The Whole World Is Watching: NATO in Chicago

The NATO summit coming to Chicago in May has brought the eyes of the world to the overlap among questions of militarization, poverty and dissent in a globalized society. Truthout has been covering developing plans for the protest on the ground since it was first announced, along with following the larger reach of NATO, from its scandals in Pakistan to the debate over drones.

Graphic Journalism

The Clash on Wabash: The 150 NATO Summit Protesters Who Stayed Up Past Mainstream Media’s Bedtime

After the scheduled #noNATO march ended Sunday afternoon, May 20, a much-broadcast clash with police resulted in a fracture of the main protest group.

By: E N Rodriguez ,; Truthout

June 16, 2012

News Analysis

Is This What Democracy Looks Like? Reflections on Chicago

When the NATO summit began, the presence of the police force felt as substantial as the massive crowd they were there to control.

By: Molly Knefel ,; Truthout

May 30, 2012

News

Collateral Damage in the War on Protesters: Neighbors of the NATO3 Cuffed, Held at Gunpoint

Whether or not they are guilty of illegal activity, the original three activists facing terrorism charges in Chicago and their six apartment-mates are not the only people who were …

By: Sam Jewler ,; AlterNet

May 29, 2012

News Analysis

Has the FBI Launched a War of Entrapment Against the Occupy Movement?

Is the government unleashing the same methods of entrapment against OWS that it has used against left movements and Muslim-Americans?

By: Arun Gupta ,; AlterNet

May 26, 2012

News

Pictures of Second “NATO 5” Informant, “Gloves,” Published For First Time on Antiwar.com

Now, the other informant, u201cGloves,u201d has in some ways been outed, with two pictures of her up online for the world to see for the first time thanks to …

By: Steve Horn ,; Antiwar

May 24, 2012

NATO Protest: Veterans Return Their Medals and More

We'll speak with two men who were held at gun point by the Chicago police for live streaming. Then, in one of the most watched antiwar protests in decades, …

By: Alyona Minkovski ,; TheAlyonaShow

May 23, 2012

Interview

Blood on Protesters’ Faces and Dozens Arrested: Anti-NATO Protest Aftermath in Chicago

Over the weekend thousands of anti-NATO protesters gathered in the Windy City to march against the organization's apparent pro-war agenda. Dozens were arrested during the North Atlantic Treaty Organization …

By: Gayane Chichakyan ,; RTNews

May 23, 2012

News

War & Peace

Boeing HQ Shut Down by Anti-NATO Summit Protesters to Cap Week of Action

Protesters staged a “die-in” outside of the defense contractor's office.

By: Yana Kunichoff ,; Truthout

May 22, 2012

News

Entrapment of Cleveland 5 and NATO 3 Is Nothing New

The old trope of the bomb-throwing anarchist is back in the news, with a round-up in Ohio on May 1 and the three would-be NATO protesters arrested on Wednesday who are …

By: Jake Olzen ,; WagingNonviolence

May 21, 2012

News Analysis

War & Peace

From Pride to Shame: Vets Return Their Medals

The transition from pride to shame was a common theme among the more than forty veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan who publicly hurled their medals in …

By: JA Myerson ,; Truthout

May 21, 2012

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The Whole World Is Watching: NATO in Chicago

The Clash on Wabash: The 150 NATO Summit Protesters Who Stayed Up Past Mainstream Media’s Bedtime

Is This What Democracy Looks Like? Reflections on Chicago

Collateral Damage in the War on Protesters: Neighbors of the NATO3 Cuffed, Held at Gunpoint

Has the FBI Launched a War of Entrapment Against the Occupy Movement?

Pictures of Second “NATO 5” Informant, “Gloves,” Published For First Time on Antiwar.com

NATO Protest: Veterans Return Their Medals and More

Blood on Protesters’ Faces and Dozens Arrested: Anti-NATO Protest Aftermath in Chicago

Boeing HQ Shut Down by Anti-NATO Summit Protesters to Cap Week of Action

Entrapment of Cleveland 5 and NATO 3 Is Nothing New

From Pride to Shame: Vets Return Their Medals

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