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Showing videos filed under: Reports
Testing Justice: Rape Kit Backlog in LA
May 14, 2009In Los Angeles more than 12,000 rape kits, which contain physical evidence including DNA that could be used in trials, are just sitting in storage lockers. Human Rights Watch spent a year investigating how law enforcement in LA is failing rape victims. Following the investigation LA county has pledged to improve the situation.Single Payer Advocates Speak Out at Senate Hearing
May 8, 2009When a Senate Finance Committee Hearing on health care coverage was held in Washington last week not one single payer advocate was invited to testify. But that did not stop them from attending the hearing and voicing their anger that the single payer model has been shut out of the debate.Ken Lewis's Demotion
May 7, 2009After Take Back the Economy and SEIU led demonstrations across the country, demanding the ouster of Bank of America's greedy CEO Ken Lewis, shareholders voted him out as chairman.Walmart Workers Fight For Change
May 4, 2009In this documentary from Walmart Workers for Change, employees discuss their fight for a living wage, union representation, and decent benefits.The Jay Bybee Problem
April 29, 2009Jay Bybee, infamous for signing memos that provided legal cover for CIA agents involved in torture, was appointed to the Federal Appeals Court in 2003. And not a single democrat questioned him at the session. How did it happen? TheAmerican News Project brings us this important report on the Jay Bybee Problem.IMF Protesters Clash With Police
April 28, 2009As the IMF and World Bank meet in Washington for their annual spring meeting, they've been met with protests. Over the weekend, a peaceful march through the streets of DC turned violent when police officers forced protesters off of the street and onto the sidewalk using pepper spray and batons. Mobile Broadcast News sent us this video.The Left Forum: Turning Points
April 28, 2009Last weekend the Left Forum convened in New York bringing scholars and activists together from around the globe. We bring you some of the highlights.Rafael Correa Reelected
April 28, 2009With 54 percent of the vote, Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa was reelected last week. Correa has been openly critical of the Washington Consensus, has rejected the IMF World Bank model of economic development, and the kind of free trade agreements pushed by the United States for the last couple of decades.Weekly Immigration Wire: Building Up to Change
April 23, 2009As the U.S. moves closer and closer to enacting immigration reform, the situation on the ground is evolving as well. Nothing is static for an issue that touches so many people across so many communities. This week’s wire follows up on trends observed last week: holding mainstream media accountable, enforcement tactics, and immigration’s positive effect on the economy.Weekly Pulse: A Timetable for Reform
April 22, 2009Senators Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) have set a timetable for healthcare reform by this fall–a major step on the road to passing legislation this year. The Senators’ plan, set out in a letter to President Obama, calls for a bill by June, committee markups over the summer, and a final vote in the fall.
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