The Bastille looms large in the revolutionary imagination. When Paris crowds seized the French king’s fortress in July 1789, they unwittingly created a model for every subsequent upheaval. From the ...
We live in an era where a single hashtag can spark a global revolution. The way people organize, protest, and demand change has transformed dramatically since the year 2000. What makes a movement ...
It was the end of the spring semester in 1970. The Beatles were still together, psychedelics were at their peak and finals season was quickly approaching. But the students at the University of ...
Thomas Jefferson’s proclamation of “self-evident truths” in the Declaration of Independence was a turning point in world history. It was a clarion call for all peoples to demand liberty, equality and ...
Experts encouraged students to view Latin American revolutionary movements through the lenses of power and politics, at a May 30 panel discussion hosted by the Stanford Society for Latin American ...
This book, which, according to its author, is the result of a long preparatory work, answers the most pressing need of our time: to know which spirit must animate the great social change which ...
The conviction animating Gal Beckerman’s “The Quiet Before: On the Unexpected Origins of Radical Ideas” holds that social media, and online communications generally, are not optimal venues for the ...
Social media has provided a dynamic avenue for activists to spread their messages and reach a wider audience on the global stage. Large social movements, like the Black Lives Matter Movement, have ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I tell stories about creating environments that empower everyone. Janice Gassam Asare: Sevil, could you share a little bit more ...
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