Dispatches from the October Revolution

العربية: رسائل من ثورة أكتوبر

Demonstrators don central bank Governor Riad Salameh masks at a rally demanding a "haircut" for large depositors. Beirut, Lebanon. November 27, 2019. (Rita Kabalan/The Public Source)

Public Debt: It’s Not the Size That Matters, It’s How You Use It (Part 1 of 3)

By

Hisham Ashkar

Hundreds march in Beirut against sexual violence and harassment. December 7, 2019. (Eleonora Gatto/The Public Source)

Taking the Bus Alone

By

Zeina Hashem Beck

Volunteers sort donated food and clothes for the annual winter Dafa Campaign in Beirut, Lebanon. December 19, 2019. (Marwan Tahtah/The Public Source).

Beyond Charity: Our Critical Need for Mutual Aid (Part 1 of 2)

By

Ayman Makarem

A daily traffic jam on the Baouchriyeh Highway near Beirut, in an undated photo. (Hussein Baydoun/The Public Source)

The Road to Mobility Justice Is Not Paved by Technocrats

By

Jad Baaklini

A street cart vendor passes by a protest near the Lebanese Ministry of Labor in Beirut against the crackdown on unregulated labor, July 30, 2019. (Hussein Baydoun/The Public Source)

Did Someone Say Workers? (Part 1 of 2)

By

Lea Bou Khater