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Last Saturday brought out about seven million Americans in joyous protest. How to turn protest to power? The hopeful news is that Americans in all parts of the country demonstrated energy, resolve, and solidarity.

Reanimating the heart of democracy

100,000 New Zealand workers strike for better pay and working conditions.

Taking a comparative approach based on global case studies, this is an incisive and important contribution to the understanding of democracy’s evolving institutional challenges, writes Samira Allioui.

New rule would prohibit states from banning dangerous chemicals, and could invalidate hundreds of protections

In an open letter, Israeli ex-officials, artists and intellectuals say ‘unconscionable’ actions in Gaza amount to genocide

The administration gutted guardrails and offices meant to rein in abusive actions. Some families say they have no idea where their loved ones were jailed after immigration raid.

Zohran Mamdani does not operate by the same logic as the Democratic Party establishment. Waleed Shahid explains five key aspects of how Mamdani has broken through.

In the year’s most shocking documentary, The Alabama Solution, prisoners share astonishing footage in a plea for help

Doing the Time Warp again