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Protests and Demonstrations

Headlines from the Web

The real cost

9/6/2008 3:20:22 PM

Source: Boston Globe

St. Paul scorecard: Convention mostly a success

9/6/2008 2:22:52 PM

Source: CBS 4 Minnesota (WCCO)

Cops hold back Zuma supporters

9/6/2008 1:59:28 PM

Source: News 24

Neo-Nazi group: we don't need permit to picket

9/6/2008 1:55:51 PM

Source: Springfield News Leader

Catholics assert themselves in Hanoi land dispute

9/6/2008 12:29:10 PM

Source: Boston Globe

Troops, protesters clash in Indian Kashmir; 1 dead

9/6/2008 8:25:36 AM

Source: San Jose Mercury News

UC Berkeley begins felling disputed trees

9/6/2008 1:07:19 AM

Source: Boston Globe

New podium constructed for McCain's speech

9/5/2008 8:16:21 PM

Source: NBC 11 Minneapolis (KARE)

German Defense Minister Slams US Ground Strike in Pakistan

9/5/2008 4:24:19 PM

Source: Deutsche Welle, Germany

US Embassy warns Americans to avoid Thai protests

9/5/2008 10:50:44 AM

Source: Yahoo! News

Blogs

Calgary Firefighters Protest Reduced Response Levels

9/6/2008 10:53:14 AM

Source: Firegeezer

Minneapolis radio host said Code Pink protesters "ought to have all their tubes tied"

9/5/2008 9:17:17 PM

Source: Media Matters for America

The Friday Political Thread: The Garden of Mutual Resentments

9/5/2008 8:23:46 PM

Source: Reason Magazine - Hit & Run

McCain Aside Becomes Pro-Code Pink Web Site: 'Don't Be Diverted by the Ground Noise and the Static'

9/5/2008 5:00:55 PM

Source: NY Observer - The Politicker

'Us' Update II [Janice Min]

9/5/2008 4:23:38 PM

Source: Gawker

Latest Articles

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Photos: March on the RNC

Protesters rallied in St. Paul

By CATHY CHAPMAN  |  September 04, 2008
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The Gadfly

Bread and Puppet Theater founder Peter Schumann is a national treasure. Maybe that’s why George W. Bush wants to bury him.
Nestled in the verdant mountain valley of Glover, Vermont, way up in the northern part of the state, is a farm of rolling meadows, pine forests, and gray barns, all under vast skies.
By GREG COOK  |  August 28, 2008
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A history of violence

Ron Pownall’s photos of the ’68 Democratic Convention
It was August 28, 1968, and Ron Pownall could feel the storm brewing as he arrived at a Vietnam War protest during the Democratic Convention in Chicago.
By GREG COOK  |  August 26, 2008
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Photos: Democratic National Convention 2008

Protest-to-podium coverage from Denver. Updated daily.

By JOEFF DAVIS  |  August 31, 2008

Protesters will crash McCain fundraiser in Kennebunkport

A summer visitor
McCain won’t be so luxuriously welcomed by all Mainers. Left-wing protesters are planning a counter-reception that will amount to quite the opposite of rolling out a red carpet.
By DEIRDRE FULTON  |  July 16, 2008

Muzzle mania

Letters to the Boston editor, July 11, 2008
Giving a Muzzle Award to the Boston Police Department for its handling of Veterans Day protesters is in keeping with widespread media complicity that allows lower ranks to be court-martialed while war criminals in the White House escape accountability for Abu Ghraib.
By BOSTON PHOENIX LETTERS  |  July 09, 2008
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On Friday, bigotry won’t be tolerated

Dyke March
When members of Maine’s GLBT community — specifically, lesbians and those who love them — take to the streets on Friday, June 20, it’ll be with pride, plus a little defiance.
By DEIRDRE FULTON  |  June 18, 2008
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Alma Obama

