Macron Fails to Persuade, So Opts for Coercion Macron Fails to Persuade, So Opts for Coercion
President Emmanuel Macron’s unpopular pension reform, forced through undemocratically, will fuel support for the far right and further weaken voters’ faith in politics.
Apr 6, 2023 / Between Us, We Cover the World / Benoît Bréville
Israel’s Protest Movement Is Bringing Netanyahu to His Knees Israel’s Protest Movement Is Bringing Netanyahu to His Knees
A movement that started out against a judicial coup has morphed into an uprising. Yet questions loom about what this moment portends for Palestinians.
Mar 27, 2023 / Haggai Matar
Protesting an Anti-Trans Trump Judge Isn’t Disrespectful, It’s American Protesting an Anti-Trans Trump Judge Isn’t Disrespectful, It’s American
Judge Kyle Duncan lashed out at students who protested his appearance at Stanford Law School, but shouting at political figures is our most protected speech right.
Mar 15, 2023 / Elie Mystal
Protests Against AMLO’s Reforms Reveal the Strongholds of Mexico’s Ancien Régime Protests Against AMLO’s Reforms Reveal the Strongholds of Mexico’s Ancien Régime
The so-called “defense of the INE” has become the rallying cry of an opposition incapable of winning broad public support.
Mar 3, 2023 / José Luis Granados Ceja
Who’s Afraid of Tommie Smith? Who’s Afraid of Tommie Smith?
An Alabama school district kept Derrick Barnes, author of a book about Tommie Smith, from speaking. But the community is fighting back.
Feb 23, 2023 / Dave Zirin
Chile’s Battle for Memory: A Report From the Latest Front Chile’s Battle for Memory: A Report From the Latest Front
The fight over a memorial to my friend Carlos Berger and other victims of the Caravan of Death reveals that there are still many in Chile who resist the lessons of our country’s tr...
Feb 22, 2023 / Ariel Dorfman
The Impact of the Anti-War Movement 20 Years After the US Invaded Iraq The Impact of the Anti-War Movement 20 Years After the US Invaded Iraq
It’s a reminder that protest can and does matter.
Feb 14, 2023 / Editorial / David Cortright
The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll Took Place 60 Years Ago Today The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll Took Place 60 Years Ago Today
From Emmett Till to Hattie Carroll to Amadou Diallo to Freddie Gray to Breonna Taylor to Tyre Nichols—the senseless deaths caused by the racism embedded in the DNA of our country h...
Feb 9, 2023 / Marc Steiner
Deadly Violence Against Protesters Is the New Normal Deadly Violence Against Protesters Is the New Normal
Our over-militarized police force makes de-escalation unthinkable and violence inevitable—and, in the case of the "Cop City" shooting, lethal.
Feb 3, 2023 / Michael Gould-Wartofsky
What We Can Do Right Now to Stop Anti-Asian Violence What We Can Do Right Now to Stop Anti-Asian Violence
Recent massacres have made anti-Asian violence seem more entrenched than ever. But there are concrete steps we can take right now to make our communities safer.
Feb 2, 2023 / Promise Li