Washington DC—If the last 18 months have taught us anything about the United States, it feels much more divided than in living memory. There are obvious signs that this country’s democratic experiment is melting in its armored checks and balances. Its machinery is grinding and sounds like it’s breaking apart. […]
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Washington DC—A cheering team calling itself the “Team Algae” put on green costumes and brought their green signs, snark, jokes, and plenty of trolling to the edge of the Reflecting Pool on Sunday. One wore a pink frog costume with “Amphifa,” a one-two jab combination of Amphibian and Antifa. Their […]
Washington DC—“ It’s not easy being green,” so said Kermit the Frog when things weren’t going quite right for the little green guy. And things are really going off the rails at the Reflecting Pool. Attempts to paint the Reflecting Pool with flag-blue for the nation’s 250th birthday have turned […]
Washington DC—The Institute for Primary Facts began its weeklong opening of the Donald J. Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Reading Room on Monday, June 8. The display opened to the public on Tuesday, June 9, after an exclusive day for media coverage. The display will continue traveling to other cities […]
Washington DC—Non-union workers are in the last week of spraying layers of combination aerosol blue paint and sealant thought to be toxic, into the dry bed of the Reflecting Pool basin. The iconic monument built in 1922 rests midway between the Washington and Lincoln Memorials, and is a lesser recognized […]
Washington DC—Dozens of grassroots groups joined hands at Noon on Friday in a May Day referendum on worker’s, immigrant’s, and civil rights. The May Day protest began in the shadow of the Washington Monument, just across from the Ellipse of the White House. The action saw speakers from Immigrant families, […]
Washington DC—Thousands of citizens from across the DC-Maryland-Virginia region rallied at Memorial Circle near Arlington National Cemetery, for the third No Kings protest (NK3), the site where Trump plans to build the world’s largest arch, in honor of himself. They performed a skit with paper-mâché caricatures lampooning Trump and six […]
Alexandria, VA—One week out from the No Kings III March planned for March 28, and grassroots groups were finishing final plans and projects likely to result in one of the most massive protests in US history. The groups have built formidable clout by coalition building and linking dozens of groups […]
Washington DC—Activists staged a guerrilla light projection show on the rear parapet of the Kennedy Center, catching security guards by surprise on Wednesday night. The small group snuck their equipment along a bike trail next to the Potomac River and projected a series of still images above traffic on Rock […]
Washington DC—On Monday afternoon, a grassroots theater group from Third Act DC, Maryland and Virginia, presented selected speeches of the founding fathers outside the Capitol on President’s Day. The one-act play was free and open to the public and drew a small crowd of admirers on the chilly overcast holiday. […]
Washington DC—The Venerable Monks of the Dhammacetiya arrived in Arlington Monday on their second to last day of crossing through Virginia. Their 2,300 mile “Walk for Peace” which started in Fort Worth, Texas, 107 days ago neared its final destination of Washington, DC, their journey’s end. They will host a […]
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Temperatures dipped below 40 degrees on January 11, 2026, but a little frost wouldn’t deter the hundreds of protestors gathered along Constitution Avenue to protest Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). After ICE agent Jonathan Ross killed Renee Nicole Good, activist groups across America held designated “ICE Out For […]