About a hundred people rallied at the White House on Saturday to denounce efforts by state governors and Congress to deny Syrian refugees sanctuary in the U.S. They held signs saying, “Refugees welcome here,” and invoked the inscription on the Statue of Liberty to express their support for allowing those […]
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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 […]