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Just as cold, damp weather couldn't quench John Brown's incendiary fervor, it didn't discourage those determined to follow the radical abolitionist's footsteps Friday, 150 years after he launched the raid that kindled the Civil War.
Rainbow flags fluttered above the crowds near the White House as tens of thousands of gay rights supporters rallied to demand that President Barack Obama keep his promises to end discrimination against gays and also let them serve openly in the military.
Rep. Barney Frank, an openly gay member of Congress, says he'd rather see gay rights supporters lobbying their elected officials than marching in Washington this weekend, calling the demonstration "a waste of time at best."
A Democrat in the White House. Demands for sweeping civil rights protections. Religious opponents working to undo a string of state-based victories.
The Disabled American Veterans service organization is encouraging veterans and others to march in Washington — online at least.
An activist who worked alongside slain gay rights leader Harvey Milk announced plans Sunday for a march on Washington this fall to demand that Congress establish equality and marriage rights for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.
Dozens of men in south-central Pennsylvania have teamed up for a good cause and put their best feet forward — in women's shoes.
Did shoppers splurge on spring outfits or gardening gear in March — or keep their wallets shut?
The Oscars will be presented a little later next year.
If you haven’t seen an animated 3-D movie yet (and you should really see “Coraline”), you won’t believe how much 3-D has changed from the days of the red and blue spectacles. is a 3-D animated adventure that tells how the President (voiced by Stephen Colbert) calls on a motley crew of monsters (voices include Reese Witherspoon, Seth Rogen and Will Arnett) to battle a band of aliens. (Opens March 27)
Widows, children and grandchildren of many of those slain by Italy's various mafias are rallying in Naples to protest organized crime.
Is there a more anticipated movie than ? This story of masked vigilantes who uncover a plot to kill and discredit superheroes is based on the celebrated graphic novel by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. The film is helmed by “300” director Zach Synder. After almost a year of Internet hype and a prolonged battle between studios over who owned what, can this film possibly live up to the hype? Not to get all Obama, but yes it can. (Opens March 6)
Stephanie March is back on the job as New York prosecutor Alexandra Cabot on "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit."
A dozen men in T-shirts declaring "I am gay" and "I am living with HIV/AIDS" marched with hundreds of other demonstrators through a Haitian city on Sunday in what organizers called the Caribbean nation's first openly gay march.
Moving quickly to address mounting anger over crime, President Felipe Calderon promised Sunday to adopt several proposals from civic groups who led more than 100,000 Mexicans in marches against daily kidnappings and killings.
Planet Earth continues to run a fever. Last month was the warmest March on record over land surfaces of the world and the second warmest overall worldwide. For the United States, however, it was just an average March, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported Thursday.
More than 100 Tibetan exiles began a hunger strike Thursday after police in northern India dragged them away from a six-month march to their homeland to protest China's hosting of the Olympic Games.
Police detained more than 100 Tibetan exiles as they marched to their homeland Thursday in protest of China's hosting of the Olympic Games, charging them with threatening the "peace and tranquility" of the region, officials said.
Hundreds of Tibetan exiles pressed ahead Tuesday with a march from northern India to their Himalayan homeland, defying a police ban on the demonstration against Beijing's hosting of the 2008 Olympics.
In protest of Beijing's hosting of this summer's Olympic Games, hundreds of Tibetan exiles in northern India resumed a march to Tibet and planned to defy a police order restricting them to a single district.
Police blocked hundreds of Tibetan exiles Monday from leaving an area near this northern Indian city at the start of a planned six-month march to Tibet to protest China hosting the Summer Olympics.
Hundreds of thousands of Colombians wearing white T-shirts marched in their homeland and abroad Monday to demand the country's largest rebel group stop kidnapping people and release those it holds.
The Rev. Al Sharpton led a rally Saturday to protest the conviction of a black man in the fatal shooting of a white teenager on Long Island, saying the prosecution of the case was unjust.
Some 600 hundred protesters marched in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh on Tuesday to call for speedier trials for the former leaders of Khmer Rouge regime.
Hundreds of workers marched on Macua's government Thursday in a rare protest demanding full democracy in this booming Chinese casino enclave.
