The verdict is about to come down in the case of Johannes Mehserle, the BART cop who killed Oscar Grant, as he was riding home on BART the morning of January 1, 2009. This is more than a murder trial. The system of police violence that rules the streets is being put...
Oscar Grant was just one of many young Black men shot by police officers in the US in 2008. The thing that makes his story different is that it was caught on camera and witnessed by hundreds of people. On December 31, 2008, the same night Grant was killed, 23 year-old...
Oakland faces a budget deficit of $31 million. The city has less money from property taxes and sales taxes, and is proposing to make significant cuts to police and fire departments, schools and other city workers, and also raise fees for residents. The budget problems...
The oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico continues to pour thousands and perhaps millions of gallons of oil into the waters of the Gulf. Almost as disgusting as this toxic destruction are the actions of the corporations and the Obama administration in the last weeks. While...
The British Petroleum oil leak is the biggest oil-related disaster in history. But its size is the only thing that makes this disaster unique. Disregard for the environment and human life, the corrupt relationship between government and the oil company and the attempt...
