AltWeeklies Wire
PA is Ground Zero for the Abortion Clashnew
As the GOP clown car gets ready to sputter eastward for the Pennsylvania primary amid an onslaught of attacks on women’s reproductive rights, it’s a good time to remember that our state has always been, and seemingly always will be, the nerve center of the national abortion debate.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Tara Murtha |
03-14-2012 |
Civil Liberties
Homeless on the Baynew
A growing number of homeless people are taking up illegal residence on off-anchor boats -- and some say their presence is causing increased environmental pollution and crime.
East Bay Express |
Amina Waheed |
03-14-2012 |
Homelessness
Policy and Punishmentnew
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's ideas regarding school reform don't address a major problem: discipline
New Orleans' Mental Health Crisisnew
What the Louisiana's mental health funding cuts will mean for a medical system that's already overtaxed.
Tags: Health, mental health louisiana
Search & Destroynew
The SOPA bill may be dry-docked, but the battle over online piracy rages.
Nashville Scene |
Jonathan Meador |
03-12-2012 |
Civil Liberties
N.C. Town to Vote on Anti-Fracking Resolutionnew
Pittsboro, N.C. could join the towns of Creedmoor and Carrboro in its official opposition to fracking if its Town Board passes a resolution.
Living Plastic-Freenew
Oakland's Beth Terry is almost doing it.
East Bay Express |
Nate Seltenrich |
03-09-2012 |
Environment
Tags: Living Plastic-Free
The story of Uriel Alberto: father, immigrant—and inmatenew
If Uriel Alberto could speak with legislators on the immigration committee, he would tell them: "This is not an immigration issue, but a human issue. The fear, that we have to hide is unacceptable. We're trying to empower youth and our community by coming out of the shadows."
INDY Week |
Lisa Sorg |
03-09-2012 |
Immigration
Coalition doesn’t feel friendly towards developmentnew
The irony wasn’t lost on the residents of Northeast Greensboro attending the Citizens for Economic & Environmental Justice last month: While people in east Greensboro have been courting grocery chains to build a store in their vicinity, a developer intends to open a third grocery store in the Friendly Shopping Center area, and the residents nearby don’t want it.
YES! Weekly |
Eric Ginsburg |
03-09-2012 |
Housing & Development
Tags: greensboro development
North Carolina's Misguided House Immigration Committeenew
The N.C. House Select Committee on the State's Role on Immigration Policy has a long name with a short mission: to craft legislation that in effect would make life in North Carolina miserable for undocumented immigrants.
INDY Week |
Lisa Sorg |
03-09-2012 |
Immigration
Runaway Jury Nearly Sends Man to Deathnew
Overzealous prosecutors, a runaway jury, and a dead 5-year-old.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin |
03-09-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Jeffrey Martinson, Josh Martinson
From 'Papers Please' to Librotraficantenew
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signs Senate Bill 1070 into law, making it a crime for a non-citizen resident to be in Arizona without carrying required papers. It becomes known as the 'Papers Please' law.
San Antonio Current |
Compiled by Veronica Salinas |
03-09-2012 |
Immigration
Librotraficantes: Caravan to protest Arizona's dismantling of Mexican-American studiesnew
On Monday, March 12, the busses and cars of the Librotraficante Caravan will roll into San Antonio from Houston, making the first stop on their road trip.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
03-09-2012 |
Education
Fire Dan Richards, the Cougar-Killernew
The clueless public official is an anti-environmentalist, too. Plus, Nadia Lockyer deserves a chance to get well.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
03-09-2012 |
Animal Issues
Tags: Dan Richards Cougar
Beyond the Beating of Brandon Whitenew
The problems in Pittsburgh go beyond the assault of Brandon White.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Gwynedd Stuart |
03-09-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: victim-blaming, Brandon White
