On AlterNet: pepper spray

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Occupying Faith: What Occupy Can Learn From the Mistakes of The Church

Rich Lang, AlterNet. February 13, 2012.

A celebrated Occupy chaplain weighs in on Jesus, the failures of Christianity, and the future of Occupy

Inside the Student Movement: Undeterred by Crackdown, Activists Around the Country Gear Up for Bigger Actions

Manissa McCleave Maharawal, AlterNet. November 27, 2011.

One week after arrests and beatings of students at CUNY and pepper-spraying at UC Davis, students plan bigger actions to fight tuition hikes and policing of education.

How Students Landed on the Front Lines of Class War

Juan Cole, Truthdig. November 23, 2011.

University students find themselves victimized by the same neoliberal agenda that has created the current economic crisis.

"How Could This Happen in America?" Why Police Are Treating Americans Like Military Threats

William Hogeland, AlterNet. November 22, 2011.

Why is the armed might of the state, (necessary in waging war against foreign enemies) being applied to domestic policing of local communities and peaceful protests?

Police Trap Peaceful Protesters in Denver

Davin Hutchins, American News Project. August 26, 2008.

Not everything is warm and fuzzy at the DNC.