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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 … Continued

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. Watch this space for our continuing coverage.

The Clash on Wabash: The 150 NATO Summit Protesters Who Stayed Up Past Mainstream Media’s Bedtime
By Darryl Holliday and E N Rodriguez, Truthout | Graphic Journalism
Is This What Democracy Looks Like? Reflections on Chicago
By Molly Knefel, Truthout | News Analysis

Collateral Damage in the War on Protesters: Neighbors of the NATO3 Cuffed, Held at Gunpoint
By Sam Jewler, AlterNet | Report

Has the FBI Launched a War of Entrapment Against the Occupy Movement?
By Arun Gupta, AlterNet | News Analysis

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

NATO Protest: Veterans Return Their Medals and More
By Alyona Minkovski, The Alyona Show | Video

Blood on Protesters’ Faces and Dozens Arrested: Anti-NATO Protest Aftermath in Chicago
By Gayane Chichakyan , RT News | Interview and Video

Boeing HQ Shut Down by Anti-NATO Summit Protesters to Cap Week of Action
By Yana Kunichoff, Truthout | Report

In Chicago, Afghanistan and Iraq Veterans Put NATO’s Endless War on Trial
By Robert Naiman, Truthout | News Analysis

Congress Cans the Constitution, as Chicago Police Abduct Activists
By Shahid Buttar, People’s Blog for the Constitution | Op-Ed

Entrapment of Cleveland 5 and NATO 3 Is Nothing New
By Jake Olzen, Waging Nonviolence | Report

From Pride to Shame: Vets Return Their Medals
By JA Myerson, Truthout | News Analysis

More NATO Summit Activists Charged; Five Linked by Two Informants
By Steve Horn, Truthout | Report

Veterans Return Their Medals as Marchers Turn Chicago Into Peace Town
By David Swanson, War Is a Crime | News Analysis

Thousands March With Veterans for Peace at Chicago NATO Summit; Police Respond With Brute Force
By Allison Kilkenny, Truthout | Report

Whose Firebombs? Inside the Alleged “Conspiracy”
By Curtis Black, NewsTips.org | News Analysis

Occupying Different Worlds: NATO and Its Citizens
By JA Myerson, Truthout | Report

“Terrorism Plot” or Entrapment? The Case of the NATO 3
By Yana Kunichoff and Steve Horn, Truthout | Report

Hundreds of Protesters Head to Chicago Mayor’s House to Oppose Health Clinic Closures
By Allison Kilkenny, Truthout | Report

The NATO Raids and Arrests: This Is What Jail Solidarity Looks Like
By Yana Kunichoff, Truthout | Report

Occupy Movement Wins Spate of Legal Battles, but Faces New Challenges Ahead as “NATO Three” Face Terrorism Charges
By J.A. Myerson, Truthout | Report

Why Protest NATO?
By Sam Jewler, Truthout | Op-Ed

NATO in Crisis
By Ludo De Brabander, Vrede | News Analysis

NATO Protesters Claim Police Conducted Unlawful Raid
By Pamela Jones, CBS Chicago | Video

Nurses Gather at NATO to Demand Government Funds Health, Not Death
By Allison Kilkenny, Truthout | Report

NATO Protesters Held Without Charge After Raid as Chicago Steps Up Police Activities
By Yana Kunichoff, Truthout | Report

First Unplanned Arrests in Chicago NATO Week of Action Have Activists Saying Police Overreacted
By Yana Kunichoff, Truthout | Report


Mobilizing Military Moms Against NATO

By Sarah Lazare, Truthout | News Analysis

Occupy Chicago Takes on the War at Home
By Yana Kunichoff, Truthout | Report

Rick Rozoff Chronicles NATO’s Endless Wars
By Curtis Black, Newstips | Report


NATO Activists Speak: They Planned the Summits Before Wisconsin, Before Tahrir, Before Occupy …
By Yana Kunichoff, Truthout | Interview

NATO vs Rogues?
By John Feffer, Foreign Policy in Focus | Op-Ed

Chicago to Welcome Militarized May Day?
By Yana Kunichoff, Truthout | Report

Why You Should Still Care About Chicago’s NATO Summit
By Allison Kilkenny, Truthout | News Analysis

Protesting NATO in Chicago Will Be Too Late for Afghanistan
By Afghan Youth Peace Volunteers, Waging Nonviolence | Letter

Permit for NATO Protest Granted, but Fight Not Over, Say Organizers
By Yana Kunichoff, Truthout | Report

Why Do We Protest the NATO Summit?
By Buddy Bell, Voices for Creative Nonviolence | Op-Ed

Resistance Builds to NATO’s Threat of Permanent War and Nuclear Dominance
By Bernardine Dohrn and Bill Ayers, Truthout | Op-Ed

Chicago Spring Declares G8 Move a Victory
By Jake Olzen, Waging Nonviolence | Report

Chicago Kicks Out G8, Prepares for NATO
By Nick Burt and Rosa Trakhtensky, Occupied Chicago Tribune | Report

Self-Determination for All Is the Path to a War-Free Future
By Dr Joseph Gerson, Truthout | News Analysis

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