Capitalism & Neoliberalism

A sanitation worker employed by Lebanese company Ramco pauses for a picture while working a shift at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. April 6, 2020. (Marwan Tahtah/The Public Source)

Labor in Lebanon: Between Racism and Capitalist Exploitation

Inspired by a banner carried by protesters Chile, "it's not depression, it's capitalism” reads this wall in Beirut, Lebanon. December 4, 2019. (Lara Bitar/The Public Source)

Depressed? You Might Be Suffering from Oppression: On Malaise, Alienation, and Solidarity

Andres Barkil-Oteo

A protestor sits in front of the Greek police during an anti-austerity protest in Athens. May 11, 2011. (Watsons Wanderings/Creative Commons)

Lessons from Greece (Part 1 of 2)

Nikolas Kosmatopoulos

Heavy security deployment on the streets of Beirut after Parliament’s approval of the 2020 state budget is met with protests. February 11, 2020. (Mohamad Cheblak/The Public Source).

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

Thousands take to the street in the capital Beirut as part of a nationwide anti-government mobilization. October 18, 2019. (Lara Bitar, The Public Source)

The People Want … Social Justice! The October 2019 Social Movement and the Impact of Aid Politics in Lebanon

Marie-Noëlle AbiYaghi

Hundreds of demonstrators protest the central bank's policies outside its headquarters in Hamra. Beirut, Lebanon. November 28, 2019. (Marwan Tahtah /The Public Source)

Public Debt: It’s Not the Size That Matters, It’s How You Use It (Part 2 of 3)

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)