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Julian Hattem

Protesters Return To Lieberman's D.C. Office, Six Arrested

HuffingtonPost.com | Julian Hattem | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Kai Newkirk, Protest, Health Care Reform, Joe Lieberman, Sam Pullen, Mobilization-for-Health-Care-for-All, Lacy MacAuley, Politics News

Protesters returned to the office of Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) on Tuesday, staging a theatrical demonstration and urging the senator to stop taking...

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Bomb Appalachia (and Face the Music)

Michael Gould-Wartofsky | Posted 11.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Clearcutting, Coal, Center for Public Integrity, West Virginia, Campaign, Coal Industry, Climate, Grassroots, Coal River Mountain, Climate Change, Virginia, Coal Lobby, Mountaintop Removal, Unions, Environmentalism, JP Morgan Chase, American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity, Wto, Mother Jones, Labor, Clean Energy, Congress, Green, Global Warming, Government, Mountains, Epa, Harlan County, Mines, Bush Administration, Blair Mountain, Tennessee, Climate Action Partnership, President Obama, Washington, Obama, Coal Czar, Bush, Environment, Environmental Protection Agency, Naacp, Appalachia, Workers, Climate Justice, Office of Surface Mining, Civil Disobedience, Kentucky, Henry Waxman, Forests, Department of the Interior, Dirty Coal, Green Jobs, Wall Street, Astroturfing, Coal Mining, Duke Energy, Green News, Mining, Water, Clean Coal, Osr, Appalachian Mountains, Activism, Protest, Massey Energy, Green News
Michael Gould-Wartofsky

Theirs is a coast-to-coast campaign to save Appalachia's mountains and streams -- and Appalachians' homes, jobs, and culture -- from the devastating coal mining practice known as mountaintop removal.

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Guy Fawkes Protesters Finally Celebrate the Right Way

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 11.06.2009 | World

Read More: Guy Fawkes Day, Government Accountability, Government-Corruption, Activism, Guy Fawkes, Protest, World News
Allison Kilkenny

On November 5, 1605, England held a celebration for the opening of Parliament. Guy Fawkes tried to spark a revolution by blowing up the building, and ...

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Bronx Dogfight Trial Begins

Reedu Taha | Posted 11.04.2009 | New York

Read More: Dogfighting Laws, Dogfighting, Dogs, Protest, Animal Rights, New York News
Reedu Taha

When it comes to dogfighting penalties, New York State ranks 48 out of 50, and is therefore considered one of the most lax on its dogfighting laws.

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Chevron Gets Fixed

Antonia Juhasz | Posted 11.04.2009 | Green

Read More: Ecuador, Angola, Chevron, Burma, Climate Change, Protest, Oil, Yes Men, Nigeria, Kazakhstan, Torture Memos, Big Oil, Green News
Antonia Juhasz

On Sunday, Chevron became the first oil company to come under a Yes Men Audience Attack. Chevron was chosen because it's different from other oil companies.

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Human Rights Protesters Arrested in Moscow for Demanding Freedom of Assembly

Oleg Kozlovsky | Posted 11.03.2009 | World

Read More: Russia, Vladimir Putin, Moscow, Dissent, Arrest, Protest, World News
Oleg Kozlovsky

As democracy and civil rights in Russia diminish every year, the country is becoming more of a police state. The voice of dissent is silenced by cynical and cruel country leadership.

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Groups Rally To End Tongass Forest Timber Sales

AP | MARY PEMBERTON | Posted 10.23.2009 | Green

Read More: Tongass Forest, Tongass Logging, Tom Vilsack, Protest, Logging, Alaska, Deforestation, Tom Vilsack Agriculture Secretary, Forests, Green News

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Nearly a dozen conservation groups are appealing to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to put a stop to two timber sales...

