AltWeeklies Wire
The Final Journeynew
One growing business thanks to illegal immigration: burying undocumented Mexicans abroad.
Willamette Week |
Beth Slovic |
12-12-2007 |
Immigration
Merry Christmas from HUDnew
Despite Katrina causing the worst affordable housing crisis since the Civil War, HUD is spending $762 million in taxpayer funds to tear down more than 4,600 publicly subsidized apartments and replace them with 744 similarly subsidized units -- an 82 percent reduction.
Gambit |
Bill Quigley |
12-12-2007 |
Housing & Development
A War Against Our Ownnew
Post-traumatic tightrope: 30 years after Vietnam, it still takes a vet to save a vet from the military's cost-shaving schemes.
San Antonio Current |
Greg Harman |
12-12-2007 |
War
Justice for Allnew
Why the nation's lawyers think everyone should get an attorney in civil court.
San Diego CityBeat |
Eric Wolff |
12-12-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Who You Calling a Witch?new
Pagans struggle to come out of the broom closet.
Charleston City Paper |
Will Moredock |
12-12-2007 |
Religion
Tags: religion
Toxic Town: Suffer the Childrennew
Carcinogen samples from local schools are off the charts.
Houston Press |
Todd Spivak |
12-11-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Toxic Town: Birth Defectsnew
Critics say contamination from the tie plant caused severe problems for these babies.
Houston Press |
Todd Spivak |
12-11-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Toxic Town: Cancer and Birth Defects in Somerville, Texasnew
In Somerville, chances are far better than normal that you will die of cancer or give birth to a deformed baby.
Houston Press |
Todd Spivak |
12-11-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Mutiny in Heavennew
Philip Pullman's fantasy novels are condemned as a crash course in militant atheism. But one BU professor thinks otherwise.
Boston Phoenix |
James Parker |
12-11-2007 |
Religion
Tags: religion
High School Sexicalnew
Was Andrew Foster's drama club a clique for creative students -- or a cult?
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Deirdra Funcheon |
12-11-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
Maricopa County Power Playnew
Law enforcement's attack on the judiciary didn't work, but the war's far from over.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin |
12-11-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Stop-Loss: Stuck in the Servicenew
John Walter is just one man retained beyond his contract.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
12-11-2007 |
War
Tags: war & peace
The Media's Transgender Transformationnew
FAIR reports the major network and cable news programs have nearly doubled their coverage of transgender issues in 2007 compared to last year. But not all the publicity is nice.
Weekly Alibi |
Simon McCormack |
12-11-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Plastic Peoplenew
How we became a nation of debtors, and how we can find our way out.
Weekly Alibi |
Jessica Cassyle Carr |
12-11-2007 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
One Mother Slipping Through the Cracksnew
A New Haven mother battles illness, homelessness and the slow-moving social service bureaucracy.
New Haven Advocate |
Betsy Yagla |
12-11-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
