National Press

• Political dissent as terrorism: “Minnesota Patriot Act” charges filed against RNC Eight - wsws.org
• The Party Police - by Amy Goodman, TruthDig

Local Press

• Dozens of journalists arrested at RNC.  Their crime? Covering the Story. - City Pages
• The anarchists are coming: Media scare tactics unfounded, anti-RNC groups say - by Andy Birkey
• Police raid anarchist homes in advance of RNC - City Pages
• St. Paul taps two to review RNC cops — but not misconduct - The Minnesota Independent
• Rybak says no formal review of police, will assess tactics personally - Minnesota Public Radio
• Minneapolis mayor announces plans to review RNC law enforcement - by Anna Pratt and Chris Steller
• Cataloguing the RNC’s journalist detainees - by Anna Pratt

Video & Audio

• Ramsey County Sheriff Admits Local Police Used Paid Infiltrators and Spied on Activists Including RNC Welcoming Committee - Democracy Now

Blogs & Commentary

• Live-blogging Midmorning: Mayor Chris Coleman - by Bob Collins, MPR
• Protests and Police Repression Mark the Republican National Convention — Thousands Take to the Streets Against War and the Right-Wing Agenda - by Dan DiMaggio and Ty Moore
• Tyranny on Display at the Republican Convention - by Chris Hedges
• Your (GOP) Justice System @ Work - by Stevan D
• US Election Campaign: National Security and Permanent Wars. Vying to Be Toughest - by Stephen Lendman
• Purchasing Soft Fascism @ the RNC - by Alexis Luna

This is a compilation of press for people who want to come up to speed on the raids, arrests, and charges.  It also shows how the story is being reported in the press.  Listing an article here isn’t an endorsement of its content.  This isn’t a complete list but it represents a fairly thorough selection of the substantive articles. We’ll continue to make posts like these with ongoing news coverage.

Tags: Amy Goodman, Democracy Now, Minnesota Patriot Act, RNC 8