300 more arrested at Washington Democracy Spring protests as media coverage mounts

Washington, D.C., police arrested approximately 300 people during a protest Monday for campaign finance reform near the capitol building. Democracy Spring spearheaded the protest in coordination with several prominent labor, progressive and environmental groups. The coalition hopes to get money out of the political system. In total 1,240 people have been arrested near the capitol during…

Hundreds of protesters from across the US gathered on the Capitol Hill on Friday, chanting “money out, people in”, among other slogans, as part of a weeklong protest in Washington, against big money in politics. Dozens of protesters were taken into police custody for refusing to leave the steps of the Capitol building, bringing the total…

Hundreds of protesters from across the US gathered on the Capitol Hill on Friday, chanting “money out, people in”, among other slogans, as part of a weeklong protest in Washington, against big money in politics. Dozens of protesters were taken into police custody for refusing to leave the steps of the Capitol building, bringing the total…