On July 5-6, 1978, on a busy downtown Denver street, 19 people in wheelchairs blocked public buses--which didn't have wheelchair lifts--to demand access to public transit.

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 ...

(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 ...

A call for civil disobedience has been issued recently by former prime minister Imran Khan. An informed debate on the subject requires proper understanding of this move in the political and historical ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ecclesiastical disobedience is not to be taken lightly nor used as justification for selfish interest. But as Francis of ...

Some spoilers below for Disobedience. Disobedience, based on Naomi Alderman’s award-winning 2006 novel of the same name, is a story of women finding long-sought solace in each other. Successful New ...