• April 22, 2018

  • David Meyer, sociology, explains in The New York Times (AP), April 22, 2018

Protests are “what America is all about. But this is bigger and more volatile” than in the recent past, said David S. Meyer, a professor at the University of California, Irvine and author of “The Politics of Protest: Social Movements in America.” “We’re in a moment where people are frustrated with institutional politics and where people see urgent issues that need addressing and for a moment they believe that taking action can make a difference,” he said.

For the full story, please visit https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2018/04/22/us/ap-us-america-protests-why-now.html.

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