Stories by Scott Thill
Scott Thill runs the online mag Morphizm.com. His writing has appeared on Salon, XLR8R, All Music Guide, Wired and others.
As housing markets tank, "trash-outs" are on the rise, leaving owners, lenders and banks fighting over who should pay the clean-up bill.
Posted on Feb 1, 2008, Source: AlterNet
The government-backed lender is embroiled in a murky battle.
Posted on Jan 28, 2008, Source: AlterNet
Meet the Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act.
Posted on Jan 17, 2008, Source: AlterNet
Desalination plants are popping up all over the world, but they may very well make the environmental crisis worse.
Posted on Jan 15, 2008, Source: AlterNet
If our government really is a corporation and Bush is its CEO, we're all likely to be self-employed contractors out of a job.
Posted on Oct 26, 2007, Source: AlterNet
Bush has a socialized health plan, yet he is against offering one to low-income kids. Find out why and how you can help overturn his veto of a children's health insurance bill.
Posted on Oct 17, 2007, Source: AlterNet
Under Bush, terror has become a justification for any and every abuse of power.
Posted on Aug 29, 2007, Source: AlterNet
Hedge funds have helped create a counterfeit economy that some experts say could lead to another full-blown economic depression.
Posted on Jul 26, 2007, Source: AlterNet
It may sound like urban legend but it's not. A frightening trend of bee colony collapses could lead to everything from a radically transformed diet to an overall wipeout of the world's food supply.
Posted on Jun 11, 2007, Source: AlterNet
Your representatives in Washington have worked less than any Congress in almost 60 years. But what's even worse is that on those rare times they do work, they work to pass laws that screw us all over.
Posted on Oct 10, 2006, Source: WireTap
The League of Young Voters -- born in 2003 as the League of Pissed Off Voters -- is mobilizing young people across the country to make a difference in the midterm elections and a neighborhood near you.
Posted on Sep 20, 2006, Source: WireTap
Cannabis is proven to be a fairly harmless drug -- so why is the American right still waging a massive war on weed?
Posted on Aug 9, 2005, Source: AlterNet
Steve Nash's MVP selection reaffirms that race has everything to do with sports at every juncture, not just when a white guy wins an award.
Posted on Jun 15, 2005, Source: AlterNet
Adam Mansbach's novel interrogates the idea of white privilege via the character of Macon, who considers himself the downest white boy ever.
Posted on May 6, 2005, Source: AlterNet
The REAL ID Act would construct a military fence along the whole Southwestern border and require all immigrants to carry ID cards. It's a perfect example of how anti-immigrant, anti-privacy legislation is snuck through Congress in the name of "immigration reform."
Posted on Apr 22, 2005, Source: AlterNet
In Brian K. Vaughan's 'Ex Machina,' the comic book hero paradigm is turned upside down – a gay mayor of New York dealing with rather more real – but no less heroic – situations.
Posted on Mar 25, 2005, Source: AlterNet
Are Apple's strong-arm tactics – aggressively targeting reporters who leak information – putting the highly-lauded company at risk for a backlash?
Posted on Mar 18, 2005, Source: AlterNet
Jeff Chang's new book sheds light on – and puts in context – the contingencies of American youth who are using hip hop as a point of departure for their own generational rebellion.
Posted on Feb 11, 2005, Source: AlterNet
Art-punk poetess Lydia Lunch tells you things you don't want to hear. She lays it on the line with her new album.
Posted on Feb 1, 2005, Source: AlterNet
Dan Clowes releases a new 'Eightball' and follows up 'Ghost World' with another feature film, 'Art School Confidential.' At what point does 'undergound comic artist' lose its meaning?
Posted on Nov 24, 2004, Source: AlterNet
Pop-punk progenitors the Pixies cast a long shadow over modern rock's past – and future.
Posted on Nov 19, 2004, Source: AlterNet
With their new album, the indie-rock impresarios of Pinback have crafted their most exquisite offering, a release equally packed with dark, foreboding lyrics and meticulous sonic structures.
Posted on Nov 9, 2004, Source: AlterNet
When anti-war sentiment garnered blues-rock trio The Soledad Brothers no love from the American music industry, they found support abroad.
Posted on Oct 27, 2004, Source: AlterNet
The ever-opinionated Steve Earle muses on the current state of events, the intersection of art and politics and media consolidation. (And he also has an album out.)
Posted on Sep 24, 2004, Source: AlterNet
Art and politics blur at your local concert venue, where artists from Ani DiFranco to Pearl Jam are making voter turnout their mission.
Posted on Sep 17, 2004, Source: AlterNet
Margaret Cho is taking her revolution to the streets. The most difficult part of revolution? Feeling you deserve one.
Posted on Aug 27, 2004, Source: AlterNet
The broker for "Fahrenheit 9/11" and "Super Size Me" is not afraid to take chances backing controversial indie films.
Posted on Aug 24, 2004, Source: AlterNet
Slam poet Saul Williams' reality is a lyrical one. But don't tell him he's keepin' it real.
Posted on Aug 19, 2004, Source: AlterNet
Seminal punk rocker Mike Watt says that all politics is about power. But power isn't just about killing and bombing – there is also the power to create. And he's got the power.
Posted on Jul 19, 2004, Source: AlterNet
A stellar lineup couldn't bring music fans to Lollapalooza this year. Has the alternative music and lifestyle road show breathed its last gasp, again?
Posted on Jun 29, 2004, Source: AlterNet
Few expect Disney's "Hidalgo" to actually be a true "true story," but just how well are we able to separate myth from fact when it comes to politics?
Posted on May 13, 2004, Source: AlterNet
Gregory Peck didn't just play Atticus Finch -- kindly father in pursuit of social justice -- he lived the part.
Posted on Jan 6, 2004, Source: Bright Lights Film Journal
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