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A report published in the Minnesota Independent details the continued assault on peace activists and protesters in St. Paul. As the convention came to a close some three hundred protesters were arrested including a number of journalists and photographers. In addition, Ramsey County Prosecutors have formally charged 8 alleged leaders of the RNC Welcoming Committee with Conspiracy to Riot in Furtherance of Terrorism under Minnesota's version of the Federal Patriot Act.

Join Laura Flanders, Naomi Klein, Jeremy Scahill, Laura Flanders, Roberto Lovato, and Malia Lazu on Saturday, September 13 at Cooper Union in NYC for a discussion of what's at stake in the 2008 election.

Chris Hedges, Elizabeth Holtzman, John MacArthur, and Judith LeBlanc on the Democratic Party and whether it is time to break ranks.

Dave Zirin, author of A People's History of Sports on sports, politics, and everything in between.

Originally broadcast live 8/28/2008 from Denver CO on the last night of the DNC, Free Speech TV "Crashing The Party" Laura's cohost is Ashara Ekundayo, Free Speech TV's The Activist Studio. Our panel is INCITE!'s Lisa Calderon, Steve Cobble, from the Institute for Policy Studies, and Shireen Mitchell of Digital Sisters.

Monique Harden of Advocates for Environmental Human Rights on why governmental accountability has been missing from the 9/11 and Katrina recovery efforts.

Last night in what may be his final major speech Bush took a swipe at the “angry Left,” saying that if the Hanoi Hilton could not break McCain’s resolve, “you can be sure the angry Left never will.” Given just how unpopular Bush is, the angry Left refers to nearly 80 percent of the population.

George Bush’s popularity ratings are among the lowest of any sitting American president. US foreign policy is in shambles, the economy is teetering on the edge of collapse, and millions of Americans cannot afford healthcare. The Democratic and Republican conventions have given voters an opportunity to express their discontent: witness the protests in Denver and St.

The GOP wasted little time in showing its true colors at this year's Republican National Convention. Hundreds of protesters have been arrested, including a number of journalists and lawyers. The Democratic Convention wasn't a whole lot better. Protesters were kept far away, alloted their own space where "free" speech was permitted far from the eyes and ears of delegates. But as Gena Berglund, the Legal Observer Program Coordinator for the Minnesota Chapter