A dozen federal workers occupied the steps of the Capitol for several hours today to protest the government shutdown, which sent them home from work without pay only hours before. Most aimed their ire at Congress, which failed to pass a budget resolution before the new fiscal year starting October […]
They might as well have dared them to do it. In the process of being renovated, the north side of the U.S. Trade Representative’s Office is covered in scaffolding. To reach the rooftop of the four-story building, you don’t even have to pass through its doors. All you have to […]
Part of a concerted effort to bring attention to the secretive negotiations of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the campaign Flush the TPP projected slogans–including “TPP Dismantles Democracy” and “TPP is a Corporate Coup”–onto the General Accountability Office building in Washington, DC. The campaign has organized several days of actions to interrupt […]
by Sam Jewler This article was originally published on DC Mic Check. Sam Jewler argues that DC workers need a living wage and the Large Retailer Accountability Act (LRAA) is the best and most available option for working toward that goal. DC City Council’s passing of the LRAA in August […]
For a few short hours, a familiar sight was missing from Lafayette Park. The White House Peace Vigil was temporarily dismantled by Park Police after the activist attending it abandoned it last night. The Peace Vigil has stared at the White House for 32 years, possibly the longest-running peace vigil […]
by Cool Revolution Activists from CODEPINK set up “camp” on an Independence Avenue sidewalk on Friday evening, just a few steps from the U.S. Capitol building. They had to clear out just a few hours later, but they’ll be back Saturday morning when their permit kicks in. After that, they […]
by John Zangas Three times in less than a week, anti-war protestors have flooded the sidewalks in front of the White House, demanding that President Obama step back from his plan to launch cruise missiles into Syria. Last Saturday, hundreds of demonstrators, both for and against the strikes, resisted police […]
By Cool Revolution Last week it was revealed that an undercover officer from the Intelligence Branch of the Metropolitan Police Department had been posing as a demonstrator at several protests organized by United Students Against Sweatshops. A lawsuit filed on behalf of USAS against the District of Columbia and the […]
By John Zangas Casualties mounted in Egypt for a second day as Egyptian Army Forces and the Muslim Brotherhood continued to clash. The Egyptian Health Ministry reported Thursday that over 630 men, women and children had died in violent altercations. Three noted journalists were among those killed in the act […]
By John Zangas Early Wednesday morning in Cairo clashes erupted between pro-Morsi protestors of the Muslim Brotherhood and Egyptian Army security forces. Hundreds haven been reportedly killed, including two notable press personalities who died while reporting on the security force crackdown. Mick Deane, 61, a Sky News cameraman for 15 years, was killed in […]
by Cool Revolution Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel issued a memorandum today effectively ending the furloughs of hundreds of thousands of Department of Defense civilian employees in mid-August. Mandatory one-day-a-week leave of the civilian work force will end five weeks earlier than scheduled–as well as their corresponding twenty percent pay […]
by Cool Revolution When the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) held an open house at its new headquarters in Crystal City, Virginia on Thursday, several uninvited guests were on hand to welcome them to their new location. Security guards barred protestors from entering the building housing new ALEC offices when […]