February 3, 2009 – 11:10 pm
The following three articles are by George Ciccariello-Maher and were originally published in Counterpunch. They follow the uprisings in Oakland after the killing of Oscar Grant by BART cops.
Popular Fury at Yet Another Police Murder
Oakland’s Not For Burning?
Arrest and Containment Fail to Blunt Anger in the Streets
“Oakland is Closed!”
From Oakland to Santa Rita, the [...]
February 3, 2009 – 6:33 pm
In what can only be described as something out of HBO’s The Wire, local police show that whether it’s Baltimore, Holyoke or Springfield the cops are corrupt to the core.
It’s not the first time that Holyoke drug cop Paul Barkyoumb has had judges throw out his evidence, but it may be the most important. [...]
January 7, 2009 – 10:30 am
Early on New Year’s Day, the BART cops shot and killed Oscar Grant, a 22 year-old father, at the Fruitvale station in Oakland. The train was stopped and Grant and others pulled off because they were allegedly involved in a brawl. The BART cops restrained him, shot him in the back, and then cuffed him. [...]