AltWeeklies Wire
Stacked Decknew
Giving penny-ante politicians a say over lucrative affordable-housing developments seemed like a good idea -- until the FBI came calling.
Dallas Observer |
Matt Pulle |
01-31-2006 |
Housing & Development
Costly Advancesnew
Payday lenders take care of you till your check comes in, and for a long time after.
Houston Press |
Josh Harkinson |
01-31-2006 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
La Morditanew
Check cashers and furniture rental companies take a big chunk out of post-hurricane FEMA checks.
Houston Press |
Josh Harkinson |
01-31-2006 |
Economy
Eaten Alivenew
Rent-to-own stores, pawnshops, payday lenders -- it's hope for sale, with interest.
Houston Press |
Josh Harkinson |
01-31-2006 |
Economy
Trick or Treatmentnew
Court-ordered classes for two-bit crooks: Are they a waste of time and money?
Riverfront Times |
Kristen Hinman |
01-31-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The New Texas Family Planningnew
Slashed budgets and anti-abortion politics undermine women's health care.
Austin Chronicle |
Jordan Smith |
01-30-2006 |
Sex
Yahoo!’s One-man News Armynew
Kevin Sites was best known for igniting a major controversy when his camera captured a US Marine shooting a wounded Iraqi in a mosque in Fallujah, but today he's reporting from Iraq for Yahoo!.
Boston Phoenix |
Mark Jurkowitz |
01-30-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
Don't Ask, Don't Tellnew
The Bush team chants, "We do not torture," but nobody around the world believes them.
The Village Voice |
Nat Hentoff |
01-30-2006 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Pope's No Dopenew
If you think the music industry invented copyrights, behold the Vatican's old score.
The Village Voice |
Julian Dibbell |
01-30-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
What's Up, Hip-Hop Doc?new
Michael Eric Dyson has achieved pop-star status since his public thrashing of Bill Cosby, but recent fame has made the professor a controversial figure in his own right.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Kia Gregory |
01-30-2006 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Pouring Money Down a Holenew
A new audit shows how a PGA tournament sucked millions of dollars from San Francisco parks.
SF Weekly |
Matt Smith |
01-30-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Nice Nanostuff, But Is It Safe?new
With their futuristic industry out ahead of government regulators, some nanotech purveyors have concerns about their public image.
East Bay Express |
Eliza Strickland |
01-30-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: nano-tex
Losing LeRoynew
The San Francisco Bay Guardian missed its chance to break the best literary scandal in years.
East Bay Express |
Will Harper |
01-30-2006 |
Media
Identity Theftnew
As casino profits bring newfound wealth to Indian tribes, tribal leaders are finding excuses to disenroll more and more Indians like Eddie Vedolla and his family.
East Bay Express |
Eliza Strickland |
01-30-2006 |
Economy
The Blue Curtain Of Silencenew
A dead kid, a cop's troubling past and a possible cover-up.
Cleveland Scene |
Kevin Hoffman |
01-30-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
