activism

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His reign at the 7-Eleven empire came to an end in 2016, when he resigned following a boardroom clash with U.S. investor Third Point, a rare example of U.S.-style shareholder activism intruding into Japanese boardrooms.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

On its surface, the controversy appears like absurd clickbait — a grown man breathlessly informing audiences that activists sometimes engage in activism.

From Salon • May 20, 2026

Leiter is Israel's ambassador to the United States and a longtime ally of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and is well-versed in Israeli settler politics, conservative activism and hard-edged diplomacy.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Performance as activism is still very much alive.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

By 1959, the era of student activism had begun in Durham, under the leadership of Floyd McKissick, Douglas Moore, and Louis Austin, and backed by the black churches—particularly the black church women.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson