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3 Journalists Freed By Iran

AP | Posted 11.07.2009 | World

Read More: Journalists, Irna, Azizollah Rajabzadeh, Iran Election, Farhad Pouladi, Afp, Protests, #Iranelection, Tehran, Iran, Iranelection, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Mir Hussein Moussavi, Agence France Presse, Protesters, World News

TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian authorities have released three journalists who were among more than 100 people arrested during pro-government and opposi...

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Protesters Hold Massive Rallies Against Emissions, Climate Change

New York Times | ANDREW C. REVKIN | Posted 10.25.2009 | Green

Read More: Rallies, 350 Protests, Environmental Defense Fund, 350.Org, Carbon Emissions, Environment, Protests, Obama, Climate Change, Emissions, 350 Climate Change, Copenhagen, Green News

Campaigners against global warming have drawn on an arsenal of visually startling tactics over the years, from posing nude on a Swiss glacier to scali...

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The Balloon Man Should Have Used a Puppy?

Jason Salzman | Posted 10.21.2009 | Denver

Read More: Protests, Richard Heene, Reality TV, Falcon Heene, TV News, Puppy, Media Hoaxes, Balloon Boy, Denver News
Jason Salzman

It might have been smarter for the media-crazed Heene to have simply threatened to send a puppy up in his balloon, and you can bet he'd have gotten a lot of media attention.

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Monterrico Torture: Mining Company Accused Of Torture In Peru

The Guardian | Ian Cobain | Posted 10.20.2009 | World

Read More: Human Rights, Monterrico Torture, Attacks, Rape, Corporation, Corporate, Indigenous People, Copper Mine, Peru, Monterrico Metals, Monterrico Mining Company, Protests, Environment, Copper, Monterrico Mine, Indigenous, Torture, Corporate Torture, World News

A British mining corporation is facing a multimillion-pound claim for damages after protesters were detained and allegedly tortured at an opencast cop...

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United Health Group Protest: 14 Arrested During Sit-In Protest Against Insurance Giant (VIDEO)

AP | Posted 10.16.2009 | New York

Read More: Protests, Mobilization for Health Care for All, Single Payer, Insurance, United Health Group, Health Care, United Health Insurance, New York News

NEW YORK — New York City police say 14 demonstrators were arrested on criminal trespass charges during a sit-in inside a midtown Manhattan build...

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The Health Insurance You Have Now Sucks

Bob Cesca | Posted 10.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Wall Street Crisis, Teabaggers, Financial Meltdown, Wall Street, Public Option, Economic Meltdown, Protests, Health Care Reform, Max Baucus, Health Insurance, Healthcare Reform, Obama Health Care, Health Care, Recession, Politics News
Bob Cesca

The president likes to say, "If you like the health insurance you have now..." The problem is that much like your utter lack of financial security, the health insurance you have now... sucks.

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A Revolution of Values, Bearing Witness to the Death of Our Rights

Jeanine Molloff | Posted 10.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Protests, Cindy Sheehan, Olympics, Lrad, g20, Pittsburgh, Anti-War, Politics News
Jeanine Molloff

"Am I calling for an armed insurrection? Hardly, and only because I don't think it's possible or probable that an armed revolution would be successful..." said Sheehan.

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Desperate Honduran Leaders Vow To Restore Freedoms

AP | MARK STEVENSON | Posted 09.29.2009 | World

Read More: Journalists, Lawmakers, Honduras Coup, Zelaya, Micheletti, Latin America, Tegucigalpa, Radio, Protests, Update, Brazil, Press Rights, San Pedro Soula, Coup, Television, Civil Liberties, Military, Honduras, World News

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — The coup-installed president of Honduras backed down Monday from an escalating standoff with protesters and suggested he...

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G-20 Diary: Hitting the Fan

Michelle Pilecki | Posted 09.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Protests, Anarchists, G-20, Pittsburgh, Army Reserves, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, New Jersey, Politics News
Michelle Pilecki

There's more inanity going on in Pittsburgh on the Post-Gazette's site, or any "news" outlet that likes to showcase violence than there is on the ground.

