For the second time in two weeks, hundreds of thousands of people in every state demonstrated in opposition to inequality and attacks on democratic rights.

For the second time this month, hundreds of thousands of people in hundreds of cities across the United States protested in opposition to the threat of fascism under the Trump administration. From major cities to small towns, at virtually every state capitol, and at several Tesla dealerships, workers, students and retirees demonstrated against escalating attacks on democratic rights and rising inequality, and in defense of immigrants.

While tens of thousands protested in Washington D.C., New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles, thousands more protested in rural and mid-sized towns. Hundreds rallied in Bloomington, Indiana; 150 people protested in Crossville, Tennessee; some 2,000 people protested in Nashville, Tennessee; and over 1,000 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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    19 days ago

    The overall size of the protests was smaller than the massive April 5 demonstrations, which drew an estimated 3 million people. This was due in large part to the actions of the main organizers affiliated with the Democratic Party, who sought to sow confusion and fear among potential attendees.

    Leading up to this weekend’s demonstrations, the leadership of the 50501 movement—which has been largely co-opted by the Democratic Party-aligned Political Revolution organization—tried preemptively to cancel the protests. In a blog post on April 9, the group said it was calling for a “day of action” on April 19, noting that “individual/local chapters can choose to protest if they want,” but that the national leadership was not “doing a big national push.”

    Instead of protesting, 50501 organizers suggested “donating to a local organization,” “hosting a picnic,” or starting a “book club.”

    On April 18, the 50501 organizers posted on social media that they had “reason to believe that events on 4/19 and/or the 50501 Movement may be misrepresented by the Trump Administration in an attempt to justify the use of military force.”

    The DNC is cancer. You had a good run, 50501.