AltWeeklies Wire
World of Wasted Timenew
Climate change has stopped being human-created and in our control. Now what?
NOW Magazine |
Wayne Roberts |
11-30-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Reggae's Queer Secretnew
Dancehall dons' anti-gay lyrics fuel Canadian calls for Jamaica sanctions.
NOW Magazine |
Sigcino Moyo |
11-30-2007 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
Bill Rosendahl: The Lone Voice of Reasonnew
For nearly two years he’d been the only government ally for the tenants of Lincoln Place, a Venice affordable housing project that invading corporate giant AIMCO planned to bulldoze.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Greg Katz |
11-30-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
L.A.'s Homeless are Targeted for Harassmentnew
Ask anyone familiar with Skid Row, and they will tell you that Safer Cities Initiative is essentially a tool for making the streets of Central City East -- the official name for Skid Row's 50 square blocks -- safer for the developers and art gallery owners and loft dwellers who have either moved in or want to.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andrew Guempel |
11-30-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Stephen Yagman Can Only Blame Himselfnew
Maybe, just maybe, the flawed, pitbull lawyer should have skated.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Alan Mittelstaedt |
11-30-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Julia Wild West Housenew
Homeless Day-Access Center's Drug Problem
The Portland Mercury |
Matt Davis |
11-29-2007 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
Citizens' Patrolnew
Cyclists to Cite Unsafe Drivers
The Portland Mercury |
Amy J. Ruiz |
11-29-2007 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
Where Are the Cops?new
Sluggish Recruitment Puts Public at Risk
The Portland Mercury |
Matt Davis |
11-29-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Arms Expert Scott Ritter Says the U.S. Plans to Attack Irannew
With each passing week, it seems there are more stories raising the specter of George Bush turning Afghanistan and Iraq into a bloody trifecta and attacking Iran. We talk to former UN arms inspector Scott Ritter whose book Target Iran warns of impending war.
Metro Times |
Curt Guyette and W. Kim Heron |
11-29-2007 |
War
Fake-News Vacuumnew
What are the consequences of the Writers Guild of America strike in a world where more and more serious-news coverage -- particularly political news -- is coming from fake TV-news programs, such as The Daily Show and The Colbert Report?
Boston Phoenix |
Adam Reilly |
11-29-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Suffrage Net Citynew
The web has become key to presidential politics -- we rate the candidates on how they've put Al Gore's invention to use.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
11-29-2007 |
Media
Tags: 2008 presidential election, media
The Not-So-Secret Life of Bees and Beekeepersnew
California bees and beekeepers dodge disease, thieves and vicious varroa mites.
Monterey County Weekly |
Nic Coury |
11-29-2007 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
Feds Catch Up With James Webbnew
SEC freezes assets, seeks repayment for investors in real estate scheme.
INDY Week |
Jennifer Strom |
11-29-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Where Are the Cops?new
The Portland Police Bureau's sluggish recruitment puts public at risk.
The Portland Mercury |
Matt Davis |
11-29-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
A Bitter Pill: Birth Control Prices Skyrocketnew
This school year, college students aren't just scrimping to afford textbooks and bus tickets -- they're also digging deep to pay for birth control that has more than quadrupled in price since last year.
The Portland Mercury |
Jennifer Furniss |
11-29-2007 |
Sex
