AltWeeklies Wire
Baghdad Boynew
What was really behind Farris Hassan's trip to Iraq? Ask his father, who has a fascinating and checkered past.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Bob Norman |
01-17-2006 |
International
Tags: international
Family Tiesnew
Ex-members of a cult that once advocated sex between adults and children want the group's leaders exposed and punished.
Houston Press |
Craig Malisow |
11-22-2005 |
Religion
Tags: Texas, Houston, pedophilia, David, family, child, international, molestation, abuse, Sexual, Berg, cult, incest
Cuban Writer M.M. Pascal-Paul: Not for the Feeble-Mindednew
The rising literary star says the blurring of reality and fiction, actually, the elimination of fact, is the fundamental issue of our day. Or did she even say that?
Miami New Times |
Kirk Nielsen |
11-14-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Advice and Dissent IV
As the death toll climbs in Iraq and now here at home, more people than ever wonder what went wrong with America since Sept. 11, 2001
Pasadena Weekly |
Joe Piasecki |
09-02-2005 |
International
Tags: international
Temperatures Rise in Southern Iraqnew
The response to Iraqis who demand to know when the British Army will leave Al Muthanna is "when Al Muthanna can take care of itself" -- but to do that, the town and the rest of southern Iraq need power, water, and planning. All three are in short supply.
The Village Voice |
David Axe |
08-26-2005 |
International
Tags: international
Drinking in a Kabul Barnew
In August 2005, the author hung out at a Kabul bar with drunken soldiers, military contractors and a few other shady types -- and gained unusual insight into an already forgotten war.
Maui Time |
Barukh Shalev |
08-24-2005 |
International
Tags: international
AFL-CIO Faces Splitting Issuenew
The idea that organized labor must grow or die is behind the departures that have fractured the AFL-CIO.
The Village Voice |
Tom Robbins |
08-03-2005 |
Business & Labor
Rice-a-ruckusnew
Protesters give Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice a San Francisco treat during her speech at the Commonwealth Club.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Steve T. Jones |
06-01-2005 |
International
Tags: international
War-Zone Pollsternew
Steven Moore set up shop in Baghdad as an opinion pollster and focus-group organizer in the chaotic environs of Iraq.
Sacramento News & Review |
Sasha Abramsky |
05-06-2005 |
International
Tags: international
Diplomatic Exchangenew
The Iraqi president's son visits to forge new connections.
Tucson Weekly |
Jim Nintzel |
05-05-2005 |
International
Tags: international
The Newest Birth Control Battlenew
Religious conservatives are moving the anti-choice fight beyond the abortion clinic and into the pharmacy. Anti-choice pharmacists opposed to all forms of artificial contraception are seeking the power to mess with women's everyday lives.
Boston Phoenix |
Deirdre Fulton |
05-05-2005 |
The War on Women
Tags: Life, for, contraception, Abortion, international, morning-after, pill, emergency, Pharmacists
U.S. to Earth: Drop Deadnew
"Nature's wisdom" is on display at a world's fair in Japan. But Bush's America is not keen on nature, wants to run the world, and hates fairs.
Seattle Weekly |
Knute Berger |
04-20-2005 |
International
Tags: international
U.S. Troops Act As Dancing Ambassadors to Kurdistannew
Idaho National Guard members stationed in autonomous Kurdistan spend most days training the nascent Iraqi Army. Between training, they play ambassador to an adoring nation.
Boise Weekly |
David Axe |
04-06-2005 |
International
Tags: international
Feds Look to Deport Teenager Busted for Potnew
Upon returning from a trip to Europe, a computer flagged Ryan Furman, 18, because of a marijuana arrest three years earlier. The officers confiscated his green card and passport and told him he'd have to return to Atlanta in January for what's called a deferred inspection.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Steve Fennessy |
03-03-2005 |
International
Tags: international
Oakland Band Attempts to Rock Libya's Casbahnew
Heavenly States set out to be the first American band to play Libya. And they wanted to learn what it was like to live there. One goal proved easier to reach than the other.
East Bay Express |
Rob Harvilla |
03-02-2005 |
International
Tags: international
