Source: CounterPunch
by Kai Huschke
“Protests have been on the rise since the mid 2010’s with the last six years recording some of the largest in recent times. Regardless of which party is in seats of power, the people are not happy and have a lot to say against the decisions and actions supposedly being done in our name. June’s ‘No Kings’ protests were said to have drawn 5 million people. In 2017 the Women’s March brought 500,000 people to D.C. with another 3 million gathered elsewhere across the country. The numbers are even more impressive when you look back to the 2020 George Floyd protests …. Americans are coming out in greater and greater numbers to show their dissent. But to what effect? Getting people on the streets is necessary. It is something to be applauded wholeheartedly. It is a necessary piece of the needed transformation. Nonetheless, there are some critiques that must be made of our protest actions.” (07/22/25)
https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/07/22/moving-beyond-protest/