AltWeeklies Wire
Legal Battle on ‘Fetal Pain’ Abortion Law Could Have National Consequencesnew
A 33-year-old Idaho woman is seeking class-action status on a federal lawsuit challenging a new state law that bans abortion after 20 weeks of gestation, made possible by the claim babies are developed enough at that stage to feel pain.
The American Independent News Network |
Sofia Resnick |
09-01-2011 |
Policy Issues
Daniel Ellsberg: Secrets, Lies—and When To Tell Themnew
Daniel Ellsberg discusses the ethics of truth-telling 40 years after the Pentagon Papers.
Sacramento News & Review |
Kel Munger |
09-01-2011 |
Civil Liberties
SAPD’s Internal Affairs Attacked, Sidewalks and Sodomy, Benchslaps Over Sonogramsnew
The Austin-based Texas Civil Rights Project, working with a number of local community organizers and victims’ rights groups, released a report last week criticizing the San Antonio Police Department’s citizen-complaint process, claiming the department still suffers from officer misconduct and lax oversight.
San Antonio Current |
SA Current News Team |
09-01-2011 |
Policy Issues
In Servicenew
Abel Moreno says Vets4Vets helped him turn his life around.
Tucson Weekly |
Mari Herreras |
09-01-2011 |
War
First and Foremostnew
At the heart of a schism in the Presbyterian Church, you can find a conservative Springs congregation.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chet Hardin |
09-01-2011 |
Religion
Taking Off in Stylenew
Colorado Springs airport gets a big-money makeover.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
09-01-2011 |
Housing & Development
August Deadly for Iraqis and U.S. Soldiers in Afghanistannew
August was not easy for U.S. service members in Afghanistan. It was the deadliest month in that part of the Middle East, with 66 casualties.
Weekly Alibi |
Marisa Demarco |
09-01-2011 |
War
Weeded Out: Medical Marijuana in D.C. Requires Federal Waivernew
Opening a pot shop in D.C. means signing a paper that says you're a criminal.
Washington City Paper |
Martin Austermuhle |
09-01-2011 |
Drugs
Bloody Aftermathnew
Following the brutal Arivaca killings, anti-immigrant groups struggle to change the topic
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
09-01-2011 |
Immigration
UC Berkeley Student Wastenew
The annual cycle of buying stuff and throwing it away has begun.
East Bay Express |
Peter Lollo |
08-31-2011 |
Environment
San Antonio Dissident Plays Advisor to the Libyan rebelsnew
Before he fled Libya 30 years ago, Mansour El-Kikhia remembers driving past bodies strung up in town squares across Benghazi.
San Antonio Current |
Michael Barajas |
08-31-2011 |
International
I can haz No Kill?new
No-kill by 2012? No way.
San Antonio Current |
Michael Barajas |
08-31-2011 |
Animal Issues
Paper Lossesnew
The Colorado Springs Gazette sees continuing decline, with paid home delivery now below 50,000.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pam Zubeck |
08-31-2011 |
Media
The Man With the $16 Housenew
Squatter Ken Robinson's living the American dream.
Dallas Observer |
Leslie Minora |
08-31-2011 |
Housing & Development
The Last Summer of Mass Destructionnew
After 50 years, Oregon is almost done incinerating its cache of WMDs, one by one.
The Portland Mercury |
Sarah Mirk |
08-31-2011 |
War
