Saturday, October 31, 2026

Tag: protests

This new tool can help movements chart a path to victory

As those who understand that strategic nonviolence is, both statistically and morally, the most effective means of resistance, we must take responsibility and exercise great care in its implementation.

Martial Law in the United States

Trump will reverse the equation and use martial law to overcome public protest.

More carnival than warzone—the LA protests aren’t what you’ve heard

Social media posts show LA protesters using creativity, humor, joy and even patriotism to express their disapproval of Trump’s immigration raids.

American Spring? How nonviolent protest in the US is accelerating

We do know that protests against ICE raids have been intensifying around the country for months, alongside protests opposing perceived power-grabs by the Trump administration.

Ex-US diplomat joins March to Gaza, says Biden official Matthew Miller...

She accuses her former colleague, Matthew Miller, of “careerism” after he recently admitted on a podcast that Israel has committed war crimes in Gaza, even though he regularly denied under Biden administration.

Timely lessons for keeping people safe in the streets 

As Trump looks to increase repression, a new training guide explains how peacekeepers reduce fear and build solidarity.

Where is the AI safety movement?

There’s the prospect of super intelligent AI outpacing human control altogether. So where are the humans in all this?

Greta Thunberg and 11 other volunteers set out on mercy mission...

A crowd of supporters gathered at the port with Palestinian flags to encourage the 12-person crew. The mission is sponsored by the Freedom Flotilla organization.

New Jersey’s movement against ICE detention is not going away

These actions, organized by a seasoned coalition of pro-immigrant rights groups in the state, have now been going for over a month.

I’m a brand new activist—here’s what got me to join others...

It’s impossible to truly understand an issue until it becomes personal in some way. That’s exactly what happened to me.

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Protesters carry Palestinian flags and signs at a demonstration in Berlin.

Rape as a Tool of Empire: Cornell, Palestine, and the Silence of Western Feminists

“In both cases, their perpetrators and assailants can leave the crime scene unscathed, with their hands clean.”
Voters stand at voting stations in a polling place.

In a Country That Needs Heroes, Here Are a Few Standouts This Election Season

“Right now, the United States is unhappy enough to need a lot of heroes.”
The U.S. Capitol building with its dome in Washington.

515 donors gave $4.2 billion to 2026 super PACs, Public Citizen finds

Elon Musk alone gave $445 million, about 10% of the total, according to the group's analysis of FEC data through late October.
The entrance of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building in Washington.

McMahon plans $43,279 in office furniture as Education Dept shrinks

Senators Baldwin and Murray asked the Education secretary to cancel the purchase. The department says her current furniture does not fit its new office space.
Blue entrance of the Karnes County Civil Detention Center with metal benches outside

ICE lists 36 detainee deaths in fiscal 2026, most since 2018

The agency's own page shows 29 deaths by mid-April and seven more through Aug. 23; DHS has said the size of the detained population explains the rise.