Monthly Archives: November 2010

An Afterschool Program Worth Saving

LISTEN TO LYNN BERGFALK [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 For the last decade and without much fanfare, City Gate has been operating year-round youth programs throughout the District of Columbia, particularly east of the Anacostia River. … Continue reading

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Uganda’s US-Inspired Anti-Gay Crackdown

LISTEN TO KUSHABA MOSES MWOREKO [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 Kushaba “Moses” Mworeko is an activist from Uganda who wants to help the people of his country avoid the scourge of HIV/AIDS. In a country and … Continue reading

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Who Will Decide D.C.’s Next Councilmember?

Elections expert Bill O’Field and Pete Tucker joined hosts Dr. Baruch and Toussaint Tingling-Clemmons for their election night coverage on More Room On the Outside on DCTV. Among the issues discussed were: Statehood; the elected attorney general charter amendment; the … Continue reading

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A Report on Poverty in D.C.

LISTEN TO JENNY REED [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 In order to address poverty in the District of Columbia, it is important to know who it is that is poor. That’s the thrust of a report … Continue reading

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Mixing Local Politics and Local Food

LISTEN TO JOHN GLOSTER [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 Ten years ago, what was then Ward 8’s only supermarket was closed. Members of the D.C. Statehood Green Party responded by starting their own market. Ten years … Continue reading

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Restoring Sanity in Education

LISTEN TO BRANDT & CAROLE ROBINSON [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert’s “Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear” on the National Mall in Washington, DC Saturday drew as many as 250,000 people. … Continue reading

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