Political Protests

The Pianist: Polish Political Protest

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 05.29.2009 | World


Shirin Sadeghi

There is something profoundly venerable about an artist who is not afraid to speak up. Krystian Zimerman spoke out against President Obama intention to press ahead with George W.'s plans to install a missile-defense shield in Poland.

The Power of Protest in the Maldives

Stephen Zunes | Posted 01.09.2009 | World


Stephen Zunes

The triumph of democracy in the Maldive Islands should be counted as yet another example of the power of civil resistance to create a government by the people, for the people.

The Battle Plan III: Deployment and Its Dangers

Naomi Wolf | Posted 11.10.2008 | Politics


Naomi Wolf

On October 1, President Bush deployed a brigade -- which means three to four thousand warriors -- somewhere in America. Troops on our streets make us something less than a democracy.

How To Look Chic While Getting Your Protest On

Times Of London | Lisa Armstrong | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living


Ever since the sans culottes inadvertently launched a fashion movement of sorts (they had some help from Rousseau, whose treatises on nature and the d...