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From emancipation to women’s suffrage, civil rights and BLM, mass movement has shaped the arc of US history

More than 2,700 US rallies are planned in all 50 states as protesters call for limits on presidential power

Demonstrations rarely lead to immediate policy change. But they are essential to building community and long-term resistance

Street protests today are far more numerous and frequent than skeptics might suggest

The current wave of marches and activism around the world is the largest in documented history, giving scientists the chance to study what makes for a successful campaign

In San Francisco’s tony Pacific Heights neighborhood, an intruder broke into House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s home and violently attacked her husband. In a New York courtroom, a man pleaded guilty to threatening to kill California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell. In Washington, federal law enforcement warned that violent domestic extremism posed…

Climate change is perhaps the most serious threat to life on this planet. According to a recent report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPPC), climate change has already caused heatwave, drought and flood deaths across the world; contributed to the spread of potentially fatal diseases including cholera; and…