AltWeeklies Wire
Do Locavores Suck at Math?new
"An Economist Gets Lunch" offers clever insights (and a little locavore bashing).
LEO Weekly |
J. Christian Walsh |
04-27-2012 |
Nonfiction
Occupy the Trees!new
The trees are Occupied! Occupy Eugene has teamed up with the Cascadia Forest Defenders for an arboreal Occupation in the Northwest. The groups are Occupying the trees in the city and on federal forestland.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
04-27-2012 |
#OCCUPY
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First Amendment — 1, Colorado University — 0new
For more than 20 years, the annual 4/20 event on the Colorado University campus came and went pretty much without incident. There is really no reason to think that this year would have been any different had those who run the University not decided to make it different, but they did, and it was.
Boulder Weekly |
Joel Dyer |
04-27-2012 |
Civil Liberties
Gender and age separate two change-making candidates in N.C. District 71new
Everette Witherspoon, a 34-year-old Forsyth County commissioner announced he was running for a seat in the NC General Assembly the day Larry Womble announced he wasn't.
YES! Weekly |
Jordan Green |
04-26-2012 |
Elections
Q&A with Eric Lane, president of the San Antonio Chapter for Americans United for Separation of Church and Statenew
When Americans United was founded in 1947, some in power were pushing to fund certain private religious institutions with public tax dollars.
San Antonio Current |
Bárbara Renaud González |
04-26-2012 |
Policy Issues
Art vs. History in Washington DCnew
We found Abner Doubleday in his final resting place, on the west side of Arlington National Cemetery beneath a grand marble obelisk amid more humble tombstones and slabs.
YES! Weekly |
Brian Clarey |
04-26-2012 |
Commentary
Then and Now: L.A. Riots, 20 Years Laternew
For more than two weeks in the spring of 1992, L.A. Weekly photographer Ted Soqui put his life at risk as he drove from one ravaged neighborhood to another to document the fallout of the Los Angeles riots.
L.A. Weekly |
Patrick Range McDonald and Ted Soqui |
04-26-2012 |
Features
How Two Photojournalists Are Taking On Philly's Gun Crisisnew
A new-media project, GunCrisis.org, uses old-school journalism tactics to study Philly's homicides.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Tara Murtha |
04-26-2012 |
Crime & Justice
In public school, blacks, Hispanics suspended at higher rates than whitesnew
Although the number of suspensions has declined in many Triangle school districts in the last 10 years, the racial disparities among suspension rates remain the same.
INDY Week |
Tiara Hodges |
04-26-2012 |
Race & Class
Amazing Teens: Students Making a Differencenew
If there is anything that is too often overlooked, it's just how many amazing young people there are in our communities.
Jackson Free Press |
JFP Staff |
04-26-2012 |
Culture
Crowd-Sourced Sex Ednew
There's danger when women are denied fundamental control over their own bodies. A century after Margaret Sanger's time, the continuing need for that reminder is evident all around us.
The Kid With a Bike is a moving tale from the great Dardenne brothersnew
While I'm grateful for any opportunity to see a film by les Dardennes, this latest makes me wonder if they've become risk-averse.
Recycling's Dirty Little Secretnew
The people who sort our recyclables have dangerous -- and sometimes, disgusting -- jobs. And they're about to get worse.
East Bay Express |
Jean Tepperman |
04-26-2012 |
Business & Labor
Newsday Muzzled Under Cablevision Control, Insiders Chargenew
Under Cablevision's Control, a once-feared newspaper has become a puppet.
Long Island Press |
Spencer Rumsey, Christopher Twarowski and Michael Nelson |
04-26-2012 |
Media
The Fixersnew
Illegal electioneering, a dubious PAC and pay-to-play politics in Forsyth County, North Carolina.
YES! Weekly |
Jordan Green |
04-26-2012 |
Elections
