AltWeeklies Wire
Transhuman expressnew
"We are now in the process of reprogramming the information processes of our own biology, to program biology away from cancer."
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
01-16-2013 |
Science
Former NFL player Wade Davis finds new career helping LGBTQ youthnew
Wade Davis has come a long way since the days when he would drop dollars at a strip club, hoping to impress his teammates on the Tennessee Titans. A free agent in the NFL, the cornerback didn't want to give his football family even the tiniest inkling that he might be a little bit different from them.
Charleston City Paper |
Susan Cohen |
01-16-2013 |
LGBT
Tags: Wade Davis NFL
Union Stationnew
Colorado Senate Bill 11 emerges as a major engine of change for an increasingly empowered LGBT population.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chet Hardin |
01-16-2013 |
LGBT
Murdered by a Prosecutor
The suicide of a tech wunderkind should prompt a general reexamination of America's out-of-control prison sentences.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
01-14-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: hacking, Aaron Swartz
Adventures in Bicycle Maintenancenew
Katelyn works on her New Year's resolution to learn more about bicycle maintenance.
NUVO |
Katelyn Coyne |
01-11-2013 |
Transportation
Tags: bicycle maintenance
Night Ridersnew
Federal prosecutors say a white Rankin County gang's spree of race-fueled violence resulted in the death of James Craig Anderson, a black man, in June 2011.
Jackson Free Press |
R.L. Nave |
01-11-2013 |
Race & Class
11th-Hour 'Cliff' Deal: Mostly Band Aidnew
The U.S. Congress kept the entire electorate on tenterhooks for weeks over the "fiscal cliff"--mandatory tax expirations and spending cuts that Congress imposed on itself last year.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
01-11-2013 |
Economy
What Happened to the Violence Against Women Act?new
Without reauthorization, increased protection for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault is at risk for the first time in 18 years.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
01-11-2013 |
Policy Issues
Whose Future is Rising?new
Revitalizing a desolate piece of downtown Calgary, the city has gambled with taxes on the allure of high-priced condos. If it succeeds, where will the poor people go?
Fast Forward Weekly |
James Wilt |
01-11-2013 |
Housing & Development
Notes From the Underground Economynew
Are companies at the Port of Long Beach cheating truckers out of their rightful wages?
OC Weekly |
Joseph Lapin |
01-11-2013 |
Business & Labor
Tags: truck drivers, Port of Long Beach
Paving a Contaminated Parkwaynew
Activists warn of plutonium under Colorado's proposed Jefferson Parkway.
Boulder Weekly |
Elizabeth Miller |
01-11-2013 |
Environment
Pot Junkies Terrorize D.C. Partiesnew
Guys, Washingtonians are smoking pot at parties, and the Washington Post is on it.
Washington City Paper |
Will Sommer |
01-11-2013 |
Drugs
Tags: Marijuana
The Good and Bad of William Brattonnew
The former police chief in New York and Los Angeles could help Oakland police, but he also brings a lot of baggage.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
01-10-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: William Bratton
Can Kickstarter Stick Around?new
Is crowd funding destined to hit critical mass and implode, or will the crowdsourcing model enter and sustain itself within the larger cultural dialogue?
