Monthly Archives: November 2010

Pardoning a Whistleblower

Posted on November 29, 2010 by admin

LISTEN TO DOUGLAS BIRKENFELD [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 In Addition to a Turkey, Obama Should Pardon a Whistleblower this Holiday Season President Barack Obama carried on a tradition by pardoning a turkey the day before … Continue reading →

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Farmworkers Make Thanksgiving Dinner Possible

Posted on November 26, 2010 by admin

Listen to Lucas Benitez HERE: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 Yesterday, millions of Americans enjoyed a Thanksgiving Dinner made possible by some of the most underpaid and overlooked workers in the United States. While food production … Continue reading →

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TheFightBack.org Thanks You!

Posted on November 24, 2010 by admin

Dear Friends and Supporters of The Fight Back, Thank You! In three months TheFightBack.org has gone from an interesting idea to a news outlet where hundreds of people a week go to find out what’s happening in the District of Columbia … Continue reading →

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Is the FBI Out of Control?

Posted on November 22, 2010 by admin

LISTEN TO JOE IOSBAKER AND ANH PHAM [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 The search warrants for the FBI’s coordinated raids of 14 anti-war activists on September 24th in Minneapolis and Chicago cited federal law which prohibits … Continue reading →

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Bruce Monroe Elementary: Case Study in Gentrification

Posted on November 19, 2010 by admin

LISTEN TO RAMIRO ACOSTA [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 In one of her first acts as D.C. Schools Chancellor, Michelle Rhee closed 23 public schools. Bruce Monroe Elementary School wasn’t one of them. The protests from … Continue reading →

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Hungry for Justice on the Border

Posted on November 16, 2010 by admin

LISTEN TO LORENA ANDRADE [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 Like so much of the border region, El Paso, Texas is poor. It was the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) that made it so, according to … Continue reading →

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Do Homeless Children Play?

Posted on November 15, 2010 by admin

LISTEN TO JAMILA LARSON [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 Sitting in a room intended for babies, but filled with what smelled like sewage, Jamila Larson sat down for an extended conversation about homelessness and children. As … Continue reading →

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Need Shelter? Must Show Proof of Residency, Part II

Posted on November 10, 2010 by admin

Monday, Ward 6 D.C. Councilmember Tommy Wells held a hearing on Bill 18-1059, the “Homeless Services Reform Amendment Act of 2010.” Wells’ legislation seeks to establish a residency requirement for shelter and homeless services in the District of Columbia. Wells, who chairs the … Continue reading →

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Need Shelter? Must Show Proof of Residency

Posted on November 10, 2010 by admin

LISTEN TO PATTY MULLAHY FUGERE & NASSIM MOSHIREE [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 On Monday, Ward 6 D.C. Councilmember Tommy Wells held a hearing on Bill 18-1059, the “Homeless Services Reform Amendment Act of 2010.” Wells’ … Continue reading →

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Educate, Don’t Incarcerate

Posted on November 9, 2010 by admin

LISTEN TO MARYLAND SHAW [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 Maryland Shaw joined the Baltimore Algebra Project because, “I was wondering why I was reading books that were ten years older than I was. So I was … Continue reading →

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