Protests

The Battle Plan III: Deployment and Its Dangers

Naomi Wolf | Posted 10.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Protests, George Bush, Bush Brigade, Civil Disobedience, Tasers, RNC Arrests, Political Protests, Politics News
Naomi Wolf

On October 1, President Bush deployed a brigade -- which means three to four thousand warriors -- somewhere in America. Troops on our streets make us something less than a democracy.

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Charlize Theron Defends the Street Protests of the Battle in Seattle

Brad Balfour | Posted 09.26.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Protests, South Africa, Women, Self-Distributed, Charlize Theron, Wto, Stuart Townsend, Movies, Entertainment News
Brad Balfour

As intense as these roles have been, Theron alternately can seem surprisingly innocent and yet fervently committed, If only because she refuses to to succumb to gossip-mag expectations.

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The Relentless Activism of Tom Morello

ZP Heller | Posted 09.17.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Republican National Convention, St. Paul, Progressive, Minnesota, Zack De La Rocha, The Nightwatchman, Activism, Rage Against the Machine, Grassroots, Protests, Tom Morello, Police, The Nation, The Fabled City, Entertainment News
ZP Heller

The St. Paul police should have known better than to try to stop Tom Morello. The Rage guitarist leads a growing number of musicians who have adopted an explicit antiwar, anti-Bush message.

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An Expat's View of the Conventions: End of Summer in America and Back "Home" to Europe

Vivian Norris de Montaigu | Posted 09.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Europe, Alaska, Democratic Convention, Gustav, Secede, Expat, Mccain, Obama, Billionaires, Republican Convention, Election, Biden, Mainstream Media, Michelle Shocked, Politics, Education, Summer, Hillary, Palin, Protests, Martial Law, Health Care, Democracy Now, John McCain, Expats, United States, Politics News
Vivian Norris de Montaigu

I am a Democrat but actually found the old McCain palatable once upon a time...where in the hell did the real John McCain go?

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Eileen Clancy and I-Witness Surrounded By Police at RNC

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 09.03.2008 | Home

Read More: Protests, I-Witness, Rnc, Republican Convention, Activism, Civil Rights, Home News
Allison Kilkenny

I have just received an e-mail from I-Witness founder, Eileen Clancy: Police have arrived at our office in St. Paul. They say that they have receive...

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From Breakfast Presentations To Anarchy On The Streets: Day Two At The RNC

Rebecca Shapiro | Posted 09.02.2008 | Home

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Rebecca Shapiro

HuffPost's OffTheBus is teaming up with USC Annenberg's Center on Communication Leadership and the Institute for Photographic Empowerment to support...

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Juvenile Protesters

Joan Garry | Posted 08.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Protests, Democratic Convention Denver, Parenting, Gay Rights, Pro-Lifers, Democratic Convention, Dnc, Democratic National Convention, 2008 Election, Denver, Politics News
Joan Garry

Some folks here in Denver try to avoid the protesters. Lots of people make light of the chants and the signs. I've been a protester so I pay attention.

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Reading The Pictures: Denver Not Quite A Riot

Michael Shaw | Posted 08.26.2008 | Media

Read More: Democratic Convention, DNC Protests, Police, Protests, DNC Security, DNC Photos, Security, DNC Media, DNC 08, Dnc, Democratic National Convention, 2008 Election, Denver, Media News
Michael Shaw

2008-08-26-shaw_chin_security.jpgThe most disjointed element of Monday's visual convention coverage involved the media exploiting the security angle.

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Live from Denver: Assessing the Crazy Factor

Brad Listi | Posted 08.25.2008 | Home

Read More: Democratic Convention, Politics, Democratic National Convention, Protests, Caffeine, Dnc, Religious Right, Fatigue, Denver, News, Barack Obama, Home News
Brad Listi

DENVER, CO- Sitting in a Starbucks on the 16th Street Mall, humming with caffeine and adrenaline. Randomly, I ran into my old friend Davo from child...

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Save The Oaks: Berkeley Protesters Continue To Tree Strike

New York Times | Jesse Mckinley | Posted 07.24.2008 | Green

Read More: Tree Strikers, University of California, Treehugging, Tree-Striking, Tree Striking, Protests, Environment, Environmentalism, Berkley Tree Protesters, Berkley Protesters, Berkley, Green News

A day after a judge cleared the way for the construction of an athletic center at the University of California, Berkeley, a clutch of protesters remai...

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McCain Spokesperson Re: Denver Post: "I Don't Review Some of the Regional Media"

Mario Solis-Marich | Posted 07.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: McCain Campaign, Protests, Carol Kreck, John McCain, Mccain, Abuse of Power, Tucker Bounds, Politics News
Mario Solis-Marich

McCain's national spokesman said he doesn't "review some of the regional media." In other words, the campaign would like to define its national agenda by what's reported in the Washington Post.

