Has France’s Government Overplayed Its Hand? Has France’s Government Overplayed Its Hand?
The speed and scale of the police response mark a dangerous new normal.
Oct 8, 2026 / June Loper and Harrison Stetler
Red Vienna Is Still Alive Red Vienna Is Still Alive
The Austrian capital chose not to privatize the commons, and it shows.
Oct 7, 2026 / Kate Wagner
The Year I Taught in a Former Coal Mining Town The Year I Taught in a Former Coal Mining Town
Teaching in the South of France, I learned that equality was just a story teachers told about themselves.
Oct 3, 2026 / Brianna Di Monda
Why French Students Are Revolting Why French Students Are Revolting
France’s education system is stretched to its limits, as student anger kicks off a hot fall protest season.
Oct 2, 2026 / June Loper and Harrison Stetler
Revolution or No Revolution Revolution or No Revolution
Eight years after Armenia’s “Velvet Revolution,” Nikol Pashinyan’s government has deepened the country’s neoliberal trajectory while reorienting Armenia toward the West.
Oct 2, 2026 / Pietro A. Shakarian
Emmanuel Macron’s Turbulent Exit Emmanuel Macron’s Turbulent Exit
Between a budget crisis and a cost-of-living squeeze, Macron is leaving a country feeling more insecure than ever—and ready to take to the streets.
Sep 28, 2026 / Harrison Stetler and June Loper
The AfD’s Rise Isn’t Just About East Germany The AfD’s Rise Isn’t Just About East Germany
The Alternative für Deutschland has a stable national poll lead, including in the former West Germany. Its rise owes to much more than Eastern grievances.
Sep 23, 2026 / David Broder
Cities as Climate Labs: Inside the U20 Summit Cities as Climate Labs: Inside the U20 Summit
Mayors at the Urban 20 Summit worked across borders to confront the climate crisis at the local level.
Sep 23, 2026 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen
How the AfD Benefits Politically From the Ukraine War’s Backlash How the AfD Benefits Politically From the Ukraine War’s Backlash
No election result is monocausal, and there are clearly many factors that have converged to make the AfD Germany’s most popular party.
Sep 10, 2026 / Branko Marcetic
Let Them Eat Spreadsheets Let Them Eat Spreadsheets
How the EU is contributing to the rise of Europe’s far right.
Sep 9, 2026 / Lev Golinkin