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New Yorkers protest hedge fund-backed charter school ad
October 5, 2015Parents, civil rights leaders, elected officials, clergy and advocacy groups rallied outside the NYC Department of Education HQ.
Read moreToday in history: Mass arrests in 2004 Republican National Convention crackdown
August 31, 2015Protest activity against the convention and Bush's re-nomination included a broad range of marches, rallies, performances, demonstrations, exhibits, and acts of civil disobedience.
Read moreThousands protest Koch Brothers convention in Ohio
August 24, 2015"Too many people have fought too hard, for too long, under tough conditions, for us to allow a handful of greedy billionaires to steal our democracy."
Read moreAt start of N.C. voting rights trial, activists take to the streets
July 14, 2015"When I think of the martyrs of the civil rights movement who died for the right to vote, this country should be doing everything possible to ensure all people can vote."
Read moreToday in history: Four students killed at Kent State in Vietnam demo
May 4, 2015The Kent State shootings are a long-remembered symbol of government gone amok with its power and fear of its own people.
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