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Demonstrators by the thousands have been protesting the Department of Homeland Security’s tactics in Minnesota this month after federal agents fatally shot two people in separate incidents during immigration-enforcement operations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026

Thousands have been protesting in France, Poland, Ireland, and Belgium in recent days.

From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026

They have been protesting for three weeks since they were informed by the building’s management company, North Oak Property Management, that their long-held spaces would be converted into five new dwelling units.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2025

Tens of thousands of people across Turkey have been protesting the arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu - the main political rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2025

They have been protesting against the established order in American business and politics.

From The Promise of American Life by Croly, Herbert David