The Coup's Boots Riley charged with public profanityWednesday, 25 June 2008 | by Jake PaineLess than a week after his taped interview with activist and revolutionary Mumia Abu-Jamal [an interview arranged and recorded by Minister of Information JR for POCC Block Report Radio], The Coup's Boots Riley was charged
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FEMA diverts $85 million meant for survivorsWednesday, 25 June 2008 | by Heather CottinJoetta Rogers, chairperson
of the Northeast Katrina Survivors, hasn’t had a new pair of shoes
since Hurricane Katrina destroyed her home in Mobile, Ala., in 2005.
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In budget crunch, mayor proposes new security camerasWednesday, 25 June 2008 | by Paul HogarthAfter the Board of Supervisors
heard testimony last week about health and human service
cuts (see www.beyondchron.org/news/index.php?itemid=5782), the question
now is how to restore them.
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Charges finally dropped against Fr. Gerard Jean-JusteWednesday, 25 June 2008 | by Wadner Pierre and Joe EmersbergerThe Court of Appeal of Port-au-Prince
has announced the dismissal of all remaining charges against Father
Gerard Jean-Juste. The Catholic priest is a prominent supporter of Famni
Lavalas,
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World Bank fiddles while millions starveWednesday, 25 June 2008 | by Congresswoman Maxine WatersOpening remarks at the June
18 hearing in the Committee on Financial Services
on World Bank/IDA replenishment
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Mainland Guantanamo: an interview with Khairi Al-AminWednesday, 25 June 2008 | by POCC Minister of Information JRA lot of talk has been going
on about the torture tactics that the United States government has been
using on the Iraqis in prisons overseas, not realizing that these tactics
were perfected in Amerikkka
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The beauty and poetry of itWednesday, 25 June 2008 | by Leroy MooreFor the past seven years, filmmakers
Renaud Barret and Florent de La Tullaye have been filming Staff Benda
Bilili, a revolutionary and politically active Congolese band
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Poli-talk: The people make the politicsWednesday, 25 June 2008 | San Francisco – As
a sign of tightening opposition to the string of hope-reversing policies
being put forward by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Green Party presidential
and pro-peace candidate Cynthia McKinney
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Blues for Bill Tilley (1962-2008)Wednesday, 25 June 2008 | by Mumia Abu-JamalFor much of
that time he worked as a librarian, insuring that hundreds of men received
weekly reading materials.
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Center for Young Women’s DevelopmentWednesday, 25 June 2008 | by Ophelia WilliamsIn the aftermath of crack cocaine
flooding the streets of San Francisco and joining forces with other
family-destroying drugs like cocaine, heroin, ecstasy,
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Double standard between Katrina and Midwest floodingWednesday, 25 June 2008 | by Matt GravensThis past week, there has been
massive flooding in the upper Mississippi River valley, causing tremendous
damage in Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa and Missouri.
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Youth-led Y-MAC celebrates Sweet 16Wednesday, 25 June 2008 | by NTanya Lee and Ingrid GonzalesSan Francisco – The
national airwaves are filled with talk of change and hope. But we do
not need to wait for a national election because we have all the inspiration
we need right here at home.
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Staying active this summerWednesday, 25 June 2008 | by Apollonia JordanFinally, the sun has come out
and summer is here for us to enjoy. For many young people summer just
means being out of school and having a few months to hang out.
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The feloniousness of communicationWednesday, 25 June 2008 | by Eugene ThomasAs of May 15, 2008, here in
the Georgia state prison system, we prisoners were made aware, by memorandum,
that the Georgia Legislature
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