Tag: Protest

Black Protester Shows Nazi That Love Really Does Trump Hate

Aaron Courtney, an African-American man and high school football coach probably didn't plan on hugging a white supremacist last weekend - however, that's exactly what happened. Last week, hundreds of white nationalists and counter-protesters faced off in Gainesville, Florida during a speech by alt-right leader, Richard Spencer (Spencer's speech was quickly drowned out by chants of "Go home!"). At one point during the protest, a...

The Family Profiting From the Opioid Crisis Hides Behind Charity

America is facing an unprecedented public health crisis— opioid addiction and the subsequent loss of many lives. The prescription drug OxyContin has been attributed to many of these deaths. Amazingly, however, little is known about the proprietors of OxyContin— the Sackler family. Their secret? Calculated and lavish acts of philanthropy. America’s Opioid Crisis: a Public Health Issue of Epic Proportions A recent article published in the New...
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This Brave Girl Scout Confronting a Neo-Nazi is Taking the Internet by Storm

In a time of political unrest and rising nationalism, it seems the whole world is facing an existential question: Who are we? What do...

#CocksNotGlocks: Why Texas Students Carry Dildos on Campus

When a new law began permitting the concealed carry of personal firearms on campus in August 2016, University of Texas (UT) at Austin students...

A Single Lick of Honey Ended a Sixteen Year-Long Hunger Strike

“I will never forget this moment." - Irom Sharmila Sixteen years of hunger pains came to an end earlier this month. Indian activist Irom Sharmila...

The Most Powerful Pictures of People Demanding Change

At great times of conflict and unrest throughout history, it is the power of the human spirit that shines through to make change. The below...

‘Civil Disobedience’: Why Thousands of Activists Are Risking Arrest Worldwide

"Civil disobedience is a powerful tool in social justice work. The law is not sacred and to challenge it shakes our consciousness." - Ricken...

The 10 Protests That Changed the Course of History Forever

The U.S. has lately seen a spate of protests, from the Women's March on Washington last year to the recent March For Our Lives...