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Apparently, the shoe fits: Iraqi sole-chucker fuels global meme

By Paul Schmelzer | 12.16.08 | 12:07 pm

The annals of politicized shoe gestures, far as I can tell, are less than voluminous. Coming quickly to mind: Nikita Khrushchev’s “We will bury you,” emphasized by a hammered sole. So-called “shoe-bomber,” Richard Reid, busted…

Four members of CODEPINK arrested

By Andy Birkey | 09.03.08 | 8:24 pm

Four members of the CODEPINK women’s peace movement were arrested Wednesday afternoon. The women, Desiree Fairooz, 52, of Arlington, Texas; Toby Blome, 53 of El Cerrito, Cali.; Kit Siemen, 50, of Quilcene, Wash.; and Nancy Mancias, 38, of San…

MnIndy video: Protesters plague RNC pro-life party in honor of (no-show) Sarah Palin

By Andy Birkey | 09.03.08 | 8:08 am

Three-hundred-year-old religious right gadfly Phyllis Schlafly organized a “Life of the Party” party on Tuesday for pro-life delegates and politicians. The event was rife with bitter disappointments for the crowd, however. First delegates were met at the door by…

The anatomy of a march: Veterans for Peace event ends in arrests

By Jeff Severns Guntzel | 08.31.08 | 7:41 pm


When Code Pink’s Medea Benjamin took the stage at the Veterans for Peace rally in front of the State Capitol building today, where hundreds of activists gathered…