Protest

Protester in keffiyeh waves flag from roof

The Fiction of the “Outside Agitator” The Fiction of the “Outside Agitator”

With the “outside agitator” narrative, the media and politicians are puking up the worst of this country’s past.

May 3, 2024 / Dave Zirin

Police Confront Pro-Palestinian Protesters At CCNY

Arresting Students for Opposing American Militarism Is a Moral Travesty Arresting Students for Opposing American Militarism Is a Moral Travesty

Protesters against US involvement in Israel's war on Gaza may not always get the details right, but they're on the right side of history.

May 3, 2024 / Left Coast / Sasha Abramsky

NYPD officers in riot gear march onto Columbia University campus, where pro-Palestinian students are barricaded inside a building and have set up an encampment, in New York City on April 30, 2024.

This Is How Power Protects Itself This Is How Power Protects Itself

The decision to sic the police on peaceful protesters is evidence that people in charge are panicking. They’re terrified of the strength of the movement for Palestine.

May 1, 2024 / Jack Mirkinson

Woody Guthrie

Top 12 May Day Songs Top 12 May Day Songs

In tribute to all those planning actions for May Day.

May 1, 2024 / Multimedia / Peter Rothberg

Students set up an encampment in solidarity with Palestine at George Washington University with other area universities in Washington, DC, on April 27, 2024.

The Grit and Resilience of Student Protesters The Grit and Resilience of Student Protesters

Gen Z is exhibiting the competence, control, and commitment that it has been castigated, as a generation, for lacking.

Apr 30, 2024 / Soraya Chemaly

The Rev. William Barber speaking in front of the US Supreme Court Building

War, Genocide, Violence, and the Gospel’s Response War, Genocide, Violence, and the Gospel’s Response

I come asking with brother Marvin Gaye, “What’s going on? What’s going on?”

Apr 30, 2024 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II

A student leads a chant on the street in front of Sciences Po on April 26.

The Occupation and Reoccupation of Sciences Po The Occupation and Reoccupation of Sciences Po

Paris has felt surprisingly apolitical these last few months. But something changed: Students occupied one of France’s most elite universities.

Apr 29, 2024 / Nicolas Niarchos

Princeton University

Princeton Students Join the Gaza Solidarity Movement Princeton Students Join the Gaza Solidarity Movement

The attempts to intimidate students underline something ominous: the erosion of democratic principles.

Apr 29, 2024 / Razia Iqbal

A red banner with white lettering that says

To Find Excitement at the NBA All-Star Game, Look to the Stands To Find Excitement at the NBA All-Star Game, Look to the Stands

Members of the Palestinian Youth Movement and Jewish Voice for Peace unfurled a banner that read “Let Gaza Live.”

Feb 20, 2024 / Dave Zirin

Student Palestinian Group Holds Rally At Columbia University

College Administrations Are Failing Their Palestinian and Jewish Students College Administrations Are Failing Their Palestinian and Jewish Students

Campus activists say many university leaders have declined to protect Arab and Muslim students, and by conflating Israel and Judaism have only stoked antisemitism.

Nov 22, 2023 / Hadas Thier

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