Stories Tagged as
Protest
Faux fur: The only fur in West Hollywood
by
Adriene Hill
Sep 23, 2013
West Hollywood instituted a first-in-the-nation ban on fur sales. Are stores unhappy?
Turkish protesters use software to shield identity
by
Molly Wood
Jun 6, 2013
Turkey has now joined the list of countries where questions about government, religion, and yes, social media have made for large scale protests.
Walmart moves to bar Black Friday protests
Nov 20, 2012
Walmart files a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board to try and stop anti-Walmart protests from taking place on Black Friday.
Greeks take part in nationwide strike
Sep 26, 2012
Greece has been shut down today because of a huge nationwide strike. Fifty thousand people took to the streets of Athens and police fired tear gas after violence broke out near the parliament. The issue, of course, is austerity: The very unpopular budget cuts going on as part of the solution to the debt crisis.
Concerned consumers call for "ethical iPhones" (though if that's not possible, just "iPhones" will probably do)
by
Jeff Horwich
Feb 9, 2012
Consumer groups plan to deliver petitions to Apple Stores around the globe, calling for Apple to "overhaul the way its suppliers treat their workers."
In Western China, Tibetans stage protests
by
Rob Schmitz
Jan 26, 2012
Protests in largely Tibetan areas of Western China turn violent as frustration over Chinese policies grows. Tibetans want more say.
Jimmy Wales considers a protest blackout of Wikipedia
by
John Moe
Dec 13, 2011
All knowledge to be temporarily suspended?
For public good, not for profit.
Dear Wall Street, this is why the people are angry
by
Josh Brown
Oct 14, 2011
Josh Brown may be in the same group as the bankers and brokers that the Occupy movements are protesting against, but he's just as angry as the protestors are at his own industry.