AltWeeklies Wire
Oakland's Threat to Sex Workersnew
A new eviction policy broadly targets prostitutes, and while the city argues that the law will help fight child trafficking, there's no data or evidence to back those claims.
East Bay Express |
Sam Levin |
11-13-2014 |
Policy Issues
The Silent Epidemic of Campus Rapenew
Thousands of students returned to colleges and universities this fall, and for the women among them they did so facing this very real and disturbing reality: their chances of being raped or sexually assaulted just rose exponentially.
Worcester Magazine |
Walter Bird Jr. |
11-13-2014 |
Features
Inventing the Toke-Alyzernew
A Colorado company wants to make THC-impairment testing easier.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bryce Crawford |
11-13-2014 |
Drugs
Marriage Inequality Hurtsnew
When Terri Binion’s wife was killed in an accident at work, Florida’s ban on same-sex marriage left her with no legal recourse.
Orlando Weekly |
Billy Manes |
11-12-2014 |
LGBT
Obama pushes for aggressive net neutrality policiesnew
President Barack Obama says that he wants broadband Internet service treated just like other utilities, such as land-line telephones and electricity. Yesterday, Obama called on the Federal Communications Commission to reclassify broadband under Title II of the federal Telecommunications Act...
City Newspaper |
Jeremy Moule |
11-11-2014 |
Tech
What Does ‘Clean’ Actually Mean?new
People who eat clean learn to read nutrition labels, and, perhaps most importantly, listen to their bodies: If you feel bad after eating certain foods, maybe it's time to give them up.
Jackson Free Press |
Missy Wilkinson |
11-10-2014 |
Health
Is a Master's worth it?new
A changing university atmosphere means fewer experts and more standardization
VUE Weekly |
Samantha Power |
11-10-2014 |
Education
Thinking Inside the Boxnew
Linda Jacobs died alone in her apartment in Monterey. Except she wasn't really alone, not in the strictest sense of the word. Nine months later, police still haven't identified the decades-old corpse she kept in a box in her kitchen.
Monterey County Weekly |
Mary Duan |
11-06-2014 |
Features
The Earth is Shifting Under Womennew
Journalist Sally Armstrong has long told the stories of women facing human-rights crises.
VUE Weekly |
Rebecca Medel |
11-06-2014 |
Media
Toil and troublenew
Albertans' long working hours could be harming our health and productivity—is there a better way?
VUE Weekly |
Josh Marcellin |
11-06-2014 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business
A Horseshoe Up My Ass: 24 Hours at Baltimore's Shiny New Casinonew
Since it is open 24 hours, I proposed to The Editors of Baltimore City Paper that I would occupy the new Horseshoe Casino for 24 hours straight as a paying customer.
Baltimore City Paper |
Joe MacLeod |
11-05-2014 |
Features
Tags: Horseshoe casino
San Jacinto River Waste Pits Unleashed Toxins Into Rivernew
Meet the residents living along the San Jacinto River who say their lives and their health have been harmed by what is sitting in the water.
Houston Press |
Susan Du |
11-05-2014 |
Environment
MAEP Opponents Complain About Program They Helped Implementnew
Many people who don't support the Mississippi Adequate Education Program, which aims to support schools across the state with necessary resources, believe the formula is faulty. But few go beyond that in their explanation.
Jackson Free Press |
Anna Wolfe |
11-02-2014 |
Education
Is time running out on daylight saving time?new
In most of the United States, people will dial back the clocks one hour at 2 a.m. on Nov. 2, when daylight saving time ends. And they’ll wonder why. Really. Why?
Wisconsin Gazette |
Lisa Neff |
10-31-2014 |
Environment
