Jun 1st, 2005 · Spanish shepherds are staging a demonstration aimed at stopping the spread of development in their home country. The shepherds this week are leading flocks of sheep along traditional migration paths through the greater Madrid area to call attention to the traditional use of public lands.
May 15th, 2005 · The French government wants to eliminate the Pentecost holiday in order to save money. The holiday always falls on a Monday -- this year it is May 16. French workers are not happy about eliminating one of their three-day weekends and have been protesting. Now no one is quite sure who will and won't be working tomorrow. Jim Bitterman reports.
May 4th, 2005 · A coalition of labor unions, women's advocates and members of Congress is leading a U.S. campaign protesting Wal-Mart's wages and employment practices. The effort is called "Love Mom, Not Wal-Mart."
Apr 26th, 2005 · This book excerpt comes from the preface of The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy, by Pietra Rivoli, copyright 2005, and is used by permission of the publisher.
Apr 18th, 2005 · Native populations on Russia's Sakhalin Island are protesting the practices of multinational oil companies in the region, claiming oil development is intruding on their land and way of life.
Apr 1st, 2005 · Organized labor staged protests around the country yesterday opposing President Bush's drive to overhaul Social Security and create personal investment accounts. But instead of going after the president, labor leaders targeted Wall Street firms. They say the companies are quietly pushing Bush's proposal to let people put some Social Security savings in the stock market.
Mar 27th, 2005 · Nine days after doctors removed the feeding tube from Terri Schiavo, the brain-damaged Florida woman, protesters become agitated amid reports that Schiavo is near death. Bob Schindler, Schiavo's father, has thanked the crowd and asked them to go home.
Mar 24th, 2005 · NPR's Ivan Watson reports on people in Lebanon who are cashing in on that nation's recent political turmoil. Lebanese flag makers and shopkeepers say flag sales have skyrocketed since hundreds of thousands of Lebanese started demonstrating in the streets to protest Syria's involvement in their nation.