Is civil disobedience, the refusal to obey the law deliberately and publicly, ever acceptable? It seems like there is a real tension in holy writings between obedience to government and following your ...

Before considering whether civil disobedience can be justified, we must discuss its relevance today and determine exactly what it entails. For me, an act of civil disobedience must meet three ...

Caroline LeCount's civil disobedience in Philadelphia led to the desegregation of public transportation in Pennsylvania.

(Click here for a printer-friendly version of this lesson). Common Core Standards, now adopted in over 40 states, are designed to help educators prepare students for success in college and careers by ...

The history of social reform in America is inextricably tied to civil disobedience. Women used it to advocate for their right to vote during the women’s suffrage movement. Civil rights activists held ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover leadership - people, politics & policy - from a European view. Protests against the flood of executive orders emanating ...

These days no one needs to be reminded, regardless of their politics, that protection of First Amendment freedom of speech is a time-honored principle in the United States. But recent controversies ...

Many protesters — and their supporters in City Hall and the media — are angry that the police have used force to break up protests that are violating the law even though they’re peaceful. These people ...

Familiar political tools like petitions, fundraisers, mass letter-writing, call-in campaigns now have online equivalents. But what about protest tactics like street marches, picket lines, sit-ins, and ...

In a book out tomorrow, the woman who led the negotiations for the Paris Agreement calls for civil disobedience to force institutions to respond to the climate crisis. “It’s time to participate in non ...

It’s worth taking a moment to reflect on what civil disobedience is, and what it isn’t. Henry David Thoreau’s 1849 essay “Civil Disobedience” held that citizens were responsible for the unjust actions ...