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Activists Arrested on K Street: Pete Talks with News Ch.8’s Bruce DePuyt

Yesterday, more than 60 protesters were arrested for blocking traffic on K Street, which is home to the country’s most influential lobby firms. As part of a day of action targeting the corporate influence on politics, activists braved the cold … Continue reading

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The Small Business Association of DC Taxicab Drivers Holds Its First General Meeting

Dec. 4, more than 200 drivers gathered at a church in northeast D.C. for the first general meeting of The Small Business Association of DC Taxicab Drivers. As luck would have it, the one-year-old organization was created shortly before the … Continue reading

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$2.13 Is Not Enough: ROC’s Guide to Responsible Eating

LISTEN TO SARU JAYARAMAN: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download MP3 “We argue that sustainable food has to include sustainable labor practices,” Saru Jayaraman, co-director of Restaurant Opportunities Center United (ROC), told TheFightBack at the unveiling of ROC’s … Continue reading

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Postmaster General Gets Mic Checked

LISTEN TO BRIAN TIERNEY AND KENNETH LERCH: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download MP3 “The Postmaster General is really trying to dismantle the United States Postal Service and have it privatized,” said Kenneth Lerch, president of the National … Continue reading

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The Diverse City Fund

LISTEN TO VOICES FROM THE DC FUND CELEBRATION: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download MP3 Last week, the newly-created Diverse City Fund awarded $45,000 in grants, ranging from $1,000 to $2,500, to twenty-three grassroots organizations working in D.C.’s … Continue reading

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Is the FBI Targeting Anti-War Activists?

LISTEN TO MEREDITH ABY: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download MP3 Meredith Aby is a peaceful anti-war activist. Despite this, or maybe because of it, the 38-year-old mother, who teaches at a Twin Cities high school, is the … Continue reading

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SOA WATCH: Father Louis Vitale

LISTEN TO FATHER LOUIS VITALE: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download MP3 Unlike the past two years, Father Louis Vitale’s participation in last weekend’s protest outside the U.S. Army’s School of the Americas (SOA) didn’t lead to his … Continue reading

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SOA Watch: “The Ballad of Roy Bourgeois”

LISTEN TO STEVE JACOBS: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download MP3 “Oppression needs complicity of silence to go on,” activist and singer/songwriter Steve Jacobs sang for TheFightBack outside the U.S. Army base at Fort Benning, Georgia, home of … Continue reading

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Some One Percenters Stand with the 99

LISTEN TO BURKE STANSBURY: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download MP3 “The One Percent are… being targeted by this movement, and rightfully so,” Burke Stansbury, an activist who inherited over a $1 million at age 25, told TheFightBack … Continue reading

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At Occupy DC, a Veterans Day Discussion with 21-Year-Old Vet

Listen to Michael Patterson: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download MP3 “‘Terrorists’ and ‘insurgents’ [are] just dehumanizing terms so that you can do your job more efficiently and without any sort of objections to your conscience,” 21-year-old Michael … Continue reading

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