In The News: September 19

Saturday, September 20th, 2008

International Press

Republicans mocking U.S. constitutional rights - Aljazeera

National Press

RNC Charges Dropped Against Amy Goodman and Democracy Now! Producers - Alter Net

Local Press

Dissent under fire at the RNC - TC Daily Planet

Video & Audio

Election Unspun - RNC and DNC Protesters - Where are they now? - Pacifica Radio
Protester raid video: See the confrontation inside the “convergence [...]

In The News: September 17

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

National Press

Policies for Repression - Baltimore Indymedia
List of Journalists Arrested at the RNC - Free Press (also lists the charges against journalists)

Local Press

Ramsey County Sheriffs Still Roaming into Hennepin County on Fishing Expedition - Twin Cities Indymedia

St. Paul Police union on RNC security planning: ‘The ball was dropped’ - Minnesota Independent

An older story, but worth [...]

In The News - September 14

Monday, September 15th, 2008

International Press

Martial Law at the Republican National Convention - Russia Today
Post-RNC: Interview with Wendy Binion - Scoop Independent News Media, New Zealand
Big Brother in the “Big Apple”: Encircling Manhattan with thousands of surveillance cameras: New York’s Mass Surveillance Plan Fast-Tracked by the NYPD. Mukasey Hands FBI Broad New Powers - Global Research, Canada

National Press

Democracy outside the [...]

In The News - September 12

Friday, September 12th, 2008

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 [...]