Civil Unrest

Ukrainian flag

Peace in Ukraine? Peace in Ukraine?

The friends and foes of a Kiev-Moscow settlement.

Jul 24, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen

Venezuelan Crisis

What the UN Report Gets Right—and Wrong—About the Crisis in Venezuela What the UN Report Gets Right—and Wrong—About the Crisis in Venezuela

The document paints a devastating portrait of the country’s economic situation—but overlooks the US role in the suffering.

Jul 24, 2019 / Gabriel Hetland

The Leaked Texts at the Heart of Puerto Rico’s Massive Protests

The Leaked Texts at the Heart of Puerto Rico’s Massive Protests The Leaked Texts at the Heart of Puerto Rico’s Massive Protests

With Governor Rosselló refusing to step down, Puerto Ricans are gathering today in what could be the island’s largest-ever protest.

Jul 22, 2019 / Yarimar Bonilla

Protests in Puerto Rico

Why Half a Million Puerto Ricans Are Protesting in the Streets Why Half a Million Puerto Ricans Are Protesting in the Streets

Battered by scandal and exhausted by austerity, they seek to determine their own political future.

Jul 19, 2019 / Ed Morales

US Marine Afghanistan

The Transpartisan Revolt Against America’s Endless Wars The Transpartisan Revolt Against America’s Endless Wars

It"’"s one of the few areas where a left-right coalition can jell.

Jul 16, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Women's March 2017

To Fight Trump, Take to the Streets! To Fight Trump, Take to the Streets!

The Trump administration gets more malicious, harmful, and absurd every day. So why aren’t many of us outside protesting? 

Jul 15, 2019 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Protesters in Hong Kong

The American Left Is Failing Hong Kong The American Left Is Failing Hong Kong

Why is Marco Rubio doing more than the Democratic Party to support the people of Hong Kong?

Jul 10, 2019 / Rosemarie Ho

Hong Kong extradition protesters

South Korean Protest Music Is Inspiring Hong Kong’s Demonstrators South Korean Protest Music Is Inspiring Hong Kong’s Demonstrators

Music has been an integral part of Korea’s long march toward democracy. Today, it’s an inspiration for freedom throughout Asia.

Jul 3, 2019 / T.K. Park

Honduras

Hondurans Are Still Fighting the US-Supported Dictatorship Hondurans Are Still Fighting the US-Supported Dictatorship

Ten years after the coup, they have become the largest single Central American nationality in the refugee caravans fleeing north.

Jul 1, 2019 / James North

The Movement for LGBTQ Rights Is On the March Around the World

The Movement for LGBTQ Rights Is On the March Around the World The Movement for LGBTQ Rights Is On the March Around the World

But so is the backlash, fueled in part by homophobia exported from the United States.

Jun 28, 2019 / Reclaiming Stonewall / Ian Lekus

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