By Amber Randall A group of protesters in North Carolina chained themselves to a fence and blocked an intersection Thursday evening to protest police brutality. The group of activists, joined by organizations like Black Youth Project 100, the Durham Beyond Policing Campaign, and Southerners on New Ground, blocked an intersection in Durham to protest the cop shootings of…
By Casey Harper Protesters faced off against law enforcement at the Republican National Convention Wednesday with several arrests, two injured officers and one person setting himself on fire. Cleveland police said 22 protesters have been arrested so far. Law enforcement said no media, only protesters, were apprehended. Protestor lit flag on fire, then lit himself on fire, catching…
An outside campaign even for Hillary Clinton in Los Angeles ended quickly after the former first lady, senator, and Secretary of State was heckled relentlessly. Video has surfaced of the event which took place in May while Hillary was still campaigning for the California’s primary election. In the video, Hillary tries to address the crowd but…
By Jonah Bennett Emmett Rensin, writer and editor at Vox, was suspended June 3 for encouraging people to incite riots, engage in violence, and destroy property at Donald Trump rallies. It turns out, the suspension lasts for only a week and is actually paid. Emmett Rensin discusses his suspension. (Screengrab/Facebook) Rensin’s only form of real…
By Lina Bryce The Donald Trump train has been unstoppable during the 2016 presidential race. Much of what has helped to invigorate his support has been the unrelenting resistance from the Anti-Trump movements which began long before the first egg was thrown. It began the moment Trump uttered the words “I am officially running for president of the United States.” The moment he labelled Mexican immigrants drug dealers…
By JP Carroll The embattled socialist government of Venezuela has sent out troops to fight anti-government protesters and justified it by claiming the U.S. could invade the country soon. Venezuela has been dealing with widespread protests since Wednesday, a response to Socialist President Nicolas Maduro’s rejection of 1.85 million signatures submitted by the conservative opposition to start the recall…