Various Possibilities for the Future of I-35

So many options, but only one (or none) can be our new highway

"...whatever kind of public use above. 6) 2003 Air Rights Study: Fifth and Sixth Street Plaza Way before Reconnect..."

June 21, 2019 News Feature

Activists Nod to The Handmaid's Tale to Protest Anti-Abortion Bills

Pro-choice protest at Capitol channels dystopian fiction

"...women could face if legislators continue to attack reproductive rights...."

May 23, 2017 News Post by Mary Tuma

Standing Witness

On living through the history of AIDS, and seeing a rising rate of infection

"...isn't strong enough," explains Brown Sugar. "You've gotta live your life normal, because you only get to live once..."

July 22, 2016 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

NLRB Settlement ... Cap Metro Politics

Union President Wyatt says it's a vindication of workers' rights

"...no further illegal actions and informing workers of their rights to organize. In a press release, Wyatt thanked the..."

Nov. 21, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Then There's This: Grandfathered Death Star

The Vested Rights Ordinance is new, but is it improved?

"...sputters, a do-over, and a postponement, a revised Vested Rights Ordinance (aka grandfathering ordinance) is set to go to..."

April 25, 2014 News Column by Amy Smith

Death Watch: Texecutioners vs. the World

Capital case raises questions of international consular rights

"...Mukasey had asked that Texas comply with an International Court of Justice order, to ensure that Mexican nationals on..."

Jan. 17, 2014 News Feature by Jordan Smith

An Arbitrary Nation: Part 7

Journalists and political commentators largely ignore the facts they know

"...U.S. Constitution has emphasized the first 10 amendments – our Bill of Rights – because they are the most..."

Aug. 9, 2013 Column by Michael Ventura

The Making of a Movement

Moments from the battle on women's rights ... in progress

"...crest of the latest and ongoing fight for women's rights in Texas occurred a few minutes before midnight, Tuesday,..."

July 19, 2013 News Feature by Michael King

Judge Edith Jones: Blacks and Hispanics More Violent

Complaint filed over Jones's discriminatory and biased comments

"...A complaint filed today by several civil rights groups, including one funded entirely by the government of..."

June 4, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Point Austin: Introducing the Constitution

Texas Civil Rights Project remains a 20-year work still in progress

"...Despite its still rather tentative name, the Texas Civil Rights Project – which has turned out to be a..."

Oct. 1, 2010 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: MUD Rising

Canyon Creek voting-rights lawsuit goes to the Supremes

"...Last week the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review one Austin-based voting-rights case and rejected..."

Jan. 16, 2009 News Column by Michael King

The Last King of Scotland

Forest Whitaker becomes dictator Idi Amin in a ferocious performance that often dwarfs the more ordinary aspects of this picture.

"...the same sort of miscalculation that marred the civil rights drama Mississippi Burning: Both films are stories about black..."

Oct. 13, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Supremes Take a Hit

The federalist smoke from medical marijuana reaches the Supreme Court. Can they clear the air on states' rights, pot, and the Constitution?

"...attorneys for Raich and Monson faced the U.S. Supreme Court to argue the merits of this particular medi-pot dispute..."

Dec. 10, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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Dec. 12, 2003 Column

SXSW Sent Cease-and-Desist Letter to Organization Leading Army Sponsorship Protest

Festival claims activists infringed on trademark rights

"...“by supporting these companies, SXSW is complicit in human rights abuses and violations of international law.”..."

March 11, 2024 News Post by Lina Fisher

Capital City Men’s Chorus Celebrates 30 Years

Spring show illuminates untold stories of forgotten LGBTQ icons

"...countless figures and legacies contributed to the present-day LGBTQ rights movement and have long gone unsung. But this spring,..."

May 6, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

Point Austin: It Ain’t Easy Being Weird

Welcome to Austin – accept our gift of the spirit of change

"...it has exacerbated the vehicle traffic nightmare that strangles our major thoroughfares and directly undermines an otherwise comfortable quality..."

March 15, 2019 News Column by Michael King

"Juntos/Together" Ties Austin's Activist Past and Present

Shedding light on action & initiatives by local minority communities

"...Students marching down the streets for their rights, incidents of police brutality against minority community members, and..."

March 28, 2018 Arts Post by Acacia Coronado

Austin's Day of Resistance

Where to commemorate the first anniversary of the Women’s March

"...we’re once again taking to the streets to voice our displeasure with the current administration, and, locally, to demand..."

Jan. 19, 2018 Events Post by Sarah Marloff

Texas Responds to Hobby Lobby Contraception Case

Dems, health groups and religious freedom advocates slam ruling

"...This morning, the United States Supreme Court ruled that family-owned businesses like Hobby Lobby can decide..."

June 30, 2014 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: 'No Bueno'

Court says the Lege still trampling on voting rights

"...or abridges their right to vote. – U.S. District Court opinion in Texas Voter ID case..."

Sept. 7, 2012 News Column by Michael King

'Ich Bin ein Cheesehead'

Austin unionists prove they are Madison as hell

"...in Austin, may show that they have attacked workers' rights one time too many...."

Feb. 27, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Repo Men

Jude Law and Forest Whitaker play repo men in this future world where body parts can be bought and sold but also repossessed.

"...sci-fi has morphed into "WTF?" and now all of our futures, most of them already closely enough wound, are..."

March 26, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Cap Met Axes Labor Relations Manager Position

Transit authority's union concerned about unexpected move's impact on upcoming negotiations

"...provider, emphasis will be placed on several aspects of our operations," reads an e-mail from Cap Metro media contact..."

July 27, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

North Country

Charlize Theron stars in this fictionalized, rousing, but nevertheless predictable account of the first class-action sexual discrimination suit.

"...the protagonist undergoes while learning to fight for her rights. It’s emotionally charged and rousing stuff, especially when done..."

Oct. 21, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Who's Taking Who?

The inside game of the 'property rights' legislation reveals the usual suspects

"...floor as early as today (Thursday). The far-reaching property rights legislation sailed out of the House Monday, beating this..."

May 13, 2005 News Column by Amy Smith

Do Something! Vote!

"...wouldn't want Bush in office another day, much less four more years. Why then, I constantly have to ask..."

Sept. 27, 2004 Postmarks

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"...In your April 2 article on the Historic Task Force ["New..."

April 23, 2004 Column

Naked City

"...five members of the Zoning and Platting Commission and four of the Planning Commission, the first round of appointments..."

July 5, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

The Panama Deception

"...operation designed to protect American lives as averred by our government, nor a strategic pipeline interruptus ploy directed at..."

Oct. 9, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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