Tensions Cool in Philadelphia Streets. No ‘days of rage’ for Philadelphia 2000, says the mainstream press (it would be interesting to hear the perspective of the demonstrators). The police commissioner said: “They were folks who came here hell-bent on causing disruption. The Philadelphia Police Department is in control of the situation. Make no mistake about that.” The nascent new movement — energetic and focused, spontaneous and decentralized — touted in the aftermath of the WTO and IMF showings does not appear much in evidence. In fact, some protesters were quoted explaining that the protests had petered out because “their leaders” had been jailed early on. Strategists of the movement have offered that they will be targeting the Democratic convention in more force, because the Democrats are more prone to listen and be influenced by their agenda. Meanwhile, the one moment of any controversy on the convention floor almost seemed more than what fizzled on outside.