Year of discontent: Biggest US protests of 2016

01/02/2017 / Uncategorized

Hardly a week went by in the presidential election year without a protest in the US expressing discontent with candidates, frustration over low-paying jobs or outrage over police brutality.

Here are the top ones:

Protests against police brutality
From Flint to Standing Rock: Rallying for the environment
Election 2016
Labor woes: From Fight for $15 to TPP
Prison Protest
Land Rights

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