AltWeeklies Wire
The Whistleblower and Harriet Miersnew
There's room for speculation about whether the Supreme Court nominee stifled the claims of a key whistleblower even as she worked to clear out corruption within the Texas Lottery Commission.
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway with Isabel Huacuja |
10-05-2005 |
Politics
They Protest Too Muchnew
The anti-war movement needs to focus the message if it wants to attract the mainstream.
Seattle Weekly |
Geov Parrish |
10-05-2005 |
Commentary
Jukebox Jury With Charles R. Crossnew
A conversation with the Kurt Cobain and Jimi Hendrix biographer, with music ranging from Ray Charles to Tori Amos.
Seattle Weekly |
Michaelangelo Matos |
10-05-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Portrait of a Cutternew
Inside Bedford Hills prison, women swallow pins and slice their arms, relying on self-mutilation to release their anxiety.
The Village Voice |
Jennifer Gonnerman |
10-05-2005 |
Science
The Day-Care Scarenew
Four years ago, research seemed to indicate that day care was turning out a generation of bullies. Now, new data suggest those fears were way overblown, and the national day-care debate is about to be rekindled.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
10-05-2005 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
Authoritarian Oppositionnew
Protesters who did not stay "on message" were kicked out of Camp Casey, says a California witch who went to see the settlement where the mother of a slain soldier waited to speak to George W. Bush.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
10-05-2005 |
Commentary
Extracting Excess Profits From Oilnew
Oil executives can access each other's supply information without "conspiring," enabling them to passively collude in raising the price of gasoline.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
10-05-2005 |
Commentary
Harriet Miers' Views Caused Run-In With Gay Caucusnew
In 1989, two AIDS activists threatened to stage a die-in if a gay Dallas political figure didn't withdraw his endorsement of the woman George W. Bush just nominated to the Supreme Court. They opposed her conservative views, which included an expressed opposition to abortion.
Dallas Observer |
Jim Schutze |
10-04-2005 |
Politics
Presidential Storm Watchnew
From the safe distance of Colorado Springs, George W. Bush monitored the hurricane hitting the Gulf Coast.
Wanted: More Than a Few Good Men and Womennew
A scandal exposed by a Denver high school student made Army recruiters stand down, but now they're working hard to put more boots on the ground.
Tags: Iraq war veterans, Privacy, a bill sponsored by Representative Mike Honda, a California Democrat, all of Colorado and parts of Nebraska, American Friends Service Committee, Montana and Wyoming, pacifists, Quakers, Religious Society of Friends, Sergeant Rodney Shivers, Student Privacy Protection Act, United States Army Recruiting Battalion Denver
Fear, Loathing and a Voluntary Termination Incentive Programnew
The past three weeks have offered the clearest indication yet of what life will be like within a shrinking San Francisco Chronicle: angry, confused, and ever more uneasy.
What Part of 'Wait Until Marriage' Don't You Understand?new
A columnist known as the Infiltrator goes to a teen abstinence educators' conference -- and gets laid!
Homicide Victims Need a Few Good Snitchesnew
There is so much violence and fear in youth culture that Kansas City, Mo., police have trouble getting even shooting victims to cooperate with criminal investigations.
The Pitch |
Nadia Pflaum |
10-04-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Suspect Charged in Murder of Rapper 'Fat Tone'new
A warrant that led to Jason Mathis's arrest supports the street rumor that Anthony "Fat Tone" Watkins was killed to avenge the death of California hip-hop artist Andre "Mac Dre" Hicks.
The Pitch |
Kendrick Blackwood |
10-04-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Teen Spiritnew
Fifty years after his death, James Dean remains an icon of adolescent angst.
Boston Phoenix |
Michael Bronski |
10-04-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
