Activism

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (515+ words) Hundreds of thousands of Iranians rallied on Friday in a government-organised show of defiance after months of war, pledging their readiness to take up arms in the biggest such demonstration since the US and Israel attacked in February. Iran’s government…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (173+ words) Police in The Hague have broken up a banned, partly violent right-wing extremist demonstration on Saturday that saw participants chanting slogans against migrants and the government's immigration policy and calling for violence against Jews, the Dutch news agency ANP reported....

2+ hour, 50+ min ago   (750+ words) Graphic by Guia Abogado/Rappler As we commemorate the 54th anniversary of Martial Law and recall the memory of those who took a stand and paid the ultimate price, it may be worth reflecting on the life of a young man…...

3+ hour, 52+ min ago   (9+ words) 'The horror has come to our city'...

3+ hour, 59+ min ago   (46+ words) A protest erupted in Austin, Texas, on Sunday after federal immigration agents shot and injured one person, according to reports. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents confronted an individual driving a blue Toyota sedan shortly after 1 p.m. in North Austin. Emiliano Tahui…...

15+ hour, 9+ min ago   (307+ words) A family highlight reel from Ireland has turned into a spending controversy for Eric Trump. The president’s second son posted video on September 13 showing himself and his children aboard a military helicopter flying over the Irish countryside. The ride came…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (341+ words) Thousands of people joined outside the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Friday evening to protest President Donald Trump’s plans for the facility, horrified that he might make good on his threat to close and tear down the storied…...

4+ hour, 25+ min ago   (411+ words) This widening gap between elite spectacle and public hardship has intensified a deeper question: why are Indonesians so angry? See Also: 6 endangered captive-bred vultures released in Assam Aviary Dynastic political manoeuvres have further intensified frustration. The Constitutional Court’s sudden reinterpretation…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (521+ words) Niger State Governor, Umar Bago, has imposed a 24-hour curfew across the state following protests over the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps. Bago announced the restriction on Friday during…...

9+ hour, 28+ min ago   (623+ words) Chad O. Jackson argued that the American republican system can be weakened when powerful institutions and experts manipulate public opinion to expand government authority. Jackson began by drawing a distinction between a republic and other forms of government, saying citizens in…...