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![Deadly Protests Erupt in Indonesia as US-Trained Generals Wage War on Democracy](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/05/SEG1-Nairn-Protests-Split-1-400x300.jpg)
Deadly Protests Erupt in Indonesia as US-Trained Generals Wage War on Democracy
Award-winning journalist Allan Nairn discusses the protests in Indonesia.
![Muslim protesters display signs in front of a large orange statue](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/05/2019_0520-muslim-protest-400x300.jpg)
Head of Program Profiling Muslims in Chicago Steps Down Amid Pressure
Recent iterations of the program have rebranded, using progressive-sounding frames to obscure their true intent.
![A man holds a sign reading "HONOR THE TREATIES" during a protest](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/05/2019_0510-protest-400x300.jpg)
ALEC Wants to Make Protest Illegal in Illinois
Dangerous anti-protest legislation is working its way through state assemblies all across the U.S.
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As Venezuela Coup Attempt Fails to Overthrow Maduro, Guaidó Calls for Protests
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is claiming to have defeated a coup attempt by opposition leader, Juan Guaidó.
![A person holds protest sign that reads "Trump is the emergency" in front of Trump International Hotel on February 15, 2019, in New York City. The group is protesting President Donald Trump's declaration of a National Emergency in order to build his proposed border wall.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/02/2019_0217-emergency-400x300.jpg)
Over 230 President’s Day Protests Planned to Fight National Emergency
More than 10,000 Americans are planning to take part in protests this Monday against Trump's fake national emergency.
![Anti-Trump marchers gather for the "March for Truth" in El Paso, Texas, on February 11, 2019.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/02/GettyImages-1124264105-400x300.jpg)
Massive Protests Planned to Fight Trump’s National Emergency Power Grab
Progressive advocacy groups are gearing up to launch nationwide “crisis response” protests to fight back.
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Campaign to Defend Mexico’s Sacred Lake Changes Global Activism
Indigenous wisdom provided an effective counternarrative to stop a mega-airport project on a sacred site.
![Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill after returning from the White House on January 2, 2019, in Washington, DC.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/01/2019_0117-trtle-400x300.jpg)
Mitch McConnell Begins to Feel the Heat for Government Shutdown at Home
Protests targeting McConnell are raising questions about how long the Republican leader can continue to support Trump.
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Renew the Resistance! The Seven Principles of Kwanzaa Light the Way.
Kwanzaa's seven principles can guide our resistance to the state of siege we have experienced under Trump.
![The GOP is guilty of carrying out the crimes of this regime, but unless we resist, we also become complicit.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/12/2018_1225-trump-400x300.jpg)
We Can’t Wait on a Savior to Remove Trump. We Must Resist En Masse.
The GOP is guilty of carrying out the crimes of this regime, but unless we resist, we also become complicit.