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David S. Meyer
I'm a professor of sociology and political science at the University of California, Irvine. I've been thinking, and writing about, protest politics for almost ever. This site offers comments on contemporary events, informed (I hope) by knowing something about history and about the academic study of social movements.
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What Wins Look Like: Dobbs and the Anti-Abortion Movement
Justice Samuel Alito’s leaked abortion opinion generated widely disparate reactions. Supporters of reproductive rights are—rightly—concerned about the burdens new restrictions on abortions will impose on women, particularly those already less advantaged. They’re seeking strategies to manage the difficulties and to … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, anti-abortion, clinic rescue, Constitution, Democratic Party, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, Donald Trump, Hyde Amendment, Mitch McConnell, Operation Rescue, Planned Parenthood, political parties, reproductive rights, Republican Party, Roe v. Wade, Samuel Alito, sidewalk counseling, Supreme Court, violence
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Kent State Anniversary (repost)
(This is a repost of a report on the Kent State shootings, on occasion of the 52nd anniversary. It’s almost hard to remember a moment when students were present on college campuses, much less assembled together in groups. At the … Continue reading
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Tagged Allison Krause, Cambodia, colleges, David Crosby, Graham Nash, Jackson State, James Green, Jeffrey Miller, Kent State, memory, music, National Guard, Neil Young, Ohio, peace, Philip Gibbs, Richard Nixon, Sandy Scheuer, Stephen Stills, students, Vietnam, violence, war, William P. Rogers, William Schroeder., youth
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Dilemmas and Dynamics of Escalation (2)
Wynn Bruce set himself on fire in front of the Supreme Court toward the end of Earth Day. He was evacuated by helicopter and died in a hospital the next day. Concerned with government inaction on climate change, and deeply … Continue reading
Dilemmas and Dynamics of Escalation (1)
Rather than donning the jersey of her favorite team, Sasha Zemmel wore a referee’s uniform to an NBA playoff game between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Memphis Grizzlies. Her plan was to run on the court, stop the game, and … Continue reading
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Tagged animal rights, basketball, chickens, Direct Action Everywhere, eggs, Glen Taylor, Minnesota, NBA, performance, Sasha Zemmel, sports, Timberwolves
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American anti-vaccine variant circles
Canada’s Freedom Convoy found more support in the United States than North of the border from the outset. I wrote about it here and at the Washington Post‘s Monkey Cage on February 24, when Canada declared a state of emergency … Continue reading
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Tagged arrests, Canada, Capitol, commerce, COVID-19, drive-in, Freedom Convoy, gas, grifting, immigrants, insurrection, January 6, Joe Biden, mandate, Ottawa, police, stall-in, Tractorcade, truckers, Washington
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Citizen action against the Russian invasion
Russia’s audacious invasion of Ukraine unleashed an unprecedented wave of citizen action against the war, taking very different forms in Ukraine, the West, and in Russia. None of it is likely to end the war soon, but if activists are … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, energy, IEA, inflation, NATO, occupation, oligarchs, peace, Russia Vladimir Putin, sanctions, Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy
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Occupy on Wheels? The Freedom Convoy
With far fewer people than the Occupy movement a decade ago, a group of Canadian truckers has been far more successful in disrupting politics and life as usual in a much shorter span. Starting with a moving blockade, the truckers … Continue reading
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Tagged Blockade, Canada, disruption, Doug Ford, Justin Trudeau, mandate, masks, Occupy Wall Street, Ontario, Ottawa, rand paul, Tamara Lich, vaccine
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Happy Birthday Rosa Parks, 2022 (repost)
(In thinking about this repost, I want to encourage readers to take a look at the link to To Tell the Truth, the tv game show. The celebrities questioning three older Black women didn’t know her–except for Nipsey Russell, a Black … Continue reading
Greensboro Sit-in Anniversary, February 1 (1960!)
Today marks the anniversary of the start of the sit-in campaign in Greensboro, North Carolina. I’m always moved and encouraged by the audacity of those young men. (repost) The anniversary is also a great reminder of the important leadership roles … Continue reading
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