Before considering whether civil disobedience can be justified, we must discuss its relevance today and determine exactly what it entails. For me, an act of civil disobedience must meet three ...

Across the world, governments are tightening controls on speech, expanding surveillance and rolling back rights once thought ...

The history of social reform in America is inextricably tied to civil disobedience. Women used it to advocate for their right to vote during the women’s suffrage movement. Civil rights activists held ...

As abortion continues to wane as a top issue of concern for American voters, some pro-life groups are resorting to “peaceful ...

(Click here for a printer-friendly version of this lesson). Common Core Standards, now adopted in over 40 states, are designed to help educators prepare students for success in college and careers by ...

Many protesters — and their supporters in City Hall and the media — are angry that the police have used force to break up protests that are violating the law even though they’re peaceful. These people ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover leadership - people, politics & policy - from a European view. Protests against the flood of executive orders emanating ...

‘Volatile’ seems quite an inadequate expression for the turn Pakistani politics has taken in last couple of weeks. The articulation of dissent through dharna or the long march has trivialised the role ...

Fifty years ago today, Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis. The civil rights leader helped drag this nation out of the shadow of its most overt racism and left behind a legacy that ...

In a book out tomorrow, the woman who led the negotiations for the Paris Agreement calls for civil disobedience to force institutions to respond to the climate crisis. “It’s time to participate in non ...

Calculated civil disobedience, seemingly so innocent, has brought in an era of lawlessness and bloodshed that can plunge our nation into unbelievable chaos. The tragic death of Dr. Martin Luther King, ...