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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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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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Music and politics (1st covid): Who’s not gonna take it?
Florida man–and others–march maskless through a Target to protest wearing masks, urging byshoppers to drop their own masks and join the pandemic. In the background, you can hear another shopper taping and commenting. (Yes, there’s a curse.) In the background, … Continue reading
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Tagged Adele, Aerosmith, art, COVID-19, Dee Snider, Donald Trump, Florida, music, Neil Young, R.E.M., Rolling Stones, Target, United Kingdom, Van Morrison
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Kent State shootings, anniversary (repost)
(This is a repost of a report on the Kent State shootings, on occasion of the 50th 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, David Crosby, Graham Nash, Jackson State, James Green, Jeffrey Miller, Kent State, memory, music, National Guard, Neil Young, Ohio, Philip Gibbs, Richard Nixon, Sandy Scheuer, Stephen Stills, Vietnam, William P. Rogers, William Schroeder
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Pussy Riot goes global
The members of a Russian feminist punk band (sort of) have been sentenced to two years in prison for making a critical video of an anti-Putin song. Most reports suggest that the ambitions of the three young women in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Aung San Suu, boomerang, Burma, Garry Kasparov, Madonna, music, Nelson Mandela, Olympics, Paul McCartney, Pussy riot, Russia, Sting, Vaclav Havel, Vladimir Putin
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MILEY! Music!
Surely one of the one percent, Miley Cyrus has released a remixed video of “It’s a Liberty Walk,” dedicated to “the thousands of people who are standing up for what they believe in.” While the dedication praises sincerity and commitment … Continue reading
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Tagged celebrities, culture, Miley Cyrus, Mileyh Cyrus, Miranda Cosgrove, music, Occupy, Occupy Wall Street, Taylor Swift
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