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Crime and Impunitynew

When Ban Tsan was stabbed in a San Francisco nightclub, police had a chance to stop a bloody conflict in the city's Asian underworld, but instead did nothing.

San Francisco Bay Guardian | A.C. Thompson | 01-11-2006 | Crime & Justice

Tags: crime & justice

'They Burn Themselves'new

Kurdish women's advocates struggle against tradition in the world's oldest city.

The Village Voice | David Axe | 01-11-2006 | International

Tags: war in iraq, Iraq, wariniraq, kurdistan, womens rights

A Prescription for Mayhemnew

Before Stephen Miles killed his stepmother with a hatchet and decapitated her with a knife, he tried to check himself into the hospital and was refused.

City Pages (Twin Cities) | Beth Hawkins | 01-11-2006 | Science

Tags: Health & Science

Coal Miners' Slaughternew

Weak government and strong industry made a difference in the West Virginia disaster.

The Village Voice | James Ridgeway | 01-11-2006 | Business & Labor

Tags: labor enforcement, mine accident, west virginia coal mine

Media Madness

As a South Carolina weekly cries arson, Howard Stern makes $220 million and Book of Daniel creates a stir.

Columbia Free Times | Dan Cook | 01-11-2006 | Media

Tags: media, culture

Mondo Wikipedianew

Wikipedia invites anyone, regardless of academic credentials, to write and edit articles, a practice which continues to create controversy as the Web site turns five.

The Village Voice | Rachel Aviv | 01-11-2006 | Media

Tags: Internet, online research, web sites, wiki

Alito and His Coachesnew

For Supreme Court nominee, the nomination hearings are an inside game.

The Village Voice | James Ridgeway and Michael Roston | 01-11-2006 | Crime & Justice

Tags: Alito, judge alito, samuel alito, Bush appointees, Supreme Court, bush nominee, bushnominee, nomination

The Messenger Takes a Beatingnew

Don't blame the New York Times -- save some anger for the government that's spying on us.

The Village Voice | Sydney H. Schanberg | 01-11-2006 | Media

Tags: Bush administration, George W. Bush, domesticspying, national security administration, NSA, domestic spying, New York Times, wiretapping

Alito on Presidential Powernew

Alito has voted against the executive only once, never ruled against the government in a prisoners' rights case, and only done so once in an immigration case.

The Village Voice | Chanel Lee | 01-11-2006 | Crime & Justice

Tags: presidential power, judge alito, Bush appointees, Supreme Court, bush nominee

Levada's Secretnew

As he prepares to be deposed next week, former San Francisco Archbishop William Levada may have to come clean about a priestly child molester he protected in Portland.

SF Weekly | Ron Russell | 01-10-2006 | Religion

Tags: Catholic Church, church sex abuse, Father Joseph Baccellier, the swinging priest

House of the Accusednew

When priests within the Salesian order based in San Francisco were accused of sex abuse, the leaders chose to keep quiet.

SF Weekly | Ron Russell | 01-10-2006 | Religion

Tags: Catholic Church, church sex abuse

Damnation By Decibelnew

From hear to eternity, Miami is hell on your aural health.

Miami New Times | Rob Jordan | 01-10-2006 | Science

Tags: Florida, Education, noise pollution

As a posse of parents throw their support behind 16-year-old accused murderer Esmie Tseng, many remain unaware of her cries for help and are blind to the messages her case relays about their own kids.

The Pitch | Nadia Pflaum | 01-10-2006 | Crime & Justice

Tags: matricide, troubled youth