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There are increasing numbers of protests in cities across the United States, triggered by the Trump Administration’s deportation pronouncement, policies,

The “3.5% rule” refers to the claim that no government has withstood a challenge of 3.5% of their population mobilized against it during a peak event. In this brief paper, author Erica Chenoweth addresses some of the common questions about the 3.5% rule, as well as several updates from more recent work on this topic.

14 May 2019 - Nonviolent protests are twice as likely to succeed as armed conflicts – and those engaging a threshold of 3.5% of the population have never failed to bring about change..

The Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) has recorded ongoing violent conflicts since the 1970s. The data provided is one of the most accurate and well-used data-sources on global armed conflicts and its definition of armed conflict is becoming a standard in how conflicts are systematically defined and studied.

The Next 4 Years Will be Tough. How to Live Right Now You have every right to fear the future. These are dangerously uncertain times. You’re not paranoid. You’re paying attention. Politics is …

As a childfree woman who is decentering men, believes in women empowerment, and loves children, I am genuinely terrified for what's happening in the United S...

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In this episode, we delve into the tragic case of Ryan Hinton, an 18-year-old Black teenager from Cincinnati who was fatally shot by police on May 1, 2025, d...

Nicolas Walter Direct Action and the New Pacifism March 1962 Originally published in Anarchy #013

Endgame is a two-volume work by Derrick Jensen, published in 2006, which argues that civilization is inherently unsustainable and addresses the resulting...

Reflections on the Role of Armed Struggle in North America

Forcing Nonviolence on Forgetful Movements

Long-running anarchist radio and podcast show The Final Straw speaks with author Peter Gelderloos. This week, we’re airing an interview with anarchist author, Peter Gelderloos about two of his recent books They Will Beat the Memory Out of Us: Forcing Nonviolence on Forgetful Movements (Pluto Books, 2024) as well as Organization, Community, Continuity (Detritus, 2024)....

Pacifism as pathology by Ward Churchill, 2017 edition, in English - Third edition, revised and expanded.