Tag: civil resistance
The importance of being uncivil
To manage the conflict between capitalism and democracy, society “needs the cement of morality,” of which the norms of civility are a part.
Why indigenous civil resistance has a unique power
Activists should draw out the connections between local struggles like #NoDAPL and the broader global climate justice movement.
The challenges and strengths of Palestine’s ‘orchestra’ of civil resistance
How can your way of participating in a movement confront rather than reinforce the patterns of privilege and oppression that already exist between these identity groups?
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US diplomacy thwarts Palestinian UN membership amid claims of supporting statehood leaked cable shows
This diplomatic maneuvering seeks to avoid a U.S. veto, which would publicly align the country against Palestinian self-determination.
Supreme silence: High court decision curtails protest rights, stifling voices in the South
As the case now returns to lower courts for further proceedings, the national discourse on the limits of free speech and the right to protest continues to evolve.
Supreme Court questions use of obstruction law in Jan. 6 riot cases amid concerns...
This law is now at the center of a legal battle concerning its suitability for punishing those who stormed the Capitol during the certification of the 2020 election results.
New report reveals millionaires’ tax rates slashed by half since 1950s, fueling wealth inequality
This stark reduction in tax rates for the wealthiest Americans coincides with an era of escalating income disparity and could be costing the federal government hundreds of billions in lost revenue annually.
Missouri Republican Attorney General Bailey sues Media Matters using consumer law to censor the...
An analysis of Mo. Attorney General Andrew Bailey's bogus allegations against Media Matters.