Monthly Archives: June 2011

Arrested for Feeding the Homeless? 5 Government Crackdowns on Peaceful Activists

AlterNet | June 20, 2011

Activists continue to be arrested, assaulted and otherwise harassed by the nation’s police and government agencies for participating in nonviolent protests and other actions.

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A National Living Wage Fight Finds a Battleground in NYC: ‘We Aren’t Here Just To Survive, We Want to Live’

AlterNet | June 10, 2011

The Fair Wages for New Yorkers Act has garnered strong support among the city’s labor and religious communities, but has run up against big-moneyed, powerful interests.

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