Topic: George Bridges

Evergreen State College President George Bridges reportedly ordered campus police to stand down as student protesters took control of the campus and barricaded officers in their station. Professor Brett Weinstein described the situation as a breakdown of order, with protesters threatening violence if their demands were not met.

A movement is growing to allow "newcomers"—a new term for undocumented immigrants—to vote in local elections, with San Francisco leading the effort. In New York, activists from the Laundry Workers Center were arrested after chaining themselves together on the George Washington Bridge to demand voting rights and work visas. The "Somos Visibles" campaign seeks to integrate non-citizens into the electoral process before the 2016 presidential election.