Tag: Protests

Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., speaks during a legislative summit sponsored by the Omaha and Lincoln Chambers of Commerce, which was held at the Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum in Ashland, Neb., Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019.

‘Woke capitalism stops at the water’s edge’: Ben Sasse slams NBA ‘surrender’ to China

John Gage · October 14, 2019 6:31 pm

FILE - This June 13, 2013 file photo shows the Activision Blizzard Booth during the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles.

Blizzard cuts suspension of professional gamer who backed Hong Kong protest movement

Melissa Quinn · October 14, 2019 3:18 pm

Actress and activist Jane Fonda talks to a crowd of protestors during a global climate rally at Pershing Square in downtown Los Angeles on Friday, Sept. 20, 2019.

Beltway Confidential

The climate alarmist cometh

Madeline Fry Schultz · October 11, 2019 9:21 pm

Actress and activist Jane Fonda talks to a crowd of protestors during a global climate rally at Pershing Square in downtown Los Angeles on Friday, Sept. 20, 2019. A wave of climate change protests swept across the globe Friday, with hundreds of thousands of young people sending a message to leaders headed for a U.N. summit: The warming world can't wait for action.

‘We’re going to get arrested every Friday’: Jane Fonda handcuffed on US Capitol steps during climate change protest

Zach Halaschak · October 11, 2019 6:47 pm

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., gestures during the Power of our Pride Town Hall Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019, in Los Angeles. The LGBTQ-focused town hall featured nine 2020 Democratic presidential candidates.

Cory Booker: The ‘progressive’ NBA is ‘cowering’ to China

John Gage · October 11, 2019 6:46 pm

Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr gestures while speaking during a media conference prior to an NBA basketball game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019, in San Francisco.

NBA coach Steve Kerr compares gun violence in US to human rights abuses in China

Zach Halaschak · October 11, 2019 6:20 pm

‘Lock him up’: Protesters burn MAGA hats, throw urine outside Trump rally

Zach Halaschak · October 11, 2019 12:51 pm

Magazine - Life & Arts

Hate’s kryptonite

Bethany Mandel · October 11, 2019 3:00 am

Buttigieg interrupted by transgender protesters at town hall

Naomi Lim · October 11, 2019 1:11 am

A man walks past statues of NBA players Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors, left, and Lebron James of the Los Angeles Lakers holding Chinese flags in the entrance of an NBA merchandise store in Beijing, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019. Chinese state broadcaster CCTV announced Tuesday it will no longer air two NBA preseason games set to be played in the country.

‘They really hurt the hearts of the Chinese people’: China’s basketball fans side with country over NBA

John Gage · October 10, 2019 11:10 pm

An official directs traffic near a Chinese flag and a billboard advertising an NBA preseason basketball game on Thursday between the Los Angeles Lakers and Brooklyn Nets in Shanghai, China, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019. The NBA has postponed Wednesday's scheduled media sessions in Shanghai for the Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Lakers, and it remains unclear if the teams will play in China this week as scheduled.

Nike told stores in China to pull Houston Rockets merchandise

John Gage · October 10, 2019 8:38 pm

Houston Rockets' James Harden, left, and Russell Westbrook share a light moment during warmups for the team's NBA preseason basketball game against the Toronto Raptors Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019, in Saitama, near Tokyo.

WATCH: NBA officials shut down journalist asking question about China

John Gage · October 10, 2019 5:41 pm