Tag Archives: protest
What’s up with Burning & Destruction?
This is the second in a series of posts in which I answer some questions spurred by the protests and rioting in Baltimore following the police killing of Freddie Gray. In the first post I explained why people loot. In … Continue reading
Majority Rule, Popular Mobilization, and the Use of Live Fire
Stathis Kalyvas tweeted an interesting observation, which led Christian Davenport to jump in, and twitter’s character limit has me moving to this space to share my thoughts. I think Kalyvas makes a nice observation; one which I have had vaguely … Continue reading
Nonviolent Protest, Istanbul Stylee
This is the third in a series of posts this week about the non-violent protests in Turkey, most of which will focus on Istanbul. If you learn something here, please feel free to share (i.e., reblog, tweet, post to FB, etc.). … Continue reading
An Hour on Istiklal Ave, Istanbul
This is the 1st of a series of posts this week about the non-violent protests in Turkey, most of which will focus on Istanbul. If you are willing to translate one or more of the posts into your language, please … Continue reading
“The Standing Man” Protest, Taksim Stylee
The following crossed my in-box the other day, and I thought I would share (though I am not a fan of the term “passive resistance”). Here is to hoping the video link works well. From: Denis O’Hearn Sent: June 18, … Continue reading
A spoiled relationship, Occupy Wall Street and the NYPD
This a guest post by Eric Zerkel, a graduate of Florida State University who lives in New York where he studies journalism at New York University. You can follow him on twitter: @EricZerkel Not too long ago, I was an … Continue reading
As Inane as Reality TV: Friedman’s “Fear Factor”
Yesterday Thomas Friedman distributed an inane Op-Ed titled The Fear Factor. He attributes to Daniel Brumberg the opinion that the Arab awakenings happened because the Arab peoples stopped fearing their leaders — but they stalled because the Arab peoples have … Continue reading
Sudan Mobilizes
I was caught napping on the situation in Sudan, but in response to government elimination of fuel subsidies there have been 12 days of popular protest, and a major protest has been called for tomorrow (Friday), as well as global … Continue reading
Will Opines 