By James Eng, msnbc.com One blunder on top of another? The mayor of East Haven, Conn., came under a torrent of criticism Wednesday for telling a TV reporter “I might have tacos” when asked about how he would support the Latino community in the afterm… more »

The Los Angeles Times / As the eviction deadline loomed for Occupy L.A. protesters to abandon City Hall Park, Emmanuel Freeman was preparing for a clash with Los Angeles police. So he built a treehouse. Freeman, a 28-year-old from the San Gabrie… more »

TIME / Thomas K. Fowler / AP Video footage of police using pepper spray on peacefully protesting students at the University of California, Davis, on Nov. 18 has sparked national outrage. But the use of such brutal force against passive protesters is… more »

The Telegraph / ByRichard Alleyne, Mark Hughes, Victoria Ward and James Orr Police stepped in to prevent another “tent city” being set up in central London yesterday after protesters attempted to occupy Trafalgar Square. About 25 tents were pitche… more »

The GOPNet In the last few days events in Oakland California during protests by the “Occupy Oakland” group have led to violence by those protestors. This violence has resulted in injuries, damage to private property and to the arrest of many of the… more »