers.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Laura Emiko Soltis |
06-29-2011 |
Policy Issues
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
Is a Reasonable Health Insurance Exchange Possible for S.C.?new
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act passed last year by Congress requires all states to set up a health insurance exchange program. While South Carolina is one of 26 states to sue the federal government over this law, it does not prevent these states from working toward such an insurance exchange program. All states are required to have a health insurance exchange program by the end of 2012. If states fail to do this, the federal government will control their exchange programs.
Charleston City Paper |
Clay N. Middleton |
06-23-2011 |
Policy Issues
Reality Check: Pennsylvania's Rape Laws Perpetuate the Mythsnew
It’s easier to get away with sexual assault in Pennsylvania than anywhere else in U.S.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Tara Murtha |
06-22-2011 |
Policy Issues
Monkeying with the Constitutionnew
Jeremy Alford on how the "small-government" pols in Baton Rouge want to add (and add and add) to the Louisiana state Constitution.
Gambit |
Jeremy Alford |
06-20-2011 |
Policy Issues
Shared Sacrifice in Californianew
Jerry Brown can't understand why voters don't support his tax measures after he awarded sweetheart deals to the prison guards' union and other public employees.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
06-15-2011 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Jerry Brown, Jean Quan
The Politics of Defining—and Dealing With—Bullyingnew
Bullying may be in the spotlight, but policy makers struggle to address it.
Boise Weekly |
Josh Gross |
06-10-2011 |
Policy Issues
Tags: It Gets Better, SB 1105
Kill the Death Penalty in Georgianew
Georgia should put an end to capital punishment.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
06-08-2011 |
Policy Issues
Hardly Workingnew
America's disability-benefits system is exploding, complicated, ripe for exploitation, almost broke, and all some people have.
Baltimore City Paper |
Edward Ericson Jr. |
06-07-2011 |
Policy Issues
