• Pro-Palestinian protests grow at California campuses as counter-protesters clash at UCLA

    Pro-Palestinian protests grew Thursday at California colleges and universities, including a new encampment at UCLA and teach-in at UC Santa Barbara, a day after police in riot gear arrested 93 protesters at USC. Fallout over the Israel-Hamas war grew Thursday as USC announced that it would cancel its main stage commencement ceremony after more than a week of national controversy over its decision to pull a pro-Palestinian valedictorian's speaking slot from the May event that was expected to draw...

  • The Democrats “Support” You. Why Protest Them?

    Why would people of the left protest the Democrats’ convention, especially regarding issues where they say they support us, such as on abortion and LGBTQ+ rights? I was asked that question by Neil Steinberg, a page-two columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times, regarding our Sunday, August 18th march on the eve of this year’s Democratic Convention More

  • Why people support Donald Trump

    “Talented and well-practiced in every vice, a stranger to compassion or empathy, a liar and a cheat so complete in perfidy that he has elevated his dishonesty to hold it up as an ersatz moral principle. Violent, so long as he can order someone else to do the dirty work. Grotesque in body, graceless in […]

  • Brazil's Bolsonaro rallies supporters in Rio

    Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday rallied thousands of supporters in Rio de Janeiro in a bid to raise his political capital after losing a bid for reelection to leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in October 2022 and facing allegations of involvement in a coup. Images shared on

  • Hundreds of gun owners rally at Illinois Statehouse

    (The Center Square) – Illinois gun owners rallied at the state capitol to show their displeasure with the state’s gun laws, and express hopes for success in the courts. In January 2023, Gov. J.B. Pritzker enacted a ban on more than 170 semi-automatic firearms. The measure faces federal lawsuits. Thursday in Springfield, the Illinois State Rifle Association hosted Illinois Gun Owner Lobby Day where Second Amendment Foundation’s Alan Gottlieb was the keynote speaker. ...

  • Ocean Safety sector draws support, criticism

    Those for and against contending city resolutions to transform Honolulu’s 277-member Ocean Safety Division into a full-fledged city department voiced their concerns during the City Council’s meeting Wednesday.

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    Protesters rally at state capitol to end experimentation on dogs

    Dogs and dog owners rallied on the steps of the capitol today to support a bill that will end experimenting on dogs.

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    Hundreds of People Live in Tunnels Beneath Las Vegas?

    In 2019, Las Vegas criminalized resting, sleeping, or "lodging" in the downtown district and other areas if shelter beds are available.

  • Alumni, activist groups to provide legal support for protesters

    NYU Alumni for Palestine, a group with the support of 2,410 university alumni, and the NYU Palestine Solidarity Coalition announced that they are “organizing to offer legal support” to any students, faculty or other university affiliates at the “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” in a shared Instagram post earlier this afternoon. In the post, the groups advised This story Alumni, activist groups to provide legal support for protesters appeared first on Washington Square News.

  • Brooklyn Bridge shut down by hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters

    The Brooklyn Bridge was temporarily closed Monday as hundreds of

  • Hundreds protest in Niger calling for departure of US troops

    Niamey, Apr 14 (Prensa Latina) Opposition to the stay of US troops in Niger is growing today in this Central African country, where hundreds of protesters have taken to the streets of Niger´s capital to call for the departure of US troops. The post Hundreds protest in Niger calling for departure of US troops first appeared on Prensa Latina.

  • Anti-Israel Activists Rally in Support of Iran in Chicago

    The U.S. Palestinian Community Network National Coordinating Committee was meeting in Chicago when word came of the Iranian drone and missile strike on Israel.