By Doug Moe I heard about Clint Eastwood’s new film, “J. Edgar,” starring Leonardo DiCaprio as the late FBI director J. Edgar Hoover, and right away I thought of Debra Sweet. Debra…
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Occupy Wall Street puts spotlight on police stop-and-frisk tactics
by Ryan Devereaux The police officer wanted him to dance. "Do the chicken noodle soup for me," he said. The officer claimed it was the only way he’d let John Hector go….
Press Coverage of the STOP “Stop and Frisk” Action 10/21/11
RT: Cornel West arrested at ‘Stop and Frisk’ protest in New York BET.com: Activists Seek to End NYPD’s Stop and Frisk Program CBS NYC: Protesters Rally In Harlem Against NYPD’s Stop And Frisk Strategy The…
Protesters around the planet: A better world is possible!
In cities all over the world and across the U.S., thousands of protesters gathered yesterday inspired by Occupy Wall St – hundreds were arrested in various cities around the U.S. More reports…
Afghan Community Marks War Anniversary in Fremont, CA
Listen to KALW coverage. On Sunday October 9, the first-ever Afghanistan Peace Day drew a large and very spirited crowd to meet up in Fremont, CA (the heart of the Afghan…
Snapshots of resistance to war and empire
See World Can’t Wait on Facebook for the latest, including videos, links to news coverage, and more photos from the occupation of DC and protests in Chicago, LA, and San Francisco. Cornel…
Crowd in downtown Oakland protests execution of Troy Davis
by Amina Waheed Carrying signs that read, “Execute Justice not People,” and hoisting a large peace sign embellished with yellow, pink, and white flowers, about 40 people gathered Friday at Frank Ogawa…
Bay Area Protest of Obama
Women from World Can’t Wait and Code Pink agitating and bannering from on top of plywood submarine at gate of Moffett Field. Silicon Valley, California. On Sunday Sept. 25, an emergency protest…
‘Davis execution reminiscent of slavery and lynching’
Coverage from PressTV The recent execution of Troy Davis, a black man convicted of murdering a white policeman, is reminiscent of the "terrible history" of "slavery and lynching of the black people,"…
Police arrest Wall St. protesters ‘brutally’
Coverage from PressTV U.S. police have “brutally” arrested around a hundred people during a peaceful demonstration on Wall Street in New York City, according to Debra Sweet, Director of ‘World Can’t Wait.’…