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Period Panties Protest

Charlotte Hilton Andersen | Posted 06.09.2008 | Living

Read More: Menstruation, Rape, Sharon Stone, Victoria's Secret, Underpants, Crimes Against Women, Panties for Peace, Thailand, Myanmar, Lindsay Logan, Human Trafficking, Sexual Slavery, Junta, Period, Underwear, Burma, Sex Slaves, Karma, Protests, Upskirting, Women's Underwear, Period Panties, Cyclones, China, Ralph Lauren, Political Protest, Panties, The Giving Life, Living News
Charlotte Hilton Andersen

I always knew my undies were powerful. In college someone went to the trouble of breaking into my apartment to steal them. (Side story: the perp wa...

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Robert F. Kennedy: What if He Had Lived? -- A Golden Age That Never Was

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 06.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: 1968, Student Demonstrations, Civil Rights, John Kennedy, Mlk, Protests, Jfk, Anti-War, President, Chicago, Kennedy, 1968 Primaries, Black Liberation Front, Bush, Reagan, Clinton, Mccarthy, Vietnam War, Revolution, Johnson, General Election, 1968 Primary, 1968 Election, California Primary, Weather Underground, Democratic National Convention, Carter, Ford, Rfk, Mcgovern, Peter Edelman, Ted Kennedy, Election, 1968 DNC, Humphrey, Nixon, Robert F. Kennedy, Politics News
Blake Fleetwood

Kennedy's death came when the world was on the cusp of transformation -- between authoritarian societies and social and political justice. Much of that change was stalled in the US for decades to come.

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Anti-Abortion Protesters Block the Liberty Bell

Leora Tanenbaum | Posted 05.29.2008 | Living

Read More: Abortion, Protests, Pro-Life, Memorial Day, Pro-Choice, Abortion Rights, Washington, Living News
Leora Tanenbaum

My children, ages six and eight, don't know about the birds and the bees. But now they know about abortion.

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One Image, One Moment: On the Road to the Beijing Olympics

Michelle Kraus | Posted 04.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Dalai Lama, Opening Ceremony, Beijing Olympics, Tibet, Torch, Protests, Obama, Election 2008, China, Chinese, Mccain, Barack Obama, Olympics, Clinton, Opening Ceremonies, Hillary Clinton, Olympic Torch, Politics News
Michelle Kraus

Step back and take a moment and to consider the Dalai Lama carrying the torch or stepping onto the podium at the Opening Ceremony - perhaps that would be a chance for peace.

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The Olympic Torch Relay's Nazi Origin

Chris Weigant | Posted 04.14.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Don't pretend that the torch protests sully some pure tradition in a way it has never before been sullied. This particular tradition began in shame, not in purity.

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Activism You Can Do: Send The Dalai Lama To The Olympics

M.S. Bellows, Jr. | Posted 04.10.2008 | Home

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M.S. Bellows, Jr.

The world's leaders should pressure China to recognize the legitimacy of the Dalai Lama by saying they'll only attend the Olympic Ceremonies if China lets him attend as well.

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What They're Really Fighting for in Tibet

Abrahm Lustgarten | Posted 04.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Boycott, Human Rights, Economy, Beijing, Tibet, Protests, San Francisco, Olympic Torch, Breaking News, Olympics, Beijing Olympics, China Tibet, China, 2008 Beijing Olympics, Lhasa, Politics News
Abrahm Lustgarten

Tibet's culture has been packaged for tourism. Business is booming. But they aren't getting any of the bounty.

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A "Failed" Strike in Egypt and Mubarak's Enduring Image

Freddy Deknatel | Posted 04.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Factory, Video, Muslim Brotherhood, General Strike, Egypt, Cairo, Protests, Hosni Mubarak, Egypt Emergency Laws, Mahalla Al-Kobra, Politics News
Freddy Deknatel

April 6th in Egypt will be remembered as the day that a nationwide general strike was suppressed by the state. It may also be remembered as the day that Egypt began resembling Palestine.

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Thousands March Against War

AP | JASON DEAREN | Posted 10.27.2007 | Home

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Thousands of people called for a swift end to the war in Iraq as they marched through downtown on Saturday, chanting and carrying signs that read: "Wa...

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Open Letter to "Generation Screwed"

Peter Smith | Posted 10.25.2007 | Politics

Read More: Protests, Young Democrats, Republican National Convention, Generation Y, Grassroots Political Movements, Young Political Leadership, Young Activists, Politics News
Peter Smith

Indeed, if and when America craps out completely, it will be because of the suffocating political apathy of our current crop of young people.

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Junta Threatens Myanmar Monks

The Guardian (U.K.) | Ian MacKinnon | Posted 09.24.2007 | Home

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Burma's military rulers last night threatened to "take action' after up to 100,000 demonstrators protesting against the regime flooded the streets of ...

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Myanmar Buddhist Monks Spearhead Largest Protests Against Junta In Two Decades

AP | Posted 09.23.2007 | Home

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About 20,000 protesters led by Buddhist monks and nuns on Sunday mounted the largest anti-government protest in Myanmar since a failed 1988 democratic...

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