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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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Repression, Policing, and Punishment for the Oath Keepers
The Sedition trial of five Oath Keepers is just underway in Washington, DC. The government charges the leaders of the far right group with mobilizing and organized armed members to stop Congress from counting electoral votes to prevent Joe Biden … Continue reading
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Tagged Capitol protests, conspiracy, crime, Donald Trump, election, felony, Iran, January 6, Oath Keepers, police, repression, Republicans, Russia, Stewart Rhodes, trial, Washington
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Protests and Repression in Russia
The Russian army needs more soldiers for its war in Ukraine than its leaders promised at the outset, to fight a war that has already gone longer than they expected. Vladimir Putin has announced enhanced “mobilization,” which means drafting young … Continue reading
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Tagged arrest, influence, police, policy, protest, repression, Russia, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin, war
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Froze and Reversed the Arms Race, June 12 anniversary
I’m reposting this reminder about the massive nuclear freeze march, part of an important campaign in the 1980s. Of course, nuclear weapons are not the most salient story today, when a war rages in Ukraine and hundreds of thousands of … Continue reading
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Tagged arms control, cold war, Doomsday Clock, Federation of American Scientists, incrementalism, INF agreement, June 12, New York City, nuclear freeze, Open Skies, pacifists, partial victories, peace movement, Randall Forsberg, Ronald Reagan, Russia, social movement influence.
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Froze and reversed the arms race (June 12)
I’m reposting this reminder about the massive nuclear freeze march, part of an important campaign in the 1980s. Of course, nuclear weapons are not the most salient story today, when the United States is faced with a public health crisis, … Continue reading
Froze and reversed the arms race, anniversary repost
I’m reposting this reminder about the massive nuclear freeze march, part of an important campaign in the 1980s. Of course, nuclear weapons are not the most salient story today, when the United States is faced with a public health crisis, … Continue reading
When People Power works
The extraordinary impact of massive and sustained peaceful assemblies in Puerto Rico stirs the heart and the imagination. It also forced Governor Ricardo Rosselló to resign. If it continues–because most grievances remain–it may do much more. When nearly 900 pages … Continue reading
Occupy Maidan
They’re still there. At least some of the protesters who toppled Ukraine’s president Viktor Yanukovich months ago never left the Maidan, Kiev’s public square. According to Steven Zeitchik’s report in this morning’s Los Angeles Times, the overwhelming majority of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Bonus Army, Egypt, Kiev, Occupy, organization, Russia, Tahrir Square, Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovich, Zuccotti Park
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Celebrities of all sorts extend Pussy Riot
When Aung San Suu Kyi visited Washington, DC last week to pick up the Congressional Gold Medal, she made time to meet not only with the president, Secretary of State, and leaders of Congress, but also the husband and child … Continue reading
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Tagged Aung San Suu Kyi, celebrities, heros, Hillary Clinton, Myanmar, Pussy riot, Russia, Yoko Ono
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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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Risk, Repression, and Response in Russia
Tens of thousands of Russians took to the streets in Moscow, calling for the ouster of President Vladimir Putin, and demanding new elections. This is just days after President Putin raised the costs of protesting by announcing fines of up … Continue reading
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Tagged bandwagon, demonstration, mobilization, Moscow, Putin, repression, Russia
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Politics Outdoors 