AltWeeklies Wire
Should Apple Ban Racist iPhone App Mariachi Hero?new
Just a few days ago Apple banned a set of apps based on their sexually suggestive material. Why would they choose not to, likewise, prohibit applications with racist overtones such as Mariachi Hero?
San Antonio Current |
DeAnne Cuellar |
03-04-2011 |
Race & Class
Don't Ask, Don't Tell Litenew
Charleston-based sailors in trouble for sleepy night watching Vampire Diaries.
Charleston City Paper |
Greg Hambrick |
03-04-2011 |
LGBT
After the DREAMnew
Students fighting for a path to citizenship still looking for reliable allies.
San Antonio Current |
Michael Barajas |
03-04-2011 |
Immigration
Tags: Rick Perry, DREAM Act
God, the Gunman and Jeanne Assamnew
A look at why, even in her new life miles away from Colorado Springs, the security guard-turned-reluctant-celebrity still has to address New Life Church.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Kirsten Akens |
03-04-2011 |
Religion
War Is Personalnew
When Carlos Arredondo lost his son in Iraq, he couldn't pretend it was worth the sacrifice.
The Texas Observer |
Eugene Richards |
03-04-2011 |
War
Feeling badgerednew
Wisconsin's situation inspires calls for local transparency, but a Colorado Springs teachers union resists.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chet Hardin |
03-03-2011 |
Education
Phil Angelides Talks About the Financial Crisisnew
Congress put Sacramento’s Phil Angelides, former California lieutenant governor, in charge of getting to the truth about the 2008 financial meltdown. What’d he find?
Sacramento News & Review |
Jeff vonKaenel |
03-03-2011 |
Economy
Tags: California, Wall Street
The Butterfly Mannew
He loves butterflies--and he's found key clues to how the climate is heating up. Meet UC Davis’ Lepidoptera detective, Arthur Shapiro.
Sacramento News & Review |
Hugh Biggar |
03-03-2011 |
Environment
Tags: Climate Change, Butterflies
Children of a Higher Godnew
Members of Portland's Santo Daime church drink hallucinogenic tea. And they serve it to their kids.
Willamette Week |
Nancy Rommelmann and Aaron Mesh |
03-02-2011 |
Religion
Blunt Assessment: The Need for Legal Weednew
A look into the policies and practices behind marijuana prohibition reveals a gully scheme in which weed culture is supported by the very agencies charged with eliminating it. The result? The increasing criminalization of just one demographic: inner-city blacks.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Nina Hoffmann |
03-02-2011 |
Race & Class
Don't Fall for the Phony Budget Crisis
Politicians and pundits from both parties tell us that the good times are over, that we've got to start living within our means. They're lying.
The Deficit Monsternew
How did Texas get so far down in this financial hole?
Fort Worth Weekly |
Vince Leibowitz |
03-02-2011 |
Economy
Hate is Not a Conservative Christian Valuenew
Biblical literalism shouldn't trump message of love.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Brady Born |
03-02-2011 |
Religion
Excessive Forcenew
Rumors abound about wild cops in Lorain. But one voice of opposition grew too loud.
Cleveland Scene |
Kyle Swenson |
03-02-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Police
Framed for Murder?new
Recanted testimony bolsters another New Haven, Conn. man’s fight for freedom.
New Haven Advocate |
Betsy Yagla |
03-01-2011 |
Crime & Justice
