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Pressed for Excess: Philadelphia's Newspaper Battlenew

Inside the impact of the ownership change at The Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News.

Philadelphia Weekly | Steve Volk | 02-26-2007 | Media

Tags: media

Coming Attractions: Philadelphia In The Coming Yearnew

Philly could be on the brink of greatness -- if it invests in what’s next.

Philadelphia Weekly | Staff | 02-26-2007 | Policy Issues

Tags: public policy issues

The Virtual Battlegroundnew

The U.S. Army's Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation, the biggest organization you've never heard of, helps train soldiers to stay alive.

Orlando Weekly | Billy Manes | 02-26-2007 | War

Tags: Iraq, WAR, in

'A Crossroads in Transportation Policy'new

Even with an increase in gasoline taxes, it's unlikely that toll roads, and perhaps even the loathed Trans-Texas Corridor, will vanish from the map.

The Texas Observer | Eileen Welsome | 02-26-2007 | Transportation

Tags: transportation

Two New Supreme Court Justices Control the Fate of Condemnednew

Both sides in the death penalty debate are looking to the court's eventual rulings in Smith v. Texas, Abdul-Kabir v. Quarterman and Panetti v. Quarterman for signs, clues, or outright proof that the tide has turned.

The Texas Observer | Anthony Zurcher | 02-26-2007 | Crime & Justice

Tags: crime & justice

Texas Youth Commission Hides Abuse Scandalnew

How did alleged abuse at a youth facility in West Texas evade detection for so long?

The Texas Observer | Nate Blakeslee | 02-26-2007 | Crime & Justice

Tags: crime & justice

Behind the Labelnew

As the fair-trade movement evolves, farmers, activists and others fear that the meaning of the term will become corrupted.

Boulder Weekly | Grace Hood | 02-26-2007 | Business & Labor

Tags: business & labor

Nun on Firenew

Ending capital punishment will be the great cause of our time, says Dead Man Walking author Sister Helen Prejean.

Pasadena Weekly | Joe Piasecki | 02-26-2007 | Crime & Justice

Tags: crime & justice

Nano-Nationnew

Researchers in California want to use nanotechnology to detect disease, environmental pollution and even terrorism threats.

Sacramento News & Review | Donna Lee | 02-23-2007 | Science

Tags: Health & Science

Will Community Prisons Help or Hurt?new

The idea for smaller women's prisons is part of an overall paradigm shift in how the prison system meets -- or doesn't meet -- the needs of female inmates.

Los Angeles CityBeat | Kelly Davis | 02-23-2007 | Crime & Justice

Tags: crime & justice

Iran: GLBT Terra Terrornew

Gay groups have used a information shortfall to put their own spin on facts about Iran, as was made clear at a recent confab in Toronto.

NOW Magazine | Glenn Wheeler | 02-23-2007 | LGBT

Tags: Iran

Cops Go to Elaborate Lengths for Confessions ... Even Bogus Onesnew

In theory, the technique of cops posing as criminals to secure a confession is a sensible and rational approach to solving a crime -- but as the theatrical scenarios become more clever and elaborate, the risks of wrongful conviction are magnified.

NOW Magazine | Alan Young | 02-23-2007 | Crime & Justice

Tags: crime & justice