Stories Tagged as
Protests
Iraqi youth use art to protest
Nov 19, 2019
Anti-government protests in Iraq began this October amid high unemployment and anger about corruption and poor public services.
Teacher uprising has roots in recession
by
Amy Scott
Apr 30, 2018
In many states, education budgets haven't fully recovered.
Why the protests in Iran are happening
Jan 2, 2018
Protests in Iran have left more than 20 people dead since they started last week. These are the country’s largest demonstrations since 2009, when millions protested the results of a presidential election. This current wave of protests was sparked by something different, however: economic inequality. Marketplace host Lizzie O’Leary spoke with Bahman Kalbasi of the […]
The color of the year has a political past
by
Amy Scott
Jan 1, 2018
Ultra Violet is a purple of protests.
Colin Kaepernick says the NFL colluded against him
Oct 16, 2017
The football player refused to stand for the national anthem in protest of racial injustice, and some in the sports community speculate his political activism led to the NFL blackballing him.
How effective are networked protests?
by
Eliza Mills
May 12, 2017
Demonstrations without infrastructure are less effective, says author Zeynep Tufekci.
Can Venezuela's Maduro survive the latest riots?
by
Kai Ryssdal
Apr 13, 2017
The economy is a hot mess and allegiances are shifting.
For public good, not for profit.
Women's march on DC made possible through digital innovations
Jan 17, 2017
It's now easier than ever to organize large protests thanks to today's tech.
Protests of the Dakota Access Pipeline have momentum
by
Jed Kim
Sep 23, 2016
The question is what that momentum will look like under a different political environment.
Baltimore, now and then
by
Amy Scott
Apr 30, 2015
What's changed — and what's stayed the same — since the 1968 riots in Baltimore.