AltWeeklies Wire
Federal Judge Dismisses White Officers Lawsuit Against Greensboronew
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by two Greensboro police officers against former City Manager Mitchell Johnson, a number of other employees, an outside investigative agency and the city itself.
YES! Weekly |
Jordan Green |
09-01-2011 |
Race & Class
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
Daniel Ellsberg: Secrets, Lies—and When To Tell Themnew
Daniel Ellsberg discusses the ethics of truth-telling 40 years after the Pentagon Papers.
Sacramento News & Review |
Kel Munger |
09-01-2011 |
Civil Liberties
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
Unknown Mortal Orchestranew
A nonsensical, nostalgic work of Sixties pysch-rock, it pushes all the right buttons, and when the stuttering guitar solo kicks in, it pushes all the right buttons at once.
East Bay Express |
Nate Seltenrich |
09-01-2011 |
Reviews
Alamo City Gains International Fame for Povertynew
We learned recently that SA is getting some international attention. Unfortunately, it’s not the sort that will thrill the tourism crowd over at the Convention and Visitors Bureau.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
09-01-2011 |
Movies
In Servicenew
Abel Moreno says Vets4Vets helped him turn his life around.
Tucson Weekly |
Mari Herreras |
09-01-2011 |
War
A Haven for Old-School Gamersnew
Eight-vs-eight online death matches, intuitive AI enemies that adapt to your tactics, destructible environments governed by real world physics, and deep, enriching narratives that weave complex characters into a singular goal to stop an overwhelming evil force.
San Antonio Current |
Grayson Hamilton |
09-01-2011 |
Video Games
LH: The biggest art lab in townnew
“The words aren’t there yet, this is hard to talk about,” said Penelope Boyer, director of the Land Heritage Institute.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
09-01-2011 |
Art
First and Foremostnew
At the heart of a schism in the Presbyterian Church, you can find a conservative Springs congregation.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chet Hardin |
09-01-2011 |
Religion
‘Tweens and Teens’ get Stone Oak Trainingnew
I first saw Nikki Young in 2004, during one of San Antonio Theatre Coalition’s TheatreASAP programs.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
09-01-2011 |
Culture
Taking Off in Stylenew
Colorado Springs airport gets a big-money makeover.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
09-01-2011 |
Housing & Development
The GOP's fever for war will destroy any hope of shrinking governmentnew
Why is it that during the last decade, when Republicans controlled all three branches of government, the national debt still exploded? Why is it that the last time a real conservative sat in the White House -- Ronald Reagan -- government grew astronomically?
Charleston City Paper |
Jack Hunter |
09-01-2011 |
Commentary
Francisca Valenzuela: Buen Soldadonew
Francisca Valenzuela (born in San Francisco and raised in Chile since age 12) has been kicking ass for some time
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
09-01-2011 |
Reviews