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Media Mud Pies: CNN's Embarrassing Response to Fox

Linda Milazzo | Posted 09.21.2009 | Media

Read More: War on Afghanistan, First Amendment, President Obama, Teabaggers, Chicago, Progressives, Phil Donahue, 9/11, Peace, America, Journalism, Msnbc, Infrastructure, Social Media, Corporate Media, Washington Post, State Senator Obama, Rick Sanchez, Fox, War on Iraq, Jessie Jackson, Washington DC, Netherlands, Barack Obama, Fourth Estate, Afghanistan War, Anti-War, Fox News, Cnn, 9/12, Saddam Hussein, Military Industrial Complex, Tv, Protests, Iraq War, Conservative Right, Glenn Beck, Conservatives, Spain, Media News
Linda Milazzo

In response to Fox's childish and embarrassing ad in the Washington Post that challenged competitors' coverage of the 9/12 teabaggers, CNN is airing this equally chilidish and embarrassing ad.

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Obama: G-20 Protests Too Abstract To Make A Difference

Posted 09.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Globalization Protests, G-20 Summit, Tea Party Protests, Protests, Tea Party, Barack Obama, G-20, Politics News

President Obama, in an interview with the Toledo Blade, cautions would-be protesters of the upcoming G20 Summit that while such protests are "are a si...

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G-20 Diary: My Friendly Neighborhood Anarchists

Michelle Pilecki | Posted 09.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Protests, Anarchists, Pittsburgh, G-20, Police, Thomas Merton, Politics News
Michelle Pilecki

The anarchists in my neighborhood -- just about four straight, uphill miles from the site of the G-20 summit meeting -- have set up shop. And they have made many of us nervous.

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QODS DAY: Protesters Transform Jerusalem Day Into Iran Day

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 09.18.2009 | World

Read More: Esfahan, Demonstrations, Shiraz, Iranian, Violence, Palestine, Iran, Quds Day, Mehdi Karroubi, Rallies, Jerusalem Day, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Qods Day, Islamic Republic of Iran, Tehran, Protests, Israel, Handala, Slideshow, World News
Shirin Sadeghi

Today a long time tradition of the Islamic Republic of Iran was transformed into nationwide mass protests against the government.

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New Rule: Float Like Obama, Sting Like Ali

Bill Maher | Posted 09.12.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Van Jones, Death Panels, Snuggies, Elvis, Democrats, Facebook, Harry Belafonte, Barack Obama, Million Mom March, Sarah Palin, Health Care Reform, Protests, Fox News, Fox, Health Care, Glenn Beck, Electronics, Muhammad Ali, Comedy News
Bill Maher

Here's the thing: Muhammad Ali also had a way with words, but it helped enormously that he could also punch guys in the face.

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Closing Our Open Society is a Victory for Terrorism

Salam Al Marayati | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tariq Ramadan, Yusuf Islam, Dhs, No Fly List, Dupret, Dealth Penalty, Protests, Anti-War Protestors, Politics News
Salam Al Marayati

To divert planes and stop people from entering the United States because they disagree with our government policies undermines the principles underpinning our open society.

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Sicko Reprise, Please

Ellen Snortland | Posted 10.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Sicko, Protests, Viagra, Norway, Michael Moore, Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare, Barack Obama, Living News
Ellen Snortland

The Norwegian health care system is so pro-active and prevention oriented that it would strain credibility for any American politician to even think about implementing it here.

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Now is the Time, Al Gore: Coalfield Uprising and Heroes Need National Defense, Green Jobs

Jeff Biggers | Posted 09.28.2009 | Green

Read More: Al Gore, Dirty Coal, Made in America Tour, Civil Disobedience, Green Jobs, President Barack Obama, Big Coal, Blue Green Alliance, Coal, Van Jones, Epa, Appalachia, Protests, Mountaintop Removal, Repower America, Disney World, Climate Change, Lisa Jackson, Nancy Sutley, Martha's Vineyard, Green News
Jeff Biggers

Now is the time for all good greens, rednecks, social entrepreneurs, hellraisers, Repower America and Al Gore to come to the aid of their fellow citizens in the Appalachian coalfields.

