The Alternative Press Center

The Alternative Press Center (APC) is a non-profit collective dedicated to providing access to and increasing public awareness of the alternative press. Founded in 1969, it remains one of the oldest self-sustaining alternative media institutions in the United States. For more than a quarter of a century, the Alternative Press Index has been recognized as a leading guide to the alternative press in the United States and around the world.

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Wednesday, 16 January 2013

Democracy Now! A Tribute to Aaron Swartz. Real News Network Interview

Amy Goodman meets with Aaron Swartz's mentor Lawrence Lessig. Paul Jay interviews Swartz's colleagues Roy Singham and Brian Guthrie. Reports from Marcy Wheeler and Jason Leopold.More

Sunday, 13 January 2013

Death of Aaron Swartz / Obama Administration's Dept. of Justice

Internet Activist Aaron Swartz (Nov. 8, 1986 - Jan. 11, 2013). Reports and reflections by Dan Gillmor, Glenn Greenwald, Lawrence Lessig, Rick Perlstein, Alex Stamos, Matt Williams, and Official Statement by Aaron Swartz's family and partner.More

Saturday, 12 January 2013

Money Bonds

In the November, 2012 issue of Prison Legal News Tracy Velázquez, Melissa Neal and Spike Bradford deconstruct the exploitative profit-driven basis for the bail bonds industry and offer a set of reform options to make pretrial release better for the health of the accused, their families, and the community that offer more efficiency, more compliance with the law, and more equitable justice.

"Bailing on Justice: The Dysfunctional System of Using Money to Buy Pretrial Freedom"
www.prisonlegalnews.org/includes/_public/_issues/pln_2012/11pln12.pdf More