The thirty-three year-old Peace Vigil at the White House almost came to an end late Friday night when a dozen U.S. Park Police officers were dispatched to remove it. When Park Police came, they told Clark Sullivan, who was standing watch at the vigil, to remove the chairs, tent and […]
by John Zangas Activist Medea Benjamin, co-founder of CODEPINK Women for Peace, says she was detained overnight at Cairo International Airport on her way to join an international delegation of women traveling to Gaza. She claims that she was confined in a frigid cell there and beaten before being deported to […]
Activists protested outside the AIPAC’s 2014 annual policy conference in Washington, DC. The American Israel Public Affairs Committee is a lobbying group that advocates pro-Israel policies to the President and U.S. Congress. Photos by Ted Majdosz: AIPAC threatened to sue CODEPINK for posting this parody video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBsePXQmMGI
by Anne Meador Now that it’s come down to the wire whether the proposed Keystone XL pipeline will be allowed to proceed, students objecting to the cross-border conduit for tar sands crude oil are putting President Obama on notice: if he gives his approval, it will have consequences. More than […]
by John Zangas Several hundred students met at the Thurgood Marshall Center in Washington, DC for teaching, training and preparation for a massive rally against the Keystone XL pipeline to be held Sunday, March 2. The students traveled from 42 states and over 80 campuses–some as far away as California and Maine–because […]
by Anne Meador Opposition to a proposed natural gas liquefaction facility in Southern Maryland has taken on a added dimension with an influx of new participants attending a Baltimore rally on Thursday. People from Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states, believing that they too will be affected by the Cove Point terminal […]
by Anne Meador After its fracking well in Greene County, PA exploded, killing one worker and injuring another, and a fire raged for five days spewing toxic chemicals into the air, Chevron generously sent local residents coupons for free pizza. More accidents last week, courtesy of the natural gas industry: […]
By John Zangas By the banks of the Dan River near Eden, NC, there is a sign that says, “This is your drinking water… help keep it clean!” Apparently Duke Energy didn’t pay attention to it. On February 2, toxic coal ash leaked into the Dan River from a pit […]
by Keith Wrightson The joy of parenting a newborn is irrefutable. But unfortunately the support that parents receive from Maryland employers is dismal, and, to make matters worse, occupational safety and health is at risk. In Maryland an estimated 300,000 workers do not receive parental leave under federal or state […]
“Welcome to North Carolina,” reads one sign. “Turn your watch back 50 years!” You could say that the “Moral Monday” movement and Saturday’s “Mass Moral March” are the backlash against a backlash–against modernity. Since gaining the upper hand in the legislature in 2010 and securing the governorship in 2012, North Carolina’s GOP […]
by John Zangas Environmentalists rallied at the White House Monday night with a giant faux pipeline, intensifying efforts to stop the Keystone XL pipeline just days after the State Department published its Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS). It was one of more than 280 actions coordinated across the country to […]
by Anne Meador UPDATE below A secret non-disclosure agreement between Calvert County, MD officials and Dominion Cove Point LNG may have concealed financial projections crucial to calculating the full benefit Dominion will receive from property tax breaks passed by the Board of County Commissioners last November. A public information request […]