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My Action Plan: 15 Things Every American Can Do Right Now

Michael Moore | Posted 10.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Cooperatives, Newspapers, Twitter, Civil Disobedience, Evictions, Credit Crisis, Credit Cards, Media, Facebook, Democratic Party, Green Energy, Single Payer, Barack Obama, Movies, Campaign Finance, Michael Pollan, Wall Street, Michael Moore, Protest, Sarah Palin, Showdown-in-Chicago, Financial Crisis, Capitalism: A Love Story, Universal Health Care, Climate Change, Foreclosure, Medicare, Unions, Global Warming, Politics News
Michael Moore

I have 15 things we can all do right now to fix the very broken system in this country and to fight back against those who have brought us to where we are. C'mon people -- we can do this!

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Health Reform Sit-Ins Thursday Across U.S.; Police Threaten Arrests

Huffington Post | Philip Ross | Posted 10.13.2009 | Impact

Read More: Health Care Reform, Insurance Companies, Civil Disobedience, October 15, Sit-In, Protest, Impact News

Rather than standing for a cause, people across America are sitting in to draw attention to their frustrations with our country's health care system a...

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Arizona Mothers Storm Kyl's Senate Office, Denounce GOP as Sexist

Dawn Teo | Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Sexism, Senator Jon Kyl, Sexual Harrassment, Protest, Working Mothers, Jon Kyl, Republican Party, Health Care, Politics News
Dawn Teo

Dozens of local mothers descended on the office of Republican Senator Jon Kyl of Arizona Wednesday to denounce what they say are sexist attitudes held by Kyl and the Republican Party in general.

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Obama Is No FDR

Eric Stoner | Posted 09.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Martin Luther King, Afghanistan, Protest, Fdr, Climate Change, Gandhi, Capitalism, Iraq, Barack Obama, G-20, Politics News
Eric Stoner

Rather than encouraging grassroots protest to help push the public debate and further a progressive legislative agenda as Roosevelt did, Obama is unfortunately publicly trying to quash pressure from the left.

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Nazipalooza

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 09.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Glenn Beck, Republicans, Kitty Werthmann, Nazis, Activism, Democrats, Barack Obama, Protest, Politics News
Allison Kilkenny

It has been said that organizing liberals is a bit like herding cats. Republicans have never had this problem. They're unified under the banner of beating "them," and the "them" this time around is President Obama.

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Glenn Beck Accepts Key To Hometown Of Mount Vernon, Washington; 800 Demonstrate

The Huffington Post | T.J. Ortenzi | Posted 09.27.2009 | Media

Read More: Mount Vernon, Key to City, Protest, Hometown, Fox News, Glenn Beck, Seattle, Washington State, Media, Key to the City, Bud Norris, Mt. Vernon, Protesters, Media News

Glenn Beck received the key to his hometown of Mount Vernon, Wash. Saturday at a ceremony that drew about 800 protesters, according to the spokeswoman...

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Welcome to Pittsburgh: What Can the G-20 Do?

Danny Schechter | Posted 09.24.2009 | World

Read More: Seattle, Obama, Global Poverty, Protest, Financial Reform, Economic Crisis, g20, World News
Danny Schechter

I am sure no right-wing Teabaggers and 9-12ers will be out supporting this anti-government fight for economic justice.

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DEATH-PAC Takes on Blue Cross in Chicago (VIDEO)

Aemilia Scott | Posted 09.23.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Moveon, Teabaggers, Protest, Obama, Death-Pac, Health Care, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Health Care Reform, Satire, Chicago News
Aemilia Scott

My satirical DEATH-PAC successfully defended Blue Cross / Blue Shield -- that tiny, innocent little ma and pa shop -- from the demonic populist horde whose name is MoveOn.org.

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Citizens Confront WellPoint: Poster Child for Health Insurance Reform

Peter Dreier | Posted 09.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Evan Bayh, Cigna, United Health Group, Donald W. Riegle, Hcan, Angela Braly, Marquette University, Barack Obama, Milwaukee, Rallies, Insurance Company, Insurance Industry, Indianapolis, Center for Responsive Politics, Protest, Health Insurance, Health Care Reform, Wellpoint, Max Baucus, Susan Bayh, Health Care for America Now, William-Bush, Politics News
Peter Dreier

Citizens will pay a visit today to WellPoint's Indianapolis headquarters to protest the giant insurance company's abusive practices and its opposition to real health care reform.

