Hacker News with Generative AI: Social Movements

General Strike (wagingnonviolence.org)
Something is in the air: A perception that American democracy and livable conditions for working people may only be saved by the kind of large-scale nonviolent direct action variously called “general strikes,” “political strikes,” or, as I will refer to all of them, “social strikes.”
Social Movements, Politics, Labor, Nonviolent Action
17 points by hypertexthero 10 days ago | 0 comments
Tesla Takedown movement fights back after push to label them domestic terrorists (electrek.co)
The Tesla Takedown movement is fighting back against claims made by Elon Musk and Donald Trump while protests are ramping up.
Tesla, Elon Musk, Protests, Politics, Social Movements
15 points by zfg 45 days ago | 2 comments
Korean democracy was nearly toppled by its president. It was saved by its people (theguardian.com)
Despite scandal after scandal, Koreans have shown their solidarity with one another, and the resilience of their institutions
Politics, Korea, Democracy, Social Movements
13 points by huijzer 92 days ago | 2 comments
Americans are furious over health care. Is this an Occupy Wall Street moment? (npr.org)
The fury over the state of U.S. health care isn't going away.
Health Care, Politics, Social Movements, United States
4 points by rbanffy 133 days ago | 0 comments
Propaganda of the Deed (wikipedia.org)
Propaganda of the deed (or propaganda by the deed, from the French propagande par le fait[1]) is specific political direct action meant to be exemplary to others and serve as a catalyst for revolution.
Political Action, Revolution, History, Social Movements
5 points by dredmorbius 142 days ago | 0 comments
Boycott men? South Korea's 4B movement gains traction in the U.S. (npr.org)
Following President-elect Trump’s victory — which was fueled by male voters and to many looked like a referendum on reproductive rights — some young American women are talking about boycotting men.
South Korea, Feminism, Politics, Social Movements, Boycotts
25 points by laurex 168 days ago | 34 comments
Climate protest linked to increases in public for moderate organizations (nature.com)
Social movements have the power to drive large-scale social change but the effectiveness of disruptive tactics in achieving this change is uncertain.
Climate Change, Social Movements, Public Opinion, Political Activism, Environmentalism
7 points by tcfhgj 186 days ago | 3 comments
A World Without Men: Inside South Korea's 4B Movement (2023) (thecut.com)
South Korea, Social Movements, Feminism, Gender Equality, Culture
12 points by deegles 241 days ago | 1 comments
A new movement of luddites is rising up against AI (theguardian.com)
Artificial Intelligence, Society, Technology, Social Movements
9 points by thunderbong 272 days ago | 2 comments
Occupy Wall Street (wikipedia.org)
Social Movements, Politics, Protest, Economics
25 points by vinnyglennon 356 days ago | 4 comments