AltWeeklies Wire
Can Richmond, Calif. Progressives Regroup?new
The Richmond Progressive Alliance is contemplating its future after getting thumped by Chevron in the election.
East Bay Express |
John Geluardi |
12-17-2012 |
Politics
Jenny Sanford's Mom Led Handgun Control Efforts in 1970snew
Jenny Sanford is on S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley's shortlist to replace Republican Jim DeMint in the U.S. Senate. Her mom led one of the first national handgun control efforts in the 1970s.
Columbia Free Times |
Corey Hutchins |
12-17-2012 |
Policy Issues
Inside Kurdish Syrianew
A journalist goes inside a little known revolution.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Kevin McKiernan |
12-14-2012 |
International
The Best of 2012new
2012 has been a fantastic year for new music.
Jackson Free Press |
JFP Staff |
12-14-2012 |
Music
New MLK Recordings Reveal Thinking Before Birmingham Protestsnew
Just released recorded conversations between Martin Luther King, Jr. and Jesuit Priest Fr. Albert Foley offer insight into the civil rights leader's thinking as the Birmingham Protests were underway and just before King would write "Letter from Birmingham Jail."
Office Clerks Outsourcing Strike Ends Years of Fruitless Bargainingnew
After an eight-day strike by the Office Clerical Unit of ILWU idled most of the Los Angeles and Long Beach port complex, the terminals are now bustling again, and the workers and the union seemingly couldn't be happier with the outcome.
Random Lengths News |
Paul Rosenberg |
12-14-2012 |
Business & Labor
The Growth of Gratuitynew
The average restaurant tip has been rising. What's more, tip jars are becoming more common in places they were never seen before — delis, bakeries, even chain doughnut shops.
Columbia Free Times |
Eva Moore |
12-14-2012 |
Economy
End of Daysnew
The Santa Fe Reporter's first (and last) guide to the apocalypse.
Santa Fe Reporter |
SFR Staff |
12-14-2012 |
Disasters
Tags: 2012 apocalypse, Mayan Apocalypse
Trollin' Ain't Easy, but is Banning Trolls Unconstitutional?new
As with most trolls, there are really two John Foddrills. Seated at a dining room table near his wife, Foddrill is personable, calm, and at times even dryly funny. But just wait till he gets to his computer.
San Antonio Current |
Michael Barajas |
12-14-2012 |
Civil Liberties
Elevator Muzaknew
“Playing for Keeps” is a blasé work spiked with trifling comic bits and smoothed out with a mellow dilemma that works to limp the film to a predestined conclusion of awkward family bliss.
Jackson Free Press |
Anita Modak-Truran |
12-13-2012 |
Movies
Breaking: A Serious Discussion in D.C.new
Discretionary spending includes infrastructure, energy investment, and education, as well as spending on defense and homeland security.
Jackson Free Press |
Todd Stauffer |
12-13-2012 |
Politics
Tags: Fiscal cliff
A Tag-Away-and-blender-filled Christmasnew
A humorous look at the difficulties of buying gifts for men as we get older.
Lagniappe |
Rob Holbert |
12-13-2012 |
Commentary
Tags: Gifts
Oh the Agony They Don’t Call it “Les Mis” for Nothing
Audiences new to Boubil & Schoenberg’s stage musical — based on Victor Hugo’s novel of historical fiction — may be surprised to discover the wooly narrative isn’t as compelling as they imagined it might be.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
12-13-2012 |
Reviews
This is the Way the World Endsnew
There are lots of theories out there about the exact way we're all gonna die on Dec. 21. Pick your favorite theory from the options below. Some are real. Others we threw in for fun.
Charleston City Paper |
Susan Cohen |
12-13-2012 |
Disasters
Tags: Mayan Apocalypse
