Will protests over the Israel-Hamas war shift U.S. policy? Marc Lynch, Jeremy Pressman, and Jay Ulfelder - October 27, 2023 Two experts share their insights on the growing number of U.S. protest events.
Protesting for reproductive rights on International Women’s Day? Here are some lessons from the Women’s March. Kaitlin Kelly-Thompson - March 8, 2022 Here’s what my research found
The original Women’s Marchers are still a political force. Dana Fisher - November 2, 2020 Expect them to remain politically active, no matter who wins this election
The anti-Trump ‘Lights for Liberty’ events might be the most significant protests you’ve never heard of. Tommy Leung, Nathan Perkins, Jeremy Pressman, and Erica Chenoweth - July 30, 2019 This kind of activism could matter in 2020.
Is the Women’s March focused on white women — or does it promote intersectional activism? Michael T. Heaney - July 8, 2019 My research compared its followers’ attitudes to those of other liberal protesters.
This year’s Women’s Marchers weren’t focused on the leadership controversy. They were all about local and national political organizing. Dana Fisher - January 22, 2019 [caption id="attachment_82951" align="aligncenter" width="960"] The Women's March on Jan. 19.
These are the four largest protests since Trump was inaugurated Kanisha Bond, Jenna Arnold, Jeremy Pressman, and Erica Chenoweth - May 31, 2018 Editors’ note: This is the 15th installment in a monthly
Did you attend the March for Our Lives? Here’s what it looked like nationwide. Kanisha Bond, Jeremy Pressman, and Erica Chenoweth - April 13, 2018 [caption id="attachment_72172" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Emma González, a survivor of the
January’s Women’s March brought out more than a million people — and many more also protested during the month Jeremy Pressman and Erica Chenoweth - February 26, 2018 This is the 13th installment in a monthly series reporting
One year after the Women’s March on Washington, people are still protesting en masse. A lot. We’ve counted. Jeremy Pressman and Erica Chenoweth - January 21, 2018 Each month the Crowd Counting Consortium has been posting updates about trends
A year after the Women’s March, a record number of women are running for office. Will they win? Danny Hayes - January 19, 2018 [caption id="attachment_68248" align="aligncenter" width="960"] The Women's March on Washington, with
This chart shows the best and worst countries for women in the world today. Jeni Klugman - November 7, 2017 [caption id="attachment_65845" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Women shout slogans as they take
New data shows a sharp increase in U.S. protest activity in April Jeremy Pressman, Evan Perkoski, Erica Chenoweth, and Ches Thurber - May 22, 2017 [caption id="attachment_58645" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Thousands gather on the Mall in
The Women’s March organizers have called for a big strike today. Will it work? Emily Gade - March 8, 2017 Today, March 8, is International Women’s Day. The Jan. 21
Why the Women’s March may be the start of a serious social movement Emily Gade - January 30, 2017 This is the fourth post in our series on what social
Yes, marches can make a difference. It depends on these three factors. Shom Mazumder - January 27, 2017 This is the second post in our series on what social
4 lessons for today’s Women’s Marchers from the suffrage movement Corrine McConnaughy - January 26, 2017 This is the first post in our series on what