The 25-year-old Iranian fashion designer hoped that mass protests nearly four years ago — the ones that erupted after a young woman was arrested and died in custody for not wearing the hijab properly ...

People have participated in collective work stoppages to raise the pressure on employers for more than 150 years.

Martin Luther King Jr. helped lead the Civil Rights Movement. Read about his “I Have a Dream” speech, quotes, holiday, kids, assassination, and more facts.

The demonstrations follow a general strike on Jan. 23 in Minneapolis that saw hundreds of business shut down and thousands ...

In the U.S., protests against oppressive government actions, and even civil disobedience, have contributed to shifts in ...

President Donald Trump took office for a second term just over one year ago, promising the “largest deportation operation in American history.” But the brutal tactics employed by ICE at Trump’s ...

Ever since the Civil War, unions and others have used mass slowdowns and work stoppages to advocate for changing things, especially in times of economic uncertainty.

Smartphone video, ICE-tracking apps and 3D-printed whistles have been emblematic of the protests in Minneapolis. Social ...

An exhibition by a German artist explores how acts of vandalism targeting major museum masterpieces shape the cultural ...

We live in an era where a single hashtag can spark a global revolution. The way people organize, protest, and demand change ...

Pedro Pascal, Mark Ruffalo and more celebrities are using their platforms to condemn the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in ...

American religious history is rife with protest movements and civil disobedience. Yet it is rare for political protests to ...