Anti War Movement

  • Rage or reason

    Antiwar activists debate: Should they take over the streets or work to defeat Bush in 2004?
  • Wild in the streets

    Even ultra-liberal San Francisco is growing weary of the ongoing direct action protests.
  • The war divides New York

    From burned-baby posters to die-ins at Tiffany's, direct action brings the hostilities home. But many New Yorkers vent their frustrations at the protesters.
  • Won't get fooled again

    A day after antiwar "anarchy" shut down city streets, San Francisco cops keep a tight rein on smaller but still angry crowds.
  • "Anarchy" in the streets of San Francisco

    Police make record arrests as protesters try to shut down the city; meanwhile somber mood prevails at New York demonstration.
  • Saddam's shields

    Peace activists are flocking to Iraq to put their bodies in the way of American bombs, with no training for what they'll face in a war zone. Are they heroes or dupes?
  • New York state of mind

    Hundreds of thousands turn out for a massive antiwar protest, and it's decidedly a Big Apple crowd -- from black-masked anarchists to shrinks against war and "yuppies for peace."
  • Intolerance on the left

    Michael Lerner, liberal rabbi and harsh critic of Ariel Sharon, finds himself blacklisted by ANSWER, the group co-sponsoring Sunday's big antiwar rally in San Francisco.
  • The protest-crowd numbers game

    Organizers exaggerate turnout. Police play it down. Last Saturday's antiwar rallies raised the question: Isn't there a way to count crowds? There is, but nobody wants to use it.
  • Peace goes mainstream

    In frigid conditions, thousands -- from 30,000 to 200,000, depending on the source -- show up in Washington, and Middle America outnumbers the radical fringe.
  • Wishing upon a star

    The left looks to Hollywood to help rally antiwar sentiment. Soap Operas United to Win Without War, anyone?
  • The antiwar movement goes mainstream

    Groups like NOW, the Sierra Club and the National Council of Churches -- plus a raft of celebrities -- reach out to Middle America as they denounce a preemptive, unilateral war with Iraq.
  • A day for peace -- and fury

    Thousands turn out in Washington to protest a war in Iraq. What they were for wasn't quite so clear.
  • Creating oSAMa

    The "I want YOU to invade Iraq" campaign offers war protesters an alternative to "Mao more than ever!"
  • Peace kooks

    The new antiwar movement is in danger of being hijacked by bizarre extremist groups -- and most protesters don't even know it.

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