The founders protected demonstrations, even if drunk and disorderly, because assembly was an essential freedom. Today, courts and cops crack down on protests. Why liberals and conservatives should fight back.
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Killer Soup? Vote Twice? Trump’s Crackpot Ideas Will Get Us Killed
The President’s delusions aren’t just his. How the GOP and government are following him.
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How the Shopping Mall Became a Hub of Democracy
Malls once promoted suburban congregation. Now they are hothouses for political protests overseas.
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What Protesters Everywhere Can Learn From Hong Kong
The students marching against extradition are testing the power of mass movements.
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Advice For the Resistance: Don’t Just Mobilize… Organize
Democrats still have a lot of work to do.
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How the Opposition Can Wound Trump
The first step is understanding why exactly people support him.
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Democrats Hold a Muted Protest Against Trump’s Ban
They’re trying to fight the only way they can.
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You Know It’s Bad When Scientists Are Planning a March
The Women’s March was just the beginning.
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Protests Are Their Own Reward
Direct action can sow unity, or at least connections.
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John Lewis Reminds Us What It Means to Engage in Civil Disobedience
John Lewis has a reminder.
