AltWeeklies Wire
Moonbat Is On the Airnew
Michigan conservative radio host helps shed light on the rules of right-wing punditry.
Keep It Really Realnew
Former San Francisco mayor and payola kingpin Willie Brown co-hosts a new talk-radio show with lefty comedian Will Durst, Keeping It Real with Will and Willie, with endless oppportunities for comedic stupidity.
Unequal Justicenew
Louie Arriaga faces a decade in prison for what started as an alleged traffic violation, while two Phoenix cops involved in attacking a prisoner didn't even have to show up in court.
Phoenix New Times |
Michael Lacey |
01-04-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Mine Safety a Matter of Politicsnew
Lax enforcement from Washington is no accident.
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway |
01-04-2006 |
Business & Labor
Plundering the Faithfulnew
Arizona polygamists continue to pipe big money to fugitive prophet Warren Jeffs, even as their towns face financial ruin.
Phoenix New Times |
John Dougherty |
01-04-2006 |
Religion
Forbidden Fruitnew
Inbreeding among polygamists along the Arizona-Utah border is producing a caste of severely retarded and deformed children.
Phoenix New Times |
John Dougherty |
01-04-2006 |
Science
A Cut Abovenew
Gary Yamamoto, one of the most famous bass fishermen in the world, owns the second-largest herd of Wagyu cattle in the United States, but his beef empire is in trouble.
Houston Press |
Robb Walsh |
01-03-2006 |
Business & Labor
Podnographynew
The ease of making podcasts has opened the door to thousands of homegrown radio personalities, including many erotic storytellers.
Houston Press |
Todd Spivak |
01-03-2006 |
Sex
Do You See What I See?new
An image of the Virgin of Guadalupe on an Dallas tree trunk proves that belief is in the eye of the beholder.
Dallas Observer |
Jesse Hyde |
01-03-2006 |
Religion
Naming Names: A New HIV/AIDS Reporting Systemnew
On Jan. 1, Illinois will abandon its practice of reporting HIV cases by code and instead adopt a name-based system like that used by many other states.
Illinois Times |
R. L. Nave |
01-03-2006 |
Science
America's Least Trustednew
After 20 minutes of questioning, a Clermont Lounge stripper said FBI agents told her they were concerned she might be a domestic terrorist.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Coley Ward |
12-30-2005 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: domesticspying
Death by Numbersnew
Boston's murder rate has doubled in five years -- and has not peaked yet. Here's why.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
12-30-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Devil and Judge Jonesnew
Every so often, an opinion gets to the heart of why the Bill of Rights both guarantees the free practice of religion and protects citizens against state-approved religion. Judge John E. Jones's ruling on intelligent design did just that.
Boston Phoenix |
Harvey Silverglate |
12-30-2005 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
A Year Without Journalismnew
The author proposes an answer to the new media trends that are killing the newspaper business: a year-long journalism strike! (pdf)
Chicago Reader |
Michael Lenehan |
12-30-2005 |
Media
Tags: media
Media New Year’s Resolutions for 2006
Who could possibly be in more need of guidance for the next year
than the big media outlets that have besieged us during the previous
365 days?
Random Lengths News |
Norman Solomon |
12-29-2005 |
Media
Tags: yearinreview2005
