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Democracy Sleepwalking

April 20, 2016 Arun Gupta, www.counterpunch.org ,
By Arun Gupta for Counterpunch - On Sunday afternoon, as the Democracy Awakening march wound around the U.S. Capitol, I caught up with a well-known activist in the procession and asked, “What are the strategic goals of this?” She laughed and said, “Get more momentum for these bills that aren’t going anywhere.” She was referring to a series of bills in Congress intended to strengthen and expand voting rights, create a system of publicly subsidized election financing, and pass a constitutional amendment to end the dominance of big money in politics and overturn Citizens United.

300+ Arrests As Pro-Democracy Forces Converge For Final Day

April 19, 2016 Deirdre Fulton, www.commondreams.org , , ,
By Deirdre Fulton for Common Dreams - More than 300 people were arrested Monday as part of Democracy Awakening, marking the final day of a record-setting week of civil disobedience at the U.S. Capitol. Among those taken into custody were approximately 60 organization and movement leaders, including NAACP president and CEO Cornell William Brooks, Public Citizen president Robert Weissman, Greenpeace executive director Annie Leonard, radio commentator Jim Hightower, and Ben & Jerry's co-founders Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield.

More Than 900 ‘Democracy Spring’ Protesters Arrested In D.C. – So Far

April 18, 2016 Jayne O'Donnell, www.usatoday.com , ,
By Jayne O'Donnell for USA Today - Police have calmly arrested hundreds of people in Washington, D,.C. protesting the influence of money in politics during the last week, in what several participants described as a striking display of restrained law enforcement. More arrests are expected Monday, the final day of protests when the focus of the non-violent protests turn to voting rights and timely consideration of the Merrick Garland's nomination to the Supreme Court. U.S. Capitol Police have arrested more than 900 protesters through Saturday.

Protests Against Money In Politics Hold Little Interest For Beltway’s ‘Political Junkies’

April 15, 2016 Janine Jackson, www.fair.org , ,
By Janine Jackson for FAIR - More than 400 people were arrested in a non-violent sit-in on Capitol Hill April 11, many having marched 150 miles from the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia. The protest, called Democracy Spring, is about ending the influence of big money in politics and ensuring free, fair elections through things like restoring the Voting Rights Act. The next day, another 85 mostly elderly people were arrested, many chanting, “Democracy is not for sale, [we’re] not too old to go to jail.”

More Arrests At US Capitol As Democracy Spring Meets Black Lives Matter

April 14, 2016 Staff, www.rt.com , ,
By Staff of RT - Dozens of protesters have been arrested at the US Capitol during the third day of 'Democracy Spring' demonstrations. In addition to demanding an end to corporate money in politics, today's sit-in is about racial justice. US Capitol Police separated those who staged a sit-in at the steps of the building from the main body of the protesters, and proceeded to detain them.

Arrests Made As Elderly Americans Protest At 2nd ‘Democracy Spring’ Sit-In

April 13, 2016 Staff, www.rt.com , , ,
By Staff of RT - Hundreds of Americans, many of whom are elderly, marched in support of political reform in Washington, DC, taking part in a sit-in and risking arrest as they pushed for fairer elections. RT's 'Redacted Tonight' host Lee Camp was one of those detained. Already, multiple arrests have been made, according to reports from those on the ground near the demonstrations.

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