O’odham Pepper Sprayed in Phoenix ALEC Protest

David Ortega, Tohono O’odham native elder, suffered a stroke after being pepper sprayed by police and is now at the hospital. SCOTTSDALE, Arizona— Tohono O’odham David Ortega, veteran and elder, suffered a stroke today after being pepper sprayed by police at the […]

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Arrests as anti-tar sands protesters blockade DfT

Cross posted from Edie.net Police swooped on a group of protesters who attempted to blockade the offices of Government building. The protesters blocked the door of the Department for Transport (DfT) building in central London this morning (November 28). Activists from campaigning […]

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Forget Doha: Japan Joins TPP

By Sasha The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) is quickly and silently bringing about the largest free trade area in the world. Negotiations have lingered in the corridors of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summits since 2002, leading to a core agreement between Brunei, New […]

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Call-in for political prisoner Oso Blanco

Take the time to call in on behalf of Byron “Oso Blanco” Chubbuck today, Monday, November 21st. Byron “Oso Blanco” Chubbuck is serving 80 years for unarmed bank robbery, aggravated assault on the FBI, escape, and firearms charges. A confidential informant reported […]

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Damietta port reopens but MOPCO dispute far from resolved

  Egypt’s Damietta port reopened its gates on Friday morning following negotiations between protesters, the government and factory management.   Hundreds of protesters had forced the Mediterranean port’s closure for eleven days in protest at environmentally damaging petrochemical “death factories.”  Omar Abdel-Salam, […]

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Junior Walk on his day in court

“As it turns out the criminal justice system of West Virginia didn’t feel like I deserved to get thrown in the slammer for standing up for myself and my neighbors. I could tell that the magistrate I had to go in front […]

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