AltWeeklies Wire
Like Crazynew

Take these sweet young lovers seriously. Somebody has to.
East Bay Express |
Kelly Vance |
11-03-2011 |
Reviews
Facts About Underage Sex Workersnew

New research demolishes the stereotype of the underage sex worker—and sparks an outbreak of denial among child-sex-trafficking alarmists nationwide.
Voice Media Group |
Kristen Hinman |
11-03-2011 |
Policy Issues
Personhood: A Pandora’s Boxnew

Mississippi's Personhood Initiative is short: "Should the term 'person' be defined to include every human being from the moment of fertilization, cloning, or the equivalent thereof?" Legal and medical experts say the vague language could lead to chaos for women and families.
Jackson Free Press |
Valerie Wells |
11-03-2011 |
Policy Issues
24 Occupy Asheville protesters arrested at Vance Monumentnew

Without incident, 24 Occupy Asheville protesters were arrested at the city's downtown Vance Monument for willfully violating the 10 p.m. curfew at the park.
Mountain Xpress |
Bill Rhodes |
11-03-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Tags: #OCCUPY, Occupy Asheville
Tea Party vs. Occupy Wall Streetnew

Both Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party are mass movements, but their attitude toward the masses couldn't be more different.
Colorado Springs Independent |
David Morris |
11-03-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Occupy San Antonio Prepares for the Long Haulnew

A homeless man crushed inside a city garbage truck Monday on the city’s Southside provided the rallying cry for Occupy San Antonio protestors gathered in HemisFair Park. As drums began to ring through the night air, the group of about 30 took to the streets in yet another show of insult and outrage in this Age of Austerity, as Republicans and Democrats negotiate major cuts in federal assistance programs to rein in a skyrocketing national debt.
San Antonio Current |
Greg Harman |
11-02-2011 |
#OCCUPY
How Sacramento Banned Pliny the Eldernew

The city's growing craft-beer scene collides head-on with a ‘wino law’ that outlawed the world’s best single-bottle specialty brews.
Sacramento News & Review |
Nick Miller |
11-02-2011 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Beer, Liquor Laws
Occupy Checkbooknew

Why is the city of Sacramento spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to crack down and prosecute nonviolent protesters?
Sacramento News & Review |
Nick Miller |
11-02-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Tags: #OCCUPY, Occupy Sacramento
Copeland’s Timenew
The 41-year-old Fort Worthian’s excellent new album could be a national debut.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Anthony Mariani |
11-02-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Crazy Heart, Scott Copeland
NBA Lockout Solutionnew

A solution to end the NBA Lockout - it's on you, President Obama!
Tags: Indiana Pacers, NBA lockout
Conspiracy Theater in Anonymousnew

Anonymous is a hoot for literate moviegoers, a treat for theater geeks, a rag on backstage egotists, and an alternate version of the Elizabethan Age. But I seriously doubt that it is history.
Can Jean Quan Recover?new
The mayor's decision to raid Occupy Oakland shocked many of her liberal supporters, and it remains to be seen whether she can regain their trust.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
11-02-2011 |
Politics
Tags: Jean Quan, Occupy Oakland
Knocking on the Doornew

Latino political power is at stake in Texas redistricting battles.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Dan McGraw |
11-02-2011 |
Race & Class