Austin at Large: Truth and Reconciliation

“Reimagining” public safety will involve more than just technocratic change

"...carefully counted our pocket change to (under)pay too few social workers, many with (required) advanced degrees, who aren't unionized,..."

Aug. 28, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

AISD Hears Loud and Clear: No Cops in Schools

Austinites call for schools to defund its police, too

"...public providing comment. A majority of those referenced Austin Justice Coalition's six resolutions that asked the trustees to not..."

July 3, 2020 News Feature by Aaricka Washington

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

Here are the sounds we’re consuming

"...cheery charisma by the host of livestream show ATX Social Club alongside footage at Dallas' giant eyeball sculpture. Beats..."

June 26, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

District Judges Issue Order on Felony Personal Bonds

UPDATE: Uniform rules to allow defendants to avoid jail before trial

"...District Judge Brenda Kennedy, begins “In the interest of justice and fairness for persons accused of felony crimes,” and..."

March 24, 2020 News Post by Michael King

RZA, NASA, and Captain America for South by Southwest

New keynotes, speakers added with days to spare

"...Melvin will be joining Oxygen’s Kim Kardashian West: The Justice Project with Kim Kardashian West, #cut50 Co-Founder and Senior..."

March 3, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Warren Warrants a Win

"...dedicated professionals with political puppets in our nation’s Intelligence, Justice, and Treasury departments. He’s lied to us over 17,000..."

Feb. 24, 2020 Postmarks

Austin at Large: Lord, Gotta Keep On Moving

New and welcome spirits animate the fight for transit

"...town's 30-year transit dialogue – leaders and advocates for social and environmental justice, for equity above all things, for..."

Oct. 4, 2019 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Council Holds Off on Boycotting Alabama for Restrictive Abortion Laws

Abortion protest could do more harm than good, say advocates

"...But some in the social and reproductive justice world have pushed back at the..."

June 7, 2019 News Post by Mary Tuma

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the Upcoming Legislative Session

Lawmakers set to tackle immigration, education, legalization, transportation, and more

"...that agenda includes both specific labor issues and broader social priorities: raising the minimum wage; protecting retirement security (i.e.,..."

Dec. 14, 2018 News Feature by the News Staff

Unity in the Community as City Council OK’s Police Pact

Why all sides are calling the four-year, $44 million police contract a win

"...hour. Yes, there were still angry cops posting to social media their disappointment that the final deal gave away..."

Nov. 23, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Austin Film Festival Review: The Money Stone

Ghana's gold mining industry reveals a nation's soul

"...The principal characters – Justice, James, and Max – all represent a shade of..."

Oct. 30, 2018 Screens Post by Julian DeBerry

How to Jail the Poor

Travis County tries to fix its Driving While License Invalid issue

"...County, 3,266 people got booked into the county's criminal justice system for the high crime of driving somewhere without..."

Sept. 21, 2018 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Ngozi Ukazu Hip-Checks This Year’s Staple! Expo

Local artist brings a hockey team’s worth of wit & bro-centric warmth

"...animated series – and the comics I read were Justice League International, which is basically the Nineties sitcom version..."

Sept. 5, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Point Austin: Partly Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs

City Hall begins budget prep with a fair-to-middling forecast

"...similarly figured at 68%. Some members (and certainly local justice advocates) say more of that funding should be going..."

April 6, 2018 News Column by Michael King

Trump Budget Wants Congress to Rewrite Federal Immigration Law

But that budget? DOA. (We hope.)

"...roundly denounced, as it should be, for cutting basic social safety net programs and undermining public schools, while spiking..."

June 2, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Jimmy LaFave in the Present Tense

Honoring the local musician’s commitment to life

"...shrugged and they did that most beautiful of songs justice. It wasn't perfect. It was extraordinarily human...."

May 12, 2017 Music Feature by Dave Marsh

Gay Place

Queerbomb is short on funds and needs your help

"...sure this year's event addresses the issues brought to social media last year. While 2017 Queerbomb will definitely happen,..."

May 12, 2017 Column by Sarah Marloff

SXSW Announces New Batch of Featured Speakers

Game of Thrones showrunners join tech, health innovators, and more

"...promoting educating low-income children in computer coding and criminal justice reform, among other issues...."

Jan. 11, 2017 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Release of Breaion King Arrest Footage Leads to APD Investigations

Police and community members meet for “an open, honest dialogue”

"...allow activists from Black Lives Matter and the Austin Justice Coalition to speak at the press conference concerning Joseph’s..."

July 22, 2016 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

Patrick Bullies School ISD Over Transgender Policy

Lt. Gov. calls for resignation of Ft. Worth superintendent

"...of legal shots fired by the U.S. Department of Justice and North Carolina over the state’s so-called bathroom bill..."

May 10, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

More to the Story

Advocates work to change the conversation around human trafficking

"...Locally, trafficking survivors and criminal justice advocates like Melton work together on the first piece..."

April 22, 2016 News Feature by Lizzie Jespersen

Point Austin: Death in Custody

Sandra Bland was guilty of driving while black

"...Sandra Bland was a combination of official oppression and social injustice. Instead of beginning her new job and a..."

July 31, 2015 News Column by Michael King

Breaking the Chains

Slavery may be illegal, but it's not eradicated

"...According to Kayvon Sabourian, an attorney with the Equal Justice Center, the border's ongoing militarization has created conditions under..."

June 19, 2015 News Feature by Lizzie Jespersen

Searching for the Disappeared

Families of missing Mexican students bring their story to the U.S.

"...of this cause that we are here, asking for justice. ¡El pueblo unido jamás será vencido!" she concluded, leading..."

March 27, 2015 News Feature by Tony Cantú

SXSW Interactive Adds Speakers

A chef, a cybernetic man, and a political firebrand walk into a bar

"...has been accepted. Carter also describes herself as a "social business evangelist," and we're not entirely sure what that..."

Sept. 8, 2014 Screens Post by James Renovitch

DVDanger: Identity Crisis

The Double, Filth, and Moebius melt minds

"...on the tension between the protagonist/antagonist's two halves. Pre-The Social Network Eisenberg was typecast as a dweeb with a..."

Aug. 30, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Tales of the Refugees

"...co-hosted by the Congregational Church, Austin Inter­faith, the Equal Justice Center, and the Austin region's Justice for Our Neighbors,..."

Aug. 29, 2014 News Feature by Tony Cantú

In Flight From Central America

Sunday panel considers the plight of young refugees

"...co-hosted by the Congregational Church, Austin Interfaith, the Equal Justice Center, and the Austin region Justice for Our Neighbors.)..."

Aug. 25, 2014 News Post by Tony Cantú

The Way of the 'Food Forest'

Locavores planting seeds for the next phase of urban agriculture

"...diverse range of people, from neighborhood seniors to environmental justice advocates looking for ways to expand food access. The..."

Feb. 14, 2014 News Feature by Anna Toon

The Hightower Report: The Class of 2013 Seems to Get It

Civilization is what we make happen

"...happen. The class of 2013 applauded this ethic of social progress – and they gave me hope, that we..."

June 21, 2013 News Column by Jim Hightower

« 1    ‹ BACK    22   23   24   25   26   27   28   29   30   31     NEXT ›    34 »