Many neighborhoods are being torn apart by skyrocketing rents and terrorized by police brutality. Low-to-middle income New Yorkers are being priced out or displaced by gentrification while the city is being made over into a playground for the super “rich”.
Protests articles on Democracy Chronicles
Political protests are a human right, political right and civil liberty to come together and collectively express, promote, pursue and defend common interest. Today, pro-democracy protests and freedom of speech remain under threat. Also take a look at our articles on the Arab Spring, Occupy Wall Street, Occupy Turkey, and the Tea Party.
Where Do We Go From Here?
Some leading unions are hard at work and a few social movement groups move beyond protest. But mostly we love to demonstrate and march and respond to crisis, or to post opinion on social media, but shy away from the hard work of organizing
The Coming Trial of Angolan President Dos Santos
The Angolan President faces difficult decisions over the coming trial of 17 young protesters
The Struggle and Death of Nigerian Hero Saro-Wiwa
Saro-Wiwa’s legacy and his life were used to free Nigeria from military rule and dictatorship
The Gandhi Revolution in Revolutionary Strategy
By embracing Gandhi’s innovation King avoided the mistake of so many would-be revolutionaries, who — by focusing too narrowly on the conventional politics of violence or their preconceived expectations — missed the actual revolution
GALLERY: Protest Against Trump on Saturday Night Live!
Across the street from NBC’s 30 Rock, a few hundred people showed up to voice their disapproval at NBC for having Donald Trump on Saturday Night Live last night despite what many feel are blatant racist comments about immigrants.
An Essay That Changes Hong Kong
All of a sudden, the idea of civil disobedience springs up. The thought of coercion by protest is then transformed. It now becomes an awakening movement in which participants are willing to shoulder any legal responsibility out of the spirit of self-sacrifice.
Nepal’s Indigenous Blockading Nation For Election Reforms
Humanitarian catastrophe may follow from continued blockade by turbulent Nepal’s indigenous groups
An American Revolution by Martin Luther King Jr.
King’s historical memory found the roots of revolution in the best of American political traditions. The student led sit-in movement renewed the civil rights struggle and launched the student movement.
VIDEO: Global Affordable College Revolution Underway
Student groups across the globe are pushing for changes to make affordable college available to all