Community : Taking Matters Into Our Own Hands
Published on Nov 5, 2012 by democracynow
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In our first broadcast since the Democracy Now! studio regained power, we’re joined by three staffers who have been on the ground taking part in and reporting on the tri-state’s response to Superstorm Sandy: Democracy Now! senior producer Mike Burke, who visited the devastated peninsula of Far Rockaway; Democracy Now! producer Steve Martinez, who lives in northwestern New Jersey and has a family home on the Jersey shore; and Democracy Now! social media coordinator Jessica Lee, who lives in Red Hook, one of the hardest hit areas of Brooklyn.
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