AltWeeklies Wire
A Green Report Card for L.A.'s Mayornew
Environmentalists are holding Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to his campaign promise to turn Los Angeles into the cleanest, greenest big city. His goals deserve high marks, but his execution is, well, closer to average, mostly because of delays and roadblocks imposed by industry.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Abigail Palmer |
01-04-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
The Cleveland Clinic Takes the Fifthnew
When it comes to litigation, the hospital gets as noncommunicative as a Mafia don.
Cleveland Scene |
Jared Klaus |
01-04-2008 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Know Nukesnew
Nuclear-terror expert Michael Levi explains how (and why) our worst national nightmare is so misunderstood.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
01-04-2008 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Wisconsin Aims to Crack Down on Scrap Thievesnew
The dramatic growth in evictions because of mortgage foreclosures has been good news for those who break into vacant houses to steal and sell metal, but selling such contraband metal could become much more difficult if Assembly Bill 560 passes before the state Legislature adjourns in spring.
Shepherd Express |
Staff |
01-04-2008 |
Business & Labor
Tribal Flush: Pechanga People 'Disenrolled' en Massenew
On the eve of what could be the largest gambling expansion in U.S. history, a tale of power, betrayal and lost Indian heritage.
L.A. Weekly |
Marc Cooper |
01-04-2008 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
The Lakota Sioux Start Their Own Countrynew
The Lakotah Freedom Delegation declared the new nation of Lakotah out of treaty land in five U.S. states last month.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Ron Garmon |
01-04-2008 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Pakistan's Newest Martyr Was No Saviornew
Benazir Bhutto had too big a stake in the status quo to be a real force for democratic change.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
01-04-2008 |
International
Tags: international
The End of Privacynew
A USC research lab charts a new frontier into hi-tech surveillance and a very scary place.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Nick Street |
01-04-2008 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Porterhouse Callsnew
Half price steak sounds great -- until it's coming from strange door-to-door salesmen.
Washington City Paper |
Ruth Samuelson |
01-03-2008 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
2009's Mayoral Candidates Will Face a Changed Atlantanew
It's quite likely that, for most Atlanta residents, the name of Sidney Marcus rings a bell only as a cut-through street linking Piedmont Road and Ga. 400.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
01-03-2008 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Probable Causenew
For one woman, what appeared to be a migraine headache almost killed her.
Godzilla vs. Mothranew
How monumental estimates of a tiny invasive moth's economic and environmental impacts are threatening San Francisco with aerial spraying.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Sarah Phelan |
01-03-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
More Media Consolidation on the Waynew
Single corporations can now dominate media in the top 20 markets.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Amy Hough |
01-03-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
Merry Crisis and Happy Blue Yearnew
If the holidays make you want to blow your brains out, just hop on the phone. Some nice people in Arlington, Va., are waiting to talk to you.
Washington City Paper |
Ellen Ryan |
01-03-2008 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Can Burning Man Leave a Legacy of Renewable Energy?new
Last month, a 90-kilowatt solar array -- some of which was used to power the eponymous Man at last year's event -- was placed in the town of Gerlach, Nev., as a donation to the Washoe County School District. It will give the school free, clean power for the next 25 years, saving the district about $20,000 annually.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Steven T. Jones |
01-03-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
