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The American Prospect
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AlterNet
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The Awl
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GOOD
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'', and others. Cagle is based in Oakland, California.
She has reported on subjects including the experience of living in California's "wildfire country" and the effect of climate change on drought cycles,Drug Enforcement Administration raids of California medical marijuana facilities, the emergence of " sharing economy" start-up companies as a form of "disaster capitalism," and the
Occupy Oakland
Occupy Oakland refers to a collaboration and series of demonstrations in Oakland, California that started in October 2011. As part of the Occupy movement, protestors have staged occupations, most notably at Frank H. Ogawa Plaza in front of Oa ...
portion of
Occupy Wall Street
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.
Early life and education
Cagle is the daughter of editorial cartoonist Daryl Cagle. She went to high school in
Calabasas, California
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College of Creative Studies
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(2005) and the
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
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(2006).
Career
She was a cartoonist at '' The San Francisco Appeal'' from 2010 to 2011, and later worked as a staff writer and illustrator at '' Grist''.
Despite holding a
press pass
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while covering
Occupy Oakland
Occupy Oakland refers to a collaboration and series of demonstrations in Oakland, California that started in October 2011. As part of the Occupy movement, protestors have staged occupations, most notably at Frank H. Ogawa Plaza in front of Oa ...
, Cagle was arrested on two separate occasions—making her the first professional journalist to be arrested more than once while covering Occupy-related events. After her first arrest, the Society of Professional Journalists sent a letter to the Oakland Police Department condemning the action. Her second arrest occurred during a kettle at an
Occupy Oakland
Occupy Oakland refers to a collaboration and series of demonstrations in Oakland, California that started in October 2011. As part of the Occupy movement, protestors have staged occupations, most notably at Frank H. Ogawa Plaza in front of Oa ...
event. At the time, she carried an active press credential from the Freelancers' Guild and an expired press credential issued by the Oakland Police Department.
Cagle's work was the subject of a solo show at San Francisco
Cartoon Art Museum
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