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Alexandra Gutierrez

Alexandra Gutierrez is a reporter based in the Aleutian Islands. She is also former associate Web editor of The American Prospect.

Recent Articles

A PERFECT STORM OF POLICY FAILURE

Alexandra GutierrezFeb 16, 2009

More than three years after Katrina, news from New Orleans continues to churn up some of the more ugly aspects of American life. The New York Times reports that Latino laborers working on city reconstruction have become prime targets of violent muggings:

HOT CHICKS V. DOUCHEBAGS

Alexandra GutierrezFeb 13, 2009

The contemporary equivalent of Hustler Magazine v. Falwell was dismissed earlier this week. No dramatic legal proceedings, no Moral Majority sort of uproar, and hopefully probably no subsequent Courtney Love popcorn vehicle -- New Jersey Superior Court Judge Menelaos Toskos simply determined that a lawsuit against the website-turned-book Hot Chicks with Douchebags did not qualify as defamation.

DIRTY HARRY, UNLUCKY AND UNEMPLOYED.

Alexandra GutierrezFeb 11, 2009

Even cops can’t get any love from conservatives. Stimulus skeptics are railing against Congress’ plans to provide $4 billion to law enforcement, using the stale argument that no sort of spending will ever stimulate the economy. It’s no matter that police departments are feeling the burn of shrunken budgets and that many may cut staff in response, contributing to unemployment woes. After all, government jobs – even the grittiest ones – couldn’t possibly be considered
real jobs.

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