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Release Betty Noel
Listen to Herb Harris, and Councilmember Alexander: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] “The corporate influence… that is undermining the City Council is in full display with this nomination,” D.C. Consumer Utility Board chairman Herb Harris told TheFightBack Wednesday at … Continue reading
Posted in District of Columbia, Environment, Gentrification, Labor/Jobs
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Is a Movement Afoot in Montgomery?
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] “The scale [of the plan] has the giant hand of the developer on it.” – Kensington Town Council member Lydia Sullivan “Post-vote fabrication,” “hogwash,” “distasteful,” “disservice to the entire community,” “not correct,” “misrepresenting … Continue reading
Posted in Gentrification
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Occupy the DOE
Listen to TheFightBack’s March 3 show: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] “You’re going to have a generation of young people enslaved to the credit card industry, enslaved to the student debt industry,” Justin Butler, a student at George Washington … Continue reading
Posted in Occupy Movement, School Reform
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Freddie Mac, “Can You Hear Me Now?”
Listen to Bertina Jones, Rooj Alwazir and Rev. Graylan Hagler: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] “Can you hear me now?” Bertina Jones asked Monday at a demonstration outside the downtown office of Freddie Mac. Despite its pending seizure … Continue reading
Posted in Gentrification, Occupy Movement, Prince George's County
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If Walmart Sells Cheerleading Outfits, D.C. Officials Won’t Have To Go Far
Listen to Michael Wilson: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] “We don’t feel like D.C. should trust Walmart’s track record to build the future of this city,” Respect DC organizer Mike Wilson said Saturday morning. He spoke with TheFightBack in the … Continue reading
Posted in District of Columbia, School Reform, Walmart
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Clark, Qatar and the Cloth: CityCenter Receives Subsidies, But Where Are the Jobs?
Listen to Pastors Walker and Gilbert, as well as protesters, here: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] “We live in this city. Many of us are born in this city. It’s only fair that we have an opportunity to … Continue reading
Posted in District of Columbia, Gentrification, Labor/Jobs
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TheFightBack, Feb. 25: Jobs, Not Jails
Listen to TheFightBack‘s Feb. 25 show: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] This week on TheFightBack, we hear from activists on two separate but related issues: the lack of jobs for District residents and the abundance of jails. On the … Continue reading
Posted in District of Columbia, Gentrification, Labor/Jobs, Prison
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Nader Keynotes “Americans Who Tell the Truth” Symposium at AU
Listen to speech by Ralph Nader and introduction by Jamie Raskin [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Feb. 13, lawyer and consumer advocate Ralph Nader keynoted a symposium at American University’s Washington College of Law entitled “Americans Who Tell … Continue reading
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Criminal (In)Justice in D.C.
Listen to Victoria Clark: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] “The whole criminal justice system… needs to be dismantled,” Victoria Clark said outside DC Jail at a Presidents Day rally organized by Occupy DC’s Criminal (In)Justice Committee. “We need … Continue reading
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TheFightBack, Feb. 18: Lesser-Known Presidential Candidates; Public Funding for Stadiums; D.C.’s Human Rights Report Card
Listen to TheFightBack‘s Feb. 18 Show: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] This week on TheFightBack on We Act Radio 1480 AM WPWC, we hear from three lesser-known presidential candidates: Rocky Anderson, former Salt Lake City mayor and outspoken Bush … Continue reading
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