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Free Marketeers Rally on Capitol Hill

By Harry Hanbury on Oct 10, 2008

On October 10^th, 2008, a day when the Washington Post asked if we face the "end of American capitalism," hundreds rallied at the U.S. Capitol to support free markets and deregulation. The Bush administration may be considering nationalizing banks, but members Americans for Prosperity, the group that organized the rally, cheered the slogan, "Free markets work every time, all the time."

Bailout Anger in the Streets

By Steven Greenstreet on Sep 28, 2008

While government leaders worked behind closed doors to solve the bailout crisis, groups of concerned citizens took to the streets to express their anger and frustration. While some felt their voices would be heard, others felt helpless and lost.

Police Trap Peaceful Protesters in Denver

By Davin Hutchins on Aug 25, 2008

A calm political protest quickly turned chaotic as anxious Denver police surrounded protestors peacefully marching toward the Democratic National Convention Center. After trapping the crowd between two buildings, hundreds of officers used pepper spray, batons and unwarranted aggression. After being surrounded for 20 minutes, two ANP producers managed to escape after recording the whole affair.

Iraq: A Captain's Return

By Davin Hutchins on May 15, 2008

After returning from two tours of duty in Iraq, Capt. Luis Montalvan is the highest ranking member of Iraq Veterans Against the War. Despite post-traumatic stress disorder, he is campaigning to expose the Iraq War's grim realities. He has been branded a coward and traitor, but this recipient of the Purple Heart is on a mission to expose what he calls "incompetent" leadership in the highest ranks of the military.