AltWeeklies Wire
Beware of Kids With Headphonesnew
Digital dosing the new gateway drug?
Austin Chronicle |
Jordan Smith |
07-19-2010 |
Drugs
Georgia's Mental Health Skeletonsnew
Since 2009, the U.S. Department of Justice has pursued a civil rights suit on behalf of Georgia's mental health care patients.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Cliff Bostock |
07-16-2010 |
Policy Issues
Gay-Marriage Win; Progressive Agenda Loss?new
Gay-rights supporters won a huge victory on July 8, when a federal judge in Boston ruled that the Defense of Marriage Act -- the federal law that defines marriage as between one man and one woman, thereby denying legally married same-sex couples important federal benefits -- was unconstitutional.
Boston Phoenix |
Deirdre Fulton |
07-15-2010 |
Civil Liberties
On Economy, No Optimism
Despair oozes between the lines of media interviews of economists. Asked where the recovery will come from, they run down the list of theoretical possibilities, dismissing them one by one. No one knows where the recovery will come from for a simple reason: It isn't coming. Not any time soon.
Medi-Pot Patient Sues Wal-Martnew
How does Wal-Mart prove that it doesn't mistreat its workers? By firing a model employee with an inoperable brain tumor after finding out he uses medi-pot, that's how.
Austin Chronicle |
Jordan Smith |
07-12-2010 |
Drugs
Tags: Wal-Mart, Medical Marijuana
Make a Run for the Altarnew
What's a little marriage fraud between amigos? It's a felony, sure, but in the absence of real immigration reform, some young, assimilated illegal immigrants see it as their best path to citizenship.
OC Weekly |
Gustavo Arellano |
07-11-2010 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
Gay Students vs. BYU Honor Codenew
Despite a 2007 gay-friendly update to BYU’s honor code, some students claim the discipline goes too far.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Eric S. Peterson |
07-08-2010 |
LGBT
Tags: BYU
Pot...or Not?new
Synthetic compound tempts smokers, confounds experts.
Columbia Free Times |
Corey Hutchins |
07-07-2010 |
Drugs
Khalsa vs. Khalsanew
A simmering lawsuit coiuld decide the fate of a $1 billion Sikh empire.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Corey Pein |
07-07-2010 |
Religion
Tags: Sikh Dharma
Bipartisan Idiocy on Afghanistan
Even taking historical precedent into account, America's post-9/11 occupation of Afghanistan—its longest war ever—has been notably disastrous. Wonder why? Everything you need to know was contained in this week's war of words between the chairmen of the two major political parties.
Rebuilding an East Bay Manufacturing Basenew
With the collapse of the housing bubble, momentum shifts toward preservation of land suitable for light industry.
East Bay Express |
Michele Ellson |
07-06-2010 |
Business & Labor
Atlanta's cycling community needs some helpnew
The city must make it easier on cyclists
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Editorial Board |
07-06-2010 |
Policy Issues
Keyboard Commandosnew
The folks who threaten political violence aren't hiding -- they're tweeting and posting.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Justine Sharrock |
07-02-2010 |
Civil Liberties
The Next Hot Spot for Offshore Drillingnew
The feds have targeted areas off the environmentally sensitive North Carolina coast for oil and gas exploration.
INDY Week |
Lisa Sorg |
07-02-2010 |
Environment
The Dispossessed: No home, No Money, Nowhere To Benew
It’s hard to say just how many homeless kids there are in Lane County, Oregon. It depends on how you define homeless, or on how the kids themselves define it.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
07-01-2010 |
Economy
Tags: Homeless, McKinney-Vento
