The value of protests in the algorithm age
Those 29 likes on your funny Instagram sign are not "fighting the establishment" just yet.
Protests have an important place in global history, from Gandhi's Salt March to The March on Washington and MLK's famed speech. Selma -- "The Bridge" -- is essentially a protest, and that drove American history forward too (and provided a connection point between Obama and those who came before him). The broader point? Protests are important. They are i…
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