In her acceptance speech last night at the Republican National Convention,  Vice Presidential nominee and Alaska Governor Sarah Palin said,

"I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a `community organizer,' except that you have actual responsibilities."

Nominally, her words were an assault on Barack Obama's early career as a  community organizer on Chicago's south side. But the impact reaches  farther than that and is a direct affront to the thousands who have  dedicated their…

Jailing journalists is unacceptable in a democracy. But that's exactly what is happening at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Award winning journalist and host of "Democracy Now" Amy Goodman was arrested by St. Paul police while covering a protest outside the Republican National Convention. Though clearly identified as press, Goodman was charged with "obstruction of a legal process and interference with a 'peace officer.'" Two of her producers were arrested for…