Year: 2014
Vigil marks anniversary of police murder
December 9, 2014
Vigil marks anniversary of police murder
On December 7, the family of O’Shaine Evans, a 26-year-old Oakland resident killed by San Francisco cop David Goff, commemorated…
Women bring the police brutality struggle to Brooklyn
Militant Journalism
December 9, 2014
Women bring the police brutality struggle to Brooklyn
On Nov. 20, Akai Gurley was shot and killed by NYPD officer Peter Liang in East New York, Brooklyn. Just…
Pittsburgh movement growing after Garner injustice
Militant Journalism
December 8, 2014
Pittsburgh movement growing after Garner injustice
Video of protesters singing “Ruff Ryder’s Anthem as they marched into Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh. There have been almost daily…
Cheap heroin, unaffordable solutions
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December 8, 2014
Cheap heroin, unaffordable solutions
On July 1 I wrote about how the emergency service workers of NYC were all being trained and equipped with…
Syracuse shuts it down in protest of police terror
Militant Journalism
December 8, 2014
Syracuse shuts it down in protest of police terror
On Dec. 8, a large, militant action was held in Syracuse to protest police terror in the city and across…
Shutting Down the Verrazano: A 7 Minute choke hold of Staten Island
Militant Journalism
December 8, 2014
Shutting Down the Verrazano: A 7 Minute choke hold of Staten Island
The following report was received from a participant in the Verrazano Bridge action. We are a group of 30 protesters…
Protests shut down San Francisco, Berkeley streets
Militant Journalism
December 7, 2014
Protests shut down San Francisco, Berkeley streets
Calling for an end to the epidemic of racist police murder, demonstrators shut down San Francisco’s Market Street, in the heart…
After 42 years in solitary, Albert Woodfox’s conviction overturned
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December 6, 2014
After 42 years in solitary, Albert Woodfox’s conviction overturned
Albert Woodfox, 67, is the longest held prisoner in solitary confinement in U.S. history—held in an 8x6 cell for 23…
Fairpoint Communications workers rally, mark 50th day of strike
Militant Journalism
December 6, 2014
Fairpoint Communications workers rally, mark 50th day of strike
On Dec. 5, around 100 union workers and their allies braved the brisk New England cold to demand fair…
Obama’s choice: Mass violator of people’s rights
Guest Analysis
December 6, 2014
Obama’s choice: Mass violator of people’s rights
The President has placed at the head of his task force on militarized policing Charles Ramsey, an official whose own…