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Unrest worldwide, and what it means

In an age of mass protest, why aren’t we winning?

"In 40 years of democracy, there has never been such a frontal attack on the labor sector," said one union leader.

Far right insurgence meets mass resistance

Takeaways from 2023

Argentina’s new president, Javier Milei, has issued a decree with over 350 reforms tearing up labor rights and privatizing industries. The “shock therapy” plan marks a dangerous expansion of the president’s powers — but it also faces fierce oppositi

Looking back/Looking ahead

How can we understand the political shift in Argentina that led to an extreme right-wing outsider coming to power? Here are seven key points for unpacking the unprecedented election.

The historical record documents the darker side of Kissinger’s controversial tenure in power: his role in the overthrow of democracy and the rise of dictatorship in Chile; disdain for human rights; support for dirty, and even genocidal, wars abroad..

Protest goes international