Despite its proximity to the nation’s capital in Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Maryland has been the center of economic despair and urban blight since riots rolled…

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The images of Baltimore, Maryland on fire following the funeral of Freddie Gray — the 25-year-old man who died in police custody last week —…

Following week-long protests in Baltimore after the death of Freddie Gray, Baltimore police admitted there were mistakes made in the 25-year-old’s arrest, Think Progress reports.…

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A “Hands Up” walkout of Congressional staffers Thursday on Capitol Hill was only the beginning of what is shaping up to be several days of planned…

Via: foxbaltimore.com Wikipedia went black Wednesday in the name of protest. The online encyclopedia’s English language website is down until midnight. The 24-hour blackout is to protest anti-piracy legislation under consideration in Congress. The Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect Intellectual Property Act are designed to crack down on sales of pirated U.S. products […]

Thousands of protestors gathered outside the White House on Sunday to protest the construction of the Keystone pipeline, a 1,700 mile pipe set to funnel crude oil from Canada to oil refineries on the Gulf Coast. See also: Keystone Pipeline Infographic: ‘Built To Spill’ See also: A girl and her dog in South Africa Arguably, the most […]

NEW YORK — More than 700 protesters demonstrating against corporate greed, global warming and social inequality, among other grievances, were arrested Saturday after they swarmed the Brooklyn Bridge and shut down a lane of traffic for several hours in a tense confrontation with police. The group Occupy Wall Street has been camped out in a […]