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Iran: So Far Away, But Also Mine

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 09.26.2009 | Home

Read More: Arash Afghahi, Iran Election, Violence, Iran, Mahmud Ahmadinejad, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Youthradio, Contested, Ahmadinejad, Election, Mousavi, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Cleric, Iran Election 2009, Youth Radio, Disputed, Protests, Crisis, Arrest, Home News
Youth Radio -- Youth Media International

My cousin in Iran called my uncle often in the early days of mass protests and police crackdowns. Those moments full of hushed tones and furrowed brows would snap us back to the reality of the situation.

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The Tyranny of the Tantrum

Terrance Heath | Posted 09.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Birthers, Health Care Town Halls, Obama Birthers, Birther-Movement, Free Speech, Angry White Men, Town Hall Debate Reaction, Democracy, GOP Base, Health Insurance, Tea Parties, Race, Barack Obama Race, Public Plan for Health Insurance, Town Hall, Protests, Health Care Reform, Mob Behavior, Racism, Tea Party, Town Hall Meetings, Health Care, White Voters, Republicans, Politics News
Terrance Heath

What we're seeing from the health care town halls and what we've seen from the "birthers" is essentially what I call the Tyranny of the Tantrum, which many parents encounter during the "terrible twos."

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Reading The Pictures: .38 More Ways to Counter the Teabaggers?

Michael Shaw | Posted 09.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Wingnuts, Health Care Protests, Teabaggers, .38 Revolver, Rep. Harry Mitchell, Protests, Health Care Reform, Right Wing Radicals, Radicals, Obama, Tpm, Right Wing, Health Care, Guns, Gun Toters, Politics News
Michael Shaw

2009-08-25-38_healthreform.jpgWe now have this example of a pro-reform demonstrator appearing at a weekend tea party protest packing heat.

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Our Children Shouldn't Be Messengers Of Hate!

Linda Milazzo | Posted 09.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Universal Single-Payer Healthcare, Anti-Healthcare, Pro-Healthcare, President Obama, Congresswoman Jane Harman, Progressive Democrats of America, Medicare for All, Supremacy, Children as Victims, Marcy Winograd, Ideology, Pawns for Hate, Fascism, Ucla, The Joker, Hatred, Protests, Codepink, Death Panels, Congressman Henry Waxman, Politics News
Linda Milazzo

Regardless of which side of the religious and socio-political spectrum a child's parent or guardian is on, that child is innocent. Children are not billboards for hatred, malice and lies.

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Dear GOP: Watch Your AstroTurf, We're On to You

Kase Wickman | Posted 09.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Protests, Gop, Climate Change, Gop Protests, Lobbyists, Republicans, Astroturfing, Climate Change Protests, Republicans Health Care, Gop Health Care, Obama Grassroots, Gop Climate Change, Big Oil, Town Hall Meetings, New England, Sons of Liberty, Politics News
Kase Wickman

Dissent is essential to democracy, and freedom of speech and the right to assemble are vital and not reserved for one party or the other. The problem is this Republicans: you're doing it wrong.

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Bullies Delight in Town Hall and Center

Carol Smaldino | Posted 09.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Town Hall Debate, Nazi Germany, Conscience, Bullying, Us-vs-Them, Town Hall Debate Reaction, Bullies, God, Capitalism, Jewish, Protesters, Ten Commandments, Ownership, Health Care Reform Protests, Town Hall, Nazis, Property Rights, Protests, Health Care Reform, Nazi, Town Hall Meetings, Christian, Naziism, Politics News
Carol Smaldino

We have witnessed a spate of violent bullying and psychological assault, moods of hostility and derision which have stooped to levels that defy any clear intention to act for the greater good.

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Will GOP Mobs Disrupt Obama's Town Hall Today? New Right-Wing Conference Vows "War" on Reform

Art Levine | Posted 09.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gop, Nazis, Progressives, Rupert Murdoch, Health Care Reform, Mobs, Protests, Obama, Democrats, Unions, Town Halls, Rachel Maddow, Politics News
Art Levine

With Obama scheduled to promote health insurance reform at a town hall meeting, both the network of lobbyist-fueled "tea-party" activists and progressives are ramping up their organizing.

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A Little Rebellion Now and Then Is a Good Thing

John W. Whitehead | Posted 09.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Protests, Rightwing, Health Care, President Obama, Politics News
John W. Whitehead

"I hold it that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing and as necessary in the political world as storms in the physical....It is a medicine ...

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