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Leadership and Legacy; on Gloria Steinem

Posted on September 13, 2026 by David S. Meyer

Gloria Steinem’s death on September 2 ended a long and eventful life, and gave concerned folks an opportunity to reflect on that life, and on the second wave feminist movement. Steinem was certainly one of many key leaders of the … Continue reading →

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Search for a Strategy: Protest Plus

Posted on February 9, 2025 by David S. Meyer

The iconic image of a social movement is the mass demonstration, and American history is littered with plenty of them, representing causes, good and bad. Washington, DC is a magnet for mass demonstrations, and the Resistance to Trump I was … Continue reading →

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Will the Women’s March matter?

Posted on January 19, 2017 by David S. Meyer

Increasingly, the women’s march looks to sound the trumpet for a new surge in oppositional politics during the Trump era–however long it lasts. Counter-inaugural protests are nothing new, but this effort is getting more and better attention than any others … Continue reading →

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