Table of Contents
Introduction 5
1 An Overview of Protest Movements Leonard Gordon 11
2 Nonviolent Protest is the Only Effective Means of Protest Bryan Farrell 20
3 Direct Action, Including Violence, is Sometimes Necessary to Effect Change Phil Dickens 26
4 Comedy and Street Theater Are Effective Protest Tactics Wayne Grytting 34
5 Theatrical Confrontation is No Longer an Effective Protest Tactic Chez Pazienza 42
6 Civil Disobedience is an Effective Protest Tactic Kumi Naidoo 48
7 protests Like Occupy Damage the Economy and Accomplish Nothing Frank Manning 53
8 The Occupy Movement Had a Lasting Impact Rebecca Solnit 58
9 Economic Inequality in the United States is an Important Issue for Protest Movements Leif Dautch 66
10 protest Movements Targeting Economic Inequality in the United States Are Misguided Investor's Business Daily 71
11 From Slacktivism to Activism Evgeny Morozov 76
12 Social Media Amplify the Power of Protest Mathew Ingram 84
13 This Independence Day, Thank a Protester Amy Goodman 89
14 popular Dissent is Being Actively Suppressed in the United States Chris Hedges 94
Appendix
What You should know About Social Protest 101
16 What You Should Do About Social Protest 109
Organizations to contact 113
Bibliography 124
Index 128
picture Credits 134
