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Creative Loafing Atlanta Unveils New City Guidenew
Creative Loafing's Atlanta City Guide is a project roughly nine months in the making. With information on more than 1,000 locations in more than 40 neighborhoods via streamlined new web and mobile sites, the Atlanta City Guide is an insider's guide to the city.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Debbie Michaud |
08-22-2014 |
Culture
Tags: Atlanta City Guide
Lost in Wilberforcenew
America's oldest historically black private college is on the verge of losing its accreditation. Can it be saved?
Cleveland Scene |
Sam Allard |
08-22-2014 |
Education
Will the Pepper-Spraying Westlake Security Guard Be Punished?new
Last week's incident involving an innocent bystander wasn't the first time this security company has been accused of racial profiling.
The Stranger |
Ansel Herz |
08-22-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Corporate Control in Oilbertanew
Alberta's oil and gas industry in bed with neoliberal policies.
VUE Weekly |
Rebecca Medel |
08-22-2014 |
Politics
Time to Reset, White Folksnew
What's happening in Ferguson isn't pretty, but it had to happen: Police and everyday people cannot keep killing black people for minor, or no, crimes and expect our citizens of color to just keep taking it. That practice came to a violent head 50 years ago this summer, and it is again now.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
08-22-2014 |
Civil Liberties
Brilliant and Bodaciousnew
Don't know Black Twitter? Get to. The virtual cultural community is a force to be reckoned with, wielding its substantial power to effect social, political and cultural change.
Jackson Free Press |
Carole Cannon |
08-22-2014 |
Race & Class
Tags: black twitter
Mississippi Primaries: Open or Not?new
Party primaries in Mississippi are considered "open," even though the state's election code states that "no person shall be eligible to participate in any primary election unless he intends to support the nominations made in the primary in which he participates."
Jackson Free Press |
Anna Wolfe |
08-22-2014 |
Politics
One Night in Fergusonnew
Ferguson has drawn people from all over the country. A handful of people also reportedly flew in from overseas. I traveled to Ferguson with three activists from Jackson.
Jackson Free Press |
R.L. Nave |
08-22-2014 |
Civil Liberties
War gear for local copsnew
As riots play out in St. Louis County, Mo., reports have resurfaced that police departments are being equipped with free gear such as armored vehicles from the military.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pam Zubeck and J. Adrian Stanley |
08-22-2014 |
Crime & Justice
When the Phillies Suck, The Working Man Suffersnew
A look at how Philadelphia's beer vendors' salaries are directly affected by the team's fortunes.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Randy LoBasso |
08-22-2014 |
Business & Labor
See the people, not Hamasnew
Civilian lives in the Gaza Strip are counted as nothing in the Israel-Palestine conflict.
VUE Weekly |
Rebecca Medel |
08-22-2014 |
International
Apartment Herbsnew
Anyone who cooks regularly knows that herbs bought at a local store can be expensive. The good news is that, for the most part, they're incredibly easy to grow, and some even multiply for years of harvesting.
Jackson Free Press |
Carmen Cristo |
08-22-2014 |
Food+Drink
Tags: growing Herbs
Nature and Industrynew
As the city of Worcester continues to grow more industrially robust, what is the cost? And are the city’s still-standing natural surroundings paying the price?
Worcester Magazine |
Taylor Nunez |
08-22-2014 |
Environment
The Shortest Distance from Missouri to Los Angelesnew
Before Michael Brown was shot six times by a Ferguson, Mo. police officer about two weeks ago, no one ever thought much or even heard of this small community outside of St. Louis. No one considered the mounting problems of many small Midwest towns in red states like this one, who have suffered through the great recession with job losses.
Random Lengths News |
James Preston Allen |
08-22-2014 |
Race & Class
Ferguson Cop Lies to Justify Tear-Gassing Protesters in Their Own Back Yardnew
A police officer who has been part of the militarized police apparatus holding down operations on West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson is spreading lies about Ferguson protesters online.
Riverfront Times |
Ray Downs |
08-22-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Mike Weston, officeranon2
