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Critical Mass Bike Rides Face Police Crackdown
Cycling advocates have faced targeted surveillance and policing over the past year. We bring you excerpts from the documentary "Still We Ride," which traces the police crackdown on Critical Mass bike rides in New York City since the Republican National Convention....
Posted: Tue, Dec 27, 2005 7:22am PST
1/8: No to Concessions March in Detroit
"NO TO CONCESSIONS"
March In Detroit January 8, 2006...
Posted: Mon, Dec 26, 2005 9:34pm PST
California Poet-Activist Renews Holiday Protest
A California human rights activist, writer and education critic has renewed his Ghandian nonviolent tactic of fasting on major holidays this Hanukah/Christman/Kwanza. Occasionally critical of UCSC for free speech abridgements, Arjuna has drwan the wrath of Santa Barbara Community College official who issued an edict banning him from campus on "utterly trumped up charges that read like they are straight from the Keystone Cops."...
Posted: Mon, Dec 26, 2005 5:50pm PST
Jeff "Free"Luers Legal Update & Dispatch
Jeff has new information about his legal battle and a dispatch for his supporters....
Posted: Mon, Dec 26, 2005 5:00pm PST
Impeachment March on State of the Union Jan 31
We The People remind Congress that they too took an oath to defend the Constitution, from both enemies foreign and domestic. 1. Call or Fax Congress and let them know, impeachment or else. 2. Organize State of the Union MOSH II protest, gather in DC to put the pressure on Congress the week before the SOTU. 3. Jan 31st, surround the capitol building, project truth videos to the riot cops, remind them that they too took an oath to defend the Constitution....
Posted: Mon, Dec 26, 2005 3:42pm PST
Letter From A Military "Mom": Domestic Spying & Incident of Intimidation of Military Famil
author: Written by: Robin Vaughan...
Posted: Sun, Dec 25, 2005 4:00pm PST
Senate Relaxes Ban on Student Aid for Drug Offenders
This Week's News from NORML
Senate Amends Ban On Student Aid For Marijuana Offenders
Student Drug Survey Highlights Drug War's Failings
Synthetic Cannabinoid Is Neuroprotective, Study Says...
Posted: Sun, Dec 25, 2005 1:30pm PST
Oscar Lopez and Jose Velez Acosta
The ProLibertad Freedom Campaign is calling on all our allies and supporters
to join us in wishing Puerto Rican Political Prisoner Oscar Lopez Rivera a
HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND HAPPY THREE KINGS!!...
Posted: Sat, Dec 24, 2005 11:18pm PST
I'm obsessed with prisons these days
Let me say that again – four years, no charges, no
lawyers, no trials....
Posted: Sat, Dec 24, 2005 10:10pm PST
December 24, 2005 Update on Daniel Mc Gowan
Daniel is currently being held at Lane County Jail following his court appearance on
Thursday in Eugene for his arraignment. He was read his charges and plead Not
Guilty....
Posted: Sat, Dec 24, 2005 6:53pm PST
Xmas 9-11am, Matt Gonzalez interviews anti-war Sen Candidates Todd Chretien & Kevin Zeese
Matt Gonzalez interviews Todd Chretien and Kevin Zeese KPFA 94.1 fm...
Posted: Sat, Dec 24, 2005 4:20pm PST
New York City transit strike was quashed by the unions
A group of top union officials in New York City played the key role in bringing about the abrupt end of the New York City transit strike, brokering a deal that leaves 34,000 subway and bus workers exposed to punishing financial penalties and the continued drive by their employer, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), to extract far-reaching concessions....
Posted: Fri, Dec 23, 2005 10:50pm PST
Bush employees “Big Lie” technique to defend illegal spying on Americans
The Bush administration is employing its standard tactics of fear-mongering, intimidation and lies to defend its illegal spying on Americans. Bush, Vice President Cheney and other administration spokesmen repeatedly assert that Bush’s secret authorization for the National Security Agency (NSA) to monitor international telephone calls and email messages sent from the US without obtaining court-issued warrants does not violate either legal statutes or the Constitution....
Posted: Fri, Dec 23, 2005 10:49pm PST
New York City transit worker speaks: “They’re churning up the next American revolution”
On Thursday afternoon, TWU officials showed up on picket lines throughout the city and instructed workers to return to work, without any explanation of what had been accomplished. This generated considerable anger among many workers who had struck for three days and willingly accepted the loss of thousands of dollars in wages under the antiunion Taylor Law....
Posted: Fri, Dec 23, 2005 10:47pm PST
12/23 Update about Daniel Mc Gowan
Unbeknownst to us, Daniel was arraigned yesterday and is currently being held in
Lane County Jail and will probably be there until Tuesday, though he is registered
at Sheridan Federal Detention Center....
Posted: Fri, Dec 23, 2005 1:04pm PST
Bringing Torture into Court: The Loopholes in McCain's Bill
By JOANNE MARINER...
Posted: Fri, Dec 23, 2005 7:21am PST
Patriot Act Extension Is Reduced To a Month
Patriot Act Extension Is Reduced To a Month
House Action Overcomes Senate's Longer Reprieve...
Posted: Fri, Dec 23, 2005 12:08am PST
Wal-Mart Wins Grinch of the Year for Second Year in a Row
With 52% of the 13,134 votes cast, Wal-Mart won the 5th annual online "Grinch of the Year" election sponsored by National Jobs with Justice. Nominated by Wake Up Wal-Mart, the company is criticized for leading the global race to the bottom; boosting profits for their executives on the backs of their employees through low wages, insufficient healthcare, and discrimination....
Posted: Thu, Dec 22, 2005 11:59pm PST
Jury Awards $172 Million To Over 100,000 Current And Former Wal-Mart Workers
Statement by Paul Blank, campaign director for WakeUpWalMart.com on today’s verdict by a California jury in the class action lawsuit affecting 116,000 current and former Wal-Mart workers over unpaid lunch breaks....
Posted: Thu, Dec 22, 2005 11:58pm PST
Wal-Mart must pay $200m to workers denied lunch breaks
Wal-Mart, the world's largest retail company, has suffered a potentially ominous legal setback, with a California jury awarding more than $200m (£115m) to thousands of employees who alleged they were illegally and systematically denied lunch-breaks....
Posted: Thu, Dec 22, 2005 11:40pm PST