Revolutionology (REBELLIONS & SOCIAL CHANGE) with Dr. Jack Goldstone
Storming the Bastille. Facing off with tanks. Canceling a streaming subscription.
We’re talking protests, boycotts, insurrections, and demonstrations. Scholar, professor, and actual real life Revolutionologist Dr. Jack Goldstone lays out the whys – and the hows. What revolts have been the gold standard? How has social media impacted social change? What happens when you install the wrong new leader? Does non-violent protest work? And how does one go about orchestrating big social change? Also: defining facism, antifacism, anti-antifacism, and dusting off your guitar.
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Donations went to City of Hope in honor of Rita Saleman and to the Hand of Salvation Initiative in Gaza
Links to things we discussed:
Protestors’ Rights in the U.S. via ACLU
What really happened in the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests
China's Tiananmen Square demonstrations and crackdown
How the Tiananmen Square Massacre Changed China Forever
The Fall of the Berlin Wall – Rare and Unseen Footage (1989)
French revolutionaries storm the Bastille
42-Year-Old Man Dies in ICE Custody in Long Island
No Kings October Mobilization Kickoff Call
Dave (1993) Official Trailer - Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver Comedy HD
The Strategic Logic of Covert Regime Change: US-Backed Regime Change Campaigns during the Cold War
Trump says he'd like to see facilities like 'Alligator Alcatraz' in 'many states'
FBI and police raid homes of Palestine activists in Michigan
Social media's role in the Arab Spring
If We Burn: The Mass Protest Decade and the Missing Revolution
Deal for TikTok creates U.S. joint venture, and government won't have a stake
Bezos, Zuckerberg, Pichai attend Trump's inauguration
TikTok’s algorithm to be licensed to US joint venture led by Oracle and Silver Lake
Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site
What is Antifa and why is President Trump targeting it?
Questions, Answers, and Some Cautionary Updates Regarding the 3.5% Rule
The success of nonviolent civil resistance: Erica Chenoweth at TEDxBoulder
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