Pink’s Plea to Bush
Apr 23, 2006 The pop star Pink stretches a bit from her standard fare with this protest song about Bush--which includes the lyrics, "How can you say no child left behind? We're not dumb and we're not blind What kind of father would take his own daughter's rights away? What kind of father might hate his own daughter if she were gay?".Rove’s Replacement Was Fake Florida Protester
Apr 21, 2006 The new White House policy chief, who is filling Karl Rove's shoes in that post, took part in the infamous "Brooks Brothers riot" of 2000, in which GOP operatives, dressed as protesters, tried to intimidate officials engaged in the Florida recount. (Via Truthout.)
Hundreds of Thousands Rally for Immigrant Rights
Apr 11, 2006 In dozens of cities across the country, from New York City to San Diego, from Atlanta to Phoenix, protesters took to the streets in support of legislation that would help some 11 million undocumented workers settle permanently in the United States.
Immigration Rally Is Largest in L.A. History
Mar 27, 2006 An estimated crowd of more than 500,000 thronged downtown Los Angeles on Saturday to protest a tightening of the country's immigration laws.Condi Rice Heckled by Antiwar Protester
Mar 10, 2006 A protester interrupts the secretary of state at a budget hearing: "The blood is on your hands and you cannot wash it away."Court Sides With Abortion Protesters
Feb 28, 2006 The Supreme Court ruling had nothing to do with the underlying issue of abortion. Rather, the court ruled that federal extortion and racketeering laws cannot be used to ban demonstrations. (Alito, by the way, sat this one out.)Deadly Cartoon Protests Roil the Globe
Feb 19, 2006 The cartoon-fueled hysteria continues unabated: In Libya: 10 die in the bloodiest protests yet In Russia: Authorities shut down a newspaper that printed a tame cartoon of Muhammad, along with other religious figurescom/2006/02/18/nyregion/18protesthtml" title="In Manhattan:">In Manhattan: 1,000 protesters rally in front of the Danish consulatecom/2006/02/19/international/europe/19cartoonhtml?_r=1&oref=slogin" title="In Italy:">In Italy: An official quits after wearing a T-shirt with the controversial Muhammad cartoons Update: 16 Killed in Nigerian cartoon protests, along with five this week in Pakistan Hey, Muslim centrists/moderates, if you want to do something to quell this insane violence, now would be a pretty good time to do so.Thousands Riot in Pakistan Over Cartoons
Feb 15, 2006 At least two people died in the rampage. Also, the Iraqi city of Basra demands the withdrawal of Denmark's military contingent from southern Iraq until an apology for the cartoons is proffered. Will this madness ever end?
