On May 1, the day of his book's release, author J. Patrick O'Connor was interviewed at Philadelphia City Hall about "The Framing of Mumia Abu-Jamal." In part two of this interview, he discusses the March 27 ruling by the US Third Circuit Court of Appeals denying Mumia a new guilt-phase trial. In his book, O'Connor felt strongly that Mumia would be granted a new trial, and in light of the contrary ruling, he argues that the court made a political decision and actually went against court precedent to do this.

The DC Statehood Green Party recognizes that the commuters coming in from the suburbs choke our air with nasty fumes and clog our District streets with traffic.

This powerpoint presentation reviews the need for a congestion charge.

dc.indymedia.org/usermedia/application/12/why_a_dc_congestion_charge.pdf

Eva Golinger, lawyer and author of "The Chavez Code" and "Bush Vs. Chavez", describes the US campaign against the democratically elected government of Venezuela, including the new military command "Operation Enduring Freedom: Caribbean Central America".

Today, Monday, May 5th, Montgomery County Police, seemingly under the command of a detective from the DC police(MPD), raided my home in Maryland while I was not present, seeking to steal any and all electronic devices capable of storing audio or video.

The United Nations stopped distributing aid to the Gaza Strip after running out of fuel as the Israeli terminal that supplies the besieged Palestinian territory remained shut…

Copyleft artwork by Brazilian cartoonist Latuff, on behalf of the brave Palestinian people and their struggle against U.S. backed IsraHell's state terror.

High resolution version for printing purposes here: http://www.fileflyer.com/view/0TNJLCw

On Friday, May 2 the DC Critical MAss ride drew between 50 and 100 riders, including a crew from College Park, riders on "choppers" and high bikes, and so many more.

Emails between Israeli Consulate of Boston, Steve Emerson, the David Project and others trying to prevent the opening of a mosque in Boston.

The Mayday Immigrant marches and rallies in DC featured a strong Indigenous/Native American component. Two years ago, white racists whined about Mexican and Salvadoran flags in the May 1 march, now they face a growing Pan-Indigenous consciousness that could prove their worst nightmare!
Audio 9 min 56 sec:
dc.indymedia.org/usermedia/audio/12/may1_final.mp3

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