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The Media Politics of Leaks
When thinking about leaks, it's very important to assess whether a journalist has been a watchdog or a flunky for powerful officials.
Random Lengths News |
Norman Solomon |
01-11-2006 |
Media
Tags: cia spy leaks, Valerie Plame
A 'Thicket of Tradeoffs'new
Peak oil expert Richard Heinberg explains that humanity faces an intimidating choice: Kick our oil addiction decisively and cooperatively, or leave it up to the market and face catastrophic consequences.
Eugene Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
01-11-2006 |
Environment
Meet the Transparentsnew
Russian lesbians get surly while burlesquers keep giving.
The Village Voice |
Allison Stewart |
01-11-2006 |
Reviews
The Giving Tree
The fallout from lobbyist Jack Abramoff's indictment continues, with Rep. Istook giving $23,000 to Boy Scouts, Sen. Inhofe donating Abramoff-linked money and Nickles just taking a pass.
Oklahoma Gazette |
Ben Fenwick |
01-11-2006 |
Politics
Cheering the Underdognew
Glory Road focuses on the players, embodied by a talented cast who make the most of their sketched-in individual story lines.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Cheryl Eddy |
01-11-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Glory Road, James Gartner
Let It Bleednew
The new Strokes record gets darker, deeper and louder than previous efforts.
Nashville Scene |
Tracy Moore |
01-11-2006 |
Reviews
Katrina Relief's Unlikely Alliancenew
Rainbow Tribe and Christian Church members successfully teamed up to feed and heal Katrina victims, to even their surprise.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Renee Rosensteel and Marty Levine |
01-11-2006 |
Disasters
Pat Robertson vs. Aidan Quinnnew
A Nashville TV station is among those who aired a Pat Robertson special in advance of Book of Daniel's premiere
Nashville Scene |
Liz Garrigan |
01-11-2006 |
TV
Tags: TV
Catch Them If You Cannew
Skaters let the music speak for itself -- literally.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
George Chen |
01-11-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Dark Rye Bread, skaters
Not Crazy Enoughnew
Death row inmate Greg Thompson is a diagnosed psychopath, but the state says he's sane enough to execute.
Nashville Scene |
William Dean Hinton |
01-11-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Nowhere to Runnew
The San Francisco Police Department's role in immigration raids may violate local law.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Camille T. Taiara |
01-11-2006 |
Immigration
Sex vs. Deathnew
Will the religious right stymie the first-ever cancer vaccine?
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Tali Woodward |
01-11-2006 |
Science
Postmortemnew
A California commission begins an investigation into wrongful imprisonment and execution in the state just as the pace of executions picks up.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Matthew Hirsch |
01-11-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Crime and Impunitynew
When Ban Tsan was stabbed in a San Francisco nightclub, police had a chance to stop a bloody conflict in the city's Asian underworld, but instead did nothing.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
A.C. Thompson |
01-11-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
'They Burn Themselves'new
Kurdish women's advocates struggle against tradition in the world's oldest city.
The Village Voice |
David Axe |
01-11-2006 |
International
