The Left’s Gift to Nixon
1968 is often remembered as a time when protest galvanized the left. But it was also the year that Richard Nixon won the White House — which Republicans would control for most of the next two decades.
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As Iran struggles under another round of international sanctions, a widening social gap is putting President Hassan Rouhani’s government under pressure.
Revolution Starts on Campus
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Fifty years ago, students rose up against authoritarian governments, racial inequality and, most passionately, the war in Vietnam. Two historians reflect on those momentous days in 1968 – and discuss what current movements learn from them.
Technology companies have immense power over our lives. But why are so many of their employees and others concerned about the ethics of their behaviour?
When different sides in a violent political crisis become ever more entrenched, democracy quickly starts to wither.
Trump Baby is the latest in a long history of visual protests. But is this ‘cheap shot street theatre’ truly effective, or should we ask more of protest artists?
Elin Ersson was accused of frightening children – but it’s more likely that she inspired them.
The young activist acted morally and intelligently when staging her protest against the deportation of asylum seekers from Sweden.
Oleg Sentsov’s trial was a farce, but the world continues to ignore his plight.
One of South Africa’s finest hip-hop crews message was that you couldn’t box identities forged through multilingual living in the ghettos.
The changing aesthetics of protest allow many more voices to be heard.
An immigration expert breaks through the alphabet soup of federal agencies responsible for enforcing immigration laws.
Activism increasingly relies on strong visuals that can be shared online, and – somewhat surprisingly in a digital world – physical billboards still play an important role.
Massive noxious garbage dumps piling up around Moscow have sparked citizen protests. And those protests are turning into criticism of the political system, which could threaten the Putin regime.
Palestinian nonviolent protests and mass movement of resistance is one of Israel’s biggest fears.
As CCTV cameras become more widespread, it’s becoming more difficult for people to protect their locational privacy in public.
NFL players, historically losers in power struggles with team owners, can retake control of the kneeling-protest issue if they use social media to connect with the public.
Markets have mobilised feminism to advance political goals and add value.
Young Palestinian activists are risking their lives to protest against Israeli occupation – here’s why.
Thanks to a violent fringe of protesters backed by Hamas, a far larger non-violent movement is struggling to control the narrative of what’s happening in Gaza.
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Reader in Political Sociology, Aston University
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