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Wild Hogsnew
How a plan to kill every wild pig in New Mexico earned across-the-board support—and why it appears to be working.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Gwyneth Doland |
07-31-2013 |
Features
The Never-Ending Pain of the Boy Scouts' 'Perversion Files'new
A former Scoutmaster confesses to decades of molestations that happened as the Scouts looked the other way; a victim explains the trauma endured at the hands of another troop leader.
Cleveland Scene |
Doug Brown |
07-31-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Boy Scouts Sex Abuse
Water Warsnew
How small communities overthrow their private water companies.
North Bay Bohemian |
Rachel Dovey |
07-31-2013 |
Features
Women Need to Speak Up to Defeat the War on Female-Reproductive Rightsnew
Women who have faced decisions about abortion--especially women who faced decisions before Roe v. Wade--need to tell their stories and help defeat the War on Women.
Coachella Valley Independent |
Anita Rufus |
07-31-2013 |
The War on Women
Who's Ready To Cash In On Recreational Cannabis?new
So few for so many.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bryce Crawford |
07-31-2013 |
Drugs
Tags: Amendment 64
The Big Oil Lawsuit and Wetlands War in Louisiananew
A Southeast Louisiana flood control board is suing Big Oil for its role in wetlands loss.
Gambit |
Clancy DuBos |
07-30-2013 |
Environment
Tracking Down the Traffickednew
FBI task force may recover a record number of juvenile victims of sex trafficking this year.
Boulder Weekly |
Elizabeth Miller |
07-30-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Race Still Mattersnew
In Mississippi, the negative social evaluation of black people has resulted in “separate but equal” in practice.
Jackson Free Press |
Rommel W. Benjamin |
07-29-2013 |
Race & Class
The Swimsuit Bodynew
I challenge myself to question the judgments I make about people, including what makes people attractive, and why I think someone should or shouldn't wear something.
Jackson Free Press |
Laurie Bertram Roberts |
07-26-2013 |
The War on Women
To Serve and Deflectnew
Cops in Lake County, Montana mostly avoided punishment after being accused of abusing their power. The investigators who went after them weren't so lucky.
Missoula Independent |
Matthew Frank |
07-26-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Creative Destructionnew
The rise and (imminent) fall of Boston's only graffiti park.
Dig Boston |
Dan Schneider |
07-26-2013 |
Housing & Development
Undocumented, Unafraid and Back to Schoolnew
For many of Mississippi's high school juniors and seniors, back to school means taking AP courses, doing research on what college or university to attend, and maybe even planning for a trip abroad. But not everyone in the state can leave the country—nor can everyone in the South count on attending his or her state college campus.
Jackson Free Press |
Ingrid Cruz |
07-26-2013 |
Immigration
Uninsured Patients Slammed with Lawsuits by Not-for-Profit Hospitalnew
Memorial Hermann treats patients without insurance, tells them not to worry about the cost and then sues them for thousands of dollars.
Houston Press |
Dianna Wray |
07-26-2013 |
Health
Tags: Memorial Hermann
How Monsanto Is Terrifying the Farming Worldnew
When you're good at something, you want to leverage that. Monsanto's specialty is killing stuff.
Miami New Times |
Chris Parker |
07-25-2013 |
Features
Tags: Monsanto
United We Servenew
A small Louisville restaurant aims big to buck the nation's anti-union trend.
LEO Weekly |
Jonathan Meador |
07-25-2013 |
Economy
