AltWeeklies Wire
Don't Look Away from Abusenew
The thing that binds Reeva Steenkamp and Nicole Simpson goes beyond the high-profiles of the sportsmen in their lives: it is the prevalence of violence, specifically, domestic violence.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
02-21-2013 |
Crime & Justice
The Nuclear Optionnew
An international trade group doesn’t believe Mississippi should pass a law that would require the Public Employee Retirement System to pull certain investments that have ties with Iran.
Jackson Free Press |
R.L. Nave |
02-21-2013 |
International
Blessings for All Unionsnew
Bishop Duncan Gray III of Mississippi’s Episcopal Church will allow churches to bless same-sex unions.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
02-21-2013 |
LGBT
Don't shut the door on refugeesnew
A conservative says Georgia's decision to reduce the number of refugees doesn't make sense
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Brian Bollinger |
02-21-2013 |
Immigration
Right-Wing ALEC Playbook Is Crippling Wisconsin’s Economynew
Small-government proposals are killing jobs, not creating them.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
02-21-2013 |
Economy
Tags: ALEC Organization
The Great Imposternew
How digital-age con Gemase Simmons preyed on young fame-hungry victims for years.
San Antonio Current |
Michael Barajas |
02-21-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Gemase Simmons
Colorado Springs media hands city an unwarranted panhandling 'win'new
Charitable gift
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
02-20-2013 |
Policy Issues
Jonathan Rauch, gay-marriage ally, on decknew
It's a strategy straight from Sun Tzu's The Art of War: "It is said that if you know your enemies and know yourself, you will not be imperiled in a hundred battles." Taking that theory to heart, Focus on the Family has announced it will respond to the current marriage-equality debate by hosting the Brookings Institution's Jonathan Rauch, a leading voice for gay-marriage legalization...
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chet Hardin |
02-20-2013 |
LGBT
Rebels With a Causenew
Florida students protest Keystone XL with thousands in the nation's Capitol.
Creative Loafing (Tampa) |
Arielle Stevenson |
02-20-2013 |
Environment
College Graduates Dependent On Food Stamps Are On the Risenew
One percent of food stamp recipients have a graduate degree, a number that's tripled since 2007.
The Texas Observer |
Sarah Angle |
02-19-2013 |
Poverty
Tags: Food Stamps
"We Shall Not Be Moved"new
The untold story of the brave high school students who led nonviolent protests and sparked the Civil Rights Movement in Chattanooga, Tenn.
Adopting and Adaptingnew
Why foster care adoptions in New Orleans have hit their lowest point in recent memory.
Gambit |
Jeremy Alford |
02-18-2013 |
Children & Families
Anatomy of a Heroin Ringnew
Dana Bostic's gang-affiliated Chicago drug organization employed dozens of residents, served thousands of customers, established ties with Mexican drug cartels, and relied on violence to stay in business.
Chicago Reader |
Mick Dumke |
02-15-2013 |
Features
From Punishment to Healing: Moving Mental-Health Care Homenew
On March 10, 2010, the Montgomery, Ala.-based Southern Poverty Law Center sued then Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour along with a handful of state mental-health administrators on behalf of several teenagers whom the state was holding in mental institutions. All of the children's problems stemmed from trauma.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
02-15-2013 |
Health
