What just happened? The year, so far, in review
In this week’s roundup of Baltimore news we talk about the year so far—from the rare examples of people power making a difference to the ongoing demands to defund the police.
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Battleground Baltimore: What does George Floyd mean to Baltimore?
In this week’s roundup of Baltimore news, we gutcheck Baltimore leaders’ responses to police brutality one year after a nationwide uprising against police violence.
Battleground Baltimore: Madness from Marilyn Mosby’s Office
In this week’s roundup of Baltimore news we talk about the latest controversy coming out of the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office, the vetoed predatory renter’s bill, and Baltimore stands with Palestine
Worker Co-ops vs COVID-19
We know that workers have been on the front lines of the pandemic, too often with no real say in the conditions they’ve had to face and the risks they’ve had to take. How would a more democratic economy respond to the current crisis?
The feds want him to spend 20 years in jail for a single phone call, but their case is falling apart
The case of Baltimore business owner Sean Weston provides a stark example of our criminal justice system’s lack of equity. We also speak to James Gibson, a man who spent 29 years wrongfully imprisoned after being brutalized and tortured by Chicago police.
These co-op restaurants didn’t need to open indoor dining to survive the pandemic
At the height of the pandemic, the restaurant industry sued to overturn bans on indoor dining, arguing it was the only way they could survive. But at cooperatively-run restaurants, where worker-owners vote over major decisions, they decided to prioritize their lives over profits and pivoted their business models so they could stay in business.
Battleground Baltimore: From Baltimore to Palestine
In this week’s roundup of Baltimore news we talk about Baltimoreans responding to what’s happening to Palestinians, renters’ rights advocates organizing against a hedge fund, and a likely new trial for Keith Davis Jr.
Battleground Baltimore: Support For Defunding the Police Grows
In this week’s roundup of Baltimore news we talk about burgeoning support for defunding the police, tenants’ rights, and co-ops amid Covid-19.
Battleground Baltimore: The week in police accountability
In this week’s roundup of Baltimore news we talk about where we have been and how far we need to go, on the path to police accountability.
Battleground Baltimore: Protests against police and for tenants’ rights
In this week’s roundup of Baltimore news: Solidarity marches with Chicago and Minneapolis, the problematic Security Deposit Alternatives Bill, ‘Dark City Beneath the Beat’ on Netflix, and more.
Battleground Baltimore: Freedom?
In this week’s roundup of Baltimore news: A controversial security deposit bill, Amazon donates what Bezos makes in four seconds to a local community garden, and a Prince George’s County mayor calls out the governor.
Battleground Baltimore: Make It Make Sense
In this week’s round-up of Baltimore news: COVID-19 numbers continue to rise but Maryland stays open, the winding and confusing road to police accountability, the latest on paraphernalia decriminalization, and more.
Will we stand up for Black trans lives, too?
Black trans people are often overlooked in the fight for racial justice. Organizers in Baltimore are trying to change that.
Battleground Baltimore: The tangled knot of Baltimore politics
In this week’s round-up of Baltimore news: A federal investigation into two city leaders reveals the work everyone needs to do to be truly transparent, renters’ advocates warn state leaders of an “eviction tsunami,” Baltimore shows support for Amazon workers, and more.
From Bessemer to Baltimore, Amazon workers demand the right to organize
Activists held an international day of action to support Amazon workers on March 20, highlighting the ways unions can help defend worker rights and safety protections. TRNN’s Jaisal Noor reports from the solidarity action held outside of an Amazon facility in Baltimore.
The unending COVID-19 disaster in Maryland prisons
As COVID-19 variants reach the state’s prisons and jails, where testing of guards and inmates is woefully inadequate, the situation in Maryland is only getting worse.
Battleground Baltimore: Brandon Scott sets a progressive path
In this week’s round-up of Baltimore news: Mayor Brandon Scott delivers his State of the City address, students and leaders look to end digital redlining, activists push for further cannabis reform, and more.
Battleground Baltimore: House passes police reform legislation
In this week’s round-up of Baltimore news: Maryland Republicans call police reform legislation “far left,” a teen is accused of murder, the continued fight against a Johns Hopkins University private police force, and more.
Police hijack helicopter ambulance for surveillance
Documents obtained by PAR reveal how an air ambulance service has been used repeatedly to fly surveillance missions over the city of Baltimore, raising troubling questions about the consequences of law enforcement’s growing civic influence.
Black mass incarceration in the so-called Free State
Maryland holds itself up as a progressive state when it comes to criminal justice, but a recent report highlights a stark reality: Maryland incarcerates Black people at more than twice the national rate.
Battleground Baltimore: Maryland shows solidarity with unionizing Amazon workers
Amazon workers rally in Baltimore County, the LEOBR could survive attempts to weaken it, City Councilperson Ryan Dorsey feuds with the FOP, and more.
Battleground Baltimore: The battle continues for more COVID-19 vaccine doses
In this week’s round-up of Baltimore news: Leaders examine the way doses of the COVID-19 vaccine are being distributed, Mayor Brandon Scott releases his administration’s transition report, remembering musician Jimmy Jones, and more.
‘West Baltimore Ruins’ preserves the memory of neglected neighborhoods before they’re lost to gentrification
In this week’s “Battleground Baltimore” news roundup: “West Baltimore Ruins”; Governor Hogan is criticized for vaccine rollout; Keith Davis Jr. tests positive for COVID-19
Battleground Baltimore: RIP Spy Plane
In this week’s round-up of Baltimore news: Baltimore ends its contract with the “spy plane,” a plan to expand in-person learning is delayed, Keith Davis Jr. is ill, and more.
Worker ownership can save businesses and protect employees
Worker-owned businesses in Baltimore, like Joe Squared pizza, are opting to remain closed to indoor dining to prioritize their worker/owners’ safety, even as others reopen.
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