Keyword: protest

Groups Protest Health Insurance Heavyweights
Mar 10, 2009

Groups Protest Health Insurance Heavyweights

This piece was produced in conjunction with the Huffington Post
Arthur Delaney, Huffington Post:
Congressman Eric Massa (D-N.Y.) led a protest Tuesday outside the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Washington, site of the 2009 national conference of America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), a trade group for the health insurance industry.
"We are not radicals! We are not a fringe element!" shouted Massa, who opted not to use the bullhorn provided by protest organizers...

Coal Action Heats Up Capitol Hill
Feb 27, 2009

Coal Action Heats Up Capitol Hill

Global warming is lighting a fire on today's campuses, and this weekend thousands of students will come to D.C...

Free Marketeers Rally on Capitol Hill
Oct 10, 2008

Free Marketeers Rally on Capitol Hill

On October 10th, 2008, a day when the Washington Post asked if we face the "end of American capitalism," hundreds rallied at the U.S...

Bailout Anger in the Streets
Sep 28, 2008

Bailout Anger in the Streets

While government leaders worked behind closed doors to solve the bailout crisis, groups of concerned citizens took to the streets to express their anger and frustration...

Police Trap Peaceful Protesters in Denver
Aug 25, 2008

Police Trap Peaceful Protesters in Denver

A calm political protest quickly turned chaotic as anxious Denver police surrounded protestors peacefully marching toward the Democratic National Convention Center...

Iraq: A Captain's Return
May 15, 2008

Iraq: A Captain's Return

After returning from two tours of duty in Iraq, Capt...

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