Politics


#Occupy: Beyond Left vs. Right
Oct 23, 2011

By Henry Taksier

Duane Schwingel, a neatly dressed father of two, identifies as a pro-life Christian conservative. He also writes defiant songs about the struggle to “tear down wall street” and restore democracy.

Bo Diddley’s son arrested at #OccupyGainesville
Oct 14, 2011

By Henry Taksier

“We’re making history at a place that honors my father,” he said. “Big business and government should not mix. This is a movement for morality and freedom.”

The “99 Percent” will Occupy Gainesville
Oct 12, 2011

By Henry Taksier and Erik Knudsen

The popular uprising that started on Wall Street continues in Gainesville.

CIW: Pilgrimage to Publix
Sep 13, 2011

By Yaissy Solis

After pedaling 200 miles—under sunshine and rain—members of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) arrived at the Publix Super Markets headquarters to ask Ed Crenshaw, CEO of Publix, to see first-hand the conditions farm workers face in the fields.

A Closer Look at TOMS
May 1, 2011

By Ellen McHugh

For every pair of TOMS shoes bought, the company will send another pair to kids in need all over the world. But what about the workers in Argentina, China and Ethiopia who make them?

Raise the Village
May 1, 2011

By Ashira Morris

Raise the Village is an iPhone app that allows players to develop a village by buying items like food, clean water and medicine. Here’s the twist: every item you purchase gets translated into a tangible product and delivered to Kapir Atiira, a real village in Uganda.

A Haunting Past: Fenced In
May 1, 2011

By Henry Taksier

The following photos were taken of residents and pets living directly along the fence of the Cabot/Koppers Superfund site, an area haunted by decades of toxic pollution.

The Biomass Controversy
May 1, 2011

By Lily Wan

Although it’s officially called the Gainesville Renewable Energy Center (GREC), protesters are calling the county’s planned biomass facility an “incinerator in disguise.”

CIW: El Pueblo Unido (The People United)
Apr 1, 2011

By Fine Print Staff

On March 5, over 1500 farmworkers and their allies marched through the streets of Tampa during a rally organized by the Coalition of Immokalee Workers.

Fight Back, Florida!
Apr 1, 2011

By Laura Landry

On March 25, citizens of Gainesville marched from the UF campus to City Hall in response to Rick Scott’s budget cuts as part of Fight Back Florida’s day of action. TFP presents a multimedia documentary.

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