Protesters say movement’s unorthodox style has laid groundwork for Sanders’ success.
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/sep/17/occupy-wall-street-protesters-bernie-sanders
The walkouts are part of a daylong series of protest that will end with a 1,000 person march on the GOP debate.
http://www.kcci.com/politics/fastfood-workers-call-for-15-per-hour-during-protests/37684952
The country’s college campuses have seen a surge in student activism amid escalating tensions over their hostile racial climates.
http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2015/11/campus-protest-roundup/417570/
Populist anger in the aftermath of the financial crisis fueled Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party.
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/01/bernie-sanders-wall-street-big-banks/422823/
The U.S. tax system is essentially regressive, and rich elites use the money they save to buy political influence.
Protests are planned during New Year’s Eve festivities in downtown Baltimore to call attention to alleged police misconduct.
http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2015/12/31/protests-planned-during-baltimores-new-years-festivities/
For a brief period, Occupy captured the nation’s attention. In December 2011, Gitlin notes, the movement had 143 chapters in California alone.
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/01/why-america-is-moving-left/419112/
A handful of students decided to occupy a school in São Paulo. Within a week, nearly 100 schools had been occupied, and, a week later, 200.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/16/opinion/brazils-students-occupy-their-schools-to-save-them.html
They had marched from the courthouse to City Hall to the City Juvenile Justice Center just a few blocks away. At this point, police far outnumbered them.
Progress against racial injustice is stagnant, yet the demands of student activists are still widely dismissed.
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/12/campus-protests/419505/