AltWeeklies Wire
Warriors, Rescuers and Spooksnew
Outside public view, America's military forces quietly have been preparing and implementing plans that are boosting their involvement in domestic affairs.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Terje Langeland |
12-08-2005 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Unusual Suspectsnew
FBI targeted Colorado Springs political protesters in "domestic terrrorism" cases.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Terje Langeland |
12-08-2005 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Judge Decides Fate of Teenager Facing Deportationnew
A 19-year-old went before the judge to find out if he would be allowed to stay in the U.S. after an arrest five years earlier for pot. Follow-up to "Feds Look to Deport Teenager for Pot."
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alyssa Abkowitz |
12-08-2005 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
Spreading the Plamenew
The way her colleagues have been going after her, you'd think Judith Miller was the only journalist who abetted the Bush administration's rush to war. There are lots of them.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Bob Norman |
12-08-2005 |
Media
Proselytizing 101new
An adjunct professor who was dismissed alleges that Broward Community College illegally promotes a fundamentalist religious agenda in the classroom.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Trevor Aaronson |
12-08-2005 |
Education
War on Avian Flu Threatens Free-Range Poultrynew
The surest way to keep birds from catching and spreading the disease, scientists say, is to keep them indoors. The battle over what that means for free-range poultry and cage-free eggs is beginning to roil.
East Bay Express |
Jonathan Kauffman |
12-08-2005 |
Animal Issues
Alone on the Bordernew
Agents are coming forward claiming that Border Patrol neglect may be placing kids at risk.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
12-07-2005 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
Donor Dramanew
The rejection of a gay man as an organ donor has highlighted what some consider a discriminatory, outdated FDA poicy -- and ignited fears that the uproar over the rejection could be harmful.
Tucson Weekly |
Saxon Burns |
12-07-2005 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
Joe Wilson Criticizes Media's Plame Gamenew
Former Ambassador Joe Wilson is critical of media coverage of the outing of his wife, CIA agent Valerie Plame, saying too many reporters value relationships with sources above obligations to readers, thus eroding the "appropriate role" of the news media in a democracy.
Cincinnati CityBeat |
Ben L. Kaufman |
12-07-2005 |
Media
Hell's Bellsnew
A foot soldier in the Salvation Army describes a day of bellringing in front of Wal-Mart.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Nathan Dinsdale |
12-07-2005 |
Economy
SuperSorenew
In his latest documentary, director Robert Greenwald dedicates himself to exposing the corporate malfeasance of America's largest employer.
Dallas Observer |
Melissa Levine |
12-07-2005 |
Business & Labor
Hotel Katrinanew
While the feds fumble, hurricane survivors find relief thanks to a Dallas hotel owner and friends.
Dallas Observer |
Rick Kennedy |
12-07-2005 |
Disasters
Contagion in Jailnew
Inmates, their families, and even elected officials in Seattle wonder if the county health department is taking the presence of flesh-eating disease seriously enough.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
12-07-2005 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
A Union Shop on Every Blocknew
As baristas seek to organize, the feds cite Starbucks for interfering.
Seattle Weekly |
Philip Dawdy |
12-07-2005 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Come Die in Iraqnew
Increasingly, military recruiters find themselves struggling against a growing anti-war movement that aims to block recruitment on high-school and college campuses.
Boston Phoenix |
Deirdre Fulton |
12-06-2005 |
War
Tags: war & peace
