People in wheelchairs surrounded and barricaded two city buses over the course of two days, demanding wheelchair lifts and chanting, "We will ride." ...

Before considering whether civil disobedience can be justified, we must discuss its relevance today and determine exactly what it entails. For me, an act of civil disobedience must meet three ...

The history of social reform in America is inextricably tied to civil disobedience. Women used it to advocate for their right to vote during the women’s suffrage movement. Civil rights activists held ...

Protests against the flood of executive orders emanating from the White House in the last week have given rise to spontaneous demonstrations, electronic petitions and a return of the practice of civil ...

There is nothing particularly remarkable about the Dakota Access pipeline. Thousands of miles of pipelines stretch across the country, ferrying oil from drilling sites to ports and refineries. Each ...

Activist Samantha Boucher used a women's bathroom three times to trigger a misdemeanor under Kansas law.

Is civil disobedience, the refusal to obey the law deliberately and publicly, ever acceptable? It seems like there is a real tension in holy writings between obedience to government and following your ...

'Civil disobedience' is one of those concepts that, as Augustine said of time, you think you understand until you're asked to explain it. The term encompasses a wide variety of disruptive activity, ...

In a book out tomorrow, the woman who led the negotiations for the Paris Agreement calls for civil disobedience to force institutions to respond to the climate crisis. “It’s time to participate in non ...

(Click here for a printer-friendly version of this lesson). Common Core Standards, now adopted in over 40 states, are designed to help educators prepare students for success in college and careers by ...