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Private Bradley Manning: The Quantico Protest

Posted on March 22, 2011 by admin

LISTEN TO DANIEL ELLSBERG: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 “One person can make an enormous difference,” said Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg before speaking to some 400 protesters on Sunday outside the Quantico Marine Corps base, … Continue reading →

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Private Bradley Manning: The White House Protest

Posted on March 21, 2011 by admin

LISTEN TO JASON HURD [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 “If you ask me, it’s torture. You don’t do this to an American servicemember before he has even been tried and convicted. They had him in solitary … Continue reading →

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Implementation of Combined Reporting Would Close D.C. Corporate Tax Loophole

Posted on March 18, 2011 by admin

LISTEN TO ED LAZERE: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 “Should a locally-owned hardware store be taxed more than a branch of a national retailer?” asked DC Fiscal Policy Institute’s Jenny Reed and Elissa Silverman in a … Continue reading →

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Medallions May be a Trojan Horse for D.C. Taxicab Industry

Posted on March 17, 2011 by admin

Download the proposed DC taxicab medallion bill. Throughout the U.S., in city after city, taxicab drivers are forced to become the equivalent of modern day sharecroppers. Despite working long hours and generating great wealth, taxicab drivers are often not the … Continue reading →

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Ban the Box, End the Discrimination, Part II

Posted on March 16, 2011 by admin

“Individuals released from jails and prisons are at high risk for being homeless,” said Debra Rowe, acting executive director of Returning Citizens United, at a March 11 hearing of the D.C. Council’s Committee on Aging and Community Affairs, chaired by … Continue reading →

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Ban the Box, End the Discrimination, Part I

Posted on March 14, 2011 by admin

You’re holding me hostage to a crime that I committed almost twenty years ago. – Edward King, returning citizen Am I to ever gain the status of a citizen? – Antoine Ali-Moore, returning citizen “My own philosophy is that if … Continue reading →

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Walker, You’re Next

Posted on March 14, 2011 by admin

LISTEN TO JESSE ZARLEY & BRIAN WARD [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 “Why is a 5 percent tax increase on the rich called ‘socialism,’ when a 14 percent wage reduction on workers is called ‘doing your … Continue reading →

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National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

Posted on March 11, 2011 by admin

LISTEN TO ABBY CHARLES: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 “You could tell a woman, ‘Here’s a condom. This is how you protect yourself.’ She could know all the facts about how to protect herself. But if … Continue reading →

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Unions Under Attack: From D.C. To Wisconsin

Posted on March 10, 2011 by admin

Tuesday, March 8, International Women’s Day, on “More Room On the Outside” on DCTV, journalist Pete Tucker joined co-host Toussaint Tingling-Clemmons for a wide-ranging discussion. From D.C. to Wisconsin, unions are under attack, particularly teachers’ and nurses’ unions, which are … Continue reading →

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A Message To Metro

Posted on March 9, 2011 by admin

LISTEN TO MIKE GOLASH: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 “Our message to Metro on Thursday is that they better make a careful calculation,” said Mike Golash, a recently retired Metro bus operator and former president of … Continue reading →

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