activist

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Lee, a veteran labour activist and a witness to the 1989 crackdown, told the court in March he felt no enmity towards the Communist Party and hoped it would reform.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Swatch has been under pressure from activist investors, who say the company hasn’t done enough to counter weak sales in China and a drop in demand for its high-end offerings.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

"There was a point I just did not want to be on this planet because it was just horrific," the activist and author told BBC News NI.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

A writer, activist, organizer, prodigious intellect and a lifelong crusader for racial equality, Du Bois might have deemed his own life a failure, especially if he’d lived another 60 years.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

In a concrete courtyard patrolled by armed guards, Daniel Ellsberg sat talking with Randy Kehler, the antiwar activist whose words had so inspired him.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin