Mar 19th, 2010 · Swedish artist Lars Vilks has lived with a $100,000 bounty on his head since 2007 for a drawing he made depicting the Prophet Muhammad. But unlike the angry protest that erupted in 2005 after similar cartoons were published in Denmark, Swedes have remained largely silent on the controversy.
Mar 19th, 2010 · President Obama held a big rally Friday, hoping to persuade the few wavering lawmakers he needs to vote "yes" on the overhaul bill. But protesters outside warned that the country can't afford to extend health insurance to another 30 million people.
Mar 19th, 2010 · President Obama held a big rally Friday, hoping to persuade the few wavering lawmakers he needs to vote "yes" on the overhaul bill. But protesters outside warned that the country can't afford to extend health insurance to another 30 million people.
Mar 19th, 2010 · Nearly 200 years ago, workers in England took up arms against technology. Weavers protested the advent of mechanized looms with violence. Named for weaver Ned Lud, the Luddites feared the machines would make hand weaving extinct. The people of Huddersfield are rising up again, but this time to celebrate the city's 19th century weavers.
Mar 19th, 2010 · Parents at the East Village Community School in New York City held a "bake-in" Thursday to protest a local education policy that forbids students from selling homemade bake sale items, but permits the sale of certain pre-packaged junk foods. The protest comes at a time when reducing childhood obesity and providing access to healthy food during the school day are major items on the agenda of education and health policymakers nationwide.
Mar 17th, 2010 · Pro-immigration activists are planning a massive protest on Sunday in the nation's capitol. Organizers are demanding an overhaul of the current immigration system and say they are fed up with the Obama administration's failure to act on their behalf. The president's campaign promise was to implement what he described as "comprehensive immigration reform" during his first year in office. Host Michel Martin speaks with Ali Noorani, executive director of the National Immigration Forum.
Mar 17th, 2010 · Red-shirted protesters hoped the dramatic act and similar "blood sacrifices" a day before will bring down Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva's government. Thousands later gathered near the U.S. Embassy to proclaim to the international community that their government is illegitimate.
Mar 16th, 2010 · Red-shirted protesters had threatened to carry out the symbolic act in Bangkok if Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva didn't agree to dissolve the country's parliament by Monday. The government has activated special security provisions just short of martial law.