This spring is a season of confrontation at the shareholders’ meetings of U.S. banks and other major corporations. And this week, Bank of America has been in the spotlight.

On Wednesday, about 750 protesters rallied outside the bank’s annual meetings in Charlotte, N.C., brilliantly rebranding the event “Bank vs. America.” The [...]

World Press Freedom Day came and went earlier this month. While it’s important to take a day to recognize our right to speak and share information, threats to our First Amendment freedoms happen all the time, everywhere.

It’s a threat that will become very real on the streets of Chicago this weekend, as a [...]

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Jared Chase (left), Brian Church (center) and Brent Vincent Betterly were charged Saturday with plotting terrorist acts.

Updated at 4 p.m. ET CHICAGO — Three anti-NATO protesters charged with terrorism conspiracy planned to attack four Chicago police stations, the local campaign headquarters for President Barack Obama and [...]

The protesters peacefully filled the city center of continental Europe’s biggest financial hub on a warm and pleasant afternoon, said Frankfurt police spokesman Ruediger Regis. He said 20,000 people were there, while organizers put the number at 25,000.

The protest group, named Blockupy, has called for blocking access to the

May Day 2012 has come and gone, but the reality is, that for most of us — especially men and women of color or from immigrant communities — every day is May Day. Every day brings more economic bad news, more reminders that while the top one percent get richer, the other 99 percent continue [...]

May Day 2012 has come and gone, but the reality is, that for most of us — especially men and women of color or from immigrant communities — every day is May Day. Every day brings more economic bad news, more reminders that while the top one percent get richer, the other 99 percent continue [...]

Long Range Acoustic Hailing Devices help cops control crowds. But whether they are potentially life-saving law enforcement tools or nefarious speech-stifling devices depends on who you ask.

LRAD Corporation spokesperson, Robert Putnam, says the devices help police provide clear instructions to protesters from long distances.

“We really don’t look at this as any kind [...]

Long Range Acoustic Hailing Devices help cops control crowds. But whether they are potentially life-saving law enforcement tools or nefarious speech-stifling devices depends on who you ask.

LRAD Corporation spokesperson, Robert Putnam, says the devices help police provide clear instructions to protesters from long distances.

“We really don’t look at this as any kind [...]