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Citizens rising up against guns and for our children

by Rob Okun “Until people start to go into the streets and protest, we’re not going to see the changes … If you don’t have the people rising up, like what they did with civil rights, like what they did to end the Vietnam War … If you don’t have that, [politicians] are going ...

Violent radical left helps feed radical right’s narrative

The violent protest against the construction of a police training center in Atlanta exemplifies how little the radical left has learned since the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests and the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection. Violence and destruction couched as civil disobedience, regardless of ...

Throwing food on famous art distracts from protestors’ cause

by Tyler Michals The worldwide debate over climate change is descending into a political food fight. Last Sunday, climate activists threw mashed potatoes on Claude Monet’s famous “Les Meules” painting, which is housed at the Barberini Museum in Potsdam, Germany. This is the ...

Iranian women rising up for freedom

by Hoda Katebi In recent days, protests have shaken the streets of Iran in response to the killing of 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian Mahsa (Zhina) Amini. Amini died Sept. 16 after being arrested for her “improper hijab” and apparently beaten by Iran’s so-called morality police. ...

Importance of activism, engagement

We’re pleasantly surprised to see Protect Morgantown’s efforts have been more effective than we predicted. As we said before, we admire community activism, and Protect Morgantown’s triumph in getting Big Daddy Guns removed from its proposed downtown location at The Deck proves that ...