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Despite Decriminalization Law Attendees Get Ticketed At Boston Pro-Pot Rally

The Boston Globe | September 19, 2009 06:19 PM | Posted 11.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Marijuana Decriminalization, Boston, Pro-Pot Rally, Marijuana, Police, Protest, Decriminalization, Massachusetts, Legalize Marijuana, Politics News

The new law decriminalizes possession of less than an ounce of marijuana. But that did not stop police from handing out handfuls of $100 tickets when ...

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Conservative Protesters Show Their Liberal Side on the Streets of D.C.

Josh Rosenblatt | Posted 11.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Washington DC, Glenn Beck, Conservatives, Health Care, Tea Party, Protest, Politics News
Josh Rosenblatt

At this point the fears of white conservative America go beyond losing elections. They're losing the country, losing the culture and losing the future. Hence the three-ring circus that is American democracy in 2009.

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Reporter Arrested While Photographing Protest at Army Experience Center

Rob Kall | Posted 11.14.2009 | Media

Read More: Freedom of the Press, Media, The Army Experience Center, Journalism, Protest, Media News
Rob Kall

It is a frightening situation when the press can't cover arrests of peaceful protesters when they are turned into political prisoners. The police should be disciplined for their actions.

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The Power of Protest

Toby Barlow | Posted 11.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iraq, Health Care, Protest, Politics News
Toby Barlow

My heart sank when I saw the thousands out protesting health care reform in the Washington today.

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Activists Protest Deutsche Bank Golf Tournament

Richard Zombeck | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Deutsche Bank, Northern Trust Golf Tournament, Steve Meacham, Protest, Clvu, Golf Tournament, Ee, Politics News
Richard Zombeck

Deutsche Bank holds the record in Massachusetts for the most evictions of any bank. It is responsible for 17 percent of all evictions in the state, according to activists at the protest.

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Crunch Time for the Democrats

Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 11.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: White House, 2010 Elections, Liberals, Progressives, President Obama, Congress, Right Wing, Democratic Party, Democrats, Barack Obama, Talk Radio, Protest, Health Care Reform, Republicans, Republican Party, Health Care, Town Hall Meetings, Tea Party, Right-Wing Extremism, Blue Dog Democrats, Politics News
Hoyt Hilsman

Leaders of the liberal wing of the party -- not necessarily the elected leadership of the House -- must use their powers of persuasion and their skills in compromise to sway the debate in favor of change, most critically with progressive voters.

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Dust-Up in Toronto

Erica Abeel | Posted 11.08.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: "Bleak Is the New Black, Cannes Versus Toronto, " George Clooney, Michael Haneke, Protest, Toronto Film Festival, Michael Moore, "Brand Israel" Controversy, Capitalism Movie, Entertainment News
Erica Abeel

Many of the biggest films coming to the Toronto Film Festival this year have inspired the motto from Telluride: "bleak is the new black."

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Obama Supporters Angry But Well Behaved

Dawn Teo | Posted 10.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Red States, Health Care Protests, Tea Baggers, Barack Obama, Death Panels, Protest, Ohio, Socialism, Media, Health Care, Death Panel, Tea Bagging, Politics News
Dawn Teo

Instead of looking for the real story on health care, reporters across America are looking for ways to turn it into a better, more sensational tale. A small, loud minority is getting all of the attention.

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Health Care Town Hall in Chicago -- Let them Speak!

Aemilia Scott | Posted 10.17.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Teabgging, Hitler, Moustache, Protest, Chicago, Rally, Obama, Health Care, Tea Party, Chicago News
Aemilia Scott

I attended Jan Schakowsky's Town Hall in Skokie, Illinois Monday. All the anti-healthcare reform people want is for you to let them speak! Okay, we'll let them speak.

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