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Thursday, June 20th, 2013

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TCI Editor Greene on Democracy Now Talks Evan Ebel, Solitary Confinement, Indy Media

By | 04.05.13 | 11:04 am

Colorado Independent Editor Susan Greene appeared Friday morning on Democracy Now with hosts Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, who are in Denver this weekend for the National Conference on Media Reform and broadcasting from Denver’s public-access Open Media Foundation studio. The three discussed the Colorado gun violence that has regularly made national headlines over the last few years and months, including the recent shooting of Tom Clements, head of the state’s department of corrections.

National Media Reform Conference Happening Right Now in Denver

By | 04.05.13 | 10:28 am

The media is being revolutionized in the digital era, becoming more user friendly and interactive, distributing power and better serving the public interest… or maybe not so much. Maybe the “revolution” is already over and we’re stuck with the same old “fair and balanced” stage show that has long been dominated by talking heads trained in prattling on and run by pinstriped executives who share almost none of our daily concerns.

Obama in Colorado Looks to Bolster Support in Gun Violence Debate

By | 04.03.13 | 7:11 pm

DENVER– President Obama traveled to Colorado Wednesday looking to generate new momentum for the effort in Washington to pass national gun-control laws.

‘He Was Freaking’: Friend Says Clements Suspect Flailed from Years of Isolation

By | 03.26.13 | 10:08 am

DENVER– In the weeks before his death, Evan Ebel, suspected killer of Colorado Department of Corrections Director Tom Clements, had broken ties with white supremacist prison gang 211 Crew and was debilitated by the transition from prolonged isolation to social contact, according to a friend and former fellow inmate.

Colorado Muslims Disgusted with Biased Clements Murder Coverage

By | 03.22.13 | 10:11 am

News surrounding the murder Tuesday of Colorado Department of Corrections Chief Tom Clements centers now on white supremacist suspect Evan Ebel, who was captured clinically dead yesterday afternoon in a hail of bullets after a 100 mile-per-hour car chase ended in a wreck near Fort Worth, Texas.

Slain Colorado Corrections Chief Clements No Friend to Prison Culture Inertia

By | 03.21.13 | 9:21 am

Prison work is an insular occupation. Corrections officials tend to inhabit a culture unto themselves– tight-lipped, low profile and tough as nails. Tom Clements was an exception.

Colorado Death Penalty Repeal Testimony: ‘Flashbacks Still Haunt Me Today’

By | 03.20.13 | 2:49 pm

DENVER— Lawmakers considering a bill that would end capital punishment in Colorado heard 10 hours of emotional testimony here Tuesday, including statements by a former state prisons chief and a former district court judge. The men said the death penalty…

Widely Cited Anti-Gay Study Meant to Sway High Court, Docs Show

By | 03.12.13 | 9:09 am

The conservatives who bankrolled a widely cited but flawed academic study critical of gay parents timed its release to influence “major decisions of the Supreme Court” on gay marriage, documents show.

Udall Endorses Brennan for CIA Director, Underlines Need for Greater Oversight

By | 03.07.13 | 3:15 pm

In the wake of an historic Senate filibuster over the murky U.S. laws governing drone strikes, Colorado Senator Mark Udall on Thursday urged his colleagues to confirm John Brennan as the new director of the CIA.

Feds Probe Denver for Violating Deaf Prisoner Rights

By | 03.04.13 | 11:27 am

The federal Justice Department is investigating Denver for failing to provide sign-language interpreters for deaf prisoners. Investigators are seeking to determine whether Denver – which touts itself as “one of America’s most accessible cities” — is violating the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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