AltWeeklies Wire
Swine Flu Summit Aims to 'Keep the World Working' During Pandemicnew
Business leaders from the largest corporations in the United States come to Minneapolis, with purses full of hand sanitizer, to learn how to cope with swine flu.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Bradley Campbell |
09-30-2009 |
Science
Censored! The Top 10 Stories Not Brought to You by Mainstream Medianew
Every year since 1976, Project Censored has spotlighted the 25 most significant news stories that were largely ignored or misrepresented by the mainstream press. Here's what you might not have read this year.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Rebecca Bowe |
09-30-2009 |
Media
Tags: media, Project Censored
Can 'Concierge Medicine' Solve the Health Care Crisis?new
In return for an annual retainer, concierge medicine gives you extra time and 24-hour phone access to your doctor, without an insurance company butting in. Proponents say it is a way to cut out insurance companies and reduce workload. But is it worth it?
New Haven Advocate |
Mischa Benoit-Lavelle |
09-29-2009 |
Science
Freed After 24 Years of False Imprisonment, Darryl Burton Forgives Younew
Burton didn't just survive prison -- he met other innocents there, too, victims of a flawed justice system. Now, he says, it's his calling to do something about it.
The Pitch |
Nadia Pflaum |
09-29-2009 |
Crime & Justice
G-20 Dispatch: Never Mind Civil Liberties -- Did Police Squander a PR Opportunity?new
Going into the G-20, there was a lot of concern that anarchists might ruin a once-in-a-lifetime photo op. It didn't turn out that way. But it's still possible the police might smudge the city's G-20 halo.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Chris Potter |
09-29-2009 |
Civil Liberties
Superthief: Joshua Paul Calhoun Likes to Take Things ... BIG Thingsnew
Calhoun was already known to law enforcement in rural counties all over East Texas for stealing trucks, horse trailers, tractors and cattle, but the local cops never could keep Calhoun behind bars for long. But now, after stealing a plane in March, he's in federal custody.
Houston Press |
Paul Knight |
09-29-2009 |
Crime & Justice
The Media Sucks: Sometimes, There Aren't Two Sides to a Debatenew
Isn't it the responsibility of the news to point out that one side is clearly out of their gourds, or at the very least trafficking in misinformation? When a news reporter tells me "we let you the listener decide," isn't that reporter pretty much abdicating his or her responsibility to educate and inform?
Philadelphia Weekly |
Brendan Skwire |
09-28-2009 |
Media
Did an Army-Issue Antimalarial Drug Drive a Solider to Suicide?new
Criticism of the military's use of Lariam has continued to build since John Torres' death. "If it predisposes you to paranoia, anger, psychosis, is it appropriate to expose a company of people with automatic weapons?" army doctor Remington Nevin wonders.
Chicago Reader |
Kari Lydersen |
09-28-2009 |
War
The Dead Freeway Society: The Strange History of Portland's Unbuilt Roadsnew
While other American cities have built, built, built, Portland's freeway history is boom and bust: massive road projects were planned, mapped, and sold as progress by one generation, then killed by another.
The Portland Mercury |
Sarah Mirk |
09-25-2009 |
Transportation
A Year Late, L.A. Tries to Uninvite its Unvetted Pot Shopsnew
The Los Angeles City Council now faces one of its potentially most expensive legal battles ever, a war over medical pot that could draw in shady drug dealers, serious medical-marijuana activists, gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown -- and even U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder.
L.A. Weekly |
Daniel Heimpel |
09-25-2009 |
Drugs
Drivers Sabotage Traffic Cameras With Post-its, Bullets and Monkey Masksnew
Across America, law enforcement agencies use camera technology to catch motorists speeding and running red lights, and ordinary people are responding.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
09-24-2009 |
Transportation
When Switching Sexes, It's Easy to Get Stuck in the Middlenew
There are clear signs of greater understanding that gender identity doesn't always parallel outward biology. But the transgender community still faces harsh treatment and incomprehension from those who prefer the rigid familiarity of society's gender boxes.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Anthony Lane |
09-24-2009 |
Sex
As More Companies Shoot for LEED Certification, More Ask What it Really Meansnew
An environmentally friendly casino has to be a contradiction in terms. Giant buildings that welcome and encourage the extravagant, wasteful behavior of thousands of guests at the same time hardly seem like a recipe for saving Mother Earth. But on the Strip, even sustainability can be made into a virtue, provided the example is sufficiently large.
Las Vegas Weekly |
T.R. Witcher |
09-24-2009 |
Housing & Development
New Mexico's Laws and GPS Technology Keep Sex Offenders Under Lock and Signalnew
In orbit 13,000 miles above earth, 24 US military satellites with atomic-clock hearts cycle the earth twice a day. The Corrections Department relies on this Big Brother-style satellite technology to track the 80 sex offenders currently under real-time electronic supervision.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Dave Maass |
09-24-2009 |
Crime & Justice
New Push for Labor Rights for Domestic Workers Gives Nannies Hopenew
Domestic workers are guaranteed the federal minimum wage, but there are no guidelines for working conditions and rights, and few avenues to complain.
New York Press |
Dan Rivoli |
09-24-2009 |
Business & Labor
