AltWeeklies Wire
Vamos a Cuba!new
Join us as we try to hitch a ride to the island before the gold rush strikes.
Miami New Times |
Calvin Godfrey |
02-25-2008 |
International
Tags: Cuba, international
Equal Justicenew
Law professor Anthony Infanti uses anecdotes and his own experiences to examine Everyday Law for Gays and Lesbians in new book.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Ali McNally |
02-25-2008 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
Hate Crime Takes a Lifenew
The killing of openly homosexual high schooler Lawrence King in Oxnard shows the dangers of being gay and young.
Santa Barbara Independent |
David Selberg, Jarrod Schwartz, Samuel Santos Jr. and Geoff Green |
02-25-2008 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
The Future of Biofuels Takes Rootnew
Jatropha looks like a weed, but its seeds could be used to power your car -- this bean may be the biofuel of the future.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Jonathan Parkinson |
02-25-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment, biofuels
Chicago is Losing its Landmarksnew
The city's architectural heritage is disappearing -- with help from the people who are supposed to protect it.
Chicago Reader |
Lynn Becker |
02-25-2008 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
What Lies Below Sanford, Fla.new
The city cares more about the look of its historic downtown than the toxic chemicals underneath it.
Orlando Weekly |
Deanna Sheffield |
02-25-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Canada's Liberal Leader is Addicted to Powernew
Stephane Dion's deadly Afghan double-deal shows he'd rather count body bags than combat Tories.
NOW Magazine |
Michael Hollett |
02-25-2008 |
War
Baptism by Firenew
For a group so hell bent on the notion that they are doing all they can to address how the Southern Baptist Convention deals with clergy abuse, they certainly aren't doing much to get the word out about what changes are in the works.
Nashville Scene |
Elizabeth Ulrich |
02-25-2008 |
Religion
Tags: religion
Outlawing the Poornew
Nashville's new class war pits the down-and-out against up-and-comers and their powerful allies.
Nashville Scene |
Jeff Woods |
02-22-2008 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
'You're Free To Go'new
The small town of Macon, Miss. made history Friday, Feb. 15, when Judge J. Lee Howard set two wrongfully convicted men free. Convicted of two nearly identical killings about 18 months apart, Kennedy "Kenny" Brewer, 37, and Levon Brooks, 48, spent a combined 34 years behind bars for crimes they did not commit.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
02-22-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Los Cuentos Chinos: Immigration Myths and Realitiesnew
How do immigration tall tales size up to the truth?
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
02-22-2008 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
Activists: British Columbia's Carbon Tax is Far Too Modestnew
The provincial government's new levy on fossil fuels is even lower than one proposed by the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers.
The Georgia Straight |
Matthew Burrows |
02-22-2008 |
Environment
FOILed Againnew
None of the editors and government officials I spoke with in other cities had ever worked in a city that had a communications policy as restrictive as Buffalo's.
Tags: media
Not Forgottennew
Remembering the servicemen from Shelby County who made the ultimate sacrifice in the Iraq War.
The Memphis Flyer |
Bianca Phillips |
02-22-2008 |
War
Reefer Madness 2008?new
This winter the Vermont Legislature is making a courageous attempt to "get real" regarding our drug laws -- particularly laws relating to the "evil weed," marijuana.
Seven Days |
Peter Freyne |
02-22-2008 |
Drugs
