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Release Betty Noel
Councilmember Alexander discusses Betty Noel's nomination with protesters Listen to Herb Harris, and Councilmember Alexander: Download audio file (Herb-Harris-with-Alexander-2012-03-07.mp3) “The...
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A Tale of Two Cities: D.C. and NYC Differ In Dealing with Walmart
Listen to Walmart organizers Mike Wilson and Maritza Silva-Farrell on Voice of Russia Radio Download audio file (Pete_CapCorr_p2_Wilson_Silva-Farrell_WalMart_050112.mp3) Walmart, the world’s largest...
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May Day: Past and Present
Listen to labor professor Bill Barry and organizer Tai Smith on Voice of Russia Radio Download audio file (Pete_CapCorr_p1_Smith_Barry_May Day_050112.mp3) “When people who are religious get in tough...
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School’s Out? D.C. and NYC Teachers Talk School Closures
Photo courtesy of studentunitypower.org Listen to educators Candi Peterson, Nils DeVito and James Boutin on Voice of Russia Radio Download audio file...
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Questionable Firings at Howard University’s WHUT-TV
Tony Hawkins (l) and Harold Burris (r) protesting outside WHUT-TV Listen to three of the “Howard Four” here: Download audio file (HowardFour-2012-08-16.mp3) Download mp3 (The Urban Revival cross-posted...
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VeriFone contract suspended
D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray speaks with reporters at an Aug. 22 press conference as taxi chair Ron Linton and VeriFone executives look on. The Taxi Link airs on WUST 1120 AM. Listen to the Sept. 1 show...
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Is classism behind D.C.’s push to regulate taxis, not Uber?
Photo courtesy of Uber The Taxi Link airs on WUST 1120 AM. Listen to the Sept. 8 show here: Download audio file (2012-09-08-TheTaxiLink.mp3) Download mp3 “Uber is a classic example of… class economic...
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Taken for a ride: press coverage of D.C.’s taxi industry is unfair to public...
A DCTC hack inspector uses his vehicle to block in a cab (a move of questionable legality), and an MPD officer (front) then arrives to assist the inspector. The Taxi Link airs on WUST 1120 AM. Listen...
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Uber showdown Monday at the Council
Photo courtesy of techcrunch.com Listen to Sept. 22 edition of The Taxi Link on WUST 1120 AM Download audio file (2012-09-22-TheTaxiLink.mp3) Download mp3 “Uber is having it both ways: they’re...
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Uber right-wing
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick testifying before the D.C. Council Download audio file (2012-09-29-TheTaxiLink.mp3) Download mp3 Testifying last week before the D.C. Council, 35-year-old Uber CEO Travis...
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The Taxi Link: AFL-CIO looks to organize DC drivers; credit card mandate...
Stained glass mural of Philly taxi leaders The Taxi Link airs Sat. 7-8 pm on WUST 1120 AM. Listen here: Download audio file (TaxiLink-05112013.mp3) Download mp3 The National Taxi Workers Alliance,...
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The Taxi Link: National Harbor fight heats up; DC taxi chair apologizes for...
Taxi drivers, including Fisseha Tesfaye, gather outside Gaylord National before delivering a letter calling on the hotel to provide a taxi stand in view of hotel guests The Taxi Link airs Sat. 7-8 pm...
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The Taxi Link: Driver killed; Council wants data; taxi commission doesn’t...
The Taxi Link airs Sat. 7-8 pm on WUST 1120 AM. Listen here: Download audio file (TaxiLink-06082013.mp3) Download mp3 Solomon Okoroh, a 57-year-old father of five, was shot and killed while driving his...
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Gaylord hotel gets hybrids, protests and a flash mob
Taxi drivers protesting outside Gaylord hotel The Taxi Link airs Sat. 7-8 pm on WUST 1120 AM. Listen here: Download audio file (TaxiLink-06222013.mp3) Download mp3 The protests outside Gaylord National...
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Taxi commission to cabbies: Pay up or else
D.C. taxi leaders Haimanot Bizuayehu and Negede Abebe The Taxi Link airs Sat. 7-8 pm on WUST 1120 AM. Listen here: Download audio file (TaxiLink-06292013.mp3) Download mp3 Without being informed of the...
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Taxi chair agrees to town hall
Photo courtesy of foxbaltimore.com The Taxi Link airs Sat. 7-8 pm on WUST 1120 AM. Listen here: Download audio file (TaxiLink07062013.mp3) Download mp3 D.C. taxi chair Ron Linton has agreed to do a...
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Change to Come, Says Taxi Chair
A driver asks Linton a question at the town hall The Taxi Link airs Sat. 7-8 pm on WUST 1120 AM. Listen here: Download audio file (TaxiLink-07132013.mp3) Download mp3 At a standing-room-only town hall...
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National Harbor’s Invisible Men
photo by Tami Gragert Nestled along the shores of the Potomac River, just over the D.C. line in Prince George’s County, is a privately-owned $3 billion resort and mini-city, that’s growing. The...
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Taxi Smart Meters May Face Uber Problems
Yellow Cab general manager Roy Spooner discusses the Modern Taximeter System on ABC7 The Taxi Link airs Sat. 7-8 pm on WUST 1120 AM. Listen here: Download audio file (TaxiLink-07212013.mp3) Download...
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Gaylord Hotel Broke Law, May Do It Again
PG cabbies hold press conference at county offices The Taxi Link airs Sat. 7-8 pm on WUST 1120 AM. Listen here: Download audio file (TaxiLink-07272013-2.mp3) Download mp3 The week began with Prince...
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