Aaron Phillips

Trayvon Martin Investigation Turning Point: Video Invalidates Zimmerman's Story

After the tragic killing of Trayvon Martin on February 26th, the Sanford Police released George Zimmerman without filing any charges. Zimmerman returned home after only a few hours at the police station and enjoyed two weeks of relative freedom, at...

Déjà brew: Notes from March's Tampa Coffee Party meeting

On Saturday, March 27, the Tampa Coffee Party convened at Bernini’s of Ybor, an elegant Italian restaurant, located at 1702 East 7th Avenue. Though diverse in background and political trajectory, the group members sought a common evolution...

Arizona Governor Brewer signs immigration law, institutionalizes racial profiling and discrimination

Gov. Jan Brewer, the Republican Arizona governor, signs immigration bill SB1070 into law Friday. AP/Ross D. Franklin Governor of Arizona Jan Brewer signed the “Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act” on Friday, April 23, 2010...

Local farmworker coalition plans march and protests from Tampa to Lakeland this weekend

Activists and CIW members march during a previous event hosted by the group CIW/Farmworker Freedom MarchThe Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW), a group formed in 1993 to defend the human rights of farmworkers, will stage a series of protests...

Exclusive photos of Saturday's streetcar accident in Ybor City, Tampa

One of Tampa's historic streetcars serving the Channelside District. Aaron Phillips On Saturday, March 27, Tampa’s historic streetcar system came to a screeching halt at the intersection of Channelside Drive and Second Avenue in Ybor City. Around...

Tea Party anger boils over into death threats and harassment, Democrats the target (Part 2: Results)

[This article is part of an ongoing investigation. Click here for the introduction. Click here to read Part 1.]Part Two: The ResultsEarly in the morning on Friday, March 19, a brick flew through a window at Representative Louise Slaughter...

Tea Party anger boils over into threats and violence, Democrats the target (Part 1: The Causes)

[This article is part of an ongoing investigation. Click here for the introduction. Click here to read Part 2.]Part 1: The CausesOver the last week, following the racist rhetoric of the Tea Party’s intimidation attempts on Capitol...

The new war of incivility: Racism, homophobia, xenophobia on the steps of Congress

Tea Party protesters outside the House Chamber on Saturday. Photo: AP/Harry Hamburg [This article is part of an ongoing investigation. Click here to read Part 1. Click here to read Part 2.]Minutes before Sunday’s House vote...

Trayvon Martin Investigation Turning Point: Video Invalidates Zimmerman's Story

Déjà brew: Notes from March's Tampa Coffee Party meeting

Arizona Governor Brewer signs immigration law, institutionalizes racial profiling and discrimination

Local farmworker coalition plans march and protests from Tampa to Lakeland this weekend

Exclusive photos of Saturday's streetcar accident in Ybor City, Tampa

Tea Party anger boils over into death threats and harassment, Democrats the target (Part 2: Results)

Tea Party anger boils over into threats and violence, Democrats the target (Part 1: The Causes)

The new war of incivility: Racism, homophobia, xenophobia on the steps of Congress

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