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Why Are Mexican Teachers Under Fire for Protesting Education Reform?
They're peacefully resisting US-style neoliberal measures intended to crush the unions — a backbone of Mexico's social justice movements.
Activists Denounce Police Killings and Crackdowns on Teachers in Oaxaca, Mexico
A deadly police crackdown against teachers has left nine people dead and more than 100 wounded.
Anti-Choice Protesters Find a Way to Follow Patients Into Abortion Clinics
An investigative report by Rewire has found that abortion protesters have finally grabbed the brass ring.
In Wake of Coup, Should Brazil’s Olympics Be Moved or Become a Site of Protest?
Protesters have vowed to flood the streets during the Olympics.
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Toppling the Status Quo
Protesters Blockade Planned Pipeline Site Near Nuclear Plant Outside New York City
Peekskill residents and activists escalated the campaign to stop this pipeline's construction.
Protesters Lock Themselves to Ladders to Block Traffic Outside Trump Rally in Washington
Dozens of activists blockaded a highway in Lynden as Trump held a rally in the rural community near the Canadian border.
The Shooting of Dion Avila Damon: A Case of Extrajudicial Killing by the Police?
Efforts to justify the killing of Dion Avila Damon by alleging he robbed a bank fail to recognize his right to due process.
US Educators Stand Against US-Backed Repression in Egypt
Members of the academic community in the US speak out against a regime that has targeted academics and students.
How to Create an “Ecology of Change” by Combining Movement Uprisings With Long-Term Organizing
Grassroots forces have been most effective when they have harnessed both the power of organization and the power of widespread defiance.