AltWeeklies Wire
Former Alt-Weekly Editor Tries Experimental Magnetic Depression Therapynew
How an experimental treatment for major depression introduced former San Antonio Current editor Greg Harman to the medical magnet and the return of 'energetic' medicine.
Austin Chronicle |
Greg Harman |
08-26-2013 |
Health
$600 a Month and a Free Bednew
The minimum-wage life of a semi-pro baseball player.
Cleveland Scene |
Sam Allard |
08-26-2013 |
Business & Labor
Waste: The Dark Side of the New Coffee Crazenew
Single-cup brewing is the hottest and most lucrative sector of the coffee market nationwide, but it's also producing massive amounts of trash.
East Bay Express |
Vanessa Rancaño |
08-26-2013 |
Environment
Yarnell Hill Fire: Hotshots Should Not Have Been Deployednew
Increasing evidence reveals that reasons far from supernatural contributed to the tragic deaths of 19 of the 20 members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots.
Phoenix New Times |
John Dougherty |
08-26-2013 |
Features
The Fight Against Putting Teens in Solitarynew
A lawsuit against East Bay juvenile authorities and legislation in Sacramento seek to greatly limit the practice of locking up youth in solitary confinement for months at a time.
East Bay Express |
Toshio Meronek |
08-26-2013 |
Crime & Justice
How Black Forest became ripe for historic wildfire damagenew
Behind the boom.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pam Zubeck |
08-22-2013 |
Disasters
Michael Hastings' Dangerous Mindnew
Journalistic star was loved, feared and haunted.
L.A. Weekly |
Gene Maddaus |
08-21-2013 |
Features
Tags: Michael Hastings
Collateral Damage: Veterans Wrestle with the Aftermath of Warnew
Despite having no military base nearby, nearly 20,000 veterans call Buncombe County home — giving it the sixth-largest veteran population in North Carolina.
Mountain Xpress |
Caitlin Byrd |
08-21-2013 |
War
Punishment by Designnew
Solitary confinement illustrates the power of architecture over the human mind.
SF Weekly |
Rachel Swan |
08-21-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Water Wars Reduxnew
The years change but the fight over the natural resource - and the cost to Georgians - stays the same.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Neill Herring |
08-21-2013 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Water in Georgia
Taking a New Look at Shaken Baby Syndromenew
Assumptions about shaken baby syndrome are now being questioned.
Phoenix New Times |
Monica Alonzo |
08-19-2013 |
Children & Families
Tags: shaken baby syndrome
Death on the Streetsnew
What happens to the homeless when they die?
VUE Weekly |
Ryan Bromsgrove |
08-16-2013 |
Homelessness
Trainloads of Toxics and Chemicals Going Through Eugene, Ore.new
A train-hopping videographer gets the information the government won't provide — just what's on the trains going through Eugene, Ore. Crude oil, hydrochloric acid and propane in tank cars known to puncture and tear.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
08-16-2013 |
Environment
From Emmett to Trayvonnew
Crazies will always be there, and we will always have to deal with them. But when trigger-happy men shoot kids of color under cover of Stand Your Ground or Castle Doctrine laws, and mainstream whites rush forward to defend them, we have a more severe problem.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
08-16-2013 |
Race & Class
Why Live Greennew
Some scientists are predicting that, due to our negative impact on the ecosystem, waterfront cities such as Boston and New York might disappear in the next century.
Jackson Free Press |
Kelly Bryan Smith |
08-16-2013 |
Environment
