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Monday, September 1, 2008 12:00 AM

Scenes from St. Paul -- Democracy Now's Amy Goodman arrested

Scores of people are tear-gassed. At least 250 people are arrested. And St. Paul is as militarized a scene as one will see in an American city.

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  • Tuesday, September 2, 2008 11:28 AM

    Today's Democracy Now! program available online

    Includes Sharif Abdel Kouddous and Nicole Salazar's accounts of their arrests and an interview with Rep. Keith Ellison who is in St. Paul.

    democracynow.org

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