Desiree Kane

Desiree Kane is a Miwok woman, multimedia journalist, and a live-media event producer; her reporting has appeared at Vice News, Creative Loafing, Earth Island Journal, and Shadowproof.

Hundreds Gather To ‘Wall Off Trump’ & Police Arrest 18 In Flag-Burning Demonstration At RNC 2016

Although targeted at the GOP and its nominee, Donald Trump, activists also criticized President Barack Obama, writing, ‘When he leaves office he will leave behind to his successor the most sophisticated and well-funded human-expulsion machine in the history of the country.’

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Kit O'Connell
By Desiree Kane
And Kit O'Connell

CLEVELAND --- In response to a proposed U.S.-Mexico border wall that Donald Trump’s turned into a hallmark of his presidential campaign, activists at the Republican National Convention built a wall of their own on Wednesday. Using a combination of banners and brick wall-patterned costumes, activists surrounded the Quicken Loans Arena for about

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From Anti-Trump Activists To Open Carry Advocates: RNC 2016 Opens With A Day Of Peaceful Protest

The opening day of the Republican National Convention also featured a concert and protest by Prophets of Rage, a ‘supergroup’ featuring members of Public Enemy, Cypress Hill and Rage Against the Machine.

Desiree Kane
Kit O'Connell
By Desiree Kane
And Kit O'Connell

CLEVELAND --- The tense political landscape and presence of open carry activists didn’t dampen a day of peaceful protest for demonstrators gathered outside the Quicken Loans Arena for the opening day of the 2016 Republican National Convention. MintPress News was present outside the arena on Monday, where attendance by protesters seemed somewhat

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