Monthly Archives: August 2024

Protest politics in the primary season

Pro-Palestine and antiwar advocates have done a good job of staging dramatic events outside the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. By commanding media attention, convention protest is a good way to reach the broader public. But it’s unlikely to have … Continue reading

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Protest at the Convention? Of course.

People always show up to protest at the national conventions of the Democratic and Republican Parties. The protests span the political spectrum, often including local and national issues. In looking through old reports for the second edition of The Politics … Continue reading

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Protest can build political capacity: The Case of Ferguson

Representative Cori Bush’s primary defeat last week gave The New York Times an excuse to look at the infrastructure that supported her surprise primary victory in 2020. Audra D.S. Burch’s excellent article starts with the police killing of Michael Brown … Continue reading

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Randy Kehler’s life

I met Randy Kehler a couple of times, but knew him mostly by his public actions and reputation. The picture above is from my last entry in PoliticsOutdoors, posted a little more than a year ago, a comment on Daniel … Continue reading

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