On AlterNet: march

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "march"

Tale of Two Cities: NYPD's Racist Arrests Create Class War in New York

Kristen Gwynne, AlterNet. May 13, 2012.

For the NYPD's stats to add up, they'd have to have stopped every young, black man living in the city once--and then some.

Occupy AIDS: ACT UP Celebrates 25 Years by Marching On Wall Street

Michael Bouldin, AlterNet. April 24, 2012.

ACT UP developed a model of direct action that is in many ways a template for Occupy--so it's not surprising that they're joining OWS for a march on Wall Street.

Romney Celebrates with Trump as Working New Yorkers Rally Against Rich Tax Dodgers

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. April 17, 2012.

Mitt Romney's wife held a tax day fundraiser in New York--and found a day of protest from working people angry at the Romneys and their 1% friends' low tax rates.

Occupy Wall Street Doctors: MDs for Social Justice Join Protest In Liberty Square

Erika Eichelberger, AlterNet. October 27, 2011.

"Health care is a human right," say progressive doctors fighting for social change.

Occupy Wall Street Wins Converts, Flummoxes Cops on Global Day of Protest

Nick Turse, AlterNet. October 15, 2011.

The flat-foots were caught flatfooted as Occupy Wall Street marchers took to the streets of New York City.

Six Hours With the Poverty Tour

Habiba Alcindor, AlterNet. September 4, 2011.

Tavis Smiley and Cornel West launched their "Poverty Tour" in early August. Was it a much-needed reminder of the pervasiveness of poverty in America or just grandstanding?

From Montgomery to Los Angeles and Beyond: Formerly Incarcerated People Building a Movement

Kenneth Glasgow, Dorsey Nunn, AlterNet. February 18, 2011.

It's time to build a Civil and Human Rights Movement for the 21st Century. We hope you'll join us - in Alabama, Los Angeles, and beyond.

Hey Jon Stewart, WTF? How Can You Compare Crazy, Lying Right-Wingers to Progressives?

Daniel Denvir, AlterNet. September 23, 2010.

Jon Stewart's Million Moderate March draws a false equivalence between right-wing propagandists, and people on the left who rightly lashed out against Bush.

After Arizona, 100,000 Expected for LA's May Day March

Jerry Sullivan, New America Media. May 1, 2010.

Huge numbers are expected to descend upon LA's Downtown for the annual May Day march, an event that’s expected to serve as a rallying point for immigration reform.

Audio Slideshow: From Washington, DC with Peace

Nina Berman, AlterNet. January 29, 2007.

Hundreds of thousands of people marched on Washington this Saturday to protest the war. Experience it yourself with imagery and sounds captured by photojournalist Nina Berman.