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The Movement Against Mountaintop Removal

LISTEN TO TRICIA SHAPIRO HERE: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 Author Tricia Shapiro has closely followed the grassroots movements to stop mountaintop removal. At an event organized by the Dream City Collective, Shapiro discussed her just … Continue reading

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A Farmers’ Market in a Food Desert

LISTEN TO OBERRON DEFREITAS [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 Oberron DeFreitas was determined to bring his organic produce into the food desert that is southeast, D.C. “The only place I wanted to bring my goods was … Continue reading

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Local Headlines, Oct 22 – Wa. Post reports on for-profit colleges… awkward; Post smites enemies on D.C. Council, endorsing Republicans; and more…

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 The Washington Post Co. owns the for-profit college and test company Kaplan, which earned a 2009 revenue of $2.6 billion, accounting for more than 60 percent of the Post Co.’s total … Continue reading

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No All-Stars in Arizona

LISTEN TO MACKENZIE BARIS & NAVID NASR [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 The Arizona Diamondbacks are slated to host the 2011 All-Star Game, but a growing number of individuals and groups are calling on Major League … Continue reading

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Local Headlines, Oct 21 – Wash Post “school reform” manifesto, juvenile offenders to have their records released to public, and more…

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 Tuesday, the D.C. Council unanimously passed legislation that will require that juveniles have their criminal records released to the public if they are convicted of a violent crime. If Mayor Adrian … Continue reading

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The Fight Back Against State-Sanctioned Bigotry

LISTEN TO ROSA LOZANO HERE: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 On August 15th, youth organizer Rosa Lozano and several other activists disrupted the Nationals baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Rosa, who works with CASA de … Continue reading

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Local Headlines, Oct. 19 – Wells’ residency requirement for homeless, vigil for Ali Ahmed Mohammed, and more…)

Pete Tucker reports the local headlines for WPFW on October 19, 2010 [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 Now, to today’s local headlines. Earlier today, the Chair of D.C.’s Committee on Human Services, Ward 6 Councilmember Tommy … Continue reading

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Halderman’s Hackers: How Safe is Online Voting?

LISTEN TO ALEX HALDERMAN & JEREMY EPSTEIN [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 Alex Halderman traveled all the way from Michigan to attend a D.C. Council hearing on internet voting. In his testimony before the Committee on … Continue reading

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Tax Breaks for a Tower: The Story Behind the Proposed Adams Morgan Hotel

LISTEN TO ANTHONY HARVEY: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 For years, WPFW 89.3 FM has been housed in the City Paper building in the multi-cultural Adams Morgan community in northwest D.C. The station, however, is not … Continue reading

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Historic McMillan Park Under Attack

LISTEN TO TONY NORMAN:[Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 Tony Norman is a community activist and a member of the McMillan Park Committee. For years Norman has worked with the community to protect the historic 25-acre McMillan … Continue reading

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