Edward Lee Elmore released after 30 years in prison
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05-Mar-2012
Edward Lee Elmore, jailed since 1982 for a crime he didn't commit, got out of jail March 2 in a plea bargain. He had to confess to get out, but still maintains he didn't do the murder he was charged with. In a new book, author Raymond Bonner describes Elmore's ordeal in detail. I interviewed Bonner on the day of Elmore's release. In photo, Elmore with lead counsel Diana Holt, center, and previous counsel Marta Kahn.
Bertina Jones of Bowie MD suffered through a years-long nightmare as she tried to stop Bank of America from foreclosing on her house. (broadcast on WPFW-FM, February 28, 2012).
Students at Catholic Universities Demand Birth Control Access
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21-Feb-2012
Sandra Fluke, Georgetown University Law student was invited to testify at the Congressional hearing on birth control, but was denied the right to speak by Chair Darryl Issa. Only witnesses opposing birth control were allowed to speak.
In a forum called "Labor in the Age of Austerity" sponsored by Dissent Magazine, panelists could find little to cheer about as they looked at the continuing decline of industrial jobs and industrial unions.
Thousands of Union Members Join Occupy for a week of Lobbying in Washington
15-Dec-2011
Union members from across the country set up tents on the National Mall, and trudged through the marble corridors of congressional office buildings to demand federal help for foreclosure victims and jobless workers.
Occupiers have built a bustling village in McPherson Square in downtown Washington DC including a local government system, library, restaurant and health care. Can they make it through the winter?
Continued from Part 1 uploaded 6/21. 150 Ugandan women were tricked with the promise of high paying jobs on American bases in Iraq. Instead they were sold into slavery as domestic servants. This is the story of Pross, one of 19 of the women who escaped.
150 Ugandan women were tricked with the promise of high paying jobs on American bases in Iraq. Instead they were sold into slavery as domestic servants. This is the story of Pross, one of 19 of the women who escaped.