Matthew Rothschild, editor of The Progressive Magazine, interviewed Garrett Fitzgerald and Max Specktor of the RNC 8 on his weekly half-hour radio show, Progressive Radio. This radio show is broadcasted on over 40 stations across the country. If you missed the interview, download the MP3 Podcast here  or listen to it online here.

print A Letter from the RNC 8 Dear Friends, Family, and Comrades: We are the RNC 8: individuals targeted because of our political beliefs and work organizing for protests at the 2008 Republican National Convention, in what appears to be the first use of Minnesota’s version of the US Patriot Act. The 8 of us [...]

Mordecai Specktor is the father of Max Specktor, one of the RNC 8. He is the editor of the American Jewish World, in which this article first appeared.  It was reprinted at MinnPost.com. First they came for the anarchists… By Mordecai Specktor | My son Max was arraigned at the Ramsey County Law Enforcement Center on Wednesday, Sept. [...]

When Protest Is Terrorism: RNC 8 Charged as Terrorists Under State Patriot Act By Bruce Nestor 09/04/08 ICH Ramsey County Charges RNC 8 Under State Patriot Act, Alleges Acts of Terrorism In what appears to be the first use of criminal charges under the 2002 Minnesota version of the Federal Patriot Act, Ramsey County Prosecutors [...]