We are living through a period when many people who care about justice and democracy are exhausted, frightened, or unsure what their actions can accomplish. Paul Loeb’s…

For the third week in a row, high school students across France are taking to the streets demanding more investment in their education. They want more teachers,…

How is it possible any man would ever believe gang rape is permissible? Are we at a cultural crossroads where Jane Doe’s courageous voice is sparking a resurgence of the #MeToo movement? Let’s hope so.…

“We are going to sweep away the old world,” said the deputy of the French National Assembly on Thursday, highlighting a rapidly growing global protest movement, largely led by students and…

Can we ever understand history? Can we explain this long running drama, with its countless plots and subplots—past, present and future? Or can we only provide narrow…

Enormous protests in the Spanish state are calling for affordable housing and tenants’ rights — as a result, there will be new elections and a general strike…

This column is bound to be unconvincing because we are doomed (even by the language we use) to analyze the new through the lens of the old.…