AltWeeklies Wire
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
Path of Destructionnew
The Med Mart’s parent company has a history of unfinished business.
Cleveland Scene |
Maude L. Campbell |
07-14-2011 |
Housing & Development
Tags: Vornado Realty Trust
Newt: Drill for Gas Off S.C. Coastnew
Republican presidential contender Newt Gingrich says companies ought to be allowed to drill for natural gas off the South Carolina coast. He also wants a zero-percent capital gains tax, a 12.5-percent corporate tax, and no new taxes in 2013.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
07-14-2011 |
Politics
Tags: Newt Gingrich, Election= 2012
Tabloid: Was this trip necessary?new
Joyce McKinney, subject of Errol Morris' latest documentary, Tabloid, didn't do anything particularly shocking compared to the crop of baby murderers and cheating spouses currently on display in supermarket checkout aisles.
East Bay Express |
Kelly Vance |
07-14-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Errol Morris, Tabloid
Second Time Around: A Forgotten Odysseynew
Odyssey 5 has these things, and one of the Winston-Salem’ great forgotten singing groups is about to experience a revival.
YES! Weekly |
Ryan Snyder |
07-14-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Harry Potter and the Timelessness of Art in Deathly Hallows: Part 2new
"Of course it's happening inside your head, Harry. But that doesn't mean it's not real."
How Our Lives Have Changed Since Harry Potternew
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone premiered on Nov. 16, 2001.
Charleston City Paper |
Susan Cohen |
07-14-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Harry Potter
If the U.S. doesn't cut defense spending, we can't reduce our debtnew
A reader pointed out recently that my commentaries as of late have concentrated heavily on the foreign policy debate currently taking place in the Republican Party. Now that the Bush Doctrine has become Obama's, a critical eye has been cast on the GOP's tendency to promote muscular foreign interventionism.
Charleston City Paper |
Jack Hunter |
07-14-2011 |
Commentary
Epic Intentionsnew
With 63 cities down and 437 to go, artist Timothy Bruehl is painting the world, and nothing can stop him.
San Diego CityBeat |
Kinsee Morlan |
07-14-2011 |
Art
North Carolina by Trainnew
People who love trains really love them.
YES! Weekly |
Jordan Green |
07-14-2011 |
Transportation
Man Goes Undercover to Reveal Bachmann Clinic's Anti-Gay Therapynew
John Becker was just your average guy working for a nonprofit and leading a relatively quiet life in Burlington. Then a story broke in "The Nation" revealing how he infiltrated Bachmann & Associates, the Christian counseling service run by GOP presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann's husband, to expose its use of controversial gay conversion therapies.
Seven Days |
Lauren Ober |
07-14-2011 |
LGBT
Does Your Boss Steal Your Pay?new
As if rising prices and job insecurity weren't enough, many workers are victims of wage theft.
Valley Advocate |
Stephanie Kraft |
07-14-2011 |
Economy
‘Clean’ Coal Sticks Its Snout Under San Antonio's Tentnew
In the slow-motion planetary train wreck that is fossil-fuel-derived climate disruption — whether you call it global warming, global ‘weirding,’ or a worldwide conspiracy of the labcoat class — no one factor ranks higher in the blame game than coal.
San Antonio Current |
Greg Harman |
07-14-2011 |
Environment
When Should Cops Call for Help?new
IN A CASE WITH striking similarities to the death of James Chasse Jr. in 2006, a man arrested by Portland police—after an intense chase early Sunday, July 10—fell gravely ill in custody, after complaining he was short of breath, and later died at a hospital.
The Portland Mercury |
Denis C. Theriault |
07-14-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Gambling on the Fairgroundsnew
Step right up! Welcome to the Illinois State Fairgrounds, where kids can milk cows, and cows can win ribbons and anyone 21 years and older can contribute to an electronic, press-a-button, hear-a-beep, wait-to-(probably)-lose-while-it-looks-like-you’re-winning casino king’s cash cow – the slot machine.
Illinois Times |
Rachel Wells |
07-14-2011 |
Economy
