Who Is Angela Davis?
On Monday, April 23 at Spazio Alfieri, activists and scholars Angela Davis and Gina Dent delivered a dialogue about their past and...
What is Prison Abolition and Why Does it Matter?
Understand incarceration in the United States - from for-profit prisons, to human rights abuses, and what is being done to change the system
An Interactive History of Student Activism From the 1960s to Today
Take a look at an interactive map that charts some of the most important student protest movements since from the 1960’s up to now.
Putting Out Fires
Documented in a new photo essay for LPD, the people of Scampia are turning their lives around through sport, art, and community building.
Meet the Panelists: March of the Millennials
Continuing in our 1968/2018: Year of Revolt series, tomorrow Tuesday, April 17th at 6:00PM in Villa Sassetti, La Pietra Dialogues will be...
LPD Reads: Joan Didion's "Slouching Towards Bethlehem"
"Slouching Towards Bethlehem" presents us with a rare portrait of the 1960s that is not as utopian, glamorous, or romantic as it h
5 Fundamentals: Politics in the Middle East Since 2000
From the Iraq war, ISIS, and the Arab Spring, we take a look at some key events in Middle Eastern politics since the early-2000s, and how th
Exposing Prevailing Misogyny, Italy's Reaction to #MeToo is Lacking
In October 2017, several American actresses accused Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein of sexual harassment. It was not long before the...