One Child Nation

Inside China’s 36-year war on women’s bodies

"...“It was really fucked up” is how one retired “family planning” official explains the forced sterilizations they..."

Aug. 23, 2019 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Leave No Child Behind

In a an excerpt from their new book, Molly Ivins and Lou Dubose expose Bush's No Child Left Behind policy as an educational Enron.

"...You teach a child to read and he or her will be able..."

Oct. 3, 2003 News Feature by Louis Dubose

The Child Support Mess

"...Howard Baldwin has a lot of experience in child support issues, but also a daunting job ahead of..."

Jan. 15, 1999 News Feature by Robert Bryce

She's One of Us

Mike Clark-Madison Profiles New City Manager Toby Futrell

"...special about her. "That's such a setup," she snorts. "Everyone in city government is 'different' and 'special.'"..."

June 7, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

City Council: Activists Push for Austin Public Library Policy Change

While the dais considers Convention Center expansion, scooters

"...Sanctuary for Black Futures," which seeks to change APL policy...."

May 24, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Dan Patrick: Ignore Obama's Transgender Policy

Parents of transgender students speak out against Patrick

"...Superintendent Kent Scribner had the authority to adopt the policy. Patrick signaled he and other lawmakers would delve into..."

May 31, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

Behind Enemy Lines at ALEC's Right-Wing Policy Conference

Activists say the American Legislative Exchange Council backs corporate interests over people

"...cigar­-chomping, inflatable cat wearing a pinstriped suit – with one paw he held a construction worker by the throat;..."

Aug. 30, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Texas' Child Well-Being Report Card Mixed

Teens less likely to die since 2000, but infant mortality up

"...Are children improving over time, or are things getting worse? A..."

Nov. 25, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Council: Child Care “Scandal” Highlights City’s Own Failures

CMs also mull fate of APL’s Recycled Reads

"...a health or safety risk. She denies she asked anyone to watch her son during their paid work hours,..."

Feb. 15, 2019 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Council Recap: Making Life Easier for Child Care Centers

Council acts on resolution by CM Vanessa Fuentes

"...Member Vanessa Fuentes to make it easier to open child care centers. "Every single neighborhood should have access to..."

Feb. 3, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Exoneration for Child Counselor Targeted by Strayhorn

After a four-year battle with the state, Bebe Gaines wins the right to work with foster kids again

"...individually, as required under federal law), including former agency Commissioner Thomas Chapman, reached a settlement with Gaines, awarding her..."

Aug. 22, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Day One: Long on Smiles and Short on Dollars

Head for the hills ... the Lege is back in town!

"...Batten down the hatches – as if the one two years ago weren't epic enough, state lawmakers are..."

Jan. 14, 2005 News Column by Amy Smith

Under One Roof

Can the City Make Good on Its Affordable Housing Promise?

"...what I'm talking about; they can make things happen," one developer complained last year as the City Council was..."

July 28, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Paul's Foreign Policy Ignores Reality

"...my affair. If I'm a doctor and witness a child choking, why provide CPR when it might cost me..."

Jan. 6, 2012 Postmarks

No Child Left Untested!

"...Under the federal No Child Left Behind act, schools are evaluated by their year-to-year..."

Oct. 8, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Trial of APD Officer Will Be One of the Most Consequential in Austin History

Here’s what it could mean for our city and for how law enforcement is held accountable

"...One of the most consequential trials in Austin history began..."

Oct. 20, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

One-Two Punch

Gene Luen Yang's 'Boxers' and 'Saints' duo takes on the Boxer Rebellion

"...Gene Luen Yang: To be honest, I don't know if I know of another way..."

Sept. 20, 2013 Arts Feature by Dan Solomon

AAAFF Review: "Sister"

Short film is a letter to the children of China’s One Child Policy

"...No one forgets the first time they see themselves on the..."

June 18, 2019 Screens Post by Lilli Hime

Chalk

Made by teachers for teachers, this local indie offers no easy answers to its statistic that 50% of teachers quit within their first three years on the job.

"...thick for these working slobs. Mr. Lowrey can’t take one kid aside without the rest of the class erupting..."

May 18, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Luv Doc: Soberingly Preggo

Pot, like most drugs, is pretty fucking wonderful when used recreationally

"...through. I don't mind the idea of caring for one child, but I don't want to care for two...."

April 21, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

The General Specific

AFS Essential Cinema: Love on the Largest Continent: Ten Asian Films

"...am a world traveler. This is because I have gone to the movies throughout my life, and not just..."

May 29, 2009 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Chinese Sweatshops Evil

"...bosses for personal gain. Either that or they're officially nonexistent people, off the books from the Chinese one-child policy...."

Dec. 6, 2006 Postmarks

AAAFF 2022 Review: Hidden Letters

Documentary explores a secret Chinese language created by women

"...relationship between He Yanxin, the last traditionally trained Nüshu practitioner, and Hu Xin, and museum guide in Jiangyong and..."

June 28, 2022 Screens Post by Mazzy Oliver Smallwood

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Our readers talk back.

"...in need of a shave? Or just a self-declared nonexpert who dares to define the "foundation of music"? I..."

Dec. 15, 2006 Column

So Let Them Surf...

One Child, One Computer: Gary Chapman's Vision

"...god of Technology than among educators," writes Neil Postman, one of the country's sharpest critics of Americans' love of..."

Jan. 19, 1996 News Feature

What Would Chairman Mao Say?

AFS Documentary Tour presents Please Vote for Me

"...to beat Weijun Chen's Please Vote for Me. First, one must slide past the film's (slightly yawn-inducing) wonky-but-worthy context..."

Sept. 12, 2008 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

The Scene

Jones' town

"...Friday, Oct. 26, Alex Jones, Austin's greatest freedom fighter, radio-show host, filmmaker, and "speculative..."

Oct. 26, 2007 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Roe's End?

After nearly three years of fighting, Texas reproductive rights advocates will get their day at the U.S. Supreme Court

"...adoption, yet the emotional weight of carrying a rapist's child for nine months was too much to bear. "Being..."

Jan. 29, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

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We're Not Naive

"...7) No one at the press conference used the dehumanizing term "vermin."..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Column

In the Worst Moments of Austinites’ Lives, APD Victim Services Shows Up

Inside one of APD’s most-celebrated divisions

"...dispatched to a suspected drowning call involving a 7-year-old child at an apartment complex in North Central Austin. While..."

April 19, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

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