Facing a tsunami of disinformation about the treatment of Muslims that has in recent months fueled protests from Stockholm to Baghdad, Sweden decided it needed to fight back.It turned to […]
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Back to news homeCan the United Farm Workers of California Rise Again?
While the impact of the law remains unclear, it has buoyed the spirits of some farmworkers.Asuncion Ponce started harvesting grapes along the rolling green hills of the Central Valley in […]
BlackRock’s Pitch for Socially Conscious Investing Antagonizes All Sides
It was a clarion call to chief executives everywhere.In 2018, Laurence D. Fink, the longtime chief executive of BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, urged corporate leaders to assess the […]
China’s Youths, Stung by Years of Covid Rules, Fear Grim Job Future
Mandy Liu, a 21-year-old university student in Beijing, believes that anyone who has lived in China during the pandemic can see that the country’s future is looking increasingly uncertain.Covid restrictions […]
‘I Will Keep Fighting’: China’s Protesters Say It’s Bigger Than Covid
After the Chinese government announced this week that it would retreat from its harsh Covid policies, many Chinese expressed their gratitude to the protesters who had boldly spoken out against […]
Proud, Scared and Conflicted. What the China Protesters Told Me.
They went to their first demonstrations. They chanted their first protest slogans. They had their first encounters with the police.Then they went home, shivering in disbelief at how they had […]
China Protests Over ‘Zero Covid’ Follow Months of Economic Pain
The toll of China’s unwavering approach to fighting Covid has rippled through the world’s second-largest economy for months: Youth unemployment reached a record 20 percent, corporate profits sagged, and economic […]
A Lonely Protest in Beijing Inspires Young Chinese to Find Their Voice
As beginner dissenters, they’re timid and scared. But they are experiencing a quiet political awakening, unhappy about censorship, repression and “zero Covid.” Read More
China’s ‘Absurd’ Covid Propaganda Stirs Rebellion
“We have won the great battle against Covid!”“History will remember those who contributed!”“Extinguish every outbreak!”These are among the many battle-style slogans that Beijing has unleashed to rally support around its […]
How Some Parents Changed Their Politics in the Pandemic
ORINDA, Calif. — They waved signs that read “Defeat the mandates” and “No vaccines.” They chanted “Protect our kids” and “Our kids, our choice.”Almost everyone in the crowd of more […]