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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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Easter eggs and opportunities
PETA has announced plans to leaflet at the annual White House Easter Egg roll, protesting the use of eggs and the way chickens who produce those eggs are treated. (Politico got the story first.) Eggs are a tougher target for … Continue reading
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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Occupy the Iowa Caucus
Occupy activists are flocking to Des Moines for the new year, in an effort to Occupy Iowa’s Republican caucuses? Why? Certainly the Occupy approach has little appeal for the Republican caucus-goers, who veer more toward religious conservatism. But Occupiers know … Continue reading
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Tagged caucus, elections, Iowa, media, michele bachmann, Newt Gingrich, Occupy, Ron Paul
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The Occupation trap in history
Occupation isn’t a new tactic. Protesters have established permanent encampments to make political claims and support activism many times in the past. (See our Veterans Day discussion of the Bonus Army.) The camps, dramatic demonstrations of commitment, provide an ongoing … Continue reading
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Tagged antiapartheid, antinuclear, bonus march, Cindy Sheehan, encampment, Faslane, Greenham Common, Hampshire College, Hooverville, media, Molesworth, Occupy Wall Street, peace camp, police, Seneca Falls, shantytown, South Africa, students, universities, Zuccotti Park
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Occupation is a tactic; violence demands innovation
Police and Occupiers in Atlanta and Oakland have engaged in violent confrontations, with the protesters getting the worst of it. What’s all this mean? What happens next? Let’s start at the beginning. Protesters are occupying Wall Street–and hundreds of other … Continue reading
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Tagged arrests, Atlanta, innovation, media, nonviolence, Oakland, Occupy, police, tactics, violence
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Pushing out Occupy Wall Street
Political and practical opponents to the Zuccotti Park Occupation are now visible on the horizon. The political opponents probably help. National Tea Party organizations have begun to use Occupy as an occasion for fundraising (as Robin Pravender and Kenneth P. … Continue reading
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Tagged arrests, media, Michael Bloomberg, Occupy Wall Street, police, tea party
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Wall Street, mass arrests, and media
Mass arrests on the Brooklyn Bridge are a good way for a protest campaign to break into mainstream media nationally. Although Occupy Wall Street got some coverage in national outlets over the past two weeks, international news provided more extensive … Continue reading
Roseanne takes it to Wall Street
Roseanne, the comedian, actress, producer, and a sort of populist progressive, dropped in on the Wall Street occupation, and delivered brief prepared remarks, then improvised. I got the link from someone on Facebook, because her appearance didn’t make much of … Continue reading
Suppose they held a protest, and no one saw
A little follow-up on our last item about a few Republican members of the House returning to their districts and holding public events only for paying customers, uh, constituents. In addition to raising money, the members of Congress were trying … Continue reading
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Tagged Congress, media, michele bachmann, Paul Ryan, protest, town meeting
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Prisoners continue to fast, apparently
News about the ongoing hunger strike in Pelican Bay’s “supermax” prison is leaking out slowly and unreliably. (We’ve covered the hunger strike a few days ago, as well as the hunger strike as a tactic more generally.) While there’s little … Continue reading
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