>"Unapologetic and unembarrassed by its string of recent failures, the war party is once again climbing back into the saddle."

"The chief executive stepped down as a glut of unsold machines, negative TV portrayals, activist investors and a recall plagued the fitness company."

>"Martin Luther King’s family and civil rights advocates urged lawmakers to ‘protect our voting rights or be an enabler of voter suppression’"

Hyper-local organisations set up during the pandemic were political – but they weren’t intended to supplant state support.

The Guardian: Arrests as XR activists block lord mayor’s show in London. >"Demonstrators say Cop26 talks failed and call on City _...Read More_

>"Rally to demand government action on climate crisis is first worldwide since start of pandemic"

>"As the rubber bullets and teargas flew during last year’s protests, an epidemic of ‘less lethal’ shootings inspired a network of survivors"

>"Reporters covering rightwing protests have been assaulted, robbed and sprayed with mace as victims say police fail to enforce the law"

>"Two Los Angeles men allege David Dempsey had used the same tactics to assault them during protests five months earlier"

Authorities in rural northern counties spread misinformation and launched aircraft surveillance in response to false rumors about antifa ‘infiltrators’, according to records obtained by the Guardian.

Another example of a company taking action to support environmental & political activism through social responsibility. >"In a battle of outdoor sports brands, the activist sportswear company won’t supply Jackson Hole Mountain _...Read More_

One of Hong Kong’s most established pro-democracy civic organisations has said it is letting go its paid staff and halving the size of its steering committee after Beijing stepped up its crackdown on opposition _...Read More_

[https://amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/feb/22/culture-war-chilling-effect-equality-government-rightwing-press](https://amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/feb/22/culture-war-chilling-effect-equality-government-rightwing-press) >"Attacks by the government and rightwing press are setting back the hard work of activist groups and charities in our _...Read More_