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Campus protests are part of an enduring legacy of civil disobedience improving American democracy
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 3 days agoIn most cases, it’s reasonable to expect that groups of protesters will abide by the law. But there...
Top Five: Ways to Spark Change
Yahoo Now· 1 year agoBBG List Spark Change The term “civil disobedience” was popularized by Henry David Thoreau’s 1849 essay by the same name. Using only his words to protest...
Getting Ready: 'Rethinking Climate Action' to usher change by working together
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 3 months agoIn July 1846, Henry David Thoreau spent a night in jail because he refused to pay a delinquent poll...
I attended college in an era of protest. I see a big difference in today’s demonstrations | Opinion
The State via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoI entered college in 1968. I already knew the world was in a chaotic situation and that events were...
Letters to the Editor: The consequences of civil disobedience at Pomona College
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 1 month agoPomona College students and others shut down a section of College Avenue in front of Alexander Hall,...
32 things you probably didn't know about Martin Luther King Jr.
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 4 months agoMartin Luther King Jr. with his wife, Coretta Scott King.AP Photo/Gene Herrick Rev. Dr. Martin...
The book that saved the world: Silent Spring turns 60
The Herald-Mail via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSixty years ago, a talented biologist and writer working in Silver Spring, Md., published a book...
Scholars say racial impacts of Mexican-American War still felt today
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThursday marked the 175th anniversary of the signing of the treaty that ended the Mexican-American...
Bill Maher Slams Critics of the West Amid Israel Conflict: ‘Marginalized People Live Better Today...
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 7 months ago"If anything the world would be a better place if we had more Israels," HBO host says The post Bill...
'Courage is contagious': Daniel Ellsberg's decision to release the Pentagon Papers didn't happen in...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 11 months agoDaniel Ellsberg addresses supporters during an anti-war protest in 2010 in front of the White House....
