by Ella Steinhilber | 19 Mar 2019 | Europe, Nationalism, Politics, School Year Abroad, Student Posts
“Yellow vests” protests have rocked France for months. We watched angry demonstrators march in Brittany — proof the movement is national in scope. Saturday after Saturday since last November, France has seen protesters take to the streets in...
by Robert Holloway | 18 Dec 2018 | Europe
France’s “gilets jaunes” movement has forced President Macron to offer concessions. And the yellow vests are sending shock waves across Europe. French President Emmanuel Macron (C) assesses damage after “yellow vest” protests in Paris, France, 2...
by Robert Holloway | 7 Dec 2018 | Europe
A surprise uprising of “yellow vests” in France has forced authorities to backtrack on a climate change policy, sparked riots and rattled the government. Protesters wearing yellow vests near the Arc de Triomphe, Paris, France, 1 December 2018 (EPA-EFE/Yoan...
by John Talbott | 24 May 2018 | History, United States, Women
I returned from the Vietnam War in 1968 and helped lead the anti-war movement that exploded in Chicago. Looking back, I wonder what we learned. Chicago police officers try to disperse demonstrators during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, 29 August 1968....
by Edward Mortimer | 2 May 2018 | Europe, History
Fifty years ago in May ’68, angry students and workers brought France to a standstill in a bout of civil unrest that had a whiff of revolution. Students and workers demonstrate during a general strike in Paris, 13 May 1968(AP Photo/Eustache Cardenas) Fifty years...