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Why is 3.5% a Magic Number?

The History of Earth Day | Earth DayLearn the history behind the Earth Day movement, which engages a billion people worldwide on April 22 of every year. 2020 marks 50 years of Earth Day.

Philippines 'People Power' AnniversaryTwenty years ago this month, the People Power Movement galvanized the Philippines and ended the decades-long rule of President Ferdinand Marcos. Host Debbie Elliott looks back on the momentous -- and at times violent -- Philippine election of February 1986, with Gary Covino, a journalist who covered the event for NPR.

Why Difference Making Is The New Superpower — ForbesDifference making can be the new superpower when we empower kids to make their own impact on the world.

Employees Are Fighting For A New Cause At Work: The ClimateThe coronavirus pandemic isn't stopping employee activism, but it is revealing how unprepared we are for big disasters like climate change.

It may only take 3.5% of the population to topple a dictator – with civil resistance | Erica ChenowethThe United States has a rich history with effective uses of nonviolent resistance. It’s time to become familiar with it

The '3.5% rule': How a small minority can change the worldDavid Robson. 2019. “The '3.5% rule': How a small minority can change the world.” BBC Future.

Why nonviolent resistance beats violent force in effecting social, political changeHarvard Professor Erica Chenoweth discovers nonviolent civil resistance is far more successful in effecting change than violent campaigns.

The Magic Number Behind ProtestsRevolutions don't just happen. A data-driven approach to studying activism suggests two characteristics can vastly increase chances of success.

Revisiting the Rose RevolutionGeorgia's speaker of the house joins us to talk about her role in the former Soviet republic's Rose Revolution two years ago.

Israelis hold 'socially distant' protest against Netanyahu – videoThousands of people in Tel Aviv staged a protest against Benjamin Netanyahu while attempting to maintain physical distancing due to the coronavirus pandemic

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