AltWeeklies Wire
The Ultimate Spiderwebnew
NSA whistle-blower wants to tell congress what he knows, but they don't have clearance to hear him.
The Village Voice |
Nat Hentoff |
01-26-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Trouble in the Gardennew
The 350 families who banded together as the South Central Farmers, and transformed an industrial dump into a jungle paradise, are now being evicted.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Dean Kuipers |
01-26-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
A Room of One's Ownnew
While waiting for a master plan, some leaders go their own way in solving the affordable housing crisis in Los Angeles.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Joe Piaseck |
01-26-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Not Your Comrade’s Pravdanew
The former voice of the Red Menace isn't what it used to be.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
01-26-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
Dry Spacenew
What happens when Rupert Murdoch buys the Web's networking portal?
The Village Voice |
Julian Dibbell |
01-26-2006 |
Media
Army Stretched Thin -- Suprise!new
Flashback: A 2002 War College report predicted it all.
The Village Voice |
Jason Vest |
01-26-2006 |
War
Porn Story Puzzlenew
Did a freelance writer for the SF Weekly mislead his editor about his attendance at this year's porn industry awards, or did the editor mislead the rest of us?
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Tali Woodward |
01-25-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
Illegal Intentnew
A Baltimore activist makes an illegal trip to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to protest the U.S. war in Iraq.
Baltimore City Paper |
Edward Ericson Jr. |
01-25-2006 |
War
Desolation Rownew
Hard times abound in the Big Easy, as crackheads, carpenters and churchmen rebuild their own New Orleans.
Nashville Scene |
William Dean Hinton |
01-25-2006 |
Disasters
Tags: disasters
It Takes a Villagenew
A Texas woman helps 25 Sri Lankan families rebuild their homes and their lives.
San Antonio Current |
Susan Pagani |
01-25-2006 |
Disasters
Adopting New Rulesnew
A planned change to Michigan adoption law for unmarried parents may prove a boon for gay couples.
Metro Times |
Ben Lefebvre |
01-25-2006 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
Fighting for Privacy
Google snubs the Bush adminstration on its demand for search records.
Columbia Free Times |
Dan Cook |
01-25-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
Who's Watching?new
New York City activist groups react to new spy tactics.
The Village Voice |
Jarrett Murphy |
01-25-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Your Late Fees, Their Millionsnew
The fat cats at Sallie Mae are glad that you can't pay your student loan on time.
The Village Voice |
Anya Kamenetz |
01-25-2006 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
The Unseen War in Iraqnew
When the troops are cut, we'll still be bombing the hell out of the place.
The Village Voice |
Sydney H. Schanberg |
01-25-2006 |
Media
Tags: war in iraq, air war
