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Monday, June 23, 2008 : Matty Roth, a young photojournalism trainee, is taking his first trip into a war zone with the famous (and famously objectionable) Viktor Ferguson of the Liberty News Network. But soon after their helicopter lands, the team comes under attack. Matty is forced to watch, helplessly, as the chopper – and Ferguson – take off without him, only to be blown out of the sky seconds later, leaving Matty, lost and alone, in an urban no man's land....

Looks like the NYPD are living up to their reputation of being bonafide 'dipshits'. We are just getting word that NYC Police located in what was once known as Fort Apache-the 41st Precint in the Bronx, have shown that police terrorism is alive and well....

(New York, June 17, 2008) The Chinese government and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) risk tarnishing the Olympic movement by holding the torch relay in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, Human Rights Watch said today. Lhasa, where the torch is due to arrive on June 21, has remained off-limits to foreign media and independent observers since protests began there in mid-March....

Monday, June 16, 2008 :In his first broadcast interview, Steve Kurtz discusses the bizarre case of how he became the focus of an FBI bioterrorism investigation. On May 11, 2004, his wife Hope Kurtz tragically died in her sleep. When he called 911 for help, a nightmare that would last for the next four years began to unfold. The police became suspicious of his art supplies and harmless bacteria cultures that he was using for an antiwar project about the public health impact of germ warfare pro...

Political artist Steven Kurtz has been cleared of all charges in a critical case. Had he lost, the case would have given the Department of Justice virtually unlimited power of selective prosecution to bring major felony charges against anyone via a radical extension of mail and wire fraud law; this precedent would have been a major blow to all activists and anyone exercising their right to free speech....

Originally From New America Media Sunday, June 8, 2008 : Hindus want to undo the damage done by the new Hollywood movie “The Love Guru,” reports Asian Week. They have urged Viacom and its brand Paramount Pictures to post a study guide about Hinduism and the guru tradition on their websites and place it in movie theaters worldwide....

(New York, June 2, 2008) On the 19th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, the Chinese government should honor its commitment to improve human rights before the 2008 Beijing Olympics by releasing the estimated 130 Tiananmen prisoners improperly arrested or tried, Human Rights Watch said today....

Friday, May 30, 2008 :The tentative agreement reached this week by the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) comes as no great surprise....

Erick Lyle (formerly Iggy Scam) talks about rehab for Newsom and SF, the awful flair of Willie Brown, book box mansions and life in the City. This article originally appeared on the Pixel Vision blog of the SF Bay Guardian. Lyle will be appearing at Get Lost Travel Books on June 4th and AK Press Warehouse in Oakland on June 5th to talk about his new book "On the Lower Frequencies: A Secret History of the City."...

Wednesday, May 28, 2008 : The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) have tentatively agreed on a three-year contract covering prime-time television shows....