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Protest Tax: Trump Administration Wants to Charge for First Amendment Rights
CounterSpin interviews Mara Verheyden-Hilliard on anti-protest rules.
To Hell With Civility: Voters Have the Right to Yell at Mitch McConnell
It's shameful for the media to lecture citizens for raising their voices against political leaders.
Trump’s Aggressive Plans to Stifle Democracy
Trump and his underlings are aggressively pushing measures to restrict public protest and citizen participation.
Anti-Terrorism Laws Increasingly Used to Target Indigenous Activists
Terrorism laws are regularly invoked to criminalize Indigenous opposition to extractive projects on their land.
Protesters Disrupting World Hindu Congress in Chicago Met With Violence
The anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim movement in the US has much in common with Hindu nationalism in India.
A Power More Supreme Than Any Judge
Strikes and protest movements have been the most effective way to take on a reactionary Supreme Court.
Indigenous Authorities Unite Against Corruption Debacle in Guatemala
An important anti-corruption commission is under threat from the central government.
Chaos Greets the First Day of the Kavanaugh Confirmation Hearing
Protests, arrests and repeated calls to adjourn the proceedings -- that’s how Kavanaugh's confirmation hearing began.
The 700th Gathering for Relatives of Disappeared People Turns Violent in Turkey
The relatives of disappeared people in Turkey faced police violence during their 700th public gathering.
Ferguson Activist Says: “We Need More Than Change, We Need Revolution”
The fight for Black liberation continues in Ferguson, four years after Michael Brown's murder.