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Metro Opens Bags: WMATA’s “Security Theater” May Offer Little Protection

LISTEN TO VOICES FROM THE METRO BAG SEARCHES KNOW YOUR RIGHTS SYMPOSIUM: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 Is it just a lot of Mickey Mouse? – Retired FBI agent James Wedick on Metro’s bag search policy … Continue reading

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Tucker Discusses June 1 Taxi Rally on NewsTalk with Bruce DePuyt

Tuesday on NewsTalk with Bruce DePuyt on NewsChannel 8, Pete discussed today’s taxi rally (1 p.m. at Freedom Plaza, 1350 Pennsylvania Ave, NW). Two of the main concerns drivers have are the recently introduced medallion legislation and the attempted rewrite … Continue reading

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June 1 Rally at Freedom Plaza: D.C. Taxi Drivers Demand an End to Attacks on Industry

D.C. taxicab drivers to rally Wednesday June 1 at 1:00 p.m. at Freedom Plaza (1350 Pennsylvania Ave, NW) The District of Columbia’s taxicab drivers are under attack. May 27, The Small Business Association of DC Taxicab Drivers attempted to submit … Continue reading

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The Voice of DC Cab Drivers, May 29, 2011: DCTC Locks Drivers Out

LISTEN TO THE VOICE OF DC CAB DRIVERS, MAY 29: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] A little before 1:00 p.m. on Friday, a dozen individuals attempted to present Interim D.C. Taxicab Commission Chair Dena Reed with a petition … Continue reading

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Chair K. Brown Stands for Democracy for D.C., Sometimes

LISTEN TO JIM GRAHAM SPEAK AT THE SAVE OUR SAFETY NET RALLY: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] The District of Columbia is divided into two groups: the 85 percent who prioritize holding the line on safety net services … Continue reading

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Pepco(al)

LISTEN TO VOICES FROM THE PEPCO PROTEST: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 “Pepco(al) sources a fair amount of coal from mountaintop removal coal mining sites,” said Jamie Trowbridge, an activist with DC Rising Tide. Trowbridge took … Continue reading

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The Voice of DC Cab Drivers, May 22, 2011

LISTEN TO THE VOICE OF DC CAB DRIVERS, May 22, 2011 [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 Title 31 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations offers the legal framework that governs the taxicab industry. Wednesday, May … Continue reading

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Protesters Push Back Against Right-Wing Voucher Movement

LISTEN TO VOICES AT THE RALLY AGAINST VOUCHERS: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 “We come down to D.C. today to protest the national campaign for vouchers,” said William Browning, legislative and education director of Action United, … Continue reading

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Tenants Fight Displacement at JBG’s Mark Center Apartments

LISTEN TO VOICES FROM THE JBG PROTEST [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 “We want JBG to stop this utility craze that they’re going on,” said Tahseen Hamid, a tenant in JBG’s apartments at Mark Center in … Continue reading

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The Medallion Bill is Bad for Drivers and Passengers

Several councilmembers recently sponsored legislation that would bring taxicab medallions to the District of Columbia. If passed, the medallion bill will cause more than 4,000 drivers to lose their jobs.

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