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You Can't Call Yourself a Progressive Until You've Seen Pete Seeger and Majora Carter

Robert Greenwald, Brave New Films AlterNet: Video. June 23, 2008.
Don't miss episode 4 of This Brave Nation

The Greening of the Big Apple

Don Hazen, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. June 20, 2008.
New York City takes measures to shape up on environmental issues.

NYC's Staggering Arrest Rate for Pot Achieved By Police Deception and Scams

Steven Wishnia, AlterNet. May 9, 2008.
New study says New York's cannabis crackdown is both racist and fraudulent -- and that more have been arrested under Bloomberg than Giuliani.

Firefighters Unveil Giuliani Inspired "Rudy Rat" in Orlando

Trish, Pensito Review AlterNet: PEEK. January 23, 2008.
"Firefighters hate Rudy's guts, and when you hear Rudy's name a four-letter word in a firehouse in New York City," says a deputy fire chief.

Giuliani Snuck 2,000 Boxes of Records Out of New York's City Hall

Pam Spaulding, Pam's House Blend AlterNet: PEEK. December 21, 2007.
If you thought Darth Cheney was secretive...you'll love Rudy

New York City Is One of the Biggest Destroyers of the Amazon Rainforest

Robert Jereski, AlterNet. October 15, 2007.
New York City's parks department is America's biggest destroyer of Amazonian rain forest, and Mayor Bloomberg isn't doing much to stop it.

NYC Has the Most Marijuana Arrests in the World (But Don’t Worry, White People, It Won’t Be You)

Ezekiel Edwards, AlterNet: PEEK. October 4, 2007.
Ezkiel Edwards: One has to wonder, what on earth are the police and the Mayor smoking?

Bloomberg Thinks You Should Pay to Photograph New York

Guest Blogger, AlterNet: Video. July 31, 2007.
Lindsay Beyerstein: Photography is an established form of free speech. We shouldn't have to get permission to exercise our First Amendment rights.

Rudy Giuliani Doesn't Care About Black People

Guest Blogger, AlterNet: PEEK. July 23, 2007.
Steve Benen: Giuliani tried to start a race riot in '92, and that's just a taste of Rudy's rocky relationship with African Americans.

Why I Hate Bloomberg

Adam Howard, AlterNet: PEEK. June 20, 2007.
Adam Howard: All Mike Bloomberg cares about is winning, even if it means selling out his political soul.

New York City Is Hell for Pot Smokers

Paul Armentano, AlterNet. March 31, 2007.
If you're a pot smoking African-American or Hispanic in New York City, chances are you and the NYPD are on a first-name basis.

What America Needs to know about Giuliani, Part II

Barbara O'Brien, February 7, 2007.
Rudy Giuliani combines many of the worst qualities of Richard Nixon and George W. Bush. And he’s a lot smarter than Bush, which makes him more dangerous.

What America Needs to know about Giuliani, Parts I & II [VIDEO]

Barbara O'Brien, AlterNet: Video. February 6, 2007.
Barbara O'Brien: Rudy Giuliani’s shoddy "leadership" made the tragedy of 9/11 worse.