Visions of Detroit as a "ruined city" have become popular. But volunteers are stepping into the breach to rebuild...

The protests on the streets of Brazilian cities are by no means anti-Brazil (or even anti-football). Rather, they...

In Belo Horizonte, under the slogan "Copa pra quem?" (Whose Cup?) thousands have taken to the streets, occupied and...

Recent protests over a bus fare increase signal a major shift in Brazilian society as the growing middle class...

Turkey's urban citizens are standing up against authoritarian governance, and for their right to the city, their...

We are the resistance. We are not victims. We are citizens with a duty to defend our commons, and we will not bargain.

Another sleepless night in Istanbul as thousands of people take to the streets to oppose Erdogan's increasingly...

This statement appeared at the beginning of June in the Swedish broadsheet SVD, calling for a public investigation...

The riots which besieged Stockholm's suburbs in late May, are not indicative of some ‘exclusion’ from mainstream...

Reclaiming Taksim has shattered AKP's hegemony in deciding what a square is supposed to mean for us citizens,...

Whether or not the protestors currently occupying Istanbul's Taksim square can evolve into an effective, open and...

Despite the recent crackdown on squatting in the UK and Europe, across the Global North we are now witnessing the...

Gas, gas, gas, it is the only way they deal with problems that come under one heading.

In 2011, at a time of financial crisis and in opposition to impending austerity measures, Greeks of all ages came...

Rigid planning and development controls in Abuja, Nigeria's modern capital, have served to exclude population groups...

Since 2000, activist groups across India have sought to defend slum communities from dispossession in favour of...

A short film exploring emerging social tensions within Athens' public spaces (8 mins).

'Dirty Burger' rebellion versus the experience and traditions of genuine anti-capitalist space. This week's Friday Essay.

Everyday life in some western cities is often more dangerous than living in so-called 'failed states'. Is it thus...

The unprecedented series of mega-events which are set to take place across Brazil in the coming years have lead to...