He helped found a punk-rock band when he was 14. That led to a long career as an advocate for Native American and environmental causes.
Category: Demonstrations, Protests and Riots
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In Steve McQueen’s ‘Occupied City,’ a Marriage of Art and History
Steve McQueen collaborated with his wife Bianca Stigter to make “Occupied City,” a four-hour documentary that brings Amsterdam’s World War II history into the present day.
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At Dubai’s Climate Summit, Activists Test the Limits
The annual U.N. talks have brought the rare spectacle of limited protests to the politically repressive United Arab Emirates.
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At Dubai’s Climate Summit, Activists Test the Limits
The annual U.N. talks have brought the rare spectacle of limited protests to the politically repressive United Arab Emirates.
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Nuns Sue Smith & Wesson Over AR-15-Style Rifle Deaths
A coalition of Catholic nuns who own shares in Smith & Wesson claim that the gun maker is putting itself at risk by selling AR-15-style rifles. The company’s C.E.O. called it a “frivolous lawsuit.”
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Washington Post Journalists Go on One-Day Strike
The 24-hour strike is the first walkout at The Post since the 1970s, union leaders said.
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Susan Sarandon Apologizes for Comment About Jews at Rally
The Oscar-winning actress said she now regrets “diminishing” the long history of antisemitism in remarks at the rally, which led her agents to part ways with her.
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Susan Sarandon Apologizes for Comment About Jews at Rally
The Oscar-winning actress said she now regrets “diminishing” the long history of antisemitism in remarks at the rally, which led her agents to part ways with her.
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Climate Protesters Get in Fed’s Face as Policy Clash Grows Louder
Jerome H. Powell, the central bank’s chair, has been interrupted recently by a climate group that thinks disruption will win the day.
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Climate Protesters Interrupt Met Performance of Wagner’s ‘Tannhäuser’
Met officials were forced to bring down the curtain halfway through the opera as protesters unfurled banners that read “No Opera On A Dead Planet.” The performance later resumed.
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Susan Sarandon’s Most Controversial Roles Have Been Offscreen
The Academy Award winner’s career thrived even as her progressive politics antagonized some liberals in Hollywood. But her agency dropped her after her remarks at a recent pro-Palestinian rally.