Tag Archives: law

#MeToo and the (2nd) Cosby trial

Posted on April 27, 2018 by

From the moment Montgomery County prosecutors decided to take another crack at Bill Cosby after a mistrial less than a year ago, critics have speculated about how the growing #MeToo movement would affect what went on in the courtroom. In … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Protest in the Trump era, part 3 of ….: Loyalty?

Posted on January 26, 2017 by

Sometimes effective political action requires leaving a job you like; sometimes, it means finding a way to do that job properly. Most of the political protest we think of as protest looks at least a little like the Women’s March. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Jailing Kim Davis and creating a cause

Posted on September 5, 2015 by

I’ll still stand by yesterday’s guess, that the rally round imprisoned county clerk Kim Davis will be relatively small and relatively brief.  But today, The Daily News reports that roughly 200 supporters rallied in Grayson, Kentucky to protest her imprisonment.  And … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Martyrs, heroes, and the government

Posted on September 4, 2015 by

Social conservatives opposed to gay marriage have to decide what to do with Kim Davis, now sitting in a jail cell because she refused to issue marriage licenses–to anyone.  She also refused to authorize anyone else in her office to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Recovery for Occupy Wall Street’s library

Posted on April 10, 2013 by

In the weeks that Occupy Wall Street created a protest village in lower Manhattan, activists put together a lending library of more than 5,000 volumes.  When the police cleared the demonstrators out of Zuccotti Park, contractors hauled all of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Occupy outcomes: community, rhetoric, and law

Posted on December 7, 2012 by

The influence of successful social movements generally plays out over a longer time than the movements themselves. What happens afterwards is complicated and contingent, and activists aren’t always quick to claim credit for what they’ve done. Nationally, Occupy effected a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Healthcare politics outside the court

Posted on March 31, 2012 by

Most public attention to health care reform turned to arguments in front of the Supreme Court.  But while journalists and analysts interpreted every question, pause, and eye roll from the Supreme Court justices, activists took health care politics outdoors, offering … Continue reading →

Posted in countermovements | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Occupy without the Occupation

Posted on November 15, 2011 by

The police in Oakland and New York City have cleared out their local Occupy encampments.  Oakland Mayor Jean Quan, who claims to be a supporter of Occupy efforts, saw the downtown encampment as unsustainable–and dangerous.  The shooting death of one … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Occupy Wall Street versus the Tea Party (I)

Posted on October 8, 2011 by

Perhaps predictably, the comments section of the Washington Post in response to my op-ed has provided a space for typists to rail against me in making their own political points.  The notion that I would dare to compare the Occupiers … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Crime, punishment, and protest

Posted on July 28, 2011 by

Tim DeChristopher has been sentenced to two years in jail and a $10,000 fine.  About 2 1/2 years ago, after Barack Obama had been elected president, partly by promising to protect the environment more aggressively than President George W. Bush … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments