Whatever the term, historians largely agree: The United States was born out of protest 250 years ago and has been propelled forward by raucous social movements, from abolition to civil rights, ever since. “Protests have been pivotal to the progress of this country,” said Gloria Browne-Marshall, author of “A Protest History of the United States."

Holding handmade signs and chanting phrases like, “This is what democracy looks like,” hundreds of people gathered last Tuesday, Jan. 20 — exactly one year since Donald Trump was sworn into office — at Waterfront Park in downtown San Diego.

People across the country walked out of school and work on Tuesday afternoon as part of a nationwide walkout to protest the Trump Administration. Dubbed the “Free America Walkout,” the protest took place on the anniversary of President Donald Trump’s ...

You’re reading Fault Lines, Jay Caspian Kang’s weekly column on politics and the media. Do Americans still believe in mass protest? Or do we just not know of any other possible mechanism, outside voting, for achieving social change? When we take to the ...

Mainstream liberal foundations, private charities with histories of supporting terrorist-linked groups, a Chinese Communist Party-aligned businessman, and an array of left-wing activist organizations with histories of operating in Latin America have, in ...

The Issue: Protests against ICE erupting across the country after the shooting of Renee Nicole Good. What is wrong with these people who protest against what is right (“All gas, no brake for lefty outrage,” Jan. 10)? Do they want illegals living off of ...