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Demonstrators sit down on Piccadilly during a protest organised by the Trades Union Congress (TUC), called 'The March for the Alternative,' in central London March 26, 2011. Tens of thousands of Britons protested against the coalition government's austerity measures on Saturday in the biggest demonstration in the capital since the Iraq War in 2003 Former Labour politician, Tony Benn (sitting) attends a rally in Hyde ParK

Demonstrator says new emergency financial manager program for cities in financial distress is comparable to powers taken by Nazi leader.

At the Democratic candidates debate in DC Thursday night, a demonstrator supporting columnist Ann Coulter carried a sign that read "Edwards Hates America. Take That Out of Context Elizabeth."--Dateline: Washington, DC - Source: YouTube

Need a Demonstrator? Now You Can Rent Them OnlineBy David Gordon Smith January 18, 2007 GUNS FOR HIRE REUTERS Loud public protests accompanied the recent revelation that doctors had hired protesters for a December demonstration in front of Berlin's Reichstag. A German Web site has come up a novel niche market -- renting out demonstrators for public protests. Good-looking protestors can help an organization get its political message to the public for as little as €145 a day. **SNIP** Judging by their profiles, most of the 300-plus people currently listed in the "rent a demonstrator" category are young and attractive....

One of the most disturbing things about "My Name Is Rachel Corrie," the Royal Court play based on the journals and e-mails of a young American who died in Palestine for no apparent reason, is that it has yet to be seen in the United States. The one-woman production starring Megan Dodds was on its way to the New York Theater Workshop last month when it derailed. Instead, it's in a sold-out run at London's Playhouse Theater, directed, as it was at the Royal Court, by actor Alan Rickman, who fashioned the play with journalist Katharine Viner. Rachel Corrie was...

About 40,000 people marched in Seoul Saturday, calling on communist North Korea to end its alleged nuclear weapons program. The crowd included many South Korean army veterans and members of Christian groups, waving South Korean and U.S. flags. Some marchers burned North Korean flags and images of the country's leader, Kim Jong Il. Demonstrators also called for a stronger alliance with the United States, which has been pressuring Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear program. On Friday, U.S. officials urged the U.N. Security Council to approve a statement expressing concern over North Korea's weapons program. North Korea responded by warning it...