In England, people feel like they’ve got a stake through their heart. They didn’t for a while under Labour, as Gordon Brown began to wheel out some sort of social investment state — now that’s been wound up, there is simply a renewed sense of radical isolation.
Riots
Fighting tear gas with Coke
As young Egyptians suddenly found themselves involved in violent political riots, they took to social media to share tips on self-defense. One of the most popular? Pouring soft drink on your face to reduce the effects of tear gas. Slate explains how — and if — it works.
A lesson in contrasts: how one riot was reported
Skin colour makes a huge difference on the language used, when it comes to how violent street riots are reported in the media. Better to be a London Nazi skinhead than a Sydney Lebanese Muslim.
Rioting Chinese steel workers beat boss to death
Thousands of workers in Chinese steel mill have rioted over fears of redundancies within the company, clashing with police and killing a company executive.
Mayday! Mayday! Berlin’s Left implodes
And so it comes around again, the tiresome ritual of rocks and bottles, batons and boots. Ben Gook reports from the Berlin barricades.
