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Denver Prepares For Democrats

20 August 2008 - 7:00am
NPR
Denver is generally ready for the Democratic National Convention, but city officials have taken heat for security preparations.

Protests as Union Square Gets Privatized

3 July 2008 - 12:00pm
Village Voice
New York's Union Square is the scene of a lively protest featuring Rev. Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping. At stake is the square's pavilion, which is set to be transformed into a restaurant.

Developer Smackdown in San Diego

5 June 2008 - 7:00am
San Diego CityBEAT
A real estate developer in San Diego is turning activist, claiming a new residential development isn't working within the community guidelines. San Diego CityBeat suspects something else is happening here.

'They Want to Make a Dam, and Now They Know They Shouldn't'

23 May 2008 - 8:00am
Associated Press via National Geographic
A group of Indians from the Amazon attacked a government engineer at a recent meeting where he was discussing a proposed hydroelectric dam on the Xingu River that could displace 15,000 indigenous people and destroy traditional fishing grounds.
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