AltWeeklies Wire
Occupy Atlanta Saves a Home From the Auction Blocknew
The group says the selling of occupied foreclosed homes in Georgia is nasty business.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tim Franzen and Shabnam Bashiri |
12-21-2011 |
#OCCUPY
NikeLeaksnew
Thanks to Julian Assange, we now know how Oregon’s top company fights corruption, counterfeiting and Croatian smugglers.
Willamette Week |
Corey Pein |
12-20-2011 |
Business & Labor
School of Thoughtnew
A million-dollar think tank in downtown New Orleans aims to reshape public education in the South.
Coloradans Favor Legalizing Marijuana and They Love Tim Tebownew
Forty-nine percent think marijuana should generally be legal to only 40% who believe it should be illegal. Independents think it should be legal by a 54/34 spread.
The American Independent News Network |
Scot Kersgaard |
12-19-2011 |
Drugs
Folks Like Usnew
The racist local reception to the new owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Folio Weekly |
Anne Schindler |
12-16-2011 |
Race & Class
The Archeology of Homelessnessnew
What does homelessness look like? A slideshow on the archaeology of the homeless in Indianapolis.
NUVO |
Nathan Brown |
12-16-2011 |
Homelessness
Long Live Hitchnew
Just a little Hitch, in the dark of the night, while we down a drink to Christopher Hitchens, a man with no equal.
The Village Voice |
Tony Ortega |
12-16-2011 |
Media
Tags: Christopher Hitchens
DOJ: Arpaio Commits Worst Racial Profiling in U.S. Historynew
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's office didn't just commit racial profiling of Latinos. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Arpaio oversaw the worst pattern of racial profiling by a law enforcement agency in U.S. history.
Phoenix New Times |
Ray Stern |
12-15-2011 |
Race & Class
Behind the GMO Curtainnew
Big Ag threatens war on Boulder, Colorado.
Boulder Weekly |
Jefferson Dodge and Joel Dyer |
12-15-2011 |
Environment
Backward Expert-Witness Law Creates Advantage for Jerry Sanduskynew
Though the grand jury report outlining allegations that former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky routinely raped young boys entrusted in his care is damning, when it comes to the trial, Sandusky and his lawyer Joe Amendola have a few home-court advantages here in Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Tara Murtha |
12-15-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Business Boosters Push Transit Plannew
The local business community is endorsing plans to modernize and improve the regional transit system - including a local income tax increase to fund it.
NUVO |
Rebecca Townsend |
12-15-2011 |
Business & Labor
Will Bexar County’s No-refusal Blood Draws Dismantle the Effectiveness of Traditional DWI Defense?new
District Attorney Susan Reed has been on a steady crusade for over two years to push Bexar County into full-time no-refusal territory, setting up a legal framework to draw blood from any suspected drunk drivers who refuse a breath test any day of the week.
San Antonio Current |
Michael Barajas |
12-15-2011 |
Features
Winners, Losers, and Unanswered Questions in Smoke-free SAnew
When the city rolled out its sweeping smoking ban this summer, eager to make the Americans for Nonsmokers’ Rights list of smoke-free cities, the winners and losers were obvious.
San Antonio Current |
Adam Villela Coronado and Michael Barajas |
12-15-2011 |
Features
SA Punk Pioneer Jeff Smith on the Sober Lifenew
In the bad ol' days, the frontman for the Hickoids knew how to kick 'em back. He used to drink stuff that wasn't even invented yet.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
12-15-2011 |
Features
