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Police Trap Peaceful Protesters in Denver
Denver cops use pepper gas on demonstratorsBy Davin Hutchins / August 25, 2008 A calm political protest quickly turned chaotic as anxious Denver police surrounded protesters peacefully marching toward the Democratic National Convention Center. After trapping the crowd between two … Continue reading
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Tagged Democratic Convention, Denver, Denver Police, Direct Action, Peace Movement, Police Brutality, Social Action
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Medea Benjamin: "Both Parties Have Kept Us Down This Militaristic Path and Neglected Our Basic Needs"
In this Oct. 24, 2007 file photo, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, right, is confronted by Code Pink member Desiree Anita Ali-Fairooz, her hands painted red, as she arrives to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)CodePink Faces … Continue reading
Resistance to War: It Is One Struggle
Robin LongWar Resister Robin Long Sentenced to 15 Months in PrisonBy Sarah Lazare / August 25, 2008. Robin Long, an Iraq War resister deported from Canada into U.S. military custody last month, was sentenced today to 15 months of confinement … Continue reading
Denver : Police and Protesters Make Preparations
Two days before the start of the Democratic convention, police patrol Cuernavaca Park in Denver. The city has spent a year gearing up. Photo by Joshua Duplechian / Rocky Mountain News / AP.Looks like they’re preparing for martial lawBy Eli … Continue reading
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Tagged Democratic Convention, Democratic Party, Denver, Denver Police, Peace Movement, Political Protest, Protest
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I Will Always Be Watched, Or Far Worse, Hunted
Photo of the SS Liberty, Aug 10, 2008 See press release below concerning arrival of SS Liberty and SS Free Gaza in Gaza earlier today. Intimidation Will Not Stop Our Mission: Sailing to GazaBy Osama Qashoo / August 23, 2008 … Continue reading
When I Covered My First Democratic Convention: Chicago 1968
Chicago cops brutally attack demonstrators (and journalists, and bystanders) outside Democratic Convention, 1968.‘It culminated in the crushing of Sen. Eugene McCarthy’s anti-Vietnam crusade inside the convention hall and the cracking of peacenik skulls by Mayor Richard Daley’s police in the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1968 Democratic Convention, Chicago 1968, Journalism, Peace Movement, Sixties, Vietnam
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Free Gaza: Making a World We Want to Live In
Gaza mission set to leave todayBy Stefanos Evripidou / August 22, 2008 THE TWO boats set to challenge Israel’s tight control over the Gaza Strip are finally due to leave Cyprus this morning. After days of waiting, the 40-plus international … Continue reading
The Iraq War Will End on the Day We Stop Paying for It
San Francisco to Vote on Iraq War Fundingby Tom Gallagher / August 21, 2008 On November 4, San Franciscans will vote on the strongest anti-Iraq War measure yet to appear before the voters of a major American city. Proposition U, … Continue reading
Tom Hayden : McCain, Neocons and the Georgia War Conspiracy
John McCain consults with lobbyist/foreign policy advisor Randy Scheunemann.‘This is not a conspiracy theory but a conspiracy fact, stated as boldly as possible before it is too late’By Tom Hayden / August 20, 2008 Barack Obama and the Democrats are … Continue reading
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Tagged Cold War, Georgia, McCain, NATO, Neocons, Obama, Peace Movement, Russia, Tom Hayden
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The Siege of Gaza Must Be Broken
Can a handful of international activists and two boats break the siege of Gaza?by Sharat G. Lin / August 18, 2008 The voyage to “break the siege of Gaza” was originally planned for the summer of 2007. But it did … Continue reading
Tom Hayden : Same Social Expectations Amid a Very Different War
‘The similarities between the movements for RFK and Barack Obama (the fervor and the interracial character) have been often noted. If anything, the Obama constituency is larger because of the mobilization of so many more young people’By Tom Hayden / … Continue reading
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Tagged Cold War, Iraq War, Obama, Peace Movement, Robert Kennedy, SDS, Sixties, Social Change, Tom Hayden, Vietnam
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Dem Convention Protesters Call Makeshift Jail ‘Gitmo On Platte’
Police build massive ‘holding cell’ inside warehouseBy Russell Haythorn / August 16, 2008 DENVER — The discovery of a makeshift jail in Denver’s warehouse district is causing outrage among some protesters. The jail was apparently constructed to house protesters during … Continue reading
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Tagged Civil Liberties, Criminal Justice, Democratic Convention, Denver, Direct Action, Peace Movement, Social Action
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