AltWeeklies Wire
Ward Churchill's Unfinished Businessnew
The former University of Colorado professor speaks out about his firing and why he won't go quietly.
Boulder Weekly |
Pamela White |
08-13-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
The Nova Scotia Coast is On the Rocksnew
The "international treasure" is supposed to be public property to the high-water mark -- but private development and ineffective regulation threaten to both wreck the coastal ecosystem and take access to the shore out of you.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Tim Bousquet |
08-10-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Carbon Culturenew
All those giant cars, dick boats, and air-conditioned trophy homes all add up to one motherfucker of a carbon footprint.
Artvoice |
Michael I. Niman |
08-10-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Norman Borlaug, the Bad Seednew
Why give father of 60s agro reform a congressional medal when his Green Revolution devastated farming?
NOW Magazine |
Wayne Roberts |
08-10-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Democratic Roulette in Pakistannew
Amid civil war fears, odds are good that the country will shake off both military rule and messy insurgency.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
08-10-2007 |
International
Tags: international
California's Cells of Secrecynew
Why three governors wanted to keep the media's prying eyes out of state prisons.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Eric Haas |
08-10-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Bubble Trouble
The mortgage crisis is bringing America's faith-based economy closer to judgment day.
The Inlander |
Ted S. McGregor Jr. |
08-10-2007 |
Economy
Bye-Bye, Bat Boynew
Weekly World News in final, tragic days as supermarket tabloids fight for life.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
08-10-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Remaking Prisonsnew
Now's our chance to design a system that actually works.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mindy Farabee |
08-10-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Media Madnessnew
Espresso Book Machine debuts; also, Hillary Clinton and the Murdoch-Dow Jones deal; study confirms importance of online politics.
Columbia Free Times |
Dan Cook |
08-09-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Parking in the Park: The Grant Park Chapternew
A deck is trampled before it's proposed.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Ken Edelstein and Thomas Wheatley |
08-09-2007 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
The War on Terror, So Farnew
How has a cave-dwelling trust-fund baby with a video camera and a chip on his shoulder managed to outfight the most powerful nation in the history of Earth?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
08-09-2007 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Street Warfarenew
Atlanta officials want to give bum's rush to Peachtree and Pine homeless shelter.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John Sugg |
08-09-2007 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
No-kill Shelters Defend Practicesnew
North Carolina regulators question animal welfare at three large operations.
INDY Week |
Lisa Sorg |
08-09-2007 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
Use of Gassing Challenged in North Carolinanew
As state policymakers propose tightening restrictions on the use of carbon monoxide gas to put homeless companion animals to death, opponents of the practice say it is inhumane under any circumstances.
INDY Week |
Lisa Sorg |
08-09-2007 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
