NYC Climate Action to Stop Dirty Banks
A photo essay
Jo Freeman captures the protest from the streets...
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January 6 Voting Rally in DC
A photo essay
Last September, right-wing rallies demanded “Justice for J6.” Last week, left-wing rallies were held on January 6 in support of democracy....
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Protests at the IMF and World Bank annual meetings
A photo essay
It was noisy in downtown DC as several groups protested at the annual meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF)....
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The “Women’s Wave” Flowed in DC on October 8
A photo essay
The theme in 2022 was water. Marchers want to see a feminist blue wave elect more pro-choice Democrats. That was purely implicit as no one mentioned Democrats or the Democratic Party, though several signs castigated Republicans. The Supreme Court’s decision that laws regulating abortion shall be left to the states ...
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Labor (Day) Parade in New York City
A photo essay
The AFL-CIO held its first Labor Parade since 2019. It’s always held on the Saturday after Labor Day. (Even union members want three-day weekends). This year’s theme was Workers Leading, Workers Rising.
The Grand Marshall was US Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh. He was joined in the front line by New ...
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Continuous Protest outside the Supreme Court
A photo essay
Thousands of people congregated outside the Supreme Court on June 24, shortly after the Court announced that it was overturning Roe v. Wade. That 1973 decision had held that states could not regulate women’s right to an abortion prior to the viability of the fetus.
People came and went throughout the ...
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In Voting, Demographics Is Often Destiny
Sex, race, religion, and party polarization
In voting, demographics is often destiny. In particular sex, race and religion are primary sources of partisan conflict. Race and religion are long standing themes. Sex, more specifically the role of women and how it affects relationships between the sexes, manifested itself less directly until late in the twentieth century....
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Reckoning with Deva Woodly’s Reckoning
What kind of coalition must the Left forge in order to defeat Trumpism and whatever comes after it?
Black Lives Matter was not born in the streets, even if it sometimes moved there following the police murder of Michael Brown in 2014, and again after the killing of George Floyd in 2020. But the movement, after these intense episodes of protest and direct action has not stayed in ...
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Shout Out at the Supreme Court over Abortion
A photo essay
Pro-choicers and pro-lifers conducted a non-violent shoving match in front of the Supreme Court, while inside the Court prepared to hear oral argument in the Texas abortion ban.
For the most part, only words were used.
As is common when there are opposing groups, the U.S. Capitol Police allowed separate ...
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The 2021 Voting Rights March, a Photo Essay
August 28 has become an anniversary to celebrate the accomplishments of African-Americans and to demand more rights
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August 28 has become an anniversary to celebrate the accomplishments of African-Americans and to demand more rights. The first one in 1963 was a March for Jobs and Freedom. The latest was a demand for a federal bill to stop state voter suppression laws. The first one brought 250,000 people ...
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Time’s Up for Fossil Fuels
A photo essay
Roughly 100 people got up very early on a very hot day to demonstrate against the use of fossil fuels.
Mary Crow led everyone in prayer on DC’s Freedom Plaza around 7:30 a.m.
Leaving a little after 8:00 a.m., different groups walked to five different locations around the ellipse and ...
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