AltWeeklies Wire
The Choice Is Yoursnew
Behind the Tennessee Amendment 1 vote on abortion rights lies a tangle of case law, confusion and conflict.
Nashville Scene |
Abby White and Andrea Zelinski |
09-24-2014 |
The War on Women
World leaders gather at UN summit to talk climatenew
Today, leaders from across the world, as well as leaders from some of the world's top corporations, are gathering in New York City to talk about climate change. The summit is a prelude to talks that'll take place next year in Paris. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon convened today's summit and "has asked these leaders to bring bold announcements and actions to the summit that will reduce emissions, strengthen climate resilience, and mobilize political will for a meaningful legal agreement in 2015," says the event's webpage...
City Newspaper |
Jeremy Moule |
09-23-2014 |
Environment
‘Laugh So You Don’t Cry’new
Patients with sickle cell have "sickle" or crescent-shaped blood cells caused by abnormal hemoglobin, a protein that carries oxygen. Sickled blood cells have a short lifespan and often stick together, blocking blood flow in small vessels in the limbs and organs.
Jackson Free Press |
Mary Spooner |
09-19-2014 |
Health
Skinheads, KKK, Antifa -- What's Going on in Northeast Philly?new
Stemming from a car accident and recent KKK activity, tensions rise between Neo-Nazis and anti-fascist groups in one Northeast Philly neighborhood.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Randy LoBasso |
09-19-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Mississippi: The Next Stage for Progressivism?new
The Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s began with black students' protest at the Woolworth lunch counter in Greensboro, N.C. Mississippi later became its most heated battleground. Is Mississippi the next stage for today's movement of progressive activism?
Jackson Free Press |
Joe Atkins |
09-18-2014 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: mississippi
Domestic Violence: From #WhyIStayed to #HowILeftnew
After the video surfaced of Ray Rice's assault of his now-wife, Janay, and people on the Internet started asking questions that sounded an awful lot like victim-blaming, an author named Beverly Gooden took to Twitter to explain why she stayed with her abusive husband for more than a year.
Jackson Free Press |
R.L. Nave |
09-18-2014 |
The War on Women
Making climate a careernew
Susan Spencer, a Rochester Institute of Technology Ph.D. student, wants people to understand that climate change is a serious problem and that workable solutions exist.
City Newspaper |
Jeremy Moule |
09-18-2014 |
Science
Preventing H.I.V., battling stigmanew
Governor Andrew Cuomo's ambitious goal of ending AIDS by 2020 will take more than a single approach to achieve, says Dr. William Valenti, senior vice president and co-founder of Trillium Health in Rochester. One of the most promising tools in the arsenal is the FDA-approved drug Truvada...
City Newspaper |
Tim Louis Macaluso |
09-18-2014 |
Health
Toward what end? Obama's ISIS policynew
I don't like where this is headed. I don't like it at all. It's been 13 years since 9/11, and in spite of the blood spilled and the money spent in Iraq and Afghanistan, by this country and others, we have by no means wiped out the threat of terrorism.
City Newspaper |
Mary Anna Towler |
09-18-2014 |
War
When a Lesson Took a Dangerous Turn, a Room Full of Firefighters Couldn't Save Neal Smithnew
Neal Smith was learning to fight fires and save lives, but the lesson turned deadly when his internal temperature shot over 108 degrees and what could have saved him - a simple tub of ice water - was nowhere to be found.
Houston Press |
Craig Malisow |
09-18-2014 |
Features
Haven Is for Realnew
How D.C. churches defied the Reagan administration and helped Central American refugees flee repression in the '80s.
Washington City Paper |
Siddhartha Mahanta |
09-17-2014 |
Features
Tags: El Salvador, Ronald Reagan
Drunken Mumbo Jumbonew
Tennessee's liquor laws are weird, confusing, and frustrating. Is it time for a rewrite?
Metro Pulse |
Cari Wade Gervin |
09-17-2014 |
Policy Issues
Help Scarce for Families with Dangerous Kidsnew
Arizona families with dangerous kids have few places to turn for help.
Phoenix New Times |
Ashley Cusick |
09-17-2014 |
Health
The Republican War on Women Explodes in Floridanew
Charlie Crist's gubernatorial campaign highlights Gov. Rick Scott's failures on women's issues.
Orlando Weekly |
Billy Manes |
09-17-2014 |
The War on Women
Tags: florida
Mississippi Public Broadcasting Blocks Abortion Filmnew
Mississippi Public Broadcasting Executive Director Ronnie Agnew decided to replace PBS' "POV" documentary series "After Tiller" with other programming due to its controversial nature.
Jackson Free Press |
Anna Wolfe |
09-11-2014 |
Media
