Mark Engler considers popular resistance to mass shootings and increasing healthcare costs in the US.
Two of the most important recent developments in US politics have come from social movements involving schools. Each has a different look and generational profile, but they are united in a common tactic: the use of disruptive power.
The first movement rose after a horrific mass shooting: on 14 February a former student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida opened fire on students, staff and teachers, killing 17 people.
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