Tag: peaceful protest
How the Disney boycott beat the FCC’s censorship push
Jimmy Kimmel's censorship seemed like a done deal, but then millions acted quickly, strategically and together for a significant movement win.
Trump threatens ‘heavy force’ against peaceful protesters as military parade marks...
As Trump prepares to mark his 79th birthday with a massive military display in Washington, his warnings against “any” protesters draw widespread alarm from rights groups and legal experts.
‘No Kings’ movement rises as Trump unleashes military force to silence...
As President Trump deploys troops and tanks against protestors in Los Angeles and prepares for a military parade in Washington, over 1,800 rallies across the U.S. vow to resist authoritarianism with peaceful protest.
Ukraine doesn’t need to match Russia’s military might to defend against...
To many observers in other countries who had wondered about the potential of tapping nonviolent power for defense, August 1968 was an eye-opener.
CodePink founder Medea Benjamin threatened with arrest after protesting U.S. Foreign...
I think people should know that there is a systematic attempt to intimidate those of us who are standing up for international law.
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ICE at the gates: Rights groups warn Trump airport deployment risks civil liberties crisis
Civil liberties advocates, unions, and lawmakers raise alarm over use of immigration agents in airport security amid shutdown-driven staffing crisis.
California’s herbicide spill ignites growing movement to ban paraquat nationwide
The spill, which closed a major highway and sent at least ten people to seek medical attention for respiratory symptoms, became a catalyst for a renewed political battle over the chemical's future in California.
Why Donald Trump just can’t stop going to war
When imperial America offers help, it just might get you killed.
The Age of Arrogant Amateurism – as ‘know-it-all’ opportunists seize power to control, not...
To win big in this brave new world, forget tested skill-sets and the wisdom of experience: chutzpah and risk-taking, even gambling, are paramount, then the facile ability to learn on the job how to cling to power.
Balanced budget amendment would put Social Security, Medicare, and core public services on the...
The proposal would make revenue increases extraordinarily difficult while allowing tax cuts to pass more easily, shifting pressure onto widely used federal programs.