The era of the political demonstration is back. The immigrants' rallies are a harbinger: they've proven that demonstrations, done right, can be powerfully relevant again. But we now need to prepare for something far bigger.
It is now clear that George Bush plans to attack Iran, most likely before Election Day, and quite possibly with tactical nuclear weapons. Early this fall, we will need to get out into the streets for the largest peaceful anti-war demonstrations in American history. Given the horror of what's in store, we have no choice.
And we can do it. The largest anti-Vietnam war rallies brought together roughly half a million people. We can run rallies all over the country, and bring together 20,000,000 people to stop this.
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