Is Nicaragua Headed Toward Regime Change?
Significant political protests have put President Daniel Ortega on uncertain political ground for the first time in over a decade.
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Scenes From May Day Protests and Celebrations Around the World
People around the world are taking to the streets today to fight for workers' rights.
Could the Withdrawal of a Controversial Candidate Help Maintain Peace in Colombia?
The FARC-backed presidential candidate Rodrigo Londoño pulled out of the race over health concerns, but his violent past had made his candidacy a divisive one.
Inauguration Protesters Charged With Five Felonies Found Not Guilty
A jury acquitted all six defendants being prosecuted for more than $100,000 in damages that occurred across Washington, D.C., during inauguration protests.
Juggalo and Pro-Trump Rallies May Converge on the National Mall in September
Both groups have scheduled rallies for the same afternoon.
'The People Will Have the Last Word'
After dancing around the margins of the COP, on December 12, civil society finally got its day in the spotlight.
Most White Americans Don't Support Black Protestors
A new survey measures Americans’ views on patriotism, protests, and American exceptionalism.
Making Police Departments More Diverse Isn’t Enough
Local police departments should reflect the communities they serve, but fixing that alone won’t curb unnecessary violence.
Asia Watches as Taiwan's Democracy Falters
Student protests in one of Asia’s most stable democracies are facing violent police crackdown. The effects could echo throughout the region.
Falling Inequality Leads to Rising Unrest in Brazil -
The Brazilian middle class is bigger than ever, and that's why they're so fed up.
Peace Protest Kabuki Now Booked for the High Court's Stage
How far does the writ of the military run? Only to the highway's verge, argue professional peace protesters who will make their case before the Supreme Court.
Why Did Protests Against the Iraq War Fail?
Why didn't the biggest protests in world history have a signal effect in stopping the Iraq War? Ten years later, one sociologist argues it's because the crowds had an aversion to party politics.
When Extreme Animal Rights Activists Attack
Lawmakers, researchers, and peaceful activists all say they deplore violence committed in the name of animal rights. But laws that may label some protesters as “domestic terrorists” are upsetting activists.
OWS, Egypt Expose Limits of Town Square Test
Central plazas were key places for political action in 2011, but historian Jeffrey Wasserstrom says the Town Square Test fails as a method for assessing the divide between democracy and authoritarian.
When Memes Collide: Tank Man, Pepper Spray Cop
The similarities and differences surrounding two iconic images of public protest — from Tiananmen Square and UC Davis — tell their own stories of citizen-led struggles.
#OWS: What Took So Long?
Psychologists tie the reluctance to protest Wall Street bailouts to a deep-seated need to justify the status quo.
#OWS: Have We Entered the Age of Protest?
Popular movements like Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party suggest that mass demonstrations have moved from the last resort of the powerless to the first resort of the newly empowered.
The No Nukes That Turned to Slow Nukes
The 10-day long protest at the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant 30 years ago this month may have been the most significant anti-nuclear power demonstration ever held in the U.S.
China Overreacting to Fears of Arab-Spring Style Uprising
China’s repressive efforts to prevent its own Arab Spring, which included detaining renowned and outspoken artist Ai Weiwei — who was released Wednesday — just may be way overblown.
News and Options -- Berlusconi. Sigh.
Tens of thousands of 'Purple People' — named after the traditional color of Italian mourning — march in Rome to protest a legendarily bombastic, allegedly corrupt prime minister. Is the country finally ready to say basta?
Media-Savvy Protesters Float Their Cause in Mainstream
Professor says today's media are more willing to explore reasons behind the demonstrations.