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david s. meyer
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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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Trump’s rally turnout, unlike Trump, modest
The pro-Trump “Mother of All Rallies” turned out a few hundred demonstrators in Washington, DC, rather than the planned thousands. Sympathy rallies across the country were much smaller–or canceled altogether. Photos showing the assembled on an almost empty mall circulated on … Continue reading
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Tagged Donald Trump, Jugalo, numbers, police violence, rally, St. Louis, twitter, Washington DC
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Democracy’s rapid response: defending immigrant rights in the Trump era
We live in extraordinary times, made so by the threat of tyranny, not of terrorism. When the Trump administration forced implementation of a new set of entry restrictions clearly targeted more at Muslims than terror, the responses were massive and … Continue reading
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Tagged ACLU, airport, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Constitution, courts, Dallas, Donald Trump, Executive Order, immigration, Kennedy Airport, Los Angeles, migrants, Muslim, rights, San Francisco, Seattle, terrorism, traveler, Washington DC
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March for Life 2017, with presidential support
If the annual March for Life (discussed here in the past) is able to generate anywhere near the turnout of the Women’s March last weekend, it will be an extraordinary achievement. Unlike many on the left, abortion opponents were able … Continue reading
Protest in the Trump era, part 1 of….
Donald Trump’s opponents didn’t wait for his election, much less his inauguration, to take to the streets. As candidate and president-elect, Trump has been consistent in provoking organized protest. Over the past few days, activists have staged creative, disruptive, and … Continue reading
Will the Women’s March matter?
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
Can the IRS resurrect the Tea Party?
By allowing mid-level bureaucrats to dump on local Tea Party groups, the Internal Revenue Series provided the movement a chance to regroup and re-emerge on the public stage. Particularly at the grassroots, the Tea Party has mostly severely diminished, divided, … Continue reading
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Tagged Amy Nelson, Cathy Guthrie, Cherry Hill, Cincinnati, Folk Uke, immigration, Los Angeles, protest, tax, tea party, Washington DC
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