Ashley Hamer is an independent journalist and photographer based in East Africa. Her work has appeared in The Guardian, Al Jazeera English, VICE News and The Independent among others.
"We have no choice but to take direct action to put our bodies on the line because petitions, sign-waving, and chanting—we tried that for the past 50 years and it hasn't worked, and we're out of time," said one arrested activist.
Alarm bells among pro-Biden pundits have finally begun to break the political sound barrier. So why is it quiet on Capitol Hill on the Democratic front?