US Social Forum
Why and How Do Corporations Get to Hire Cops? Austin Activist Debbie Russell Speaks Out
Submitted by Southern Shift on Thu, 2010-06-24 01:27 Authored by Davey DHere at the US Social Forum in Detroit we caught up with longtime Austin based activist Debbie Russell and spoke to her about the growing trend of corporations using cops as a private army or law enforcement wing. Our good friends at Alternet just published a Mother Jones article called Louisiana Off-Duty Cops Working for BP? Corporate Police State Watch...
Danny Glover Breaks Bread w/ The Southern Shift at USSF 2010
Submitted by Southern Shift on Wed, 2010-06-23 15:44 Authored by Davey DLong time actor/activist Danny Glover is here in Detroit at the US Social Forum making the rounds and showing support. We sat down with him along with our radio colleague Nora Barrows Friedman and got his perspectives on the city of Detroit and it's important history in the Freedom and Labor Struggles.
