Riots

  • China uprising: "Blood for blood!"

    The government blames Uighurs for Sunday's violence, while the Han population seeks revenge
    By Gabriel Winant July 7, 2009

  • What's happening in Xinjiang?

    Riots and a clampdown by the Chinese government have left 140 dead. A primer on who is rioting -- and why
    By Gabriel Winant July 6, 2009

  • All unquiet on the eastern front

    With Afghans enraged by a worsening security situation and the West's failure to improve their lives, Afghanistan is in danger of falling back into violent chaos.
    By Mitchell Prothero June 14, 2006

  • Paris is burning

    The French protests involve more than just job security for young workers. They're a battle for the soul of the European Union.
    By Mary Papenfuss April 7, 2006

  • Them damn pictures

    By caving in to fanatics over the Danish cartoons, the West has shown that it is not only gutless but brainless.
    By Doug Marlette February 24, 2006

  • Generation jihad?

    The chaos in France is the latest flash point for a profound crisis of integration facing Europe.
    By Der Spiegel staff November 7, 2005

  • Letters to the Editor

    Does Christianity need a hipster bible? Plus: Irrational fretting over cyberslacking; WTO articles discuss everything but trade itself.
    Letters to the Editor December 6, 1999

  • Wild in the streets

    What better place to find a hottie than at a riot conveniently taking place in my neighborhood?
    By Annie Culver December 3, 1999

  • The great straddler

    Free trader President Clinton veers left in Seattle. But will his finesse be enough to keep Al Gore's Democratic Party intact?
    By Todd Gitlin December 3, 1999

  • A no-win situation

    Nonviolent protesters get hit from both sides at the WTO conference in Seattle.
    By L.A. Kauffman December 2, 1999

  • Letters to the Editor

    Don't sanitize America by censoring "South Park"; "Nancy Quan" glamorizes prostitution; breast is best for most (but not all) new moms.
    Letters to the Editor July 26, 1999

  • Letter from Jakarta: After the sky falls

    Expatriate resident Jeff Pulice writes about the lessons he has learned from the recent riots in Jakarta: Foreign guys become very attractive, everybody reinvents history and other nuggets of wisdom.
    By Jeff Pulice June 11, 1998

  • Newsreal: Broken politics

    A liberal policy analyst blames the left for the decline of big cities and the "self-destructive" behavior of the black community.
    By Jack Skelley November 4, 1997
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