Category Archives: District of Columbia

Criminal (In)Justice in D.C.

Posted on February 22, 2012 by admin

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

Posted on February 19, 2012 by admin

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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A Report Card on D.C.’s Status as a Human Rights City

Posted on February 15, 2012 by admin

Listen to the report card contributors: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] In 2008, the D.C. Council declared the District of Columbia the first Human Rights City in the U.S. On a chilly morning last week on the steps of … Continue reading →

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Should DC Subsidize a Racist Team?

Posted on February 14, 2012 by admin

Listen to Dave Zirin: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download MP3 “Everyone loves the Redskins,” D.C. Councilmember Jack Evans said of the local football team with the racist name. At a meeting of the Dupont Circle Citizens Association … Continue reading →

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Cheh Puts Others Ahead of Taxi Drivers

Posted on January 31, 2012 by admin

Hundreds of taxicab drivers attended a Jan. 30 hearing on taxi reform legislation in order to voice their opposition to a bill introduced by Ward 3 Councilmember Mary Cheh, chair of the Committee on the Environment, Public Works and Transportation. … Continue reading →

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Mayor Gray Discusses MLK’s Impact On Him

Posted on January 12, 2012 by admin

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] “As a result of Dr. King and the Civil Rights movement, we have opportunities that were literally unimaginable by earlier generations of African Americans and, for that matter, other minorities as well,” D.C. … Continue reading →

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Was Trayon White Arrested for Standing Up for his Constituents?

Posted on December 23, 2011 by admin

LISTEN TO TRAYON WHITE: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] “How am I unauthorized [to be here]?” Ward 8 School Board member Trayon White asked while standing at the Woodland Terrace Public Housing Project, which resides in the ward … Continue reading →

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Postmaster General Gets Mic Checked

Posted on December 1, 2011 by admin

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

Posted on November 28, 2011 by admin

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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Reporter John Hanrahan Responds to Councilmember Jack Evans’ Attack

Posted on November 10, 2011 by admin

LISTEN TO JOHN HANRAHAN: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download MP3 “I think Mr. Evans needs a course in anger management and constituent relations,” former Washington Post reporter John Hanrahan said in response to being called “a f—ing idiot” … Continue reading →

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