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Tactical Terrornew
More than six months have passed since Jose Guerena was shot 22 times by a Pima County SWAT team -- raising troubling questions about military-style police actions
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
11-28-2011 |
Crime & Justice
South Carolina: Smiling Faces, Sucky Driversnew
South Carolinians are some of the worst drivers in the country.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
11-28-2011 |
Transportation
Tags: Charleston traffic
Occupy L.A. In Standoff With LAPDnew
Occupy L.A. continues to hold its ragged patch of ground at City Hall, six hours after a deadline passed for protesters to leave.
L.A. Weekly |
Gene Maddaus |
11-28-2011 |
#OCCUPY
This Bud's For Who?new
Feds give the finger to medical marijuana.
Eugene Weekly |
Dante Zuñiga-West |
11-28-2011 |
Drugs
School Districts Report Upswing in Homeless Studentsnew
Kristina Martinez is well dressed, articulate, and passionate about her chosen profession. As a newly minted teacher with a certificate in special education from Texas A&M University - San Antonio, she had high hopes for herself and her daughter, now eight years old.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
11-23-2011 |
Homelessness
Tags: Homelessness, Homeless Students
Police Arrest Occupy Charleston Protestersnew
Jessica Dugan says she lost her voice chanting last night as police arrested at least eight fellow members of the Occupy Charleston protest group in Marion Square. Others have reported as many as 10 arrests overnight. Police have not released an official statement or incident report about the arrests.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
11-23-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Tags: #OCCUPY, Occupy Charleston
Congress and the One Percentnew
Several members of the California delegation are not among the 99 Percent.
East Bay Express |
Will Evans |
11-23-2011 |
#OCCUPY
The Trotsky Projectnew
What does the old Left from the 1950s have to say to today's Occupy Movement?
Random Lengths News |
Lionel Rolfe |
11-22-2011 |
#OCCUPY
UC Davis Pepper Spray Video: The Accidental Journalistnew
Traditional media watches from sidelines as a UC Davis student’s 'pepper spray' YouTube video becomes the iconic image of police violence against protesters.
Sacramento News & Review |
Nick Miller |
11-22-2011 |
#OCCUPY
17,000 Species — and Countingnew
A project to identify every living thing in the Great Smoky Mountains has a lot to show for its first decade of work. But where does it go from here?
Metro Pulse |
Jesse Fox Mayshark |
11-22-2011 |
Environment
Police Intervene at Occupy Charlestonnew
About 30 Occupy Charleston protesters hunkered down in Marion Square Monday night, bracing themselves for the fallout of an unsuccessful meeting with Mayor Joseph P. Riley Jr. earlier in the day. Organizers say Riley had warned them not to be in the park after 11 p.m., when the park supposedly closed.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
11-22-2011 |
#OCCUPY
The Rift Within Occupy: Reformists vs. Revolutionaries
There is a rift within the Occupy movement: reformists versus revolutionaries.
Bloomberg, NYPD Finally Piss Off The Medianew
Once a useful document that allowed reporters to witness events at a closer proximity, the NYPD press pass is now officially worthless.
The Village Voice |
Graham Rayman |
11-21-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Sesame Street Composer Faces Child Porn Chargesnew
Fernando Rivas, who occasionally wrote for Charleston City Paper, pled not guilty to allegations that he produced child pornography, possessed child porn, and transported the images through a computer in April.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
11-21-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Kevin Six's 'Occupy This Dollar' Movementnew
A San Diego actor and blogger encourages people to continue the occupation from the comfort of your own home.
San Diego CityBeat |
Kinsee Morlan |
11-21-2011 |
#OCCUPY
