WATCH: Arrested Mother Jones Reporter Talks To Current TV

Tuesday, January 31, 2012 WATCH: Arrested Mother Jones Reporter Talks To Current TV On Monday, San Francisco's own Mother Jones reporter Gavin Aronsen appeared on Current TV with Cenk Uygur to discuss his recent arrest at Saturday's Occupy Oakland protest and the growing anarchist movement that has made the Oakland protests especially controversial. Saturday's protest was the most heated confrontation between police and Occupy protesters since November, and included tear gas, flash grenades and bean bags once again. (Loyal readers might remember the 100-point-font 'F*CK THE POLICE' banner that graced HuffPost SF.) But the protest was also marked by a heavy anarchist presence that included graffiti, a break-in at City Hall and the burning of an American flag. IT'S BEEN A VERY BAD YEAR Homeless Advocates Take To The Streets Over Proposed New Castro Law PHOTOS: Shiny New BART Cars Spark Outrage Over Price And Outsourcing Are Water Taxis Coming To Town? SHOCK: Park Ranger Tases Hiker For Walking His Dog Off Leash BLOG POSTS Ryann Blackshere: Fostering Our Future: Foster Youth Advocate for Better Lives Current and former foster youth will converge on the Capitol building in Sacramento, CA, to advocate for their rights, an example of a broadening foster youth-led political movement laying roots across the nation. Peter McGraw and Joel Warner: The Mad Men Experiment: Does Boozing Lead to Funnier Ads? Can alcohol fuel humor creation? To investigate, we cooked up a little experiment involving advertising creatives, a funny marketing campaign and alcohol -- with an emphasis on the alcohol. Lisa Mirza Grotts: 21 Reasons to Take a Break From Your Cell Phone With no disrespect to Steve Jobs, we all need a break from our electronic toys from time to time. If you feel the need to take a break from your cell phone, read on for a list of good reasons to do so. William Bradley: Republicans Lose Big on Redistricting Gamble, Brown Moves Forward The California Republican Party put most of its remaining marbles on a desperate bid to derail the Citizens Redistricting Commission. That effort ended in abject failure on Friday. Leo Stutzin: Nostalgia and Hilarity in ACTʼs Humor Abuse In Humor Abuse, Lorenzo Pisoni walks us through the early years in the life of a boy born to entertain. Itʼs a clownʼs story, where tears predictably mix with the greasepaint.

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