AltWeeklies Wire
What Next for CNN?new
How can CNN turn around its ratings slide? For starters, bring everyone back to Atlanta.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Eric Celeste |
08-02-2012 |
Media
Tags: CNN
American Beautynew
Why strong women still chase the crown.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
07-31-2012 |
Features
The Young and the Joblessnew
Idaho youth struggle with one of the highest unemployment rates in the nation.
Boise Weekly |
Zach Hagadone |
07-31-2012 |
Economy
Tags: Idaho Unemployment
New Orleans' Immigration Battlesnew
Why immigration court in New Orleans is stretched to the breaking point.
Gambit |
Charles Maldonado |
07-31-2012 |
Immigration
Anaheim's Tragic Kingdomnew
Two officer-involved killings ignite the city's long, hot summer that has been years in the making.
OC Weekly |
Gustavo Arellano |
07-27-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Concentrated Poverty and Homicide in Chicagonew
Segregation's lethal legacy marches on.
Chicago Reader |
Steve Bogira |
07-27-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Gun Control Talk Is Cheap. A Sane Mental Health System Is Not.
Setting aside the caveat that we still don't know why it happened, the big guns/crazy young white guy dynamic leads to two obvious policy prescriptions: gun control and improving access to mental health care. Post-Aurora, we're seeing a lot of the former, including calls for numerical limits on ammo sales—but relatively few of the latter.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
07-27-2012 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Gun Control
Mexicans Pay in Blood for U.S. War on Drugsnew
A highly personal tale of the devastation as illuminated by the trail of murdered Mexican journalists.
Phoenix New Times |
Charles Bowden and Molly Molloy |
07-27-2012 |
International
Tags: War on Drugs, Mexico
Is Sacramento the bike-theft capital of America?new
Steal this bike: Everyone says bike thieves in the River City are "ruthless." They even stole Lance Armstrong's ride ...
Sacramento News & Review |
Raheem F. Hosseini |
07-27-2012 |
Features
Betting on Steamnew
The Obama administration is boosting its investment in renewable, geothermal power. But will it solve our energy problems?
East Bay Express |
Nate Seltenrich |
07-27-2012 |
Energy
Deporting the Tamale Ladynew
Will the United States send Juana Reyes back to Mexico—for selling $1 snacks outside of a south Sacramento Walmart?
Sacramento News & Review |
Nick Miller |
07-27-2012 |
Immigration
Did Reporter Violate Washington Post Policy by Sharing Drafts With Sources?new
Washington Post education reporter Daniel de Vise is in hot water after a Texas Observer story revealed that he shared unpublished drafts of a story with officials at the University of Texas.
Washington City Paper |
Will Sommer |
07-25-2012 |
Media
Street Soldiernew
Many Americans would consider him a hero for the dangerous work he did in Iraq. Many would consider him a criminal for the dangerous work he does now that he's back home.
Baltimore City Paper |
Matt Kelley |
07-25-2012 |
Features
Tags: Iraq War Veterans
League of California Cities Touts Openness but Shuns Disclosure Requirementsnew
What does San Diego get out of the Sacramento-based League of California Cities?
San Diego Reader |
Don Bauder |
07-25-2012 |
Policy Issues
Cal Fire’s Mission Has Changednew
California State Assembly Bill x1 29 calls for an annual “fire prevention benefit fee” of up to $150 per “habitable structure.”
San Diego Reader |
Sheila Pell |
07-25-2012 |
Policy Issues
