Tag / protest
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The Rise and Fall of Hong Kong Protest Art
As the media uproar surrounding the Hong Kong protests has died down, what’s actually happened in China? Some people interpret the quietness as a sign that Xi Jinping has won the fight to suppress the pro democratic movement in Hong Kong, as the 2017 elections are still set to only feature candidates pre-selected by Beijing. …
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False Narratives in Ferguson
BY MAX HANDLER It has been nearly a week since prosecutor Bob McCulloch announced what that the grand jury had decided not to indict Officer Darren Wilson. Before the words were even out of his mouth (literally, as USA Today had already reported that there would be no indictment) journalists began their work on the think…
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Rubbing Salt in Our Wounds
BY BILLIE MANDELBAUM On the evening of November 24, I gathered together with students and community members outside the St. Louis County Prosecutor’s Office to await Prosecutor Robert McCulloch’s announcement of the Missouri’s grand jury decision on whether or not to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the fatal shooting of unarmed black teenager Michael…
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An International Look at Ferguson
BY RUBY ARORA The armored vehicles roll in, and tear gas fills the air. The officers stand still as stone, impassable, with their bulletproof vests, gas masks, and riot gear. The crowd is weary of the fight yet passionate for the cause. The smoke bombs and flash grenades and rubber bullets only temporarily deter the…
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The Activist Ego Chamber
BY RAJA KRISHNA On a cloudy Friday morning in early May, seven Washington University students were arrested for trying to enter a board of trustees meeting. The “Wash. U. Seven,” as they started calling themselves, say they wanted to deliver a letter to CEO of Peabody Energy Greg Boyce, a member of the board and…
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Blood on Their Doorposts
BY GABE RUBIN Despite recent investor bullishness and cocky parliamentary speeches from Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, Spain remains mired in a profound economic crisis that has hurled its citizens into dire straits. While the overall unemployment rate stands at the American Great Depression level of 25 percent, youth unemployment, at over 50 percent, threatens to…
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The Conversation has Started: Why Wash U Students Need to be Talking about Peabody
BY JOSELYN WALSH On Thursday night, the Peabody sit-in ended. Here’s the big question: What has been its impact? I began this week with a detailed plan of how I was going to finish all of my essays, study extensively for a weighty Friday exam, and get a near-optimal amount of sleep. That all changed…
