Protest nation
Pro-Palestine activists at Columbia show an America unable to come to terms with its own helplessness.
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Farmer protests and Just Stop Oil are two sides of the same coin
The government has warmed to one group of protesters while clamping down on others.
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Anti-Semitism is rife in Britain – but be wary of simple media narratives
The row over a London police officer calling a man “openly Jewish” at a pro-Palestinian march reveals the perils of…
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The farmers’ revolt against green politics
Across Europe and North America, neglected urban and rural citizens are aligning in a new class struggle.
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Germany and its discontents
Protests, purges and the crack-up of a nation.
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Pro-Palestinian protests have been intimidating and isolating
Those closest to the conflict have greater capacity for solidarity and recognition of complexity than keyboard warriors.
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Suella Braverman’s mask is coming off
The Home Secretary’s comments on Northern Ireland were a big reveal.
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How has Suella Braverman survived so long?
The Home Secretary is that most unfortunate thing: an unpopular populist.
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Why politicians should stay out of policing
The risks and responsibilities of policing protests are ones Suella Braverman should be relieved do not belong to her.
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How much longer can Rishi Sunak tolerate Suella Braverman?
The Home Secretary is pushing the government’s line on protest beyond acceptable limits.
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Labour should avoid falling into Suella Braverman’s trap
The biggest risk for Keir Starmer is being associated with a position that his opponents could portray as anti-Western and…
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Israel’s democratic unravelling
The judicial overhaul is just the first step in the far-right government’s plan to transform the country.
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Oliver Anthony does not have the answers
Right-wing protest songs only benefit the wealthy and powerful.
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Meet the teenagers who crashed Keir Starmer’s speech
“They put us on the stage and were like, ‘Clap at the appropriate time!’ ”
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France’s forces of law and disorder
French police have declared themselves “at war” with rioters. How did the state’s protectors become a threat to its future?
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The rotten heart of the French republic
The crisis in France only benefits the hard right, who will exploit it to reshape French politics.
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Just stop the need for Just Stop Oil, says climate adviser
A scathing report from the independent Climate Change Committee has condemned government’s slow progress.
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David Davis: “The right to demonstrate includes the right to disrupt”
The former Brexit secretary on Britain’s authoritarian turn and why the UK will never leave the European Convention on Human…
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Sporting protest terrifies those in power because history tends to prove it right
Campaigners recognise that sport can smash through the fourth wall in a way politics and debate never can.
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Emmanuel Macron has shown his contempt for democracy
His decision to override parliament to raise the retirement age has enraged MPs and the public.
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