Barricading the University
French students face a critical juncture in their fight against Emmanuel Macron. But the movement’s real strength may lie outside the campus.
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Opal Lee is a writer.
In Colombia, the Center Isn’t Holding
With elections weeks away, Colombian politics are polarizing and the country’s historic peace agreement is at risk.
Gentrifying the Los Angeles River
Once marginalized by the city’s elite, LA’s riverside neighborhoods are now facing revitalization — and displacement.
Seventy Years Since the Nakba
Despite Israel’s best efforts, the Palestinians have not disappeared.
A War in the Desert
Don’t ask if the US-Mexican border will be “militarized.” It already is — and it’s taking hundreds of lives a year.
Remembering the Saur Revolution
Forty years ago, communists took over Afghanistan hoping to bring modernization and social progress to the country. Were their sweeping reforms doomed to fail?
The Stakes of the Great Return March
For seventy years, Israeli violence has permeated every aspect of Palestinians’ lives. Once again, Palestinians are resisting.
A Line in the Sand
Bernie Sanders’ Workplace Democracy Act promises a fundamental shift of power toward working people.
From the Jaws of Victory
We’ve read Chasing Hillary so you didn’t have to. The Clinton campaign was even worse than we thought.
Just What Is a Job Guarantee?
These days it seems like a job guarantee can mean anything you want it to mean.
Westworld’s Choice
Westworld has the potential to be something more than another libertarian piece of science fiction.
Rise of the Clay Jock
Like the slow-food celebrity chef, fitness coach, or makeup guru, pottery has become yet another flavor of instantly consumable content.
Trump’s Manufactured Crisis
By pulling out of the Iran deal and reimposing sanctions, Trump has invented a crisis that could push the United States toward war.
Good News at Last
Don’t credit Trump, but a new Korean War seems less likely today than it has in years.
Closing the Asylums
Forty years ago this week, Italy began to shut down its psychiatric hospitals. The change was driven by a movement with a radical new vision of mental health.
Beyond “Cold Dead Hands” and “Clenched Fists”
NRA propaganda hearkens back to an imagined past of white picket fences and financial security. In doing so, it whitewashes the history of guns in American life.
The Melbourne March
Australian workers rallied yesterday against repressive labor laws in the largest march in more than a decade.
In Lula’s Place
How a housing-justice movement in Brazil is exposing the political contradictions of Lula’s imprisonment.
Celebrating May Day in a State of Emergency
The embattled Turkish left is trying to make the best of a dire situation.
Historically Compromised
Aldo Moro’s murder on May 9, 1978 blocked the Italian Communists’ route to government and ushered in an age of political fragmentation.