RoboCops: Professional Policing of Political Protest
by William John Cox / Media Monitors Network / Tuesday, September 9, 2008 “…the era of Internet journalism makes it…
Posted in: Civil Disobedience, Civil Rights, Election, Organizing
Troops Deployed Abroad Give 6:1 to Obama
Published by Luke Rosiak / OpenSecrets.org / August 14, 2008 During World War II, soldiers crouching in foxholes penned letters…
Posted in: Election, Military, Organizing, War and Peace
Tagged: Barack Obama, John McCain
Protesters happy with GOP convention actions
Associated Press/ 9/8/2008 MINNEAPOLIS — For two years, demonstrators had been looking toward the first four days in September —…
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Tagged: GOP
How Did the RNC Insult Troops and Veterans? Let me count the ways…
Staff September 8, 2008 2 Comments on How Did the RNC Insult Troops and Veterans? Let me count the ways…
by Jon Soltz / VetVoice / Monday, September 8, 2008 Last week’s Republican convention sure made every superficial effort to…
Posted in: Civil Rights, Election, Veterans, War and Peace
Tagged: John McCain
A NOUN, A VERB, AND POW: The Truth About John McCain – Hero or Fraud?
Staff September 5, 2008 0 Comments on A NOUN, A VERB, AND POW: The Truth About John McCain – Hero or Fraud?
Flyboy McCain with mates.Editor: The following article originally appeared in the Austin, Texas “The Rag Blog” (not to be confused…
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Tagged: John McCain
Left-overs after the party: Update on St. Paul GOP Convention Protests
Staff September 5, 2008 0 Comments on Left-overs after the party: Update on St. Paul GOP Convention Protests
More Than 300 Arrested Thursday Night in St. Paul – 818 Arrests for the Week By Emily Yehle / Roll…
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200 Protesters Taken in Mass Arrest on Last Night of GOP Convention
Staff September 4, 2008 0 Comments on 200 Protesters Taken in Mass Arrest on Last Night of GOP Convention
Final day of tense anti-war protests goes out with a flash bang Pioneer Press / Article Last Updated: 09/05/2008 12:23:15…
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Last Night of GOP Convention: Police Block & Arrest Scores of Protesters In Ugly Show of Force
Staff September 4, 2008 0 Comments on Last Night of GOP Convention: Police Block & Arrest Scores of Protesters In Ugly Show of Force
The final night of the convention led to confrontations between police and protesters. Hundreds of arrests may result by this…
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Obama raises $10 million after Palin speech vs. GOP raising only $1 million
Staff September 4, 2008 0 Comments on Obama raises $10 million after Palin speech vs. GOP raising only $1 million
Associated Press / updated 6:20 p.m. PT, Thurs., Sept. 4, 2008 ST. PAUL, Minnesota – Barack Obama’s presidential campaign said…
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Tagged: Barack Obama, John McCain, Sarah Palin
St. Paul Peace Protesters Appeal to San Diegans for Help
Frank Gormlie September 3, 2008 1 Comment on St. Paul Peace Protesters Appeal to San Diegans for Help
Protesters are asking us to call St. Paul’s mayor and demand he reign in the police. Leslie Cagan, national coordinator…
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Latest from St. Paul: pepper spray, tear gas & percussion grenades
Staff September 2, 2008 0 Comments on Latest from St. Paul: pepper spray, tear gas & percussion grenades
Posted by: Andy Sullivan / Reuters / September 2, 2008 The invigorating scent of pepper spray perfumed downtown St. Paul…
Posted in: Civil Disobedience, Civil Rights, Election
Tagged: protests
You’ve got to see this video of Sarah Palin addressing her church’s students
Staff September 2, 2008 2 Comments on You’ve got to see this video of Sarah Palin addressing her church’s students
Three months before she was thrust into the national political spotlight, Gov. Sarah Palin was asked to handle a much…
Posted in: Election
Tagged: Sarah Palin
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