Don’t forget the Supreme Court
The Alliance for Justice held a panel discussion today in the Big Tent, and for once this progressive organization had something in common with conservatives: plenty of doom, gloom and fear about the future.
‘Radical’ economic reform within Obama’s reach
As president, Barack Obama could radically transform the United States economy, but his policies aren’t progressive enough – yet, according to journalist Robert Kuttner, author of “Obama’s Challenge: America’s Economic Crisis and the Power of a Transformative Presidency.
Denver safer than Aurora this week?
If you’d like to start a life of crime, this week’s convention activities may offer the aspiring criminal a perfect opportunity — in Aurora.
Net neutrality signals larger fight for freedom and democracy
It’s not health care or the economy. It’s not even the war in Iraq. The most crucial issue facing the nation is the ability to get unimpeded information from the sources people choose over the Internet, according to some online journalists and activists.
Ex-Alabama governor calls on Congress to find Rove in contempt
Don Siegelman, the former Democratic governor of Alabama, fired up a raucous church full of progressive Democrats Tuesday at the Democratic National Convention, calling on Congress to find former White Chief of Staff Karl Rove in contempt for ignoring a subpoena investigating Rove’s involvement in Siegelman’s indictment on bribery charges.
Amnesty International’s Guantánamo cell attracts convention-goers
The Colorado Independent checked out the Guantanamo detention center protest in Denver this week.
Beware ‘bomb-throwing Bolsheviks on bicycles’
Watch out, everyone! Not only could you go to jail for carrying around bags of poop and pee (although really, why would you be doing that anyway?), but now those bikes in the garage and old maps in the glove box could land you a ticket straight to the chain link jungle.
Press gets sneak peek of DNC protester lockup
After more than a week of rampant speculation over what has been dubbed by some activists as “Gitmo on the Platte,” the Denver Sheriff's Department invited members of the media on a tour of the controversial jail built to process those who are arrested during next week's Democratic National Convention. During the Wednesday morning walkthough, sheriff's officials confirmed that the facility will be able to hold up to 400 arrestees and that guards will be carrying Tasers.
Guantánamo comes to Denver
Amnesty international will bring a life-size re-creation of a maximum security Guantánamo Bay detention cell to Denver during the Democratic National Convention to call...
Protest planned against DNC lockup
Activists with the Recreate 68 coalition are planning a rally today against a newly discovered detention center for mass arrests during the Democratic National Convention Aug. 25-28.