AltWeeklies Wire
Are Stoners High on Romney?new
There's talk of many cannabis advocates casting a protest vote against Obama.
Sacramento News & Review |
Nick Miller |
05-11-2012 |
Drugs
Mormon Myth-Busting: Is the Book of Mormon the LDS Bible?new
The BoM was written by Joseph Smith, who claims to have translated it from a pile of gold tablets an angel hipped him to.
San Antonio Current |
Jeffrey Wright |
04-13-2012 |
Commentary
Documentary filmmakers investigate Frank Matthews, 1970s East Coast heroin kingpin and Durham nativenew
"You almost get the impression in Durham that people think he's on the outskirts of town, waiting to hear something bad about him and he's gonna come in and do something."
Engage the Enemynew
A new Cleveland court helps veteran offenders shake their demons
Cleveland Scene |
Anastasia Pantsios |
08-03-2011 |
Civil Liberties
Can a Grieving Poet's Movement for Peace Save Mexico?new
On a broiling mid-June afternoon in Juarez, Javier Sicilia stepped on to a makeshift stage in a downtown park to address at least 2,000 of his fellow grieving Mexicans. The crowd applauded wildly as the soft-spoken, 54-year old poet began to speak in measured tones about creating a national movement to “save our Democracy.”
The Texas Observer |
Melissa del Bosque |
07-08-2011 |
Drugs
Heroin.com: Selling Junk Onlinenew
In 2008, New York City's Special Narcotics Prosecutor began leading a team of undercover investigators targeting the drug dealers who used Craigslist to advertise their wares. Three years later, drug dealing on the classified-ads website is still blatant and ubiquitous.
The Village Voice |
David Shapiro and Joe Coscarelli |
04-20-2011 |
Drugs
Charlie Sheen Declared an Illegal Substancenew
In what has been called an epidemic by Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske, figures released by the Obama administration show that over 150 million Americans are addicted to Charlie Sheen.
San Antonio Current |
Jay Whitecotton |
03-04-2011 |
Commentary
Last Night Dubstep Molly Saved My Lifenew
An unidentified warehouse provides a wallop of bass and existential escape.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
J. Winter |
03-02-2011 |
Recreation
Dead Zonenew
The Texas-Mexico border has always been violent — but nothing like this.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Peter Gorman |
01-05-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: U.S.-Mexico Border, Drugs
Serving Those Who Servednew
Veterans make up eight percent of the U.S. population, but 20 percent of the homeless population. What's being done to help them?
Illinois Times |
Patrick Yeagle |
11-11-2010 |
Homelessness
Shot By Drug Smugglers?new
Renowned forensics experts say a Pinal County deputy's high-profile tale about getting shot after encountering drug smugglers doesn't add up.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin |
09-24-2010 |
Crime & Justice
Inside the Brutal World of America's Kidnapping Capitalnew
Phoenix, Ariz. is labeled the kidnapping capital of the U.S. because of people- and drug-smuggling out of Mexico. But it's the smuggled immigrants, not the general public, who overwhelmingly are the primary victims.
The Village Voice |
Monica Alonzo |
08-11-2010 |
Crime & Justice
Santa Cruz Pins Crime Fighting Hopes on Pogonip Pathnew
Santa Cruz leaders are hoping a bike path through the heroin and meth dealing nexus of the Pogonip park will clean up crime. Experts say otherwise.
Good Times Santa Cruz |
Curtis Cartier |
08-03-2010 |
Crime & Justice
Beware of Kids With Headphonesnew
Digital dosing the new gateway drug?
Austin Chronicle |
Jordan Smith |
07-19-2010 |
Drugs
Overcrowding at Illinois Prisons is Costly and Dangerousnew
In Sangamon County, at least 13 inmates were released early, many serving just a fraction of their sentences. One repeat drunk driver served only a month of his year-long sentence; another inmate serving time for possession of cocaine spent only two weeks behind bars.
Illinois Times |
Patrick Yeagle |
03-04-2010 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: early release, violence, prison, politics, Drugs, justice, crime, money, rehabilitation, inmate, corrections
