I'm Sorry, Dude, I Can't Breathe, I Can't Breathe

A judge in California has ruled that two police officers will go to trial on homicide charges in the 2011 death of Kelly Thomas, 37, a homeless schizophrenic man they savagely beat, punched and tasered to death outside a Fullerton bus station for no apparent reason. The D.A. says he may charge at least one more officer. Prosecutors at the hearing showed chilling new video footage. Warning: very graphic, as are photos. Update : An in-depth look at Fullerton police shows they've long been doing this sort of thing.

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Rahm Vs. Morello and Nurses United

The city of Chicago has yanked the permit for a National Nurses United march during the NATO summit after Rage Against the Machine 's Tom Morello joined the line-up. Organizers charged the city is trying to " marginalize" the nurses, who are calling for a Wall Street transaction tax, and Morello insisted, "We won't be silenced." "If Rahm Emanuel is so afraid of my popularity in Chicago maybe I should run against him in the next election. See you in the streets."

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The Real Hunger Games

Appallingly, the House votes this week on billions in cuts that would slash food stamps, school lunches and other programs putting food on the table for 45 million people, most children, seniors and working poor. A Hunger-Game-themed video and petition asks you to tell them not to.

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