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An Umbrella Closes in Hong Kong  

David Bandurski ▪ Spring 2017

Ever since the Umbrella Movement of 2014, pressure from China on Hong Kong has intensified. Now more than ever, activists must join together to defend basic freedoms against the tide of fear and divisiveness creeping over the border.



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How to Bring Down a Dictator: Reading Gene Sharp in Trump’s America  

Rafael Khachaturian and Jeffrey C. Isaac ▪ February 4, 2017

The Trump administration poses a serious threat to liberal democracy, and we need to respond accordingly. Gene Sharp, the “Machiavelli of nonviolence,” offers valuable insights into how.



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Stability Maintenance  

Nick Frisch ▪ October 26, 2014

Can the “umbrella movement” shake Beijing’s grip on Hong Kong’s silent majority?



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How Did Gandhi Win? Lessons from the Salt March  

Mark Engler and Paul Engler ▪ October 10, 2014

Gandhi’s demands were ridiculed and his settlement with the British disappointed many. But the Salt March was a key symbolic win that spurred India’s independence movement toward victory.



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Why I Got Arrested at #FloodWallStreet  

Colin Kinniburgh ▪ September 26, 2014

The People’s Climate March represented a tremendous step forward for the climate movement—but something more was needed.



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The Young: A Cup Of Coffee And A Seat  

Michael Walzer ▪ Spring 1960

A report from the February 1960 lunch counter sit-ins in Durham, North Carolina.



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