When Boston City Councilor Chuck Turner was arrested in November, accused of accepting a $1000 bribe, the people were first shocked, ut then outraged. Turner, a dedicated community activist with more than 40 years of struggle under his belt, vowed to defend his name in what he called a "trial by media," by fighting fire with fire. With a number of bold press releases and interviews, a defense campaign, and by organizing rallies of hundreds of his supporters, Turner is standing up against a system that thrives on exploitation and survives only by repressing humanity's most vocal defenders. --*-- As Turner said in an interview with AAM this month, "I believe the reason I am being targeted is that US Attorney Sullivan knows I am projecting a vision of change that scares the establishment...my decision to focus on the three evils--racism, militarism, and economic ...

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