Politics & Elections Mass Protests Sweep Vietnam for the First Time in Decades Tens of thousands took to the streets to protest bills on cyber security and new special economic zones. By Vu Quoc Ngu , WagingNonviolence June 23, 2018 Truthout
Prisons & Policing The Administration of Mayor Rahm Emanuel Keeps Monitoring Protesters Chicago police and City Hall tracked anti-Trump demonstrators — and now state legislators want to let them use drones. By Mick Dumke , ProPublica June 16, 2018 Truthout
Human Rights Students Push to Oust Nicaraguan President Ortega as Death Toll Rises Amid Bloody Police Crackdown At least five people were killed over the weekend in Nicaragua amid escalating anti-government protests. By Amy Goodman & Nermeen Shaikh , DemocracyNow! June 7, 2018 Truthout
Economy & Labor How the NFL Players’ Union Can Block the League’s New Ban on Protests The union puts players in a strong position to defend their right to protest in the face of racial injustice, hostile bosses and Trump. By Kathy Wilkes , InTheseTimes June 2, 2018 Truthout
Politics & Elections “Be Realistic, Demand the Impossible!”: How the Events of 1968 Transformed French Society What happened across the world in May 1968 was the decade's most significant political development. By C.J. Polychroniou , AlJazeeraEnglish May 26, 2018 Truthout
Education & Youth “Largest Act of Organized Teacher Political Action in State History” as North Carolina Joins National Wave Nearly 20,000 teachers descended on the state capital. By Jessica Corbett , CommonDreams May 17, 2018 Truthout
Education & Youth Texas Students Issued Arrest Warrants After Sit-In Against Racism on Campus It's an attempt to gag future activism, students say. By Michael Sainato , Truthout May 10, 2018 Truthout
Economy & Labor Violent Protests and Government Response Leave Over 30 Dead in Nicaragua Nicaragua's social security system is facing a budget shortfall. By Jake Johnston , CenterforEconomicandPolicyResearch May 3, 2018 Truthout
Human Rights Protests Force Starbucks to Ditch ADL From Leading Anti-Racism Training The Anti-Defamation League has notorious history of racism and anti-leftist collaboration with the US state. By Marjorie Cohn , ConsortiumNews April 29, 2018 Truthout
Human Rights Graduate Workers Strike at Columbia, 50 Years After ’68 Occupation The strike is planned to continue through the end of classes. By Georgia Kromrei , TheIndypendent April 27, 2018 Truthout