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Birth behind bars
Thousands of pregnant people are admitted to U.S. jails and prisons every year—what happens when they give birth?
Sept. 11 suspects to be tried at Guantanamo, not New York,...
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. announced "reluctantly" that the alleged mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks and four other suspects will face justice before a U.S. military tribunal at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, rather than in a civilian court in New ...
Protecting more than a postage-stamp-sized ecosystem
Yukon First Nations and Yukon-based environmental organizations are taking legal action to secure protections for...
Pirate Bay to be blocked in the UK, court rules
The Pirate Bay is set to be blocked by five of the main ISPs in the...
The lowdown on Apple’s controversial new iPhone connector
Immediately after Apple announced its new iPhone — sleeker, thinner, longer, faster and all — attention shifted to the tiny oval slot at the top...
Immigration: Love across the lines
If and when immigration overhaul is passed, and Nicole Salgado can bring her husband home with her from Mexico, the first thing they’ll do is visit her now 91-year-old grandmother in Syracuse, N.Y. Salgado chokes up as she talks about how her grandmother hasn’t seen ...
Greg Campbell’s tribute to a fallen friend becomes award-winning documentary
Photojournalists seldom become the subject of the story. The expectation is that they will be objective observers, remaining hidden behind the camera, bearing witness...
Boulder’s NOAA can’t afford greenhouse gas monitoring
Faced with a rapidly shrinking budget, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has announced that it has stopped measuring greenhouse gas emissions at 12 locations and has slashed measuring practices across the country...
How EPA helps big corporations greenwash
While I generally have nothing but praise for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), its Green Power Partnership...
Alcoholics Anonymous struggles to stay relevant as secular programs gain momentum
On Wednesday nights, the basement of Boulder’s Pine Street Church fills to capacity for the Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) open meeting. Facilitators lead the group...
Obama threatens payroll tax veto over pipeline provision
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has vowed to veto...
Inside the people pound
Former Boulder Weekly Editor Pamela White wrote about the treatment of undocumented immigrants in May 2002, describing the conditions in the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Aurora...