Glenn Beck Has a 'Plan' to Sell Books With March On Washington on the Anniversary of MLK Speech Yesterday, while promoting his latest book at "a festive campaign-style rally" in The Villages in Florida, Fox News host Glenn Beck announced that he was crafting "a 100 year plan" that will be "radical" and will "restore our nation to the maximum freedoms we were s …
Once again, the laugh inducing cluelesness of the impotent liberal attacks against certain minority groups reveals the duplicity and dishonesty of their agenda
Alwayswriteagain: Flag These Racist Thugs Down!Now on Saturday next, 10th October, these same football hooligans, far right extremists and Islamophobes plan on invading Manchester with the same simple goal – to whip up fear, religious tension and violence.
March on Washington: How Big Was the Crowd? Best estimate is 850,000Lots of estimates on crowd size. Interesting story:
"Tea Party March" Photo Fake-- Decades OldOver the weekend, conservatives enthusiastically passed around a photo they said showed a huge crowd protesting President Barack Obama's policies during the "tea party" protest on Sept.
Inside the 9/12 protest :: Byron YorkDr. David Dunch had never been to a political demonstration before.
Berlin officers probed after police brutality video posted onlineBerlin police are investigating some of their officers after witnesses filmed them beating a demonstrator at a protest against government infringement of Germany's data protection laws.
Taxed Enough Already? Tired of dishonest politicians? Tired of pork barrel spending? Why are you reading this instead of hitting the D.C. T.E.A. Party or one around your town?
taxpayer march on dc 9-12-09We've had enough of the out of control spending, the bailouts, the growth of big government and the soaring deficits. And we reject the future tax increases to pay for all of this spending and debt down the road.
March for Healthcare Sept 13thCongressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA) plans to introduce a resolution in support of a national "March for Healthcare" in Washington on September 13 to mobilize the supporters of real healthcare reform with the public option, Fattah announced today.
Women March Nearly Topless On Miami Beach For 'National Topless Day' -\Is it fair for men to be allowed to walk around topless when women aren't?
William Calley Apologizes for My Lai Massacre "William Calley, the former Army lieutenant convicted on 22 counts of murder in the infamous My Lai Massacre in Vietnam, publicly apologized for the first time this week."
Stop The Hate-Marchers In Their TracksI've sent a message to the people who can stop this violent gathering - the Home Secretary Alan Johnson and Bedfordshire's Chief Constable Gillian Parker calling on them to stop the protest.
Foreclosure rates reach record highThe foreclosure rate for March 2009 hit a new record high of 803,489 properties, or one in every 159 housing units, according to a RealtyTrac report. Foreclosures rose by 17 percent over one month, from February to March, and by 46 percent since March 2008
May 1st is the date being set for marches to garner more rights and protections for illegal immigrants.
Feminism's Frankensteins"Feminism's Frankensteins" is Courtney E. Martin's phrase, not mine. And she's right. Writing in TAP, she argues that, "The era of the singular feminist agenda is over. But that doesn't mean gender-based activism is."
30 hurt, 10 arrested in Umm el-Fahm march UMM EL-FAHM, Israel, March 24 (UPI) -- Nearly 30 people were injured Tuesday in clashes between residents of Israel's largest Arab community and right-wing Israeli marchers, police said.
Renowned Pediatrician Joins Fight for Epilepsy Awareness for Purple DayMarch 26 is Purple Day USA, an event founded by 10-year-old Cassidy Megan to increase awareness about epilepsy. Her grassroots initiative is now an international effort to encourage people to wear purple one day a year to support the challenges of people with epilepsy.
Fans Feel Fever Of March Madness Paul Howard wants you to know his betting tickets are for sale. The ones with Siena and Texas A&M and Virginia Commonwealth winning the NCAA Tournament.
Here is a review of a show I went to on Tuesday March 17, 2009. It very well captures the spirit of the show. For more reviews by this writer go to www.swampland.com
College students and staff protest budget cuts, proposed fee hikes Students and staff from colleges across the state marched from West Sacramento to the state Capitol on Monday, protesting budget cuts and proposed fee increases at California's universities.
March on the Pentagon - On the 6th Anniversary of the Iraq War...Various coalitions, organizations, and networks are joining together in a March 21 National Coalition to bring people from all walks of life and from all cities across the United States to take part in a March on the Pentagon on the sixth anniversary of the Iraq war: Saturday, Ma …
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