Understated understudy
My niece Rachael was graduated from Wesleyan this past Sunday, an accomplishment perhaps overshadowed for some by the highly publicized circumstances surrounding the commencement ceremony.
By PETER KEOUGH  |  May 28, 2008
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Tell it to the judge(s)

Bangor Six activists rally; pot boosters to gather in Monument Square
Bangor Six supporters held a rally on Tuesday outside the Penobscot County Courthouse
By DEIRDRE FULTON  |  June 24, 2008
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More police, less Harvard

Freedom watch
The Harvard Crimson reported this week the arrest of two non-student demonstrators at a student-organized protest in front of Holyoke Center.
By HARVEY SILVERGLATE  |  April 16, 2008
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Still dissecting

Danny Schechter’s bid for media reform
A year after releasing his remarkably prescient film on the then-nascent financial crisis, In Debt We Trust , veteran progressive journalist Danny Schechter finally made it onto CNBC.
By DAN KENNEDY  |  April 10, 2008
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Totalitarian ploy defeated

Free speech trumps Boston cops
For performance artist Milan Kohout, freedom of speech has prevailed.
By HARVEY SILVERGLATE AND JAN WOLFE  |  March 12, 2008
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The medium is the movie

In new films, truth is fluid — and controlled by the click of a button
In almost every movie you go to these days you’ll see another screen — a television, a computer, even another movie screen — within the screen you’re watching.
By PETER KEOUGH  |  March 05, 2008
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Chicago 10

A motion-capture cartoon with an anachronistic soundtrack
Some of the lead participants in the farce leave lasting impressions, not least the antic prankster Abbie Hoffman, voiced by Hank Azaria.
By PETER KEOUGH  |  February 27, 2008
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The dictator slayer

East Boston's Gene Sharp is soft-spoken, but he makes bad guys from Caracas to Beijing cringe
According to some people — including at least one sitting head of state — East Boston’s Gene Sharp is a dangerous dude.
By ADAM REILLY  |  December 05, 2007
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A stand against silence

The patriots’ offensive line
Their hearts were warmed by passion, despite the cold temperatures.
By NEELY STEINBERG  |  November 29, 2007

Anti-activist bill backed by Collins, Allen, and Michaud

Thought police
US Senator Susan Collins and both of Maine’s US representatives are backing legislation that could result in more incidents like the November 2 run-in between police and eco-activists in Greenville.
By JEFF INGLIS  |  November 14, 2007
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Cutting off your taxes to spite Uncle Sam

W-4 Peace
Take Larry Dansinger, who lives in Monroe, and who has withheld some or all of his owed taxes for years in opposition to US military action and policy.
By DEIRDRE FULTON  |  October 31, 2007
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A riotous occasion

Stravinsky moves audiences to action
Fist-fights in the aisles, taunting from the audience, and a riot at Merrill Auditorium?
By EMILY PARKHURST  |  October 31, 2007
Audio

Voices from the RNC

9/5/2008 4:48:27 PM

Source: Minnesota Public Radio


Final day protests end in an estimated 300 arrests

9/5/2008 3:33:40 AM

Source: Minnesota Public Radio


Anti-War Protesters To March As McCain Speaks

9/4/2008 5:20:36 PM

Source: NPR US News


Jailed protesters criticize police actions

9/4/2008 6:13:31 AM

Source: Minnesota Public Radio


Corti Brothers To Stay Put

9/3/2008 9:58:55 PM

Source: KXJZ News

Video

Fight outside tot mom's home

9/6/2008 2:14:26 AM

Source: CNN Video


RNC protests get heated

9/5/2008 12:04:53 PM

Source: CNN Video


Protests During McCain Speech

9/5/2008 9:56:26 AM

Source: USNews.com Video


Raw Video: Protestors Set Trains on Fire

9/5/2008 9:32:03 AM

Source: USATODAY.com Video - International


Protester: Denver Police Did Better Than St. Paul

9/5/2008 8:27:46 AM

Source: CBS4 Denver Video

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