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Twitter thread investigating a Boston University student for neo-Nazi beliefs

Online activists accuse former BU student of involvement with neo-Nazi, white supremacist group

Nick Kolev March 8, 2021
Online activists accused former Class of 2024 College of Arts and Sciences student Steven Van Zelst of allegedly engaging in hate groups centered on Nazism, racism, anti-semitism and misogyny in a Twitter thread and article posted Thursday.
Angela Ao/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: Perhaps post-election unrest is unavoidable, no matter who wins

Editors November 5, 2020
Regardless of who clinches the presidency in 2020, it will take our nation a very long time to heal from the extreme polarization that has shot to the forefront of all discussion over the past four years. Things may die down, and we might eventually return to a more conventional presidency, but the cracks in our country may never quite mend.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: ‘Coups’ is a dangerous term for groups protesting the presidential election

Editors October 28, 2020
We have the right to protest, boycott and strike, which are all vital to preserving the voice of the people. But, if we begin without a plan, then we have all the chaos without any of the results.
Resist Marxism attends the No Sanctuary Cities rally on the State House steps Saturday afternoon. PHOTO BY PAIGE WARD/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Free Speech Rally organizers voice opposition to sanctuary city status

Till Kaeslin December 11, 2017

The organizers of the controversial Free Speech Rally, which drew a crowd of over 40,000 counter protesters in August, and subsequent Rally for the Republic held a demonstration against sanctuary cities...

Police barricade an exit out of the Boston Common while Rally for the Republic demonstrators leave the park at the end of the protest. Counterprotesters yell "Who do you serve, who do you protect?" at the police officers. PHOTO BY CHLOE GRINBERG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Free speech rally once again brings controversy to the Common

Breanne Kovatch November 20, 2017

  Mirroring the Boston Free Speech rally in August, the Rally for the Republic brought controversy to the Boston Common Saturday afternoon. Heavily regulated by Boston police officers, around...

A counter-protester wearing a shirt labeled with names of black historical figures argues with a man wearing a Make America Great Again hat. PHOTO BY CARINA IMBORNONE/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston Free Speech rally held in Boston, thousands of counter-protesters attend

Carina Imbornone August 23, 2017

[mediagrid cat="41170"] Around 40,000 people gathered in the Boston Common Saturday afternoon to protest against the Free Speech rally organized by Boston Free Speech, said Boston Police Department...

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