The D.C. Mic Check

07/06/2017

This page is not active, but will remain here as an archive of the DC Mic Check, newspaper of Occupy DC, 2011-2013.

11/10/2016

Starting in January 2017, the person who was endorsed by the K*K, is a enthusiastic racist and misogynist, emboldened white fascist every…

11/10/2016

Our final, unreleased issue from the last days of Occupy has new relevance today.

12/04/2013

When a District resident was a victim of violence, he chose action over fear. As the founder of a DC youth program, he now gives kids a choice of guitars over guns--and he's changing lives, one at a time. bit.ly/19gLIx8

If someone gets mugged at gunpoint, their natural reaction is to become fearful and angry. After seeking punishment for the perpetrators, one usually goes back to normal life feeling impotent with less trust in people around them or in human nature. But Greggory Hammond decided to look at the bigger...

11/28/2013

Strikes and protests are planned at 1,500 Walmart stores around the country tomorrow --mostly because of low wages. The District tried to hold Walmart to its promise of a living wage, but Mayor Vincent Gray and City Council wouldn't stand up for DC workers.

Sam Jewler explained why a living wage is good for everybody.

Sam Jewler argues that DC workers need a living wage and the Large Retailer Accountability Act (LRAA) is the best and most available option for working toward that goal. DC City Council’s passing of the LRAA in August was a hard-won victory for workers’ advocates. Mostly aimed at Walmart, which want...

09/17/2013

There was a mass shooting yesterday at the Naval Yard. Will we ever break out of the cycle of gun violence? Mike Flugennock captures the predictable steps in this cartoon.

DC Mic Check Cartoonist in Chief Mike Flugennock presents his take on the ongoing gun control debate following another spate of gun violence.

09/16/2013

A DC Mic Check article from last year reminds us that Walmart made lots of promises but no firm commitments.

Washington D.C. mayor Vincent Gray sat in bed with the Walmart smiley face, counting their money. Meanwhile, Councilmembers Jack Evans, Yvette Alexander, and Muriel Bowser stood at their bedside, smiling and waving to a crowd that included hundreds of United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) members…

08/26/2013

Anne Meador looks into what the future looks like for Manning--both as a soldier convicted of high crimes, and as a trans woman incarcerated in a military prison.

After a court martial lasting more than eleven weeks, Bradley Manning was sentenced to 35 years on charges including espionage. It’s been a long time in coming. More than three years have passed since his arrest for releasing of a trove of classified documents which, among other things, exposed war…

07/17/2013

Why isn't "Hoodie Justice" for Trayvon Martin leading to more outrage? asks cartoonist Mike Flugennock. http://bit.ly/12IznO1

After the acquittal of George Zimmerman for the shooting of teenager Trayvon Martin, cartoonist Mike Fluggenock wonders where the outrage is.

07/16/2013

Federal subcontractors are required by law to meet local minimum wage and benefit laws for their workers. Yet Capital Bikeshare--purveyor of those ubiquitous red bikes for commuters and tourists--has underpaid its workers. Now, as Hillary Lazar reports, employees are putting the pressure on Alta Bikeshare to pay up.

Eighteen Capital Bikeshare employees launched a petition and media campaign to expose how Alta has failed to uphold terms of their federal contracts.

07/14/2013

George found NOT GUILTY. Last year as the circumstances of Trayvon Martin's death gained notoriety, there was an outpouring of grief and anger in DC.

Washingtonians gathered on a rainy day to protest the police response to the killing of Trayvon Martin. Citizens held up photos of Trayvon wearing a hoodie outside the D.C. City Council near Freedom Plaza. The crowd numbered several hundred and spilled onto Pennsylvania Avenue. On February 26, Georg...

06/17/2013

Yes, there really is an app for that! Cartoonist Mike Flugennock gives us a peek at the Presidential "oPhone" and all its amazing apps.

Ever wondered what's on Obama's iPhone? Cartoonist Mike Flugennock reveals the "oPhone" apps at the President's fingertips.