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Lansing, Mich. mayor defends ‘Occupy’ movement on MSNBC

By | 10.14.11 | 2:45 pm | More from The Michigan Messenger

Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero appeared on the Ed Show on MSNBC Thursday night to forcefully support the Occupy Wall Street protests across the country, and specifically to support the Lansing protests.

Occupy Wall Street movement arrives in Lansing, Grand Rapids

By | 10.11.11 | 1:05 pm | More from The Michigan Messenger

The Occupy Wall Street movement has arrived in Michigan with encampments in Lansing and Grand Rapids.

Since Friday activists in Lansing have camped out in downtown Reutter Park despite a city ordinance that prohibits use of the park after 10 pm without written permission.

Mich. Speaker of the House’s office takes swipe at Lansing mayor over Quran-burning pastor protest

By | 09.07.11 | 1:29 pm | More from The Michigan Messenger

As the city of Lansing is preparing for a rally by controversial Quran-burning Florida pastor Terry Jones, a spokesperson for Speaker of the House Jase Bolger (R-Marshall) is crying foul over statements made by Mayor Virg Bernero.

With Palin Leading the Charge, Crowd Slams Obama at Boston Tea Party Rally

By | 04.14.10 | 5:02 pm

BOSTON — Sarah Palin delivered a scathing indictment of the Obama administration at a rally for the Tea Party Express today on the Boston Common. But some in the crowd, while enthusiastic in their disapproval of the president, were skeptical of Palin herself.

Palin’s message was a familiar one: lower More…

A Very Gentle Die-In

By | 12.15.09 | 11:14 am

“Is this it?” some asked.

The few dozen Tea Party activists who made it to upper Senate Park in Washington this morning were confused at the size of the crowd. The night before, some of them had attended a FreedomWorks-sponsored workshop about the day’s events–a “die-in” during which activists would More…

VIDEO: Angry New Yorkers Denounce Terror Trials, Demand Holder’s Resignation

By | 12.06.09 | 12:10 pm

A few hundred New Yorkers gathered in a cold and rainy Foley Square in downtown Manhattan on Saturday to protest the Obama administration’s decision to try the suspected Sept. 11 attackers in a civilian federal court in New York.  Organized by the 9/11 Never Forget Coalition, speakers ranging More…

Republicans Pay Tribute at ‘Tea Party’ Movie Premiere

By | 12.03.09 | 10:08 am

Getting into Wednesday’s Washington, D.C., premiere of “Tea Party: The Documentary Film” meant walking through a steady rain into the Ronald Reagan building, a sprawling downtown trade and convention center where the economic conservative group FreedomWorks, which helped organize a number of Tea Party protests, had rented a foyer and More…

Lieberman Protesters Still in Jail, Awaiting a Talk With the Senator

By | 11.10.09 | 5:37 pm

Four of the 15 protesters arrested in the office of Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) since Thursday remain in jail, refusing to give their names, and are threatening to remain there until the senator agrees to talk to them, according to Lacy MacAuley, representative of Mobilization for Health Care More…

More Arrests in Lieberman’s Office

By | 11.10.09 | 12:10 pm

Last Thursday, nine protesters were arrested for refusing to leave the office of Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.). Today, six more were hauled away, Roll Call reports.

CodePink** helped organize both sit-ins, protesting Lieberman’s threat to filibuster the health care reform bill. Joan Stallard, a CodePink member

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‘We Don’t Want Atom Bomb’

By | 11.04.09 | 9:50 am

Already circulating through the Twitterverse, thanks to @TehranBureau: this video, in which Iranian dissidents clearly chant that they don’t want an atom bomb (after the jump).