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Egypt Bombs Libya; Did Partisanship Kill Antiwar Movement?
Egypt Bombs Libya as Blowback Continues and Regional War Spreads. Following the public release of a video over the weekend which appeared to show the beheading of 21 captured Egyptians by a militant group that is reportedly aligned with an ISIS affiliate operating inside Libya, Egypt launched airstrikes aimed at the group early on Monday and vowed more would follow.
Did Partisanship Kill The Antiwar Movement? Many activists, organizations, and legislators identify both with the Democratic Party and with social movements. As these identities compete with one another inside people’s minds and inside the decision-making arenas of organizations, partisan identities win out more often than not, thus putting social movements in a precarious position. Social movements often are co-opted in the aftermath of their collaboration with major political parties.
