AltWeeklies Wire
Making a Shelter a Homenew
A week after Hurricane Katrina, evacuees in Jackson, Miss., are turning their shelter into a home.
Jackson Free Press |
Casey Parks |
09-08-2005 |
Disasters
Tags: disasters
Tails of Katrinanew
As the world struggles to rescue thousands of human flood victims, we can't forget the other evacuees: the animals of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast.
Jackson Free Press |
Knol Aust |
09-08-2005 |
Disasters
Tags: disasters
A Middle East Diary: The Gaza Pulloutnew
The withdrawal proves as politically charged as the region’s history.
Boston Phoenix |
Bob Zelnick |
09-08-2005 |
International
When the Levee Breaksnew
As San Antonio's military and medical teams evacuate hurricane victims, one man realizes he can never go home again
San Antonio Current |
Michael Cary |
09-08-2005 |
Disasters
Tags: disasters
Katrina Rips Bush a New Onenew
Forget Iraq, the Supreme Court nominations, and Social Security -- it took a hurricane to wake up the press, raise the issue of race and class, and redefine the political landscape.
Boston Phoenix |
Mark Jurkowitz |
09-08-2005 |
Disasters
Occupational Deaths on the Rise in Georgianew
Statistics, released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in late August, showed that Georgia saw a 16 percent increase in workplace deaths in 2004 from 2003. Florida was the only state to report a greater increase than Georgia.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alyssa Abkowitz |
09-08-2005 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Katrina Leaves Us Asking: Are We Prepared? Are We Protected?new
In the wake of our government's response to Hurricane Katrina, Americans now must ask if we're safer or more secure than we were before 9/11.
The evidence throws back a scary answer: Maybe not.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Ken Edelstein and John Sugg |
09-08-2005 |
Disasters
Wave of Angernew
The editor of the New Orleans alternative newspaper Gambit Weekly, Michael Tisserand, calls for a nationwide fight to save New Orleans, the city and the people.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Michael Tisserand |
09-07-2005 |
Media
Tags: media
Many Thousands Gonenew
The first disaster was the hurricane. The second was the federal government's response.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Steve Perry |
09-07-2005 |
Disasters
Tags: disasters
Project Censored Runners-Upnew
Possible health effects of nanotechnology and the miserliness of rich countries are on a list of censored stories that didn't make the top ten.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Camille T. Taiara |
09-07-2005 |
Media
Tags: media
Bay Area Censorednew
Some major Bay Area stories, such as pro-choice liberals' criticism of the stem-cell initiative, didn't make the big-time media.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Tim Redmond and Matthew Hirsch |
09-07-2005 |
Media
Tags: media
Censored -- or Bogus?new
Most stories on the Project Censored list are well-sourced but one is dubious.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Camille T. Taiara |
09-07-2005 |
Media
Tags: media
Censored!new
Project Censored presents the 10 biggest stories the mainstream media ignored over the past year.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Camille T. Taiara |
09-07-2005 |
Media
Tags: media
Jail Bates?
DA Wes Lane says Brian Bates, Oklahoma City's "Video Vigilante," paid prostitutes to have sex on camera. Bates says it's a setup and has documents to back up his claim.
Oklahoma Gazette |
Ben Fenwick |
09-07-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Bush Blows Katrinanew
Following the media trail of Dubya's disaster: Doesn't anyone at the White House read National Geographic?
Seattle Weekly |
Chuck Taylor |
09-07-2005 |
Disasters
Tags: disasters
