America’s True Horror Story
America is a country that is now utterly divided when it comes to its society, its economy, its politics. There are definitely two Americas
College is to Blame
A majority of young Americans say student debt is a major issue facing the nation, a new poll finds, and many blame colleges for the problem
Rising Income Inequality Costly for Capitalism
Incomes of the top 1% of Americans grew by 31.4% from 2009 to 2012, compared with 0.4% for the remaining 99%
Bulgarian Students Revolt
It is the fourth week of an occupation. Hundreds of students in a dozen institutions across Bulgaria have taken over all or parts of their universities, padlocking the gates and adding a new dimension to a movement that has rapidly escalated
Feeding the Flames of Revolt
…an act of nonviolent civil disobedience that championed the public good by exposing abuses of power by the government and a security firm
Occupy: Two Years Later
Thousands of Occupy protesters demonstrated in New York City to mark the second anniversary of the movement on Tuesday, just as new figures show that poverty remains steady and the so-called “1 percent” have only grown wealthier
Christians, Churches Attacked, Destroyed in Egypt
On June 30, when millions of Egyptians took to the streets to protest against now ousted President Mohamed Morsi, residents of Al Nazla marked Christian homes and shops with red graffiti, vowing to protect Mr. Morsi’s electoral legitimacy with “blood.”
Egypt Descends Into Chaos
Egyptian troops staged a crackdown on protesters that turned deadly Wednesday morning in efforts to clear two antigovernment sit-ins in Cairo, a development that observers worry could plunge the already divided country further into uncontrollable violence
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