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In the tradition of Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States, an engaging account of the last half-century of political discontent The history of the United States is a history of oppression and inequality, as well as raucous opposition to the status quo. It is a history of slavery and child labor, but also the protest movements that helped end those institutions. Protesters have been the driving force of American democracy, from the expansion of voting rights and the end of segregation laws, to minimum wage standards and marriage equality. In this exceptional new book, Dawson Barrett calls our attention to the post-1960s period, in which US economic, cultural, and political elites turned the tide against the protest movement gains of the previous forty years and reshaped the ability of activists to influence the political process.For much of the last half-century, policymakers in both major US political parties have been guided by the "pro-business" tenets of neoliberalism. Dubbed "casino capitalism" by its critics, this economy has ravaged the environment, expanded the for-profit war and prison industries, and built a global assembly line rooted in sweatshop labor, while more than doubling the share of American wealth and income held by the country's richest 1 percent. The Defiant explores the major policy shifts of this new Gilded Age through the lens of dissent--through the picket lines, protest marches, and sit-ins that greeted them at every turn. Barrett documents these clashes at neoliberalism's many points of impact, moving from the Arizona wilderness, to Florida tomato fields, to punk rock clubs in New York and California--and beyond. He takes readers right up to the present day with an epilogue tracing the Trump administration's strategies and policy proposals, and the myriad protests they have sparked. Capturing a wide range of protest movements in action--from environmentalists' tree-sits to Iraq War peace marches to Occupy Wall Street, #BlackLivesMatter, and more--The Defiant is a gripping analysis of the profound struggles of our times.

This article suggests that the conflict between Ogoni indigenes and the Nigerian government can be better appreciated within the ambit of a much longer history, beginning with the colonial encounter. It also identifies two main trajectories of colonialism: the first that was imposed by the colonial regime and the second that was pursued by the postcolonial state, often in conjunction with multinational capital. Part of the aim of this article will be to locate the figure(s) of Saro-Wiwa within certain important moments of Ogoni resistance to power. In spite of his sometimes contradictory public persona, this article concludes that Saro-Wiwa ranks alongside figures such as Sub-commandante Insurgente Marcos and Arundhati Roy in directing the energies of crucial social struggles. In addition, the article tracks the evolution of two different modes of production. The first is an economy based on palm oil and supported by a colonial regime. The second is based on a decolonizing economy and is powered by petroleum within the strictures of a postcolonial state in alliance with multinational capital.

The millions of Egyptians who returned to the heart of Cairo and Egypt's other major cities for 18 days until the eventual toppling of the Mubarak regime were orderly without an organisation, inspired without a leader, and single-minded without one guiding political ideology. This book examines the decade long of protest movements which created the context for the January 2011 mass uprising. It tells the story of Egypt's long revolutionary process by exploring its genealogy in the decade before 25 January 2011and tracing its development in the three years that have followed. The book analyses new forms of political mobilisation that arose in response to ever-increasing grievances against authoritarian politics, deteriorating living conditions for the majority of Egyptians as a consequence of neo-liberal policies and the machinery of crony capitalism, and an almost total abandoning by the state of its responsibilities to society at large. It argues that the increasing societal pressures from different quarters such as labour groups, pro-democracy movements and ordinary citizens during this period culminated in an intensifying culture of protest and activism that was vital in the lead up to the dramatic overthrow of Mubarak. It, also, argues that the features of these new forms of activism and political mobilisation have contributed to shaping the political process since the downfall of Mubarak. Based on research undertaken since 2002, Egypt's Long Revolution is an essential resource for scholars and researchers with an interest in social movements, comparative politics and Middle East Politics in general.

The security and military apparatus that was trained, armed, and strengthened in the fight against the Islamic State is now being used to repress political activism against the Iraqi regime.

PROTEST MOVEMENTS PROVIDE A WEALTH OF MATERIAL FOR SPECULATION FROM MANY THEORETICAL VIEWPOINTS. THIS ARTICLE FOCUSES ON THE INTERACTION BETWEEN SOME OF THESE MOVEMENTS & THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO IN AN ATTEMPT TO CARRY FORWARD AN INQUIRY DEMANDED BY KALMAN SILVERT.