In 2011, the Tunisian people overthrew the regime of Ben Ali, the long-standing and corrupt ruler of Tunisia. Today, a decade and a half later, little has changed, though the country has passed through elections, strikes, demonstrations, and more upheaval. Underneath...
On Friday, March 10, Saudi Arabia and Iran announced that they would open up diplomatic relations following a meeting brokered by China. The two regional powers had not carried out diplomacy since they cut ties in 2016. The announcement came suddenly, and...
Many thousands of workers and students have taken to the streets of France once again in response to the government’s announcement on March 16 that it is raising the retirement age from 62 to 64. President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne have done...
Last month, New York City Uber and Lyft drivers staged a 12-hour strike at LaGuardia Airport, calling once again for a pay raise, as they picketed at the airport and refused pickups from the busy transit hub. It is their third strike in recent months, as drivers...
An independent autopsy of Manuel Esteban Paez Terán, the activist killed in January while protesting the development of the so-called Cop City police training center outside of Atlanta, revealed that they were shot 14 times, all from the front, and possibly while...