Researchers Examine The Psychology Of Protest Movements

By Shankar Vedantam

Published April 18, 2017 at 5:04 AM EDT

Protesters attend the Women's March on Washington a day after U.S. President Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th U.S. president.

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