This decade has witnessed a wave of mass protests — including the Occupy movement, Standing Rock,…
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Why So Many Protests Play Out on Highways
America’s obsession with highways starts with Hitler. During World War II, Allied countries used the German…
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Frontline Workers Are Putting It All on the Line
While many frontline workers experienced violent police tactics simply because they were in a crowd of…
Continue ReadingWhite People Are Crowding the Conversation Around Race
There’s a fine line between being an ally and making a movement all about yourself. It was…
Continue ReadingI Was Just 15 Feet Away From a Murder
An interview with the journalist who filmed Kyle Rittenhouse fatally shoot two protesters. It was the third…
Continue ReadingThe Activist Who Spent the Rest of Her Life Living With Side Effects of Tear Gas
GEN: Your mother had a history in the civil rights movement that would be impossible to…
Continue ReadingLet’s Not Mistake Selfishness for Freedom
As July 4th rolls round, I’m finding it difficult to muster up much enthusiasm for the…
Continue ReadingHow to Contain the Spread of Toxic Misinformation
GEN: Early on in the Covid-19 pandemic, experts often gave conflicting guidance on everything from social…
Continue ReadingThe Galvanizing Musicality of the Protest Chant
It’s hard to explain the extent to which humidity can wear on a body. In Columbus,…
Continue ReadingThe So-Called ‘Non-Lethal’ History of Rubber Bullets Fired on Protesters
As demonstrators flood the streets to protest the killing of George Floyd, police have turned to…
Continue ReadingRunning Over Protesters Is a Tactic Ripped From Terrorist Playbooks
Across the United States, police are treating their vehicles as weapons against protesters. On Sunday, an LAPD…
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