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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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Convictions test convictions: Oath Keepers, Proud Boys, and the Republican Party (1)
Seditious conspiracy is a heavy criminal charge in the United States, hard to prove, rarely used, and harshly punished. But this week a jury convicted four members of the Proud Boys–a far right group–of the charge, along with a range … Continue reading
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Tagged Capitol, coalitions, conviction, courts, crime, Donald Trump, Drag Queens, fascism, insurrection, January 6, LGBT, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Matt Gaetz, national anthem, Oath Keepers, Pledge of Allegiance, prison, Proud Boys, Republican Party, seditious conspiracy, Stewart Rhodes, story hours, white supremacy
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Protests against Trump’s indictment?
New Yorkers laughed at Donald Trump when he came to vote in 2016. (Okay, some booed.) Trump had the next laugh, who gets the last one is still up in the air. The next episode is Trump’s return to New … Continue reading
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Tagged arraignment, coalitions, Donald Trump, indictment, justice, law, Mar-a-lago, New York, Palm Beach, perp walk, protest
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Protest resumes in Iran
The death of Mahsa Amini–in custody–became a focal point for opposition to Iran’s theocracy. A twenty-two year old Kurdish woman, Amini was arrested for the offense of not wearing her hijab properly. It’s still not quite clear what happened to … Continue reading
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Tagged alliances, coalitions, hijab, Iran, Kurds, M. Ali Kadivar, Mahsa Amini, religion, repression, Shah, women
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Capitol invasion splits badly for Republicans
The dramatic, destructive, and disturbing attack on the Capitol building, incited by Donald Trump, and resulting (so far) in 5 deaths, doesn’t seem to be working out too well for Trump or his supporters. Protest polarizes. Social movements and their … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona, Ben Sasse, coalitions, Confederate, Congress, Donald Trump, Edmund Pettus Bridge, elections, John Danforth, Josh Hawley, Ku Klux Klan, Lindsey Graham, Lyndon Johnson, Mike Pence, Mitt Romney, Montgomery, Nazi, Pennsylvania, police, Republican Party, Selma, Ted Cruz, Tom Cotton, violence, Voting Right
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Occupy on May Day
Occupy didn’t end when police cleared out most of the Occupations, but the sprawling movement became even harder to define. And mainstream media that could cover the campaigns by strolling to a local park and running tape now had a … Continue reading
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Tagged coalitions, foreclosure, immigrants, labor, Los Angeles, May Day, New York, Occupy, sleep-out, tactics
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Occupy challenges corporate America directly
When Wells Fargo holds its annual shareholder meeting today, Occupy protesters will be there, both inside and out, arguing against corporate greed and for some kind of corporate responsibility. This will be the first in a series of at least … Continue reading
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Tagged 99 percent, 99 percent power, 99 percent spring, anti-apartheid, coalitions, corporate campaigns, credit, Occupy, Sarah Soule, Wells Fargo
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Occupy Oakland and the militant wing of a movement
Occupy, like all large and successful social movements, includes people with a broad range of political viewpoints and a very diverse range of action strategies. While some activists are working to move inside the political system by lobbying or contesting … Continue reading
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Tagged coalitions, elections, flag, institutions, Jean Quan, media, nonviolence, Occupy, Occupy Oakland, police, violence
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A second cut on circumcision, politics, and rhetoric
Crusaders against circumcision (intactivists) face the same sorts of challenges as activists on a wide range of other causes. They want parents to choose not to circumcise their sons AND they want the government to prohibit circumcision–and punish adults involved … Continue reading
How Repression Works, American-style
Scott Crow (right), an anarchist who has organized anti-corporate and animal rights events, used the Freedom of Information Act to get his FBI file; he received 440 pages, with much of the material blacked out (NY Times report). Crow reports … Continue reading
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Tagged anarchist, animal rights, coalitions, FBI, Patriot Act, repression, surveillance, terrorism
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