AltWeeklies Wire
Solar Takes a Hitnew
The collapse of Solyndra and new political fears about solar energy are sending ripples throughout the industry.
East Bay Express |
Nate Seltenrich |
09-28-2011 |
Environment
Tokin' Femalesnew
While pop culture has been connecting women and weed for a few years now—there’s Showtime’s Weeds, of course, and a smattering of articles in women’s glossies with titles like “Stiletto Stoners” and “Marijuana Moms”—the organized campaign to change drug laws has also been bringing women and weed together: Welcome to the first meeting of NORML's new program for recruiting women in Philly.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Tara Murtha |
09-28-2011 |
Civil Liberties
Tea and Taxesnew
After repeated attempts to cut infrastructure spending, Rand Paul says he has a plan for the Sherman Minton Bridge.
LEO Weekly |
Joe Sonka |
09-28-2011 |
Transportation
When Louis Armstrong Blew His Topnew
Satchmo's reaction to the iconic photo of Elizabeth Eckford may have changed the course of the Central High Crisis.
Arkansas Times |
David Margolick |
09-28-2011 |
Race & Class
Georgia should raise standards for imposing death penaltynew
Convicts should not be executed if evidence leaves room for doubt.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Editorial Board |
09-28-2011 |
Policy Issues
Mos Def Challenges BET, Oprah, and Obama to Pay Tribute to Executed Prisoner Troy Davisnew
On September 21, 2011, at 11:08 p.m. in Jackson, Georgia, a death row inmate named Troy Davis, convicted 20 years ago for the murder of off-duty Savannah policeman Mark MacPhail, was executed by lethal injection. And in the final weeks leading up to his scheduled execution, celebrities and rap stars helped lead a last-minute push to save Davis's life, even pleading with President Obama to personally intervene.
Miami New Times |
S. Pajot |
09-28-2011 |
Crime & Justice
MSM Slow to Pick Up on Occupy Wall Streetnew
If you’ve been watching mainstream TV news or reading mainstream newspapers, chances are you’re not aware that protesters in New York have been marching, speaking and waving signs against Wall Street. Dubbed “Occupy Wall Street,” the action has drawn about 1,000 people, who are occupying a park in lower Manhattan.
Metro Times |
Michael Jackman |
09-27-2011 |
#OCCUPY
This Revolution Is Televisednew
A little something for assholes who are complaining that there's a lack of Occupy Wall Street coverage.
Boston Phoenix |
Chris Faraone |
09-27-2011 |
Media
Tags: Protests, Occupy Wall Street
In Service, In the Truthnew
The end of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," and what gay and lesbian servicemembers in New Orleans think is coming next.
DADT: Treading Lightlynew
A telling hesitation lingers among many service members as 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' finally dies.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
09-23-2011 |
LGBT
Selective Enforcementnew
Animal advocates say Tucson Greyhound Park is still dodging the law.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
09-23-2011 |
Animal Issues
The Peddlernew
Both in and out of prison, Brian Wulwell spent his life selling people baubles and trinkets. Now he's upped the ante.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
09-23-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Busted in Acadiananew
How a net nerd used Facebook to turn an insipid mug shot business into a public-shame machine, then ducked back into his cyber cave when the heat was on.
IND Media |
Heather Miller |
09-22-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Gold Rush: The Invasion of the Nugget Suckersnew
Gold can be volatile, in investments or in the environment. Compared to other Western states like Idaho and California, “on the whole Oregon is not very well endowed,” when it comes to gold, UO geology professor Mark Reed says. But thanks to the skyrocketing price of gold — analysts predict an ounce of gold will sell for more than $2,000 before the end of the year — there’s a gold rush for Oregon’s public lands and pristine rivers.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
09-22-2011 |
Environment
The News on Newsnew
Local CBS affiliate KION-TV set out to do a hit piece questioning the appropriateness of the Weekly's student guide. And then they ran a picture of a toddler dressed as a hooker.
Monterey County Weekly |
Mary Duan |
09-22-2011 |
Media
