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Reports that a Manhattan judge John Cataldo ordered the city to release more than 550 protesters who had been detained without seeing a judge after being arrested at demonstrations against the Republican National Convention. How Cataldo held New York City in contempt when not al protesters were released after 60 hours and ordered a fine of $1,000 for each person still held; Triumph expressed by the throngs of protesters who were released from the Criminal Courts Building on Centre Street; Statement from Michael Cardozo of the city's corporation counsel that Cataldo was wrong not to permit the city sufficient time to process the arrestees; Lack of accountability for the delays in processing the arrested protesters by city and police officials.

Discusses how hundreds of demonstrators were arrested in New York City in their protest of President George W. Bush and the Republican National Convention. Consideration of there were clashes between protestors and police officers as a result of the civil disobedience; Detention of hundreds of protesters near ground zero and in Midtown where they were cursing at Republican delegates; Goal of the protestors to gather and descend on the convention site at Madison Square Garden; Opposition from protesters and civil liberties lawyers to the actions of police officers in their preemptive dealings with demonstrators; Protest against the company Halliburton which was holding a breakfast at the New York Hilton hotel for the Texas delegates.

Discusses the peaceful nature of the protests conducted in New York City in opposition of President George W. Bush and the Republican National Convention. How Republican leaders such as Vice President Dick Cheney and former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani praised Bush and his leadership during the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001; Comparison of the anti-Bush protests to the protests which occurred in the U.S. during the Vietnam War; Claims from protesters that Bush is a warmonger, a liar, and a criminal; Focus of the media on the marches and demonstrations of the protesters.

Discusses how the protesters in Manhattan before the Republican National Convention were monitored by helicopters, blimps, and plainclothes police officers. Strategies used by the New York Police Department to control crowds and to prevent violence; How officers coaxed some protestors to remove themselves from construction scaffolding; Importance of teamwork when dealing with crowds of protesters; Need for individual officers to resist the taunting and jeering of the crowds; How officers took about 200 people into custody as a result of ordered arrests.

Discusses how protestors gathered to oppose the leadership of President George W. Bush and the Republicans on the eve of the Republican convention in Manhattan, New York. Efforts of the protest organizer, United for Peace and Justice, to protest the president's policies on debt, civil and constitutional rights, and the environment; Lack of violent acts during the march which was staged from Chelsea to Midtown to Union Square; How some protesters harassed Republican guests at a party at the Boathouse restaurant in Central Park; Political rally held by Governor George Pataki, Vice President Dick Cheney, and former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani at Ellis Island.

Reports that the administration of New York Mayer Michael Bloomberg will offer "peaceful political activists" discounts at select hotels, museums, stores and restaurants around town during the week of the Republican National Convention starting August 29, 2004. Buttons that will be given to protesters that will let them get discounts at various sites across New York City; Where protesters can get the buttons; Description of the discount program; Speculation that the program is just a publicity stunt; Hopes that the program will help boost the New York economy during convention week.

Discusses the efforts of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to question political demonstrators in an effort to curb the possibility of violent protests at the Republican National Convention in New York. Development of a list of people who may have information about possible plans for violence; Feelings of the demonstrators that they are being harassed by the FBI agents; How local police departments were encouraged by the FBI to counter terrorism by monitoring violent resistance, Internet fund-raising, and recruitment for organizations of dissent; Importance of maintaining safety and order during large-scale demonstrations.

Reports on the plan of the A31 Action Coalition, a group opposed to the Republican National Convention to carry out illegal protest activities on the convention's second day in New York.

Focuses on the social participation of Republicans as volunteers at the Republican National Convention. Dominance of Republicans on 350 attendees at a recent volunteer orientation; Recruitment of volunteers by contacting political groups and companies as well as through media advertisements; Details of information on the recruitment process and the responsibilities of volunteers during and after the convention.

Reports on decision of Manhattan city official to grant permits for demonstrations that coincide with the Republican National Convention. Receipt of rally approvals by the Central Labor Council, Planned Parenthood of New York City and Naral Pro-Choice New York.

Reports on protesters' plans for the 2004 Republican Party national convention, to take place in New York City. Refusal of the city to grant the protesters a permit to demonstrate; Indignation of the protesters over the war in Iraq of 2003 and economic and social issues; Plans for an antiwar demonstration organized by United for Peace and Justice; Willingness of the protesters to participate in acts of civil disobedience.

Comments on what to expect when the Republicans hold their 2004 presidential convention in New York City. Threat by Representative Charles B. Rangel to disrupt the convention if Republicans do not modify a law requiring some public housing tenants to work in community service; Plans for marches and rallies in Central Park; Outlook for arrests by police; Wariness of protestors; Concerns over balancing security and First Amendment freedoms; Range of issues over which people plan to demonstrate, including the Iraq War.

Reports on the results of the meeting held by member nations of the International Monetary Fund in April 2000. Discussion on global financial stability and criticisms on the fund; Statement regarding the protest held outside the venue in Washington D.C.; Opposition of poor and middle-income nations to some loan proposals; Views on debt relief.

Focuses on the protests held during the World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting in Seattle, Washington in 1999. Factors that unite the anti-WTO; Accusation against the WTO; Importance of globalization.