• McCain and Obama on Free Trade
• Man Held for Alleged Murder of Cop Found Strangled to Death in his Cell
• South Central Farmers Fight What they Say is a Toxic Proposal
• Domestic Workers Organize for Basic Rights
• Eugene Olympic Trials Targeted by Human Rights Activists

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McCain and Obama on Free Trade

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain is in Colombia to talk free trade, a market model he fully backs. But as McCain hypes free trade, questions have risen about Democrat Barack Obama's position on the matter. FSRN's Leigh Ann Caldwell reports.

Man Held for Alleged Murder of Cop Found Strangled to Death in his Cell


An inmate in a Maryland County jail in custody for the alleged murder of a county police officer was found strangled to death in his cell. No one has been charged and with investigations underway, there has not been much cooperation. Naji Mujahid reports.

South Central Farmers Fight What they Say is a Toxic Proposal


More than two years after being evicted from the land they toiled for more than a dozen years, the South Central Farmers are once again taking public action. Ralph Horozwitz, who purchased the land under what the Farmers call a back-room deal with City officials, has proposed to develop a diesel big rig truck distribution center, which locals say will bring even more pollution to South Central. LA's City Planning Department has said it will allow the development without abiding by standard Environmental Impact Report guidelines. Today, the Farmers and their supporters took to City Hall, demanding the City consider what the pollution from massive diesel exhaust and toxic air contaminants will mean for nearby homes and schools. Rosa Romero is a long-time South Central Farm supporter. She explains

Domestic Workers Organize for Basic Rights


Public awareness around the topic of domestic workers abuse has risen since the recent New York City ruling that sentenced a couple of violently abusing two housekeepers from Indonesia. For years, domestic workers from around the country have been gathering and strategizing to win labor rights nationally. FRSN's Christine Lewis has been covering the case of the Indonesian workers in New York and was at the Long Island Court when the verdict came down. She brings us this report.

Eugene Olympic Trials Targeted by Human Rights Activists

Track and Field is a big deal in Eugene, Oregon. The city, dubbed "Track Town, USA", has a long history with the sport and is know for producing some of the best distance runners in the world. Running shoe giant Nike has its roots in the University of Oregon track program, and the University's Hayward Field is considered to be one of the premier venues in the world. But Eugene also boasts a thriving activist community. Jes Burns reports that as the US Olympic Track and Field Trials opened this weekend in Eugene, human rights organizations mobilized as well.