Stephen Kessler | Street Theater in the Time of ‘No Kings’

Stephen Kessler | Street theater in the time of ‘No Kings’

On Saturday, June 14, when I’m writing this, a Democratic state legislator has been assassinated in Minnesota by a gunman dressed as a police officer. There’s a multimillion-dollar military parade goosestepping through the streets of Washington, D.C., replete with all the lethal hardware your taxes bought and all the pomp required to pump the self-esteem of the 9-year-old in chief on his birthday. In West L.A., Marines are guarding the federal b…

Members of Congress React to ‘Vulgar’ Army Parade, ‘No Kings’ Protests

Over 2,000 “No King” protests erupted around the country as demonstrators objected to a military parade in Washington, D.C., on Saturday celebrating the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army, calling it a multimillion-dollar “birthday party” for President Donald Trump.  The Army anniversary coincided with Trump’s 79th birthday. But Democrats and others had said for weeks that Trump had organized the parade to celebrate his own birthday in a move re…

SGN:: Seattle’s 50,000 No Kings attendance sparks outrage and demand for help as migrants and families are detained while nationwide political threats grow

While 50,000 were celebrating at the No Kings protest, starting at Cal Anderson Park to the Seattle Center, an immigrant father was kidnapped in Tukwila at the Department of Homeland Security building.

Joseph Wyatt: National security continues to be a problem (Opinion)

Saturday’s nationwide "No Kings" events cast long shadows across the unintended minimalism of President Donald Trump’s birthday/military parade in Washington. No Kings drew an estimated 10 million or more anti-Trump protesters. Trump’s parade, by comparison, produced a Lilliputian 20,000 to…

"No Kings' protests tower over Trump's military parade

While Trump’s parade limped on, the No Kings protests blazed on in all 50 states.