News in Brief To Better Understand the Future of Protest, We Need to Look at Its Past Historical examples show us that change movements gain power through pressure tactics that disrupt politics as usual. By… See More
News in Brief Will China Fill the Rights Vacuum Left by the United States? Some analysts warn that it’s time to start envisioning a world without a hegemonic champion of social justice. See More
News in Brief OWS, Egypt Expose Limits of Town Square Test Central plazas were key places for political action in 2011, but historian Jeffrey Wasserstrom says the Town Square Test fails as a method for assessing the divide between democracy and authoritarian. See More