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KPFA - Against the Grain · Tuesday · 59 min

Criminalizing Protest

Our era is marked both by mass protest and the increasing criminalization of protest — driven by private interests, as well as states and the federal government. Annie Leonard, longtime activist, discusses the rich tradition of protest in this country and why we need to defend it, in the face of SLAPP suits, anti-protest bills, and diktats from the Trump administration. Annie Leonard and Andre Carothers, Protest: Respect It Defend It Use It Patagonia, 2026 Photo credit: Angus McIntyre The post Criminalizing Protest appeared first on KPFA.

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Our era is marked both by mass protest and the increasing criminalization of protest — driven by private interests, as well as states and the federal government. Annie Leonard, longtime activist, discusses the rich tradition of protest in this country and why we need to defend it, in the face of SLAPP suits, anti-protest bills, and diktats from the Trump administration.

Annie Leonard and Andre Carothers, Protest: Respect It Defend It Use It Patagonia, 2026

Photo credit: Angus McIntyre

The post Criminalizing Protest appeared first on KPFA.

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