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Jason Cherkis

Occupy Oakland Activists Report Inhumane Conditions During Jail Stints

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Cherkis | Posted 02.04.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Alyssa Eisenberg just wanted her multiple sclerosis medication that she uses to allay fatigue and help her concentrate. A member of O...

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Aaron Sankin

Oakland May Lose Control Of Its Troubled Police Force In Mere Weeks

HuffingtonPost.com | Aaron Sankin | Posted 01.27.2012

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Nearly a decade after the city of Oakland was first threatened with losing control of its police force, Judge Thelton Henderson has severely curtailed...

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Jason Cherkis

Occupy Wall Street Activists Could See More Arrests At Newly Re-Opened Zuccotti Park

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Cherkis | Posted 01.12.2012

Read More: Civil Liberties, Video, National Lawyers Guild, Nypd, Occupy Wall Street, New York City Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild, Ows, Occupy Oakland, Brookfield Properties, Zuccotti Park, New York Police Department, New York City, Oakland Police Department, Politics News

Tuesday night, Occupy Wall Street activists flooded into Zuccotti Park once again. They resurrected a downsized version of their library. They carried...

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Oakland Opens Investigation Into Police Conduct At Occupy Protests

Aaron Sankin | Posted 12.22.2011

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In the wake of violent clashes between the Oakland Police Department and Occupy Oakland protestors that shocked the nation, the city of Oakland has la...

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Jason Cherkis

Does Oakland's Police Chief Think Occupy Activists Are Anarchists?

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Cherkis | Posted 11.21.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Last week, civil rights attorneys in Oakland filed a motion for a temporary restraining order and a civil suit against the Oakland Polic...

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Jason Cherkis

Mayor Quan's Legal Adviser Quits Over Her Handling Of Occupy Oakland Camp

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Cherkis | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Scott Olsen, Arrests, Twitter, Jean Quan, Oakland Mayor Jean Quan, Ows, Occupy Wall Street, Dan Siegel, Occupy Oakland, Legal, Riot Gear, Tear Gas, Oakland Police Department, San Francisco News

WASHINGTON -- As a platoon of Oakland Police Department officers began clearing out Occupy Oakland's encampment for a second time at Frank Ogawa Plaza...

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Occupy Protests Get Ugly

AP | TERENCE CHEA, LISA LEFF and TERRY COLLINS | Posted 01.03.2012

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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- A protest that shut down the Port of Oakland to show the broadening reach of the Occupy Wall Street movement ended in violence...

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Jason Cherkis

Scott Olsen's Condition Improves: Iraq War Vet, Occupy Activist Now Breathing On His Own

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Cherkis | Posted 12.27.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Scott Olsen, the 24-year-old Iraq War veteran and Occupy activist suffering from a head injury after being hit with a police projectile ...

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Jason Linkins

Washington Post Offers Shabby Explanation For Photo Decision

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 12.26.2011

Read More: Eat the Press, Occupy Wall Street, Occupy Oakland Protest, Occupy Oakland, Media Criticism, Washington Post, Washington Post Occupy Oakland, Media News, Oakland Police Department, Media News

2011-10-27-Screenshot20111027at2.04.49PM.pngI suppose it is nice that the Washington Post at least recognized that this was a matter that required a public explanation.

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PHOTO: Paper Makes Weird Choice In Occupy Oakland Coverage

The Huffington Post | Jack Mirkinson | Posted 12.26.2011

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The Washington Post definitely zigged where others zagged in covering the news of the violent police response towards Occupy movement protesters in Oa...

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How You Can Help Scott Olsen, Iraq War Vet Critically Injured At 'Occupy Oakland'

Posted 12.26.2011

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Iraq War veteran Scott Olsen was injured after being hit in the head with a police projectile at Occupy Oakland. Olsen's family is waiting to see i...

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Jason Cherkis

Oakland Police Critically Injure Iraq War Veteran During Occupy Protest

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Cherkis | Posted 12.26.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The Oakland Police Department fired tear gas on Occupy Oakland demonstrators Tuesday night as they marched through downtown, determined ...

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Oakland Police Officer Captures His Own Fatal Shooting On Video

Aaron Sankin | Posted 12.03.2011

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Any time a police shooting is captured on video it's bound to cause a stir. In most cases, the video is recorded by a quick-thinking member of the...

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Mixed Feelings After BART Trial Verdict

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 05.25.2011

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Youth Radio -- Youth Media International

Originally published on Youth Radio and The San Francisco Chronicle. By Leon Sykes For the past few weeks, talking to my friends about the Oscar Gra...

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"A Broken Window, That's Not a Human Life, That's Not Violence"

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 05.25.2011

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Originally published on Youthradio.org, the premier source for youth generated news throughout the globe. By Youth Radio Editor DOWNTOWN OAKLAND- D...

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Oakland Reacts to Verdict in Oscar Grant Murder Trial

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 05.25.2011

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Crowds gathering in downtown Oakland to protest the Oscar Grant murder trial verdict are expressing anger at a justice system they say continues to fail communities of color.

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Anticipating Black Bloc Protests: Reality Check About Anarchists

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 05.25.2011

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Originally published on Youthradio.org, the premier source for youth generated news throughout the globe. By Caitlin Grey and Robyn Gee OAKLAND-- W...

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Oscar Grant Murder Trial Judge Worries About "Erroneous" Coverage

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 05.25.2011

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The judge presiding over the Oscar Grant murder trial expressed "great concern" about how inaccurate media coverage of the trial is affecting community sentiment in Oakland, where Grant's shooting took place.

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