Help Defend the ‘Roadless Rule’ Help Defend the ‘Roadless Rule’
In his last year in office, President Bill Clinton passed the so-called Roadless Area Conservation Rule, a conservation initiative that protected 58.5 million acres of wild natio...
Aug 4, 2004 / Peter Rothberg
Counter-Convention 2004 Counter-Convention 2004
With Boston in the books, progressives can now get ready for some serious protesting when the GOP hits the unlikely shores of New York City for its convention, beginning on Augus...
Jul 30, 2004 / Peter Rothberg
Protest Pit is a Dark, Shadowy Place Protest Pit is a Dark, Shadowy Place
Many Americans oppose the war in Iraq, and they want to vote for a party that will bring the troops home. The Democratic Party has not promised to do that, which is why antiwar p...
Jul 27, 2004 / Peter Rothberg
DNC Activism DNC Activism
Though they won't come close to matching the intensity or volume of expected protests at the Republican National Convention in New York City at the end of August, there are numer...
Jul 25, 2004 / Peter Rothberg
The Boston Social Forum The Boston Social Forum
As the media world prepares to head to Boston for the Democratic National Convention next week, one of the most interesting related events is likely to receive little coverage ou...
Jul 19, 2004 / Peter Rothberg
Genocide in Darfur Genocide in Darfur
The Sudanese government is directly responsible for crimes against humanity in its strife-torn western region of Darfur, including the widespread rape of women, Amnesty Internati...
Jul 19, 2004 / Peter Rothberg
An Animated Ashcroft An Animated Ashcroft
Seeking to bolster support for his USA Patriot Act against Congressional attempts to weaken it, Attorney General John Ashcroft recently called the Act "al-Qaeda's worst nightmare...
Jul 15, 2004 / Peter Rothberg
Support WomanCare Support WomanCare
Have you heard about the recent arson at the WomanCare clinic in Lake Fort Worth, FL? A vicious fire attack destroyed the facility on July 2nd. This is the kind of home-grown Ame...
Jul 8, 2004 / Peter Rothberg
Unequal Treatment Unequal Treatment
Thanks to the Bush Administration, tens of thousands of women serving abroad in the US military are being denied their freedoms, even as they are asked to fight to defend ours. ...
Jul 6, 2004 / Peter Rothberg
Unbrand America Unbrand America
This July Fourth, the pioneering Adbusters magazine is launching a blast of symbolic disobedience by highlighting the dramatic degree to which American democracy has been undermi...
Jun 29, 2004 / Peter